ASCO 2008 Report

At the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO 2008), held May 30 through June 3 in Chicago, nearly 25,000 specialists met to discuss the latest findings in cancer research unveiled in more than 4000 oral and poster presentations. The editors of Journal Watch Oncology and Hematology and several of our colleagues were on hand to evaluate the presentations and identify the highlights. Click on the links below for reviews and commentary on key research in the following five specialties:

• Breast Cancer by William J. Gradishar, MD

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

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

• Gynecologic Cancer by Susana M. Campos, MD, MPH

• Lung Cancer by Jyoti D. Patel, MD, and Philip Bonomi, MD

Please let us know if you found these summaries to be of value and how we can improve future conference reports. Our email address is JWOH@mms.org.