Dr. Wu Xiaojun, MD of Clinical Oncology, is an attending professor and associate chief physician for Department of Colorectal Surgery at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. He graduated from the Department of Clinical Medicine in former Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences in 1996.

Currently he is engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of gastroenteric tumor and specializes in combination therapy for colorectal cancer, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor as well as the prevention and treatment of community oncology. Meanwhile he is the member of the Guangdong Standing Committee of Colorectal Cancer CACA, member of Colorectal and Anal Surgery Branch of Guangdong Medical Association and member of the Standing Committee of Tumor Prevention and Treatment, Guangdong Health Management Association. After graduation, he headed for Yunnan Provincial People's Hospital to support the construction of the border areas by dedicating himself to surgical oncology. In 2006, appointed by Department of Health of Guangdong Province and Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Dr. Wu Xiaojun got involved in the medical support program of Guangdong “Health Talent Support for Mountain Area” and served as the Vice President of Zijin County People's Hospital of Heyuan to take charge of medical treatment, scientific research and teaching.

By 2014, he has presided over and participated in 12 research projects and 4 global clinical trials, mainly centered on research work related to liver metastasis of colorectal cancer, chemoradiotherapy sensitivity, prognosis of immunologic function and curative effect as well as gastrointestinal stromal tumor. He has composed and published 65 papers, including 20 SCI papers, and edited 7 monographs, such as Book Series of Community Prevention and Treatment of Tumors -- Diet and Cancer, Community Oncology, Colorectal Cancer, Stoma Therapy and Rehabilitation - Theory and Practice, Colorectal Carcinoma, Modern Clinical Nursing Practice of Wound and Stoma and Medical Oncology. The project he partook in, Application Research of Community Prevention and Comprehensive Treatment for Colorectal Cancer, won the second Science and Technology Award of Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and the second Prize for Progress in Science and Technology of Guangdong Province. Additionally, Dr. Wu Xiaojun serves as the physician of medical evaluation for Glivec International Patient Assistance Program (GIPAP) and Cancer Foundation of China SPAP (Sutent Patient Assistance Program).

Combination therapy for colorectal cancer, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor as well as the prevention and treatment of community oncology

1991-1996 Department of Clinical Medicine in former Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences 1996-2000 Department of Surgical Oncology in Yunnan Provincial People's Hospital 2000-2003 Master’s degree student of Oncology in Zhongshan School of Medicine, SYSU2003-2012 Worked in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (2007-2010 doctoral student of Oncology)2006 Supported Zijin County People's Hospital of Guangdong, served as Vice President, and took charge of clinical work, teaching and scientific research2009 Served as Secretary of Colorectal Surgery 2012 Attended the short-term training in MGH, the United States

1. Hospital-based colorectal cancer survival trend of different tumor locations from 1960s to 2000s. PLoS One. 2013 Sept. 12;8(9).

2. Study on associated biomarkers influencing recurrence, metastasis and prognosis in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors after complete resection. Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2013 Mar;16(3):242-6.

3. Celecoxib can prevent capecitabine-related hand-foot syndrome in stage II and III colorectal cancer patients: result of a single-center, prospective randomized phase III trial. Ann Oncol. 2012 May;23(5):1348-53.

4. Circulating antibodies to carcinoembryonic antigen related to improved recurrence-free survival of patients with colorectal carcinoma. J Int Med Res. 2011;39(3):838-845.

5. The effect of COX-2 inhibitor on capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome in patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer: a phase II randomized prospective study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2011 Jun;137(6):953-957.

6. The prognostic significance of peripheral T-lymphocyte subsets and NK cells in patients with colorectal cancer. Hepato-Gastroenterology. 2009 Oct.56:1310-1315.

7. Prognostic factors in surgically managed gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Int Med Res. 2012;40(5):1904-11.

8. Surgical treatment for 140 patients with gastric stromal tumors. Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2010 Jun;13(6):417-20.