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New Developments in Breast Cancer

Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria
Dallas, TX
September 20, 2008

Saturday, Sep 20, 2008

7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome, Introductions, and Presession Survey
Stephen E. Jones
Advances in Chemotherapy and Endocrine Therapy
8:05 am Local Control: Advances in Surgical and Radiation Strategies
A. Marilyn Leitch
  Case Discussion
8:35 am Molecular Diagnostics for Risk Assessment and Treatment Individualization
William F. Symmans
  Case Discussion
9:05 am Advances in Hormonal Therapies and Bone-Targeted Agents
Cynthia Ma
  Case Discussion
9:35 am Trends in Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Stephen E. Jones
  Case Discussion
10:05 am Postsession Survey
10:10 am Panel Discussion
10:20 am Break
Novel Biologic and Chemotherapeutic Agents in Breast Cancer
10:35 am Presession Survey
10:40 am Chemotherapeutic Options for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Joanne Blum
  Case Discussion
11:10 am Advances in HER2-Targeted Therapies for Early-Stage and Metastatic Breast Cancer
Charles E. Geyer, Jr
  Case Discussion
11:40 am Incorporating Angiogenesis Inhibitors Into Breast Cancer Treatment Strategies
Angel Augusto Rodriguez
  Case Discussion
12:10 pm Postsession Survey
12:15 pm Panel Discussion
12:30 pm Adjourn

Educational Grants

An educational grant for this activity was provided by:


  1. Genentech BioOncology
  3. sanofi-aventis U.S.