In this 4-part on-demand webinar, leading medical experts from the US and UK come together to discuss the current gastroesophageal cancer treatment landscape and near-future developments.

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  • The discussion opens with an overview of gastric and gastroesophageal cancer from Dr Yelena Janjigian
  • Dr Sam Klempner and Dr Lizzy Smyth present case studies outlining treatment, biomarker selection and adverse event management for localised and metastatic disease
  • Experts engage in an insightful panel discussion and answer pressing questions

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Find out by watching the interactive case-based discussion and downloading the accompanying slides below, then take the e-learning to earn a CME credit.

Yelena Y. Janjigian MD, is Associate Professor and Chief of Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Service in the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Her research career and clinical practice are focused on improving treatment outcomes for patients with GI malignancies. She is an international expert in the management of cancers of oesophagus and stomach and lead several seminal studies that changed practice and set the standard of care for these diseases. She produced high impact publications describing the genomic basis for oesophagogastric cancer pathogenesis and secure federal grants to fund future studies. Her research is focused on developing new treatments, with a special emphasis on defining the therapeutically relevant molecular characteristics of tumors in the GI tract, with 120 peer-reviewed publications to date.

Dr Janjigian received her BS from the University of California, San Diego and her MD from the New York University School of Medicine. She did her internal medicine residency at New York School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital and her haematology/oncology fellowship training at MSKCC. She joined the MSK faculty in 2009 as a member of the GI Oncology Service.

Dr Janjigian is an active member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) holding an array of leadership positions. As Chief of the GI Oncology Service, Dr Janjigian’s mission is to foster research and innovation that transform the future of GI oncology to help patients worldwide. 

Dr Yelena Janjigian has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:

Research Funding: Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cycle for Survival, Department of Defense, Eli Lilly, Fred’s Team, Genentech/Roche, Merck, NCI, RGENIX

Advisory Boards/Consulting: Amerisource Bergen, Arcus Biosciences, AstraZeneca, Basilea Pharmaceutica, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Geneos Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, Imedex, Imugene, Lynx Health, Merck, Merck Serono, Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Paradigm Medical Communications, PeerView Institute, Pfizer, Research to Practice, RGENIX, Seagen, Silverback Therapeutics, Zymeworks Inc.

Other: RGENIX (stock options)

 

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Smyth is a consultant in gastrointestinal oncology. Dr Smyth commenced her oncology training in Dublin, Ireland. In 2009 she was awarded a fellowship from the Irish Society of Medical Oncology to train at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Centre, New York. Following this, she worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London from 2011-2018. Her research focus is on clinical trials and translational research in gastroesophageal cancer, and she has worked on trial design and management of national and international trials. She is a member of the European Society for Medical Oncology GI Faculty and leads the EORTC GI Trials Group Gastric Cancer Taskforce. Dr Smyth is committed to furthering national and international collaboration in GI trials research.

Dr Elizabeth Smyth has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:

Personal financial interests (lecture honoraria, advisory boards, travel support): Amal Therapeutics, Aptitude Health, Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Beigene, BMS, Celgene, Daiichi Sankyo, Elsevier, Everest Clinical Research, First Word Group, Five Prime Therapeutics, Gritstone Oncology, Imedex, Merck, My Personal Therapeutics, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sai-Med, Servier, Touch Oncology, Turning Point Therapeutics, Zymeworks

Institutional funding for research: Amgen, Astellas, Astra Zeneca, Basilea, BMS, Daiichi Sankyo, MSD, Macrogenics, Merus, Novartis, Roche, Seagen

Dr Samuel J. Klempner is a GI medical oncologist with research and clinical focus on esophagogastric cancers and cancer genomics. Dr Klempner completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, followed by a combined hematology-oncology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. While at Harvard, Dr Klempner studied the mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies in tumor cells in the lab of Dr Lewis Cantley, PhD. Dr Klempner is board certified in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine. Prior to joining The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute Dr Klempner served as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the division of Hematology-Oncology at the University of California Irvine. Dr Klempner’s research interests include the intersection of genomics and immunotherapies, oncogene-driven tumors, acquired resistance, and experimental therapeutics. Dr Klempner is involved in professional societies including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

Dr Samuel J Klempner has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:

Astellas, AstraZeneca, BMS, Coherus, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Merck, Novartis, Nuvalent Therapuetics and Sanofi.

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Other episodes in this series
Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Episode 1: Overview of Gastroesophageal Cancer

Current Episode
Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Episode 2: Non-metastatic Gastroesophageal Cancers

Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Episode 3: Metastatic Gastroesophageal Cancers

Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Current and Future Gastroesophageal Cancer Treatments

Episode 4: Panel Discussion and Summary

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