Virtual Challenging Case Clinic:
GI Cancers
- Get clinical insights on the latest emerging therapeutic options for your patients with GI cancers
- Ask expert presenters for advice on your own patient cases


Course Director
Johanna Bendell, MD
Chief Development Officer
Director, GI Cancer Research Program
Sarah Cannon
Nashville, Tennessee
Agenda
- Welcome, Introductions, and Pre-session Survey
- General Disease State and Treatment Guidelines
- Expert Insights: Faculty-submitted cases
- Case Presentation, Polling Questions, and Discussion
- Q&A
- Conclusion and Post-session Survey
Upcoming Webinars
Daniel Catenacci, MD
University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast July 15, 2021
Hot Topics in Gastric and Esophageal Cancer
David Ilson, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Broadcast June 17, 2021
Current Status: Small Bowel, Pancreatic, Anal, and Biliary Cancers
Andrew Ko, MD
UCSF Health l San Francisco, California
Broadcast May 20, 2021
Genetics & Promising Biomarkers in GI Cancer
Mike Pishvaian, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins Medicine | Washington, District of Columbia
Broadcast April 15, 2021
Colorectal Cancer: Emerging Role of BRAF, IO, and Novel Therapeutics
Mike Overman, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas
Broadcast March 11, 2021
Updates from ASCO GI Symposium
Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP
Mayo Clinic | Phoenix, Arizona
Broadcast February 18, 2021
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., and Taiho Oncology, Inc.
The target audience for this activity is clinicians who treat patients with gastrointestinal cancers (gastroenterologists, hepatologists, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, GI surgeons, oncology nurses and nurse practitioners, interventional radiologists, oncology pharmacists).
- Evaluate best available evidence regarding treatment of GI cancer
- Assess the clinical implications of emerging clinical trial data regarding treatment approaches for patients with GI cancer
- Develop strategies to address complicated GI cancer cases
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This activity may include presentations in which faculty may discuss off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments not yet FDA-approved. Participants should note that the use of products outside currently FDA-approved labeling should be considered experimental and are advised to consult current prescribing information for FDA-approved indications. All materials are included with the permission of the faculty. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of UNMC or Bio Ascend.