OncLive® Presents State of the Science Summit™ on Gastrointestinal Malignancies - February 19, 2019

CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OncLive®, the nation’s leading digital resource that focuses on providing oncology professionals with the most current and insightful information they need to provide the best patient care, will host its next State of the Science Summit™ on gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 5-9 p.m. at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC. The summit will be chaired by John L. Marshall, MD, chief, division of hematology and oncology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, and director, Otto J. Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancer.

This interactive and educational meeting will discuss novel treatments for patients with GI malignancies. Expert presenters will delve into informative topics facing GI malignancy specialists, oncologists, nurses and other medical professionals. The presenters will also engage in a peer-exchange discussion and address audience questions.

Presenters for the summit include the following experts:

• Nilofer Saba Azad, MD, associate professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Timothy L. Cannon, MD, clinical director and moderator of the weekly molecular tumor board at Inova Medical Group
• A. Ruth He, MD, Ph.D., assistant professor of hematology and oncology at Georgetown University Hospital
• Ana De Jesus-Acosta, MD, assistant professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Yixing Jiang, MD, associate professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and director, GI medical oncology, Marlene Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
• Benjamin Weinberg, MD, assistant professor of medicine and attending physician, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

State of the Science Summit™ is a premier conference series, hosted by OncLive®, that features medical experts from across the nation discussing treatment options. Each summit integrates academic and community-based physicians and health care professionals across key disciplines, from medical and surgical oncology to hematology.

Registration is free and open to all health care professionals, and food and beverages will be served. For more information and to register, visit https://www.onclive.com/meetings/soss or contact Kayla Collins at kcollins@onclive.com.

About OncLive®

A digital platform of resources for practicing oncologists, OncLive® offers oncology professionals information they can use to help provide the best patient care. OncLive.com is the official website for the MJH Associates Inc. Oncology Specialty Group, which publishes OncologyLive®, Oncology Nursing News® and more. MJH Associates Inc. is a full-service health care communications company offering education, research and medical media, including curetoday.com and CURE® magazine, the largest U.S. consumer publication focused entirely on cancer. Combining science and humanity to make cancer understandable, CURE® reaches patients, cancer centers and advocacy groups.

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