Fargo, N.D. – Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at NDSU, was invited to give a talk at the "First annual meeting of the Society for Combined Therapy – East Meets West held Feb. 4 in Boston, Mass.

Wu’s talk, “Cancer Therapeutics: Current Status,” focused on current research advances for cancer treatments and targeted therapy. “I am happy to give a talk in this society and know more cancer research questions and treatment challenges from its members and audience. We will work closely with physicians and patients to conquer cancer using combined therapies,” Wu said.

The Society for Combined Therapy-East Meets West is an international non-profit organization for professional and cancer patients, as well as better cancer treatment advocates. It is registered and headquartered in Boston. It calls for change in cancer care, hopeful better and cost selective cancer treatment using combined Western medicine and Eastern medicine. Wu was named vice president for the society in 2011.