NET COVID-19 Survey Results Presented at ESMO 2021
NET COVID-19 Survey Results Presented at ESMO 2021
Dr. Angela Lamarca, Dr. Jorge Hernando, Prof. Martyn Caplin, Asst. Prof. Mauro Cives, Prof. Marianne Pavel
Results from an International NET CONNECT survey presented at ESMO 2021: COVID-19 pandemic impact on healthcare professionals treating patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET)
Dr. Angela Lamarca
Medical Oncologist
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom (UK)

Dr. Jorge Hernando
Medical Oncologist
Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Vall d'Hebron Institute of ...
Spain

Prof. Martyn Caplin
Gastroenterologist
Royal Free Hospital & University College London
United Kingdom (UK)

Asst. Prof. Mauro Cives
Medical Oncologist
University of Bari
Italy

Prof. Marianne Pavel
Endocrinologist
University of Erlangen
Germany
Dr. Angela Lamarca
Medical Oncologist
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom (UK)
Dr Angela Lamarca is a Medical Oncologist (MD, PhD, MSc), specialised in gastrointestinal malignancies (hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) and neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)). She completed her training in Medical Oncology (including her PhD) in Spain (Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid). She moved to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Manchester, United Kingdom) in 2013, where she completed a 4-year fellowship programme in HPB and NETs; during this period she received funding from ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) Translational Fellowship Programme, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund and The Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) Fellowship Grant Programme. Dr Lamarca has completed a Masters Degree in Molecular Biology of Cancer and a second Masters Degree in Biostatistics. She was awarded with an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award in 2017 and was appointed as a Consultant in Medical Oncology at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in May 2017 where she continues her Clinical and Translational Research career in HPB and NETs. She is actively involved in clinical trial design with special interest in NETs and HPB, focused on achieving a better understanding of these malignancies and identification of new therapies for improving patients’ outcome. Dr Angela Lamarca is a member of the EORTC Gastrointestinal Cancer Group and a faculty member of the ESMO Neuroendocrine, Endocrine Neoplasms and CUP Group.
Dr. Angela Lamarca has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:
AAA, Bayer, EISAI, Merck, Mylan and Delcath, Novartis, Nutricia, Roche, SrtEx and QED.
Dr. Jorge Hernando
Medical Oncologist
Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
Spain
Dr. Jorge Hernando has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Prof. Martyn Caplin
Gastroenterologist
Royal Free Hospital & University College London
United Kingdom (UK)
Prof. Martyn Caplin is Professor of Gastroenterology & GI Neuroendocrinology at the Royal Free Hospital and University College London. He leads The Royal Free Hospital’s “European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society’s Centre of Excellence”. Furthermore, he leads scientific and clinical research programmes into neuroendocrine tumours. In addition to being the Chairman ENETS (2014-2016), he now serves on its advisory board. He has been with ENETS since its foundation in 2004. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the UK & Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (UKI NETS) in recognition of his clinical leadership and research in the field of NETs. He is a founder and Past-Chairman of the UK & Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society. 2006-2014 he was a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Upper-G.I. Cancer Committee and he is a Past-Chairman of the NCRI Neuroendocrine Tumour group. He is a Patron of the NET Patient Foundation. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers, written multiple book chapters and co-authored two books. He regularly lectures both nationally and internationally. 2006-2012 he was the clinical lead for “NHS Evidence” for Gastroenterology and Liver diseases (under the auspices of NICE), chairing annual evidence updates into gastrointestinal and liver disorders.
Prof. Martyn Caplin has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:
AAA, Chiasma, Novartis, Ipsen and Pfizer.
Asst. Prof. Mauro Cives
Medical Oncologist
University of Bari
Italy
Dr. Mauro Cives works as Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Italy. He gained his MD degree and specialization degree in Medical Oncology at the University of Bari. From 2013 to 2016 Dr. Cives worked as Research Associate within the Neuroendocrine Program of the Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa (FL, USA). Dr. Cives’ work focuses on the preclinical and clinical evaluation of innovative treatments for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). In 2017, Dr. Cives was awarded by the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) for the project “CAR-T cells for GEP-NETs”. Dr. Cives is co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed papers.
Asst. Prof. Mauro Cives has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:
AAA and Ipsen.

Prof. Marianne Pavel
Endocrinologist
University of Erlangen
Germany
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Oct 2021

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NET CONNECT is an initiative of COR2ED, supported by an Independent Educational Grant from Ipsen and from Eisai Europe Limited.
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