2013
The team at Independent Oncology are off to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO ) annual meeting in Chicago. This is the largest cancer conference in the world and is an opportunity for cancer specialist to hear about the most up to date trial data and research into cancer from all over the world. The team will be updating us daily on the news hot from the conference.
Dr Nick Maisey, our specialist in Gastrointestinal cancers has arrived and said:
“Having arrived in Chicago last night I am looking forward to the next few days. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting is the largest and arguably most important conference for cancer treatment. This year I will be sending daily updates of the latest data for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer. On Saturday we will be hearing how to treat GIST tumours (a rare cancer that usually arises in the stomach). The same day we will receive updates on how best to treat patients with bowel cancer, including how to monitor patients best after their cancer has been removed, and how long we should treat with targeted biological therapies. On Monday morning we will hear about the latest developments in the treatment of oesophageal and stomach cancer and also information on the management of cancer of the pancreas. It should be a very interesting few days and hopefully will have a direct impact on patient care in the very near future.”
Watch this space for our daily updates from the team.