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Gastrointestinal Cancer
The Role of Imatinib Following Complete Resection of Primary Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors 58
Burton L Eisenberg, MD
Professor of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Dartmouth Medical School/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
The Efficacy of Imatinib in Unresectable/Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors 61
Shreyaskumar R Patel, MD
1
and Patrick Wong, PhD
2
1. Professor of Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; 2. Technical Editor, Touch Briefings
Liver Cancer
The Clinical Value of Radioembolization in the Treatment of Inoperable Liver Cancer 65
Laura E Moreno-Luna, MD,
1
James C Andrews, MD
2
and Lewis R Roberts, MB, ChB, PhD
3
1. Professor, University of Guadalajara; 2. Professor of Radiology, and Consultant, Division of Vascular and
Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; 3. Associate Professor of Medicine, and Consultant,
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Colorectal Liver Metastases—Enhancing Outcomes Through Combination Treatments 70
Irving Taylor, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Vice Dean, and Director of Clinical Studies, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science,
University College London
Pancreatic Cancer
Advances in Treatment Options for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer 73
Carole Harris, MD
1
and David Goldstein, MD
2
1. Medical Oncology Registrar, St George Hospital; 2. Conjoint Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology,
Prince of Wales Hospital
Kidney Cancer
Advances in the Treatment Options for Kidney Cancer—Is There an Optimal Regimen? 78
Gihan Ratnayake, MD,
1
James Larkin, MD, PhD
2
and Lisa Pickering, MD, PhD
3
1. Medical Oncology Registrar; 2. Consultant Medical Oncologist; 3. Consultant Medical Oncologist,
Royal Marsden Hospital, London
Prostate Cancer
Therapeutic Approach to Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer 83
Fred Saad, MD, FRCSC
Professor of Surgery/Urology, University of Montréal
Gynecologic Cancer
Is There an Optimal First-line Regimen for Advanced Ovarian Cancer? Variations on a Theme 86
Paul J Hoskins, MD
Medical Oncologist, British Columbia Cancer Agency, and Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia
Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy for Early-stage Cervical Cancer 90
Erin R King, MD, MPH
1
and Pedro T Ramirez, MD
2
1. Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia; 2. Associate Professor,
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
International Health
Disparities in Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival Between
African-American and Other Population Groups 93
Melissa Sileo, MSW, LCSW,
1
Lee Boerner, Ms ED, CRC,
1
Haley Justice, MPH, CHES,
1
Devon McGoldrick, MPH
1
and Claire Neal, MPH, CHES
2
1. Project Manager; 2. Director, Education and Program Development, Lance Armstrong Foundation
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