Oncology 

GI CONNECT Update from ASCO GI 2020

Episode 3: Cancers of the upper GI tract

Assoc. Prof. Samuel J Klempner

Assoc. Prof. Samuel J Klempner

Publication Date

Sep 2021

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GI CONNECT has summarised the highlights from the ASCO GI 2020 meeting for you. Dr Samuel Klempner (USA) provides the highlights on upper GI.

Dr. Klempner is an Associate Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and leads the gastric and oesophageal programme. His clinical and translational research is centred on cancer genomics, acquired resistance to targeted therapies and the intersection of genomics and immune mediated therapies to identify novel therapeutic approaches and biomarkers in gastroesophageal cancers. He serves on the NRG non-colorectal committee, co-chairs the NCI oesophagogastric task force, and is on the NCCN guideline committees for gastric and oesophageal cancers. His work is supported by Stand Up 2 Cancer, NCI/NIH, AACR, the Degregorio Foundation, and The Gastric Cancer Foundation and Gateway for Cancer Research. He is active in gastric and oesophageal cancer outreach and patient advocacy.

Assoc. Prof. 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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GI CONNECT Update from ASCO GI 2020

GI CONNECT Update from ASCO GI 2020

Episode 1: Cancers of the lower GI tract
GI CONNECT Update from ASCO GI 2020

GI CONNECT Update from ASCO GI 2020

Episode 2: Cancers of the liver, small intestine and pancreas tract
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