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Shom Goel
@shomgoel.bsky.social
Clinician–scientist & cancer biologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and University of Melbourne.
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Delighted to share our new paper, published today in @nature.com , led by April Watt and Antonio Ahn at the @petermaccc.bsky.social and @unimelb.edu.au
A nice follow-up to our recent @nature.com paper (@barbmarte.bsky.social).

Nature has published a News & Views piece discussing the work: “The secret life of a cell-cycle gatekeeper of cancer.”

Very proud of the team. Interested to hear where these concepts go next.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The secret life of a cell-cycle gatekeeper of breast cancer
A newly discovered function for the protein Rb explains why inhibiting cell division can enhance the signalling mediated by the oestrogen receptor that drives breast cancer.
www.nature.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Reposted by Shom Goel
CDK4/6 inhibitors, a cornerstone treatment for advanced HR+ breast cancer, were thought to work by reactivating Rb, a tumor suppressor that puts the brakes on cancer cell growth. In @nature.com, ASPIRE Awardee @shomgoel.bsky.social shows that isn’t the full story.
www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
New discovery sheds light on breast cancer treatment resistance - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Researchers at Peter Mac have discovered why breast cancer treatment stops working for some patients, uncovering the unexpected role of one of the body's most important cancer-fighting proteins.
www.petermac.org
August 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Reposted by Shom Goel
August 13, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Thank you @petermaccc.bsky.social We are very proud to work in one of the world's best cancer research hospitals.
Peter Mac researchers from @shomgoel.bsky.social's lab have uncovered why breast cancer treatment stops working for some patients.

Published in Nature, the discovery could help develop new treatment combinations that work for longer and improve outcomes.

More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
August 12, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Reposted by Shom Goel
Peter Mac researchers from @shomgoel.bsky.social's lab have uncovered why breast cancer treatment stops working for some patients.

Published in Nature, the discovery could help develop new treatment combinations that work for longer and improve outcomes.

More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
August 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Delighted to share our new paper, published today in @nature.com , led by April Watt and Antonio Ahn at the @petermaccc.bsky.social and @unimelb.edu.au
August 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Congratulations to Olivia Voulgaris - an Honours student in our lab co-supervised by Stephin Vervoort - who was awarded the 2025 Nicole Lundie Prize, recognising her as the most outstanding Honours student at Peter Mac
@petermaccc.bsky.social! A truly brilliant student with infectious enthusiasm!
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A very fast moving area: we now have more post-CDK4/6 options than clear biological principles for choosing among them. Looking forward to discussing this at #SABCS25
@sabcs.bsky.social @elmayermd.bsky.social
After CDK4/6 Inhibitors: Advancing Treatment for HR+HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer—
Mafalda Oliveira, Erica Mayer, and Shom Goel will address this topic in an educational session at #SABCS25 (December 9-12). Learn more:
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November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Looking forward to SABCS this year @sabcs.bsky.social. Especially excited that April Watt @aprilwatt.bsky.social will give an oral presentation in General Session 3, highlighting our lab’s work on new epigenetic roles of Rb. Program: sabcs.org/events/gener... #SABCS25
General Session 3 - San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Details coming soon.
sabcs.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM