The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
12th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies
January 17–20, 2014
Sheraton Steamboat HotelSteamboat Springs, Colorado
EDUCATIONAL METHODS Lectures - Question and Answer Sessions – Case Presentations – Meet the Professor Sessions
EVALUATION A course evaluation form will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.
ACCREDITATION/CREDIT DESIGNATIONThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ETHICS CREDITSSession VI presentations marked with an asterisk* have been designated by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for a total of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
CME CERTIFICATES AND ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION CERTIFICATESCertificates awarding AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM or certificates documenting attendance will be distributed to participants when an individual departs the conference. To obtain a CME certificate, physicians must submit a completed evaluation questionnaire and a CME Verification Form.
Upon request, a record of attendance (certificate) will be provided on-site to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.
12th Oncology Update:Advances and ControversiesJanuary 17-20, 2014Sheraton Steamboat Hotel • Steamboat Springs, Colorado
GOALThe goal of this program is to provide up-to-date information to the practicing physician regarding new advances in cancer care and treatment.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVESAfter attending the conference, participants should be able to• Interpretinformationandincorporateintotreatmentthebestnoveltherapiesforsolid
tumors including Breast, Thoracic, Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal, Gynecologic/Peritoneal Malignancies, Head & Neck Cancer and Melanoma (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes)
•Utilizedifferentsurgical,radiation,andsystemictreatmentsincludingmolecularly targeted therapies for these cancers at various stages of disease to improve patient outcomes (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes)
• Incorporateappropriatesequenceforsurgical,radiation,andchemotherapeutic intervention for patients (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes)
• Illustrateandimplementtheoptimaltreatmentapproachwhengivenpatientscenariosrepresenting a range of stages, prognostic markers, and clinical presentations (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes)
• Interprettheclinicaleffectivenessofthedifferenttreatmentmodalitiesbasedupon efficacy and toxicity parameters (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes)
TARGET AUDIENCEThis program will be of interest to surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, resident trainees, primary care physicians, advanced care practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses involved in oncologic care.
CONFERENCE CHAIRMANMerrick I. Ross, MDProfessor, Surgical OncologyMD Anderson
MD ANDERSON ORGANIZING COMMITTEERae Brana Reynolds, RN, MSNManager, Mid-Level Provider, Surgical OncologyCynthia A. ScottOffice Manager, Surgical OncologyConstance Tierney, CMP Manager, CME/Conference Management
The conference will begin with registration from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2014 followed by a session from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and a Welcome Reception from 8:00-10:00 p.m. All other sessions will run from 7:00 a.m.–Noon and 4:30–7:30 p.m. on January 18-20, 2014.
Program
Friday, January 17, 20143:00–5:00 p.m. Registration
Session I – Thoracic OncologyModerator: Stephen G. Swisher, MD
5:00 p.m. Current Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening: Are We Making Any Progress? Stephen G. Swisher, MD
Treatment of Primary Lung Cancer: Surgery or Stereotactic Radiation – What About the Mediastinum?
David C. Rice, MD
Update on the Battle Trial: Are We Winning Any Battles? John V. Heymach, MD
Treating Lung Cancer with Immunotherapy and Radiation James Welsh, MD
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Esophageal Cancer Wayne L. Hofstetter, MD
Question and Answer/Case Presentations All Session Faculty
Keynote Presentatons: Cancer Immunotherapy: Checkpoint Inhibition, Melanoma and BeyondPatrick Hwu, MD
8:00-10:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Saturday, January 18, 2014 6:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
Session II – MelanomaModerator: Merrick I. Ross, MD
7:00 Prognostic Markers and Staging: What’s New? Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, MD
Current Status of Adjuvant Therapy: Any Changes On the Horizon? Merrick I. Ross, MD
Treatment of Stage IV Disease: The Art and Science of Decision Making Patrick Hwu, MD
Oncolytic Immunotherapy: Real Systemic Impact or Just Another Intra-Lesional Therapy?
Robert H. Andtbacka, MD
Reconstruction After Definitive Surgical Treatment David M. Adelman, MD
Question and Answer/Case Presentations All Session Faculty
9:30 Break
10:00 Meet the Professor – Melanoma Surgical and Medical Oncologists
Noon Session Adjourns
Session III – Breast CancerModerator: Kelly K. Hunt, MD 4:30 p.m. The Art and Science of Genetic Counselng in Breast Cancer Jennifer Litton, MD Current Controversies in the Management of DCIS Kelly K. Hunt, MD Selective Use of Adjuvant Therapy: Have the New Markers Helped? Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD Update on Triple Negative and Inflammatory Breast Cancer Jennifer Litton, MD Recurrent HER-2 Breast Cancer: Beyond Trastuzimab Vicente Valero, MD Cancer Vaccines: Is There a Future? ElizabethA.Mittendorf,MD Question and Answer/Case Presentations All Session Faculty
Keynote Presentation: Molecular Prognostic and Predictive Markers: Is Personalized Therapy Around the Corner?Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD
7:30 p.m. Session Adjourns
Sunday, January 19, 20146:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
Session IV – UrologyModerator: Christopher G. Wood, MD
7:00 a.m. Management of the Primary Tumor in Advanced Prostate Cancer Brian F. Chapin, MD Localized Prostate Cancer: Who Really Needs Treatment? Neema Navai, MD Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy with
Intracorporeal Diversion: Fact, Fad, or Fantasy? Jay B. Shah, MD Controversies in the Management of Stage 1
Non-Seminomatous Testicular Cancer Jose A. Karam, MD
Is there a Role for Neoadjuvant Therapy in the Management of Locally Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma?
Christopher G. Wood, MD
Question and Answer/Case Presentations All Session Faculty
9:30 Break
10:00 Meet the Professor – Urology Faculty
Noon Session Adjourns
Session V – GI CancerModerator: Robert A. Wolff, MD
4:30 p.m. Systemic Therapy for Pancreas Cancer: Neo-Adjuvant or Adjuvant? Robert A. Wollf, MD
Xenograft Models in Pancreas Cancer: Impact on Future Therapies Jason B. Fleming, MD
Colon Cancer Prevention: Any Progress Made? Patrick Lynch, MD, JD
Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Routine or Selective Use? Christopher Crane, MD
Hepatocellular Cancer: Still a Death Sentence? Steven A. Curley, MD
Question and Answer/Case Presentations All Session Faculty
Keynote Presentation: Proton Therapy: Expensive Gimmick or Real Benefit?GU: Andrew K. Lee, MDHead & Neck: Steven J. Frank, MD
7:30 p.m. Session Adjourns
Monday, January 20, 20146:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
Session VI – Outcomes and EthicsModerator: Merrick I. Ross, MD
7:00 a.m. Outcome Parameters in Cancer Care* Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD Quality of Life Assessment in Treating Patients with
Melanoma and Breast Cancer* Janice N. Cormier, MD Palliative Surgery: How Do We Measure Success?* Brian D. Badgwell, MD Cervical Cancer Vaccine: Efficacy and Should it be Mandatory? Kathleen M. Schmeler, MD Health Legislation/Policy Updates TBD Question and Answer – All Session Faculty
Keynote Presentation: Update on Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: From Bench Research to the PatientRaphael E. Pollock, MD
9:30 Break10:00 Meet The Professor – Sarcoma Faculty Noon Session Adjourns
Session VII – Head and Neck/BrainModerator: Michael E. Kupferman, MD 4:30 p.m. Epidemiology of HPV and Cancer Erich M. Sturgis, MD Update on HPV Related Head and Neck Cancer Michael E. Kupferman, MD Multidisciplinary Approach to Advanced Thyroid Cancer Jeffrey E. Lee, MD Management of Metastatic Brain Tumors: Surgery or Gamma Knife? Jeffrey Weinberg, MD Question and Answer – All Session Faculty
Session VIII – Gynecologic/Peritoneal MalignanciesModerator:MichaelFrumovitz,MD Using Social Media to Perform Research in Rare Tumors JenniferK.Burzawa,MD Multidisciplinary Management of Ovarian Cancer MichaelFrumovitz,MD Peritoneal Perfusion: Appendiceal Cancer and Beyond Richard Royal, MD Question and Answer/Case Presentations – All Session Faculty 7:30 p.m. Conference Adjournment
REGISTRATION INFORMATIONOn-site registration for the 12th Annual Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies, will open at 3:00 pm on Friday, January 17, 2014, and the conference will begin at 5:00 pm on Friday, January 17, 2014, followed by a Welcome Reception. The conference will adjourn at 7:30 pm on Monday, January 20, 2014. Advance registration is encouraged as space and materials are limited. Please see registration form for applicable fees.
The deadline for advance registration is January 3, 2014.
There are three ways to register:•MailtoCME/ConferenceManagement–Unit1381,TheUniversityofTexas
MD Anderson Cancer Center, P. O. Box 301439, Houston, TX 77230-1439.•Faxto713-794-1724•Registeron-lineatwww.mdanderson.org/conferences
We accept the following forms of payment:•Check(payablethroughU.S.banksonly)•Moneyorder•Creditcards(MasterCard,VISA,andAmericanExpress)•Cash(on-siteregistrationonly)
When registering on-line a receipt/confirmation letter will automatically be e-mailed to the e-mail address you list on the registration form. If you register by fax or mail a receipt/ confirmation letter will be sent to you within ten working days of receipt of your fee.
The conference registration fee includes the tuition, final program, continental breakfasts, coffee breaks, and welcome reception.
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICYThe registration fee, minus a $50 administrative handling fee, is refundable if a written request is received on or before January 3, 2014. No refunds will be granted after that date. The request for a registration refund must include the tax identification number of the company or institution if registration was paid by a company or institution check.
For additional information, contact CME/Conference Management at 713-792-2223 or toll free at 866-849-5866.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has implemented a process whereby everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that could potentially affect the information presented. MD Anderson also requires that all faculty disclose any unlabeled use or investigational use (not yet approved for any purpose) of pharmaceutical and medical device products. Specific disclosure will be made to the participants prior to the educational activity.
The Department of CME/Conference Management reserves the right to cancel activities prior to the scheduled date, if low enrollment or other circumstances make it necessary. Each registrant will be notified by mail, e-mail, or the phone or fax numbers given on the registration form.
In case of activity cancellation, the liability of the Department of CME/Conference Management is limited to the registration fee. The Department of CME/Conference Management reserves the right to limit the number of participants in a program and is not responsible for any expenses incurred by an individual whose registration is not confirmed and for whom space is not available.
For additional information, contact CME/Conference Management at 713-792-2223 or 1-866-849-5866.
David M. Adelman, MDAssistant ProfessorPlastic Surgery
Brian D. Badgwell, MDAssistant ProfessorSurgical Oncology
Jennifer K. Burzawa, MDAssistant ProfessorGynecologic OncologyReproductive Medicine
Brian F. Chapin, MDAssistant ProfessorUrology
Janice N. Cormier, MDProfessor Surgical Oncology
Christopher Crane, MDProfessorRadiation Oncology
Steven A. Curley, MDProfessorSurgical Oncology
Jason B. Fleming, MDProfessorSurgical Oncology
Steven J. Frank, MDAssociate ProfessorRadiation Oncology
Michael Frumovitz, MDAssociate ProfessorGynecologic OncologyReproductive Medicine
Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, MDProfessorSurgical Oncology
John V. Heymach, MDChair & Associate ProfessorThoracic/Head & NeckMedical Oncology
Wayne L. Hofstetter, MDAssociate ProfessorThoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Kelly K. Hunt, MDProfessorSurgical Oncology
Patrick Hwu, MDProfessorMelanoma Medical Oncology
Jose A. Karam, MDAssistant ProfessorUrology
Michael E. Kupferman, MDAssociate ProfessorHead & Neck Surgery
Andrew K. Lee, MDProfessor Radiation Oncology
Jeffrey E. Lee, MDChair & ProfessorSurgical Oncology
Jennifer Litton, MDAssistant ProfessorBreast Medical Oncology
Patrick M. Lynch, MD, JDProfessor, Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition
Funda Meric-Bernstam, MDProfessor, Surgical Oncology
Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MDAssistant ProfessorSurgical Oncology
Neema Navai, MDAssistant ProfessorUrology
Victor G. Prieto, MD, PhDProfessorPathology Administration
David C. Rice, MDProfessor, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Merrick I. Ross, MDProfessor Surgical Oncology
Richard Royal, MDAssociate ProfessorSurgical Oncology
Kathleen M. Schmeler, MDAssociate ProfessorGynecologic Oncology &Reproductive Medicine
Jay B. Shah, MDAssistant ProfessorUrology
Stephen G. Swisher, MDChair & ProfessorThoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Erich M. Sturgis, MDProfessorHead & Neck Surgery
Vicente Valero, MDChair Ad Interim & ProfessorBreast Medical Oncology
Jeffrey Weinberg, MDAssociate ProfessorNeurosurgery
James Welsh, MDAssistant ProfessorRadiation Oncology
Robert A. Wolff, MDChair Ad Interim & ProfessorInvestigational Cancer Therapeutics
Christopher G. Wood, MDProfessorUrology
MD AndersonFaculty
GuestFacultyRobert H. Andtbacka, MDAssistant ProfessorDivision of Surgical OncologyUniversity of Utah School of MedicineHuntsman Cancer InstituteSalt Lake City, Utah
Karl Y. Bilimoria, MDAssistant Professor, SurgeryNorthwestern UniversityFeinberg School of MedicineChicago, Illinois
Raphael E. Pollock, MDProfessor of SurgeryDirector of Surgical OncologyChief of Surgical ServicesThe Ohio State UniversityThe James Comprehensive Cancer CenterColumbus, Ohio
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