20th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer
In-Person Event
Jun 20 - 23, 2018
Barcelona, Cataluna, ES
OVERVIEW
20th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer is organized by Imedex and will be held during Jun 20 - 23, 2018 at Barcelona International Convention Centre, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain.
The target audience for this medical event is practicing clinicians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pathologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and clinical researchers who wish to review and update their knowledge and management of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.
Course Description:
The 20th-anniversary ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer. As the premier global event in the field, the ESMO World GI Congress brings together leading experts, Oncology professionals and researchers from across the globe to share pioneering research, innovations, and best practices in treating patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.
The ESMO 20th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer represents an important step in reversing the current global statistics that rank gastrointestinal malignancies as leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide.
Conference Objectives are :
• Identify current controversies in the management of patients with gastric or esophageal cancers
• Discuss contemporary treatment options for patients with gastric or esophageal cancers
• Comment on available treatment options for rare gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine tumors
• Recognize the epidemiology and pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma
• Discuss management of patients with cancer of the liver
• Understand adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment options for patients with locally advanced and metastatic cancer of the pancreas
• Select the most appropriate detection, screening, and chemoprevention methods for colorectal cancer
• Generalize the use of molecular markers for screening and prognosis of colorectal cancer and gastric cancer
• Select the most appropriate adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer patients
• Comment on new agents in the treatment of colorectal cancer and the latest clinical trials results
• Identify treatment strategies for rectal cancer
• Distinguish appropriate surgical techniques for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer
The target audience for this medical event is practicing clinicians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pathologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and clinical researchers who wish to review and update their knowledge and management of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.
Course Description:
The 20th-anniversary ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer. As the premier global event in the field, the ESMO World GI Congress brings together leading experts, Oncology professionals and researchers from across the globe to share pioneering research, innovations, and best practices in treating patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.
The ESMO 20th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer represents an important step in reversing the current global statistics that rank gastrointestinal malignancies as leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide.
Conference Objectives are :
• Identify current controversies in the management of patients with gastric or esophageal cancers
• Discuss contemporary treatment options for patients with gastric or esophageal cancers
• Comment on available treatment options for rare gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine tumors
• Recognize the epidemiology and pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma
• Discuss management of patients with cancer of the liver
• Understand adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment options for patients with locally advanced and metastatic cancer of the pancreas
• Select the most appropriate detection, screening, and chemoprevention methods for colorectal cancer
• Generalize the use of molecular markers for screening and prognosis of colorectal cancer and gastric cancer
• Select the most appropriate adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer patients
• Comment on new agents in the treatment of colorectal cancer and the latest clinical trials results
• Identify treatment strategies for rectal cancer
• Distinguish appropriate surgical techniques for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer
KEY DATES
20 Jun, 2018
Event Start Date
23 Jun, 2018
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
OncologySUGGESTED HOTELS
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