Latest from Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Bert O’Neil, MD, the Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor of Oncology, professor of medicine, and director of the Phase I and Gastrointestinal Oncology Programs at Indiana University, discusses the importance of differentiating between neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Paul R. Helft, MD, discusses the incidence of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors and available and emerging treatment methods.

Paul R. Helft, MD, professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Health Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, discusses pancreatic and carcinoid neuroendocrine tumors.
 

Bert H. O’Neil, MD, discusses the role of molecular testing throughout GI cancers and highlights the current and developing treatment landscape for patients with colorectal cancer. 

Bert O’Neil, MD, the Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor of Oncology, professor of medicine, and director of the Phase I and Gastrointestinal Oncology Programs at Indiana University, discusses the current treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.

Paul R. Helft, MD, professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Health Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, discusses the use of capecitabine and temozolomide across gastrointestinal (GI) neuroendocrine tumors.

With the growing body of evidence supporting positive outcomes with the use of precision medicine–based approaches, academic cancer centers are increasingly incorporating genomic technology into standard clinical care. 

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