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Agenda

July 23-25, 2009

Hilton Head, SC

2009 Cancer Summit: Lung, Head & Neck, Breast, and Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Cancers
Hilton Oceanfront Resort, 23 Ocean Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC - July 23-25, 2009
Lung, Head &Neck Cancers - Thursday July 23, 2009
 6:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Registrations  
 6:55 AM Welcome and Introductions  Chandra P. Belani, MD
State of the Art Lectures
Chair: Chandra P. Belani, MD
 7:00 AM Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Recent Advances and Changing Treatment Paradigms   Paul Bunn, MD
 7:20 AM Combined Modality Therapy for Lung, Head & Neck Cancers  Walter Curran, MD
 7:40 AM Small Cell Lung Cancer: Recent Developments and Incorporation of Novel Agents  Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
 8:00AM Panel Discussion  
EGFR and VEGF Targeted Agents
Session Chair: Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 8:20 AM Advanced and Metastatic Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Implications of Bevacizumab, and Histology   Corey Langer, MD
 8:40 AM EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Monoclonal Antibodies: Present Status and Future Perspectives, Molecular Markers and Patient Selection  Edward Kim, MD
 9:00 AM Other VEGF Targeted Agents and Multikinase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Lung Cancer  Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 9:20 AM Panel Discussion  
 9:40 AM Break  
 9:50 AM Cooperative Group Strategies in Lung Cancers  Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 10:10 AM Individualizing Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Patients with Lung Cancer  George Simon, MD
 10:30 PM Implications of Proteomics and Genomics in the Management of Lung cancer  David Harpole, MD
 10:50 AM Panel Discussion  
Emerging Novel Agents
Chair: Chandra P. Belani, MD
 11:10 PM Emerging Role of Targeted nab-Paclitaxel, Bortezomib, and HDAC Inhibitors in Lung Cancer  Chandra P. Belani, MD
 11:30 PM New Systemic Therapies for the Treatment of Head & Neck Cancers  Ezra Cohen, MD
 11:50 AM Emerging Novel Agents in Lung and Head & Neck Cancer (Farletuzumab,TRAIL and mTOR Inhibitors, MEK Inhibitors, AKT Inhibitors, IGF-IR Antibodies, Small Molecules Inhibitors, and C-Met Inhibitors  Fadlo Khuri, MD
 12:10 PM Panel Discussion  
 12:30 PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn  Chandra P. Belani, MD
 12:35 PM Lunch  
Breast Cancer - Friday - July 24, 2009
 6:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration  
 6:30 AM Welcome and Introductions  Mark Pegram, MD
State of the Art Lectures
Chair: Mark Pegram, MD
 7:00 AM State of the Art: Breast Cancer Therapy in 2009   Mark Pegram, MD
 7:20 AM Management of Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer  Kevin Hughes, MD
 8:00 AM Role of Molecular Profiling of Breast Cancer  Charles Perou, PhD
Adjuvant and Hormonal Therapies of Breast Cancer
Chair: Aman Buzdar, MD
 8:20 AM Optimizing Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer: Current Status   Aman Buzdar, MD
 8:40 AM Strategies to Treat Bone Loss in Women With Breast Cancer  Adam Brufsky, MD
 9:00 AM Predictive and Prognostic Markers for Response and Survival in Breast Cancer  Jeffrey Ross, MD
 9:20 AM Panel Discussion  
 9:40 AM Break  
Targeting VEGF and EGFR in Breast Cancer
Chair: Mark Pegram, MD
 9:50 AM Role of VEGF and VEGFR Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer  M. Jahanzeb, MD
Radiation Therapy Approaches
Chair: Lawrence Solin, MD
 10:10 AM New Insights into Optimizing Local Control in Breast Cancer  Lawrence Solin, MD
 10:30 PM Accelerated Hypofractionated Breast Radiation Therapy: Safety and Efficacy Issues  Alphonse Taghian, MD
 10:50 AM Panel Discussion  
Emerging Novel Agents and Supportive Therapy
Chair: Mark Pegram, MD
 11:10 PM Novel Biologic Agents with Clinical Promise in the Treatment of Breast Cancer  Mark Pegram, MD
 11:30 PM Therapeutic Intervention for Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer  Brian Leyland-Jones, MD
 11:50 AM Supportive Care in the Management of Breast Cancer: Therapy Related Toxicities  Jeffrey Crawford, MD
 12:10 PM Panel Discussion  
 12:30 PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn  Mark Pegram, MD
 12:35 PM Lunch  
Gastrointestinal/Colorectal Cancers - Saturday – July 25, 2009
 6:30 AM Continental Breakfast  
 6:55 AM Opening Remarks and Introductions  Axel Grothey, MD
State of the Art Lectures
Chair: Axel Grothey, MD
 7:00 AM Chemotherapy for Advanced Colorectal Cancer: An Update  Axel Grothey, MD
 7:20 AM Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: New Strategies  Sharlene Gill, MD
 7:40 AM Predictive and Prognostic Markers in Colorectal Cancer Beyond KRAS  Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD
 8:00 AM Novel Targets for Colorectal Cancer: New Horizons  Ramesh Ramanathan, MD
Targeting Angiogenesis
Chair: Axel Grothey, MD
 8:40 AM Role of VEGFR Small Molecule Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer   Scott Kopetz, MD
 9:00 AM Administering Angiogenesis Inhibitors to Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Safely Issues  Axel Grothey, MD
 9:20 AM Panel Discussion  
 9:40 AM Break  
Targeting the EGFR Pathway
Chair: Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD
 9:50 AM Role of EGFR Inhibitors in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Integration with Chemotherapy  Heinz Josef Lenz, MD
 10:10 AM Update on Ongoing Clinical Trials with EGFR inhibitors  Cathy Eng, MD
 10:30 PM Toxicities Associated with EGFR Inhibitors: Management Strategies  Mario Lacouture, MD
 10:50 AM Panel Discussion  
Advances in Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Chair: Melanie Thomas, MD
 11:10 PM Advances in the Treatment Options for Hepatocellular Carcinoma  Melanie Thomas, MD
 11:30 PM Update on Treatment Options for Esophageal, Gastric and Pancreatic cancers  Milind Javle, MD
 11:50 AM Surgery for Liver-Limited Metastases of Colorectal Cancer  Michael Kendrick, MD
 12:10 PM Panel Discussion  
 12:30 PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn  Axel Grothey, MD
 12:35 PM Lunch