ASCO 2009 Report

At this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO 2009), held May 29 through June 2 in Orlando, Florida, nearly 25,000 specialists reported the latest findings in cancer research in more than 4000 oral and poster presentations. The editors of Journal Watch Oncology and Hematology were on hand to identify the highlights of the conference. Click on the links below for commentary on key research in the following five specialties:

• Breast Cancer by William J. Gradishar, MD

• Lung Cancer by Lin-Chi Chen, MD, PhD

• Genitourinary Cancer by Robert Dreicer, MD, MS, FACP

• Gastrointestinal Cancer by David H. Ilson, MD, PhD

• Malignant Hematology by Michael E. Williams, MD

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