CONTENTS
· Invitation

· Scientific Agenda
· Call For Abstracts
· Continuing
  Medical Education
· Target Audience
· Objectives

· Registration
· Organizer

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2008 Oncology Highlights – News from the 44th ASCO® Annual Meeting

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Dallas, Texas
Fairmont Dallas

Saturday, July 19, 2008
San Francisco, California
Fairmont San Francisco

Saturday, July 19, 2008
New York, New York
InterContinental Barclay New York

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Wyndham Chicago

Saturday, August 2, 2008
New York, New York
Hilton New York

Saturday, August 9, 2008
Aventura, Florida
Fairmont Turnberry Isle

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  F A C U L T Y imedextra

Melissa Alsina, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida

Dean F. Bajorin, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Mary E. Cianfrocca, DO
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Jorge Cortes, MD
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Robert Dreicer, MD, FACP
Cleveland Clinic
Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio

Robert A. Figlin, MD, FACP
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California

Keith T. Flaherty, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Generosa Grana, MD
Cooper University Hospital
Voorhees, New Jersey

Robert I. Haddad, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Frederick Hagemeister, MD
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Daniel G. Haller, MD
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nasser H. Hanna, MD
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana

J. Randolph Hecht, MD
UCLA Med-Hematology
& Oncology
Los Angeles, California

Sandra J. Horning, MD
Stanford University
Medical Center
Stanford, California

David H. Ilson, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Michael J. Kaplan, MD
Stanford University School
of Medicine
Stanford, California

Neil E. Kay, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Michael J. Keating, MD, BS
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Karen L. Kelly, MD
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Merrill S. Kies, MD
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sagar Lonial, MD
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas J. Lynch, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Owen A. O’Conner, MD, PhD
Columbia University
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York

Ruth M. O’Regan, MD
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Antoni Ribas, MD
University of California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Hope S. Rugo, MD
University of California
San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California

Christy A. Russell, MD
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Mark A. Socinski, MD
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Mark S. Soloway, MD
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Anne S. Tsao, MD
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Eric Vallieres, MD, FRCSC
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington

Ravi Vij, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
Nevada Cancer Institute
Las Vegas, Nevada

Julie Vose, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Jeff Weber, MD, PhD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida

Howard L. West, MD
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington

  S C I E N T I F I C  A G E N D A

7:00 am
Registration & Breakfast

8:00 am
Welcome and Introduction

8:15 am
Lung Cancer

  • Biomarkers and proteomics in lung cancer
  • Multimodal management strategies of advanced NSCLC
  • Emerging novel agents for NSCLC

9:30 am
Genitourinary Cancers

  • Prostate cancer
  • Renal cell cancer
  • Bladder cancer

10:10 am
Break

10:30 am
Breast Cancer

  • Advances in diagnostics and prognostics
  • Endocrine therapy and resistance
  • Chemotherapy and targeted therapies
  • Novel therapies targeting tumor vasculature

11:10 pm
Gastrointestinal Cancers

  • Gastric and esophageal cancers
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma

11:50 am
Lunch

12:45 pm
Other Tumor Types

  • Melanoma and skin cancers
  • Head and neck cancers

2:00 pm
Break

2:15 pm
Hematologic Malignancies

  • Leukemias, myelodysplasia, and transplantation
  • Lymphomas
  • Myelomas and plasma cell disorders

4:00 pm
Adjourn

** This is a draft agenda. Final topics to be selected based on abstracts released during the 44th ASCO® Annual Meeting

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  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 .

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  T A R G E T   A U D I E N C E

This educational activity is specifically designed for medical and radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons and other healthcare professionals (gastroenterology and oncology nurses) in active clinical practice who wish to review and update their knowledge and management of colorectal cancer.

  O B J E C T I V E S

After successfully completing this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the most clinically relevant data presented at The 44th ASCO® Annual Meeting
  • Describe the various treatment regimens or therapies for multiple tumor types
  • Evaluate the new and emerging management strategies for the treatment of patients with multiple tumor types, focusing on the benefits and limitations of each
  • Integrate the emerging data presented at The 44th ASCO® Annual Meeting into their clinical practice

PHARMACY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After successful completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the most clinically relevant data presented at The 44th ASCO® Annual Meeting
  • Describe the various treatment regimens or therapies for multiple tumor types
  • Evaluate the new and emerging management strategies for the treatment of patients with multiple tumor types, focusing on the benefits and limitations of each
  • Integrate the emerging data presented at The 44th ASCO® Annual Meeting into their clinical practice
  • Incorporate knowledge of evolving treatment strategies into patient counseling practices to improve disease and supportive care management

  R E G I S T R A T I O N

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