All Posts: Ruesch Center Symposium

• Celebrating Its 15th Anniversary, Ruesch Center Honors Founder

  (November 26, 2024) — Since its establishment in September 2009, the Otto J. Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has been

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: Luminary Awards, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Ruesch Center Symposium Focuses on Early-Onset GI Cancer

  With an emphasis on early-onset gastrointestinal cancer, the 14th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium brought together nearly 300 health care providers, researchers, advocates, patients and caregivers November 16-18 to honor those dedicated to curing GI cancers, discuss the experiences of patients and caregivers, and share the latest research in the field.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Ruesch Symposium Participants Encourage Patients to Consider Clinical Trials

  (December 2, 2022) — After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2021, Jan Baird-Adams, a librarian from Maryland, had lots of questions for her oncologist, Marcus Noel, MD, associate professor of oncology and director of the Clinical Research Management Office at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Dr. Noel and his staff were incredibly kind […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: clinical trials, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, patient care, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Scientific Presentations at 2019 Ruesch Symposium Inspire

  (December 9, 2019) — Some of the brightest minds in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer from around the country gathered for the scientific session of the 10th-annual Ruesch Symposium at the Omnishore Hotel in Washington, DC. With a packed agenda, the daylong event on December 6 brought together clinicians, researchers, patients, caregivers, policymakers and representatives from industry for […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Identifying the Unmet Needs of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients

  More than 400 health professionals, patients and advocates attended the Seventh Annual Ruesch Center Symposium, titled “Fighting a Smarter War Against Cancer,” in person at the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center or via a live webcast, on December 3.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Speakers at Ruesch Symposium Policy Forum Discuss the Cost of Cancer Care

  (December 18, 2015) — At the first policy briefing held during the annual symposium of the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers, speakers focused on issues related to the cost and v

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Ruesch Symposium Explores Immunotherapy and Personalized Medicine

  This year’s Ruesch Symposium brought together various stakeholders in cancer medicine, including medical providers, community leaders, caregivers, and patients, to discuss the treatment landscape for patients with GI cancers.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Ruesch Symposium Focuses on Molecular Profiling and the Individual Patient

  Ruesch Center’s fourth annual “Fighting a Smarter War Against Cancer” symposium held Dec. 6-7, 2013 at Georgetown University.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center Symposium