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Community Oncology Clinical
Debates in Colorectal Cancer
These regional CE activities will utilize case studies to facilitate discourse among attendees and CRC nursing thought leaders. Participants will be presented with an overview on disease pathology, etiology, staging, and diagnostics.
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Colorectal Cancer 2008:
Aligning Clinical Practice With Patient Treatment Goals
Amid remarkable progress in the treatment of CRC, clinical questions abound. Fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy has been the mainstay of CRC care since the 1950s. Today, the efficacy of several new therapies has clearly been validated; however, it remains unclear how they work together optimally across the treatment trajectory. As such, how do we make appropriate clinical decisions in light of new research questions, current uncertainties, and diverse treatment options? Are clinical recommendations aligned with patients’ treatment goals? In this first-of-its-kind symposium, leading CRC investigators will moderate discussions regarding optimal treatment decisions in the context of new research and clinical questions raised at this year’s ASCO GI Cancers Symposium. Each investigator will review a disease stage of CRC. Recent progress and new clinical questions for each stage will be highlighted. Following each presentation, audience polling devices will be used to elucidate participants’ treatment recommendations for the relevant disease stage. Panelists will discuss CRC medical oncology practice patterns, and provide their own perspectives on optimal patient management in an ever-changing environment. In preparation for this program, the Institute for Medical Education & Research queried hundreds of patients with CRC regarding topics such as treatment goals and the impact of treatment side effects. Throughout the meeting, patient responses to this survey will be compared with those of participating medical oncologists to determine whether we are effectively aligning clinical decisions with patient goals.
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