Gastrointestinal Oncology

Introduction.- Imaging in Gastrointestinal Cancer.- Interventional Gastrointestinal Oncology.- Practical Gastrointestinal Oncology Correlative Science.- Esophageal Cancer.- Gastric Cancer.- Gastric Cancer.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours.- Multi-Modality Management of Localized and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.- Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.- Liver Cancer.- Carcinoma of the Biliary Tract.- Neuroendocrine Cancers.- Neuroendocrine Cancers.- Rectal Cancer.- Anal Cancer.

Dr. Blanke has been the Provincial Head for Systemic Therapy, as well as the Chief of Medical Oncology at the University of British Columbia, since 2008. Professor Blanke has an international reputation in treatment and research of colorectal cancers and gastrointestinal stromal tumours. He has a particular interest in new drug development and currently chairs the North American phase III Intergroup trial of chemotherapy plus bevacizumab or cetuximab in advanced colorectal cancer (co-principal investigator), and the National Cancer Institute-designated GIST Research Task Force. Dr. Blanke attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago, and hre underwent additional internal medicine and oncology training at the Gundersen Medical Foundation (Wisconsin) and Indiana University (Indiana), serving as chief resident and chief fellow at the latter institutions. Dr. Blanke is the author of more than 130 manuscripts and 20 book chapters, and he has presented at more than 170 conferences, including the Plenary Session of the 2001 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting. He has received multiple research, teaching, and service awards.Claus Rödel (born 3.2.66) graduated from Erlangen Medical School in 1994. He achieved the medical speciality degree in Radiation Therapy in 2002. He was attending physician at the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University of Erlangen until 2006. In 2007, he was appointed Director and Chair of the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology at the University of Frankfurt. Since April 2008, he also serves as Clinical Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University Hospital of Frankfurt. His main scienitific interests focus on combined modality treatment, including targeted therapies, for organ preservation for patients with rectal and bladder cancer, as well as molecular prediction of tumor response and radiation-induced apoptosis. His scientific work has been honoured with the Herman-Holthusen Award ofthe