How do we identify and treat patients with BRAF-mutated mCRC?
How do we identify and treat patients with BRAF-mutated mCRC?
Assoc. Prof. Joleen Hubbard, Prof. Armin Gerger
Dr Scott Kopetz (USA) led a very interesting and interactive GI CONNECT virtual Experts Knowledge Share which addressed the question ‘How do we identify and treat patients with BRAF-mutated mCRC (metastatic colorectal cancer) today and tomorrow?' Dr Armin Gerger and Dr Joleen Hubbard provided the US and European perspectives on this important topic.
Assoc. Prof. Joleen Hubbard
Medical Oncologist
Allina Health Cancer Institute
United States (US)
Dr Joleen Hubbard is Deputy Director of Clinical Research and Academic Affairs for the Allina Health Cancer Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was previously Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Mayo Clinic. She completed medical school and residency at the University of Minnesota and haematology/oncology training at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr Hubbard specialises in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, focusing on colorectal cancer. Dr Hubbard is the PI of several phase I clinical trials, investigating novel agents for gastrointestinal cancers. Her research interests also include geriatric oncology with a special interest in clinical and biologic markers of frailty. She serves as a member of the Cancer in the Elderly, as well as the Health Reported Outcomes and Translational Research committees for the North American Alliance of Clinical Trials in Oncology Network.
Assoc. Prof. Joleen Hubbard has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:
Advisory boards: Bayer, Merck, BeiGene, Incyte
Research funding to institution: Merck, Boston Biomedical, Treos Bio, Senhwa Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, Incyte, TriOncology, Seattle Genetics, Hutchison MediPharma, Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Trovogene, G1 Therapeutics, Roche
Prof. Armin Gerger
Medical Oncologist
Medical University of Vienna
Austria
Since 2012 Dr Armin Gerger is professor at the Medial University in Graz, Austria. He works as a clinical oncologist and coordinates the Subcentre for Gastrointestinal Neoplasia at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Graz. He leads the Pharmacogenetics Research Unit, at the Division of Clinical Oncology of the Medical University of Graz, and the Area “Cancer” of the Centre for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed). Dr Gerger’s research focuses on prognostic and predictive genetic biomarkers in gastrointestinal cancer, which he developed further as a research fellow at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the University of Southern California. Dr Gerger’s research activity is mirrored in several papers in high-ranked scientific journals and significant extramural funding.
Prof. Armin Gerger has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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Oct 2020
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