Proud of Julia Frebault for opening the research conference SSAT with a great presentation on selective use of adjuvant chemotherapy in older pts with colon cancer UMN Surgery

Fascinating data on T1 CRC risk factors for lymph node metastasis from 🇯🇵. n=4252. Row level data for each variable. #DDW2025 Digestive Disease Week SSAT

An excellent JAG PEG tube insertion course with excellent feedback from delegates. Thankful for the support to the faculty and PentaxMedicalUK

Surgeons in Southampton are the first in the world to trial a new surgical device 🌍🌟 Malcolm West (Malcolm West) is leading the recruitment of patients at University Hospital Southampton 💙 to the trial. It is investigating a technology for use in keyhole surgery procedures 👇 research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/global-fi…

🚨DYNAMIC-III🚨 🔎R0 resected stage 3 colon cancer, post-op ctDNA + Randomized SoC vs intensified Systemic therapy ⛔️No improvement in RFS with intensification 🧐While ctDNA+ is prognostic, work is needed to identify how tx/selection may be altered to ⬆️outcomes #ASCO25

Presented at #ASCO25: A 3-year structured exercise program after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer improved disease-free and overall survival, physical functioning, and fitness, as compared with health education alone. Full CHALLENGE phase 3 trial results:

🚨SPRING-01🚨 🔍Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer RCT: 25 Gy x 5 ➡️ CAPOX +- Sintilimab 🔥+ Sintilimab demonstrated: ✅⬆️pCR 59% vs 33% ✅No significant adverse surgical or safety signals Time to explore with organ preserving approaches⁉️ #ASCO25

Our friend Neil Smart has given his final lecture, the apprentices learning from his wise words, great times, & hard work - patients getting the very best. Legacy exists in the actions of those that follow & the stories continuing to be told & yes mate, “You did good” RIP

Miss Lulu Tanno Lulu Tanno gets the first session of the day underway at the fantastic #EAHPBA2025 in Dublin, Ireland

Bowel anastomosis. Circa 1953. No Staplers. Surgical Techniques by Partipilo.

Hosted a BBQ for our brilliant University Hospital Southampton 💙 colorectal team – secretaries, nurses, scrub team, juniors. Food from: 🇬🇷🇮🇹🇬🇧🇲🇹🇨🇳🇷🇴🇯🇵🇵🇭🇮🇳🇵🇰 😋 People from many countries working together for our patients in the NHS.

Higher rate of secondary pelvic malignancies (up to 5.8%) after RT for rectal cancer. Something to consider in MDT and with patients who could go to upfront surgery.

Could a new blood test save lives by improving early detection of #PancreaticCancer? BBC's Lara Lewington visited this week to learn about an important Southampton CTU study, and spoke with our consultant Zaed Hamady. Watch BBC Tech Now this autumn to find out how she got on 📺

Featured: Oncological Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery in Locally Advanced #ColonCancer : A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Sequential Analysis. Richard Sassun M.D. ow.ly/NWam50WCgAN @csabagajdos1 Syed A. Ahmad

#DCRJournal Rectal Cancer Watch-and-Wait Management: Experience of 545 Patients From the US Rectal Cancer Research Group | bit.ly/42saxKI