American Society of Clinical Oncology 2010, GI Coverage

Watch this page for ONCOLOGY’s on-site coverage of the annual meeting: Internationally regarded oncologists give exclusive interviews and expert perspective reports of the highlights of this year’s meeting. See the links below for American Society of Clinical Oncology GI Cancer session cover from GI cancer specialists Richard M. Goldberg, MD, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Peter C. Enzinger, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

2010 Selected Sessions: GI Non-colorectal cancers
July 2, 2010

Therapeutic outcomes for patients with most of the cancers originating in the upper gastrointestinal track still remain disappointing.

2010: Selected Colorectal Sessions From
June 15, 2010

Every year in the United States, approximately 160,000 cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are diagnosed, and about 57,000 patients die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults.

Progress Reported in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
June 7, 2010

Podcast: Listen to nationally regarded GI cancer specialist and clinical researcher, Peter C. Enzinger, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discuss new developments and trends in the management of esophageal cancer.

Cure is the Ultimate End-point in CRC
June 4, 2010

In this ASCO podcast, Dr. Goldberg, Distinguished Professor, Hematology/Oncology, at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Physician-in-Chief of the North Carolina Cancer Hospital, spoke about the new developments in advanced colorectal cancer since his ASCO 2003 practice-changing presentation.