CONTENTS
· Faculty
· Scientific Agenda

· Continuing
  Medical Education

· Who Should Attend?
· Objectives

· Registration
· General Information
· Organizer

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5 SEPTEMBER 2007
Innovative Strategies for Targeting EGFR in NSCLC

A Breakfast Symposium at the 12th IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer
7:00 – 08:00

Seoul, Korea
Coex Convention Center

Chair:
Kaoru Kubota, MD, PhD
National Cancer Center
Hospital East
Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

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  F A C U L T Y .

Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Karen Kelly, MD
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Kaoru Kubota, MD
National Cancer Center Hospital East
Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

  S C I E N T I F I C   A G E N D A

6:45
Breakfast Served

7:00
Welcome
Kaoru Kubota, MD

7:05
History of targeted therapy in NSCLC
Kaoru Kubota, MD

7:20
Contemporary strategies for targeting EGFR in NSCLC
Karen Kelly, MD

7:40
The emerging role of EGFR inhibitory antibodies in combination with radiation
Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD

7:50
Q&A/Panel discussion

8:00
Adjourn

  C O N T I N U I N G  M E D I C A L  E D U C A T I O N

Imedex Accreditation Services, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Imedex Accreditation Services, LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  W H O   S H O U L D   A T T E N D ?

This educational activity is intended for oncologists, radiation therapists, thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists and other physicians in active clinical practice interested and/or involved in the management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. No specialized knowledge or skills other than a general familiarity with cancer and its treatment is required for successful participation in this activity.

  O B J E C T I V E S

After successfully completing this continuing medical education activity participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the historical use of targeted agents in the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including the rationale for targeting EGFR.
  • Evaluate clinical evidence for the use of monoclonal antibodies designed to inhibit EGFR in the management of NSCLC.
  • Assess the potential role of radiotherapy in combination with EGFR inhibitory antibodies for the treatment of NSCLC.

  R E G I S T R A T I O N

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This is a complimentary educational activity for all IASLC attendees. Please pre-register in order to confirm your attendance. 

You may register online or call Imedex at +1 (678) 242 0906 Registration confirmations will be issued before the meeting.

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