title: Highlights from the 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
abstract: Results of several clinical studies were reported by oncology professionals at the fifth Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, an important international meeting co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the Society for Surgical Oncology. Our review proposes a condensed selection of the major studies presented at the forum, focusing on those that will possibly influence clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aprile
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobrero
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans