title: Progress against GI cancer during the American Society of Clinical Oncology's first 50 years.
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA robert_mayer@dfci.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Venook
authors.affiliation: American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schilsky
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States