LUGANO, Switzerland – The 2021 World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer will be held as a virtual meeting, on 30 June – 3 July.
Highlights
- Gender and race: new concepts in clinical trials
- Colorectal cancer screening and the future of chemoprevention
- Novel immuno-oncology mechanisms and approaches in GI cancers
- Rare GI cancers: updates and new clinical data
- New developments in radiation oncology
- The effetcts of drug interactions in GI oncology
- How to improve outcomes of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer
The programme will address other topics such as advances in surgery and transplant, new diagnostic and screening techniques, new agents and treatment strategies, biomarkers for checkpoint inhibitors.
The results of more than 300 studies from researchers in various parts of the world will be presented either as oral or poster presentations, and published online as a supplement of Annals of Oncology. The abstract titles can be viewed through the online programme.
Press Programme
- “Bowel cancer data reinforce need to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use”
Doctors and patients are being advised to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use following new data suggesting that these medicines may increase the risk of cancer of the large intestine (colon), especially in people under 50 years. - “Poorer survival in obese colorectal cancer patients possibly linked to lower chemotherapy doses”
Obese patients with colorectal cancer receive lower cumulative relative doses of adjuvant chemotherapy than non-obese patients. Further findings showed that cumulative relative chemotherapy dose was associated with survival so may explain the poorer survival that has been seen in obese patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.
Media registration
The WGI Congress welcomes media interested in obtaining information and reporting on cancer issues. Only through the official accreditation process with the media registration form, accredited media representatives will be able to access scientific and educational sessions (live streamed and on-demand), virtual exhibition and industry satellite symposia, Congress webcasts, and embargoed material.
For further information
WGI Press Office
media@esmo.org
