2nd Annual MedStar Georgetown Sympsosium on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

This educational symposium will update the medical community on state-of-the-art care of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) while focusing on the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of this rare and complicated disease. Renowned guest speakers and distinguished faculty from MedStar Health and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center will discuss the significant roles of targeted therapies, the use of organ-sparing surgery, the use of minimally invasive surgery and the management of advanced, recurrent and resistant GIST.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the importance of the underlying molecular pathophysiology of GIST and utilize it appropriately in guiding treatment recommendations

• Adopt a multidisciplinary approach to resectable GIST to optimize patient outcomes

• Compare and contrast the diversity of surgical approaches for resectable GIST to include laparoscopic, endoscopic and open surgery

• Recognize the role of targeted therapies in advanced, recurrent, metastatic GIST