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2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

The following information is intended to summarize a selection of the pancreatic cancer sessions at the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting held May 30-June 3, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

Click on the links below to download a detailed summary (pdf format) of the pancreatic cancer sessions of interest.

Education Session

• Upper Gastrointestinal Overview 2007-2008: Practice Implications
  of the Newest Data

Gastrointestinal (noncolorectal) Cancer Oral Abstract Session

• Abstract presentations for the following trials: CONKO-001, ACOSOG Z05031, ECOG E4201, AVITA, and CONKO-003

• Discussion of the trials listed above - "Is It Back to the Drawing Board for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer?"

Clinical Science Symposium

• Developing a Patient Tailored Strategy to Stratify and Treat Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

Gastrointestinal (noncolorectal) Cancer Poster Discussion

• Discussion of five abstracts covering adjuvant, first-line and second-line trials for pancreatic cancer

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2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

The following information is intended to summarize a selection of the pancreatic cancer sessions at the January 2008 GI Cancers Symposium held in Orlando, Florida.

Click on the links below to download a detailed summary (pdf format) of the pancreatic cancer lectures devoted to the following themes:

• Prevention, Screening and Diagnosis
• Multidisciplinary Treatment
• Translational Research

• Scott C. Wadler Keynote Lecture - "What Will it Take to Diagnosis Pancreatic Cancer Early?"