Medical and Scientific Meetings

Staff members from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network attend and participate in a number of medical and scientific meetings throughout the year.  On this page you will find summaries of educational information from various meetings.  This information is intended to summarize a selection of sessions. 

2008 ASCO Annual Meeting
May 30-June 3, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Select Pancreatic Cancer Sessions

Detailed summaries are downloadable in pdf format.

Education Session

• Upper Gastrointestinal Overview 2007-2008: Practice Implications of the Newest Data

Gastrointestinal (non-colorectal) Cancer Oral Abstract Session

• Abstract presentations for the following trials: CONKO-001, ACOSOG Z05031, ECOG E4201, AVITA, and CONKO-003
• Discussion of the trials listed above - "Is It Back to the Drawing Board for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer?"

Clinical Science Symposium

• Developing a Patient Tailored Strategy to Stratify and Treat Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

Gastrointestinal (non-colorectal) Cancer Poster Discussion

• Discussion of five abstracts covering adjuvant, first-line and second-line trials for pancreatic cancer

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