Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

Fort Myers, FL Joined March 2019

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

2 days ago

Thank you Oncodaily! I am truly honored and excited to join this inspiring leadership team. I look forward to contributing to a shared mission of advancing medical education and making oncology knowledge more accessible worldwide. Ready to help shape the future together

OncoDaily @oncodaily

2 days ago

Thrilled to Welcome Dr. Zara Baloch to the MedNews Week Leadership Team - Yan Leyfman @YLeyfman @zarabaloc @MedNewsWeek oncodaily.com/voices/yan-ley…

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Yan Leyfman, MD @YLeyfman

3 weeks ago

🎥 Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?si=3xZCd… @Stanfordimmuno @StanfordHeme @StanfordBMT_CT @Stanford @LMikkMD @StanfordMed @CParkMD @oncodaily @oncodailyIO @Innov_Medicine @Cancers_MDPI @MDPIOpenAccess @jeremy02766919 @MedNewsWeek

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MedNewsWeek @MedNewsWeek

4 days ago

Welcome to the MedNews Week leadership team, Dr. Zara Baloch! We are excited to have you join our growing global community and look forward to the many contributions you will make in education, research, and scientific communication. The best is yet to come.

Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

4 days ago

Excited to share that I've joined @MedNewsWeek as Digital Education Manager and Director of Quantitative Research & Meta-Analysis! 🧵

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Yan Leyfman, MD @YLeyfman

4 days ago

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Zara Baloch to the MedNews Week leadership team as our Digital Education Manager and Director of Quantitative Research & Meta-Analysis. Dr. Baloch brings tremendous talent, vision, and dedication to advancing medical education, research, and scientific communication. Her passion for evidence synthesis, quantitative research, and community engagement will play an important role as we continue expanding our global impact. At MedNews Week, we believe in investing in exceptional people, and we are excited to watch Dr. Baloch grow as a leader while helping elevate our educational and research initiatives to new heights. We look forward to seeing her contributions showcased through impactful research, international collaborations, major scientific meetings, and peer-reviewed publications. Welcome to the team, Dr. Baloch. The future is bright, and we are excited to have you as part of the MedNews Week family. #MedNewsWeek #Oncology #MedicalEducation #Research #Leadership #GlobalHealth @MedNewsWeek

Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

4 days ago

Excited to share that I've joined @MedNewsWeek as Digital Education Manager and Director of Quantitative Research & Meta-Analysis! 🧵

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

4 days ago

5/ We're always looking for new talent. If this mission resonates with you, come join us. 🎙️ #MedNewsWeek #Oncology #MedicalEducation #GlobalHealth

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

4 days ago

4/ Excited to be hosting some of medicine's global leaders and learning from them firsthand. Also contributing to multiple abstracts and helping grow a thriving research division.

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

4 days ago

Excited to share that I've joined @MedNewsWeek as Digital Education Manager and Director of Quantitative Research & Meta-Analysis! 🧵

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Yan Leyfman, MD @YLeyfman

5 days ago

Could medications originally designed for diabetes and obesity help slow cancer progression? New real-world data presented at ASCO 2026 raise that provocative possibility. Investigators analyzed more than 10,000 patients with stage I-III cancers who started GLP-1 receptor agonists after their cancer diagnosis and compared them with matched patients receiving DPP-4 inhibitors. The findings were striking. GLP-1RA exposure was associated with significantly lower rates of progression to metastatic disease in multiple tumor types: • NSCLC: 50% reduction in metastatic progression risk • Breast cancer: 43% reduction • Colorectal cancer: 31% reduction • Hepatocellular carcinoma: 38% reduction Perhaps even more intriguing, analysis of TCGA data showed that higher tumor GLP-1 receptor expression was independently associated with improved overall survival across cancers. While these results cannot establish causality, they add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that GLP-1 receptor agonists may be doing far more than regulating glucose and body weight. Are we witnessing the emergence of an unexpected anticancer effect from one of medicine's most transformative drug classes? Prospective randomized trials will be needed to answer that question. But if confirmed, therapies such as semaglutide and tirzepatide may eventually influence not only cardiometabolic health, but also cancer outcomes. A fascinating signal worth watching closely. #ASCO26 #GLP1 #Semaglutide #Tirzepatide #Oncology #CancerResearch #PrecisionMedicine #BreastCancer #LungCancer #ColorectalCancer #HCC cdn.bfldr.com/KOIHB2Q3/as/w3…

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Yan Leyfman, MD @YLeyfman

4 months ago

Honored and grateful to be invited to speak at this outstanding forum hosted by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 🌍✨ I’m excited to share two oral presentations exploring how global oncology, AI, and evidence-based innovation can be translated into real-world action to reduce inequities in cancer care worldwide 📊🧬🤝 Immense gratitude to my mentors, Dr. Bonilla & Dr. Park, and collaborators whose guidance, support, and trust continue to shape this work — none of this is possible without you 🙏💙 Looking forward to engaging conversations, learning alongside leaders across disciplines, and advancing our shared mission to improve cancer care for patients everywhere 🌎🔬 @DrArturoAI @CParkMD

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Yan Leyfman, MD @YLeyfman

a week ago

One of the biggest questions surrounding belantamab mafodotin in multiple myeloma has never been whether it works. It's been how to harness its potency while minimizing ocular toxicity. The DREAMM-9 study offers an important clue. Investigators explored multiple dosing schedules of belantamab combined with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (BVRd) in transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, asking a deceptively simple question: Can we separate efficacy from toxicity through smarter scheduling? The answer appears to be yes. Across all dosing cohorts, response rates exceeded 83%. More intensive induction schedules produced the deepest responses, with up to 75% of patients achieving complete response or better and 55% reaching MRD negativity. But there was a tradeoff. Higher-dose intensity schedules also led to substantially more ocular findings, including keratopathy and vision-related side effects. The most intriguing finding emerged when investigators adjusted the strategy: hit hard early, then ease off. Patients receiving higher belantamab exposure during induction followed by less frequent maintenance dosing maintained strong responses while experiencing improved tolerability, fewer severe ocular events, and better vision-related quality-of-life outcomes. In many ways, DREAMM-9 is a study about balance. Not simply whether a drug works, but how to deliver the right dose at the right time to maximize benefit while preserving quality of life. As belantamab continues its resurgence in multiple myeloma, these data suggest that schedule optimization may be just as important as the drug itself. Sometimes the future of cancer therapy isn't a new treatment—it's learning how to use a powerful one more intelligently. asco.org/abstracts-pres…

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Conrad Fischer @SeeFisch

3 weeks ago

@zarabaloc You will go far.

Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

3 weeks ago

Got to meet Dr. Conrad Fischer @SeeFisch at the @ProjectImg event in Miami this weekend and can confirm he’s every bit as funny and smart in real life as he is on Twitter. Truly the best.

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

3 weeks ago

Got to meet Dr. Conrad Fischer @SeeFisch at the @ProjectImg event in Miami this weekend and can confirm he’s every bit as funny and smart in real life as he is on Twitter. Truly the best.

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

a month ago

@AnasZayad Congratulations

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

2 months ago

@Arslaninayat @ACPIMPhysicians Congratulations

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

2 months ago

@DrSheilaSahni @DrToniyaSingh @SandyLewis Inspiring!

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

2 months ago

@docbraymd @ACPFLchapter @ACPIMPhysicians Thank you, Dr. Bray! I truly enjoyed the experience and I’m looking forward to presenting and getting more involved with ACP in the future.

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Zara Baloch @zarabaloc

2 months ago

Great time at #ACPFlorida in Orlando networking, learning about residency programs and exploring research posters while connecting with medical students and residents from across Florida! #MedTwitter #FuturePhysicians