Florida Hospital Oncologist Presents Research

Published: 
November 11, 2009

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute Oncologist Presents Research at Prestigious Medical Conference

 

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11, 2009 - Dr. Raul Castillo, an oncologist and hematologist at Florida Hospital Cancer Institute (FHCI), co-authored a research abstract on a breast cancer clinical trial and presented the findings at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.  This prestigious conference gathers more than 30,000 experts from around the country to share their research results. 

Dr. Castillo collaborated with a team of oncology specialists including Dr. Denise Yardley, senior investigator of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), which is one of the largest clinical research programs in the nation conducting community-based clinical trials in oncology, cardiology and gastroenterology.  He also worked with respected physicians from Tennessee, Georgia and California.

The team's research investigated how a specific regimen of medications administered preoperatively can reduce evidence of breast cancer after the tumor is removed.  This treatment of chemotherapeutic medications is designed to help women battling locally advanced breast cancer.  The results of the trial were also published in the supplement of the ­Journal of Clinical Oncology distributed at the ASCO conference.

"We are so proud of Dr. Castillo's work with fellow oncologists to find new ways to better treat breast cancer," said Leslie Aldrich, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute administrator.  "Presenting and being published by the American Society of Oncology for this important research is an esteemed accomplishment."   

FHCI currently facilitates more than 100 ongoing clinical trials.  In 2006, FHCI was recognized by ASCO as one of 12 community oncology programs in the country given the Clinical Trial Participation Award.   

For more information about ASCO, visit www.asco.org. For more information about SCRI, visit www.sarahcannonresearch.com. For more information about FHCI, visit www.floridahospitalcancer.com.

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