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Agenda

October 3, 2009

Washington, DC

RECENT ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER , AND HEAD & NECK CANCER
Washington, DC – October 3, 2009
 7:30 AM Registration and Breakfast  
 8:25 AM Welcome and Introductions  Chandra P. Belani, MD
Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer ‘State of the Art’ & Antiangiogenic Therapies
Chair : Chandra P. Belani, MD
 8:30 AM Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Changes in Treatment Paradigm  Chandra P. Belani, MD
 8:55 AM Integration of Bevacizumab in the Management of Non?Small-Cell Lung Cancer  Ronald Natale, MD
 9:20 AM Other VEGF Targeting Agents Including Sutent, Sorafenib and Clinical Trial Designs  Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
 9:45 AM Panel Discussion  
 10:05 AM BREAK  
EGFR Directed Therapies and Emerging Novel Agents
Chair: Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 10:15 AM Optimizing the Use of EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Non?Small-Cell Lung Cancer  Suresh Ramalingam, MD
 10:40 PM EGFR Monoclonal Antibodies with and without Radiation Therapy for Non?Small-Cell Lung Cancer  Ronald Natale, MD
 11:05 AM Bortezemib, HDAC Inhibitors and Novel Taxanes for Non?Small-Cell Lung Cancer  Chandra P. Belani, MD
 11:30AM Panel Discussion  
 11:50 AM LUNCH  
Head & Neck Cancer and Lung Cancer
Chair: Chandra P. Belani, MD
 12:50 PM New Systemic Therapies and “State of the Art’ for Head & Neck Cancers  Corey Langer, MD
 1: 15 PM Combined Modality Therapy for Lung Cancer and Head & Neck Cancer  Walter Curran, MD
 1:40 PM Emerging Novel Agents for Lung Cancer and Head & Neck Cancer  Fadlo Khuri, MD
 2:05 PM Panel Discussion  
 2:25PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn  Chandra P. Belani, MD