Purpose
The purpose of the NRG Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Committee is to reduce the burden of GI malignancies in patients. The GI Cancer Committee focuses on testing new hypothesis through clinical trials aimed to improve patient outcomes with GI malignancies. Additionally, the committee focuses on establishing new standard of care that can be applied to all patients.
The goals of this committee include establishing innovative clinical care through evidence-based clinical trials, engaging patients and caregivers in trials and trial development, supporting career development of early career investigators, educating oncology providers on new technologies and techniques, and facilitating team science and multidisciplinary care. This group meets at the NRG Semiannual Meetings, monthly or bi-monthly within Working Groups, and ad-hoc as necessary.