Elizabeth Smyth MD
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Department of Oncology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United KingdomDr. Elizabeth (Lizzy) Smyth works as a consultant medical oncologist in upper gastrointestinal oncology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with a research focus in oesophagogastric cancer. Her interests are clinical trials and translational research, and she has worked on trial design and management of national and international investigator-initiated trials. She is committed to furthering national and international collaboration in gastrointestinal cancer research and improving outcomes for patients with oesophagogastric cancer, and to that end is very involved with EORTC efforts in gastrointestinal tract cancer. In 2022, Dr. Smyth was a founding member of the United Kingdom and Ireland Oesophagogastric Cancer Group (UKIOG), and she is a trustee of the UKIOG Charity.
Dr. Smyth has published more than 170 peer-reviewed manuscripts in her field, including in high-impact journals. She is highly active in ESMO and is the senior author of the recent ESMO Clinical Cancer Guidelines for both gastric and oesophageal cancer.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2024 Top Story in Oncology: The Role of Radiotherapy in Operable Gastro-Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer — Time for Change
- ESMO 2024: Recommendations From Dr. Elizabeth Smyth for Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Liver Transplantation With Chemotherapy for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: TRANSMET
- Perioperative Chemotherapy vs Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal/GEJ Adenocarcinoma: ESOPEC
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer
- Radical Surgical Resection With or Without Chemotherapy in Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Esophagogastric Junction: RENAISSANCE
- ASCO 2024: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Elizabeth Smyth for Gastrointestinal Cancer
- First-Line Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: 3-Year Follow-Up
- 2023 Top Story in Oncology: Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Operable Gastroesophageal Cancer Based on the KEYNOTE-585 and MATTERHORN Trial Results
- ESMO 2023: Recommendations From Dr. Elizabeth Smyth for Gastrointestinal Cancer