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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><a name="_Hlk182811423"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">DOM Week

<br>

February 14, 2025</span></b></a></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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 and events of interest from the </span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/1TemKEY"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Department

 of Medicine </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">(If you have items

 for DOM week, please email </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span><a href="mailto:amyf@uw.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">amyf@uw.edu</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk182811423"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">DEIB news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Save the date: Film screening of Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 are welcome to join the DOM DEIB Community, DOM LGBTQ+ Council and the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program for a screening of

</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3EBVMM0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Trans

 Dudes with Lady Cancer</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">,

</span></u></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">including a Q&A with the filmmakers. 

<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This is short film documenting the journey of two transmasculine people, their

 families, and their communities, as they navigate breast cancer and ovarian cancer within the medical system.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">March</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">

14, 3:30pm, Health Sciences Turner Auditorium (D209). Accessible seating in the front or rear of the auditorium.

</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4hwnZ5F"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none">Please

</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">RSVP to save your seat</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Commensality groups<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 part of our focus on well-being, we are facilitating </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4gDgmc4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">commensality

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 to strengthen community, collegiality, and social connection amongst faculty. Groups consist of 6 to 8 participants meeting monthly to discuss questions relevant to their professional obligations, personal lives, and work-life integration.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Feedback from commensality groups formed in fall 2023 was positive, with participants

 feeling the groups were helpful in building engagement, connections and community while reducing distress.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty spotlight: Anne Larson<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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 hepatologist Dr. <b>Anne Larson</b>, clinical professor (Gastroenterology) has retired after over 30 years of service. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in hepatology, liver transplantation, and liver cancer and has made significant contributions

 to medical education, clinical practice, and research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 ACGME recently completed its review of our currently accredited training programs. All

</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4b8mpVa"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">residency</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">

 and </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3EE84DI"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">fellowship</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">

 programs in the DOM received continuing accreditation status. Additionally, the internal medicine residencies and fellowship programs received no citations or areas for improvement (AFIs). This is a remarkable testament to the exceptional efforts of the programs’

 leadership teams and the department’s support. Congratulations to all!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 state-of-the-art review published this week in the </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4jU5uK0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Journal

 of the American College of Cardiology</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,

 presents critical advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary stent underexpansion, a complication of an interventional cardiac procedure used to improve blood flow through blocked arteries.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lead author of the review is Dr.

Primero Ng, acting instructor and fellow in complex coronary therapies, and senior author is Dr.

<b>Lorenzo Azzalini</b>, associate professor and director of Interventional Cardiology Research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Novel regimen greatly reduced chronic GVHD in phase 2 study

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 novel drug regimen tested for the first time by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center has shown great promise in preventing moderate to severe cGVHD after transplant in people who received nonmyeloablative or reduced-intensity conditioning to treat a blood

 cancer. In a randomized phase 2 study, the Fred Hutch team compared the effects of two drug combinations given to prevent GVHD by suppressing the immune system: sirolimus, cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil (SIR/CSP/MMF) and sirolimus, cyclosporine and

 post-transplant cyclophosphamide (SIR/CSP/PTCy). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The rate of moderate to severe cGVHD one year after transplant was 1% in the

 latter group, who received PTCy, compared to 28% in the control group. Estimated one-year cGVHD-free relapse-free survival was also better in the PTCy group - 76% vs. 55%.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“PTCy has been a gamechanger for chronic GVHD, and our novel combination of

 drugs may work even better than previous combinations of drugs with PTCy,” said Dr.

<b>Masumi Ueda Oshima</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) and lead researcher for the study, who was pleased to see that the reduction in cGVHD was not offset by an increased risk of the patient’s cancer returning.                                                                                              

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