EDRN Gastrointestinal (GI) Collaborative Group Meeting Agenda
EDRN Gastrointestinal (GI) Collaborative Group Meeting
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT
Location: Eastlake E3-160
Chair: Robert Bresalier, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair: Cecilia Yeung, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCI Program Directors: Matt Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute
DMCC Staff: Ziding Feng, PhD, Stephanie Page Lester, BS, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Start
End
Topic / Institution
Presenter
Number
9:00am
9:15am
NCI Updates
Matthew Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute
01
9:15am
9:30am
NOD Cohort and Opportunities
Ziding Feng, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
02
9:30am
9:35am
Q&A
9:35am
1:00pm
GI Collaborative Group Presentation
9:35am
10:05am
Biomarkers for optimizing risk prediction and early detection of cancers of the colon and esophagus (15 min on topics for NCT, 15 min to update on BDL/BRL)
William Grady, MD (BDL)
Cecilia Yeung, MD or representative (BRL)
03
10:05am
10:10am
Q&A
10:10am
1:00pm
CVC Presentations
CVC should limit presentation to the listed topics needed for the NCT. A more detailed presentation can be made at the CVC sessions.
10:10am
10:25am
Biomarker Based Interception of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina
Amitabh Chak, MD, UH Cleveland Medical Center
Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Sachin Wani, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Edward Willis, MD, Case Western Reserve University
04
10:25am
10:30am
Q&A
10:30am
10:45am
EDRN Clinical Validation Center on Pancreatic Cancer
Gulf Coast-Great Lakes-East Coast (GCGLEC) CVC (U01CA200468)
Anirban Maitra, MD, NYU Langone
05
10:45am
10:50am
Q&A
10:50am
11:05am
Break
11:05am
11:20am
Validation of biomarkers for risk prediction and early diagnosis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Randall Brand, MD, University of Pittsburgh
Surinder Batra, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
06
11:20am
11:25am
Q&A
11:25am
11:40am
EDRN Clinical Validation Center on Advanced Adenomas Detection
U. Pittsburgh - City of Hope - Hopkins CVC (U01CA271884)
Robert Schoen, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Cristian Tomasetti, PhD, City of Hope/TGen
07
11:40am
11:45am
Q&A
11:45am
12:00pm
Great Lakes-New England (GLNE) Clinical Validation Center Update
Robert Bresalier, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
08
12:00pm
12:05pm
Q&A
12:05pm
12:20pm
Liver Clinical Validation Center
Amit Singal, MD, The University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas
Neehar Parikh, MD, University of Michigan
Fasiha Kanwal, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Jorge Marrero, MD, University of Pennsylvania
09
12:20pm
12:25pm
Q&A
12:25pm
1:00pm
Preparation for NCT
Chair will prepare presentation for SC session and 7- minute presentation for NCT at EC session, focus on these items:
Accomplishments (all cycles):
Tests identified for potential inclusion in NCCN trial networks
Validated Phase 3 biomarkers available
CLIA assays in development
Biomarker tests with assigned CPT codes
Ongoing high-value projects advancing toward Phase 3 validation
Created resources (reference datasets, image repositories)
Collaborations with industry, foundations, and external partners
Vision and strategic direction for the next EDRN cycle
N/A
1:00pm
1:00pm
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