
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:
- ICIs Plus FLOT, SOX, or XELOX Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced G/GEJ Cancer
- Pembrolizumab for Advanced HER2-Negative Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (G/GEJ) Cancer
- ASCO 2023: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Elizabeth Smyth for Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Antibody Drug Conjugates for Gastric Cancer
- Margetuximab Along With Retifanlimab in High Expressing HER2+ Gastric Cancer
- CAR-T Cell Therapy Against Claudin 18.2 for GI Cancers
- Impact of Tumor Neoantigen Vaccine Mediated Specific T-Cell Response Towards Response to Therapy
- Adding First-Line Nivolumab to Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric, GE Junction, and Esophageal Adenocarcinomas
- Multimodality Therapy vs Peri-Operative Chemotherapy for Patients With Esophageal/GE Junction Adenocarcinoma
- Combination Immunotherapy vs Chemoimmunotherapy for Patients With Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus