Light: A new Masada medical thriller coming this summer

Leonard Zwelling

Dr. Zwelling is a board-certified internist and medical oncologist. He was trained at Duke University, Duke Medical School and Duke Hospital after which he completed his oncology training at the National Cancer Institute. He started his research career at NCI and in 1984 moved to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he rose to the rank of Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology. He returned to business school at the University of Houston, graduating in 1993. He then gravitated to research administration.

RUNNING

Running By Leonard Zwelling             I’m a runner. No, I can’t run any longer. Back, hips, neck, the usual. But once not so long ago, I ran and once a runner, always a runner.             It started in 1970 during my second year medical school surgical rotation at the Durham, NC VA Hospital. I hated

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Oh My! Part 2 If They Are Going To Take the Money, Make ‘Em Wear It By Leonard Zwelling             Blog ideas come to me from everywhere. They come mostly from current events in the news or in our halls, but also from conversations with my readers, emails and letters and the occasional phone call.

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Oh My! As I have been predicting, the SEC has decided that the events surrounding the FDA’s rejection of the Aveo renal cancer drug may bear some additional scrutiny.  Hmmm….I wonder what could be the problem? On July 3, 3013, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received a subpoena from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

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Two Strategies

Two Strategies: Is Either Any Good? By Leonard Zwelling             The following appeared on the External Communications daily list of articles that mention MD Anderson. http://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/practice-management/news/online/%7BDAB95034-47A6-441C-AC17-D5E9E565302D%7D/Collaboration-essential-to-rapid-transfer-of-knowledge-from-trial-to-clinical-practice             If I understood the article, it described how our former President John Mendelsohn continues to lead the world in the exploration of ways to chop up tumors in

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TOP 10

Top Ten  (I have been saving this for the right moment. I think that we are there. It was written in late May)                                    By Leonard Zwelling             I love David Letterman. I believe him to be the ultimate incarnation of dumb as a fox. He’s goofy and right on target. Only Dave could

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