Episode 276: Radiation Therapy for GI Cancer With Nina Sanford

About this episode

Chadi Nabhan interviews Dr. Nina Sanford about advancements in radiation therapy for gastrointestinal cancers.

Chadi sits down with Nina Sanford, MD, Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Service at UT Southwestern, to explore the evolving landscape of radiation therapy in upper and lower GI malignancies. They discuss how advances in systemic treatments are reshaping radiation strategies, current standards of care in colorectal, gastroesophageal, pancreatic cancers, and liver cancers, and the growing role of organ preservation and adaptive radiation in improving patient outcomes. Dr. Sanford al...

People in this episode

Host: Chadi Nabhan

Guest: Nina Sanford

Topics covered

• radiation therapy
• GI cancer
• colorectal cancer
• gastroesophageal cancer
• pancreatic cancer
• liver cancer
• patient outcomes

Keywords

• radiation therapy
• GI malignancies
• systemic treatments
• organ preservation
• adaptive radiation
• colorectal cancer
• pancreatic cancer
• liver cancer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UT Southwestern

Books & works: Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Service

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