title: Translational challenges from the 2014 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium: toward a true tailored therapy through effective research.
abstract: Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA, 16-18 January 2014. The Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium represents an indisputable occasion for sharing results and research opportunities for investigators around the globe. Across the years along with clinical trials presentations the meeting increasingly acquired a distinct role as a scientific arena for translational research. Also, this year the need for predictive markers for first-generation targeted agents and research about novel biologically driven therapeutic options characterized most of the studies presented. We focus here on reports from the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium indicating an opportunity for biological selection of either the pharmacological target or the patient population in order to enhance clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology, University & General Hospital, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aprile
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cordio
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sartore-Bianchi
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bencardino
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ongaro
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martines
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giampieri
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bordonaro
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siena
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cascinu
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scartozzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: colorectal cancer; gastrointestinal cancers symposium 2014; hepatocellular carcinoma; pancreatic cancer; translational research