title: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2012 Annual Meeting: highlights from the gynecologic oncology track.
abstract: The 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) was held in Chicago, June 1-5, 2011, and brought together more than 25,000 oncology professionals from a broad range of specialties to explore the theme, "Collaborating to Conquer Cancer". The Gynecologic Oncology Track had a strong international presence, with important clinical trials being presented from Japan, Germany, Norway, the United States, and others. This meeting report will highlight several phase 3 and phase 2 clinical trials as well as notable translational research endeavors and other selected abstracts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA. ktewari@uci.edu
authors.forename: Krishnansu S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tewari
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012955:Societies, Medical; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States