EDRN Gastrointestinal Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting

Friday, April 28, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Chair: Robert Schoen, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

NCI Program Directors:

Agenda

10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Site Updates

10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

01: Clinical Validation Center for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Anirban Maitra, MBBS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:10 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

Discussion

10:15 a.m. 10:25 a.m.

Blood-Based Testing for Advanced Adenoma

Robert Schoen, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Cristian Tomasetti, PhD, City of Hope/TGen

10:25 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Discussion

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

03: Great Lakes New England CVC

Robert Bresalier, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:40 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Discussion

10:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

04: Validation of Biomarkers for Predicting Barrett's esophagus that Will or Will Not: i) Progress towards Cancer, or ii) Recur after Ablation, CVC

Amitabh Chak, MD, Case Western Reserve

10:55 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Discussion

11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

05: Clinical Validation Center for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Amit Singal, MD, MS, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

11:10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Discussion

11:15 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.

06: Biomarkers for Optimizing Risk Prediction and Early Detection of Cancers of the Colon and Esophagus, BCC

William Grady, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

11:25 a.m. – 11;30 a.m.

Discussion

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Break

Set-aside Presentations

11:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

07: Amitabh Chak, MD, Case Western Reserve

11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Discussion

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

08: Cecilia Yeung, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

12:10 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Discussion

12:15 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.

09: Eugene Koay, MD, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

12:25 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Discussion

Nominations and Election of Co-chairs

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Nomination of Co-chairs

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Election of Co-chairs