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Eighth International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer

Grand Wailea
Wailea, HI
July 22-25, 2009

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009

6:30 am Registration
7:00 am Breakfast Sunrise Session: Interactive Case Discussion with the Experts
8:00 am Welcome and Introductions
Joyce O’Shaughnessy
8:05 am Best of Breast Cancer Science: Metastasis and Breast Cancer Self Seeding
Larry Norton
Targeting Metastases
Moderator: Joyce O’Shaughnessy
8:35 am Presession Survey
8:45 am Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells Using a Microfluidic Device
Shyamala Maheswaran
9:05 am Unraveling the Mystery of Metastases
Andrea Richardson
9:25 am Host Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Outcomes
Rowan Chlebowski
9:45 am Advances in Cytotoxic Agents for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Jo Anne Zujewski
10:00 am Panel Discussion
10:20 am Break
Optimizing Breast Cancer Local Control
Moderator: Lori J. Pierce
10:40 am Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: Is It the Standard of Care?
Lori J. Pierce
11:00 am SLN Update: Can We Omit Axillary Surgery and Radiation in SLN-Positive Disease?
Eleftherios Mamounas
11:20 am Sequencing of Systemic Therapy and Radiation: Where Are We Now?
Jennifer Bellon
11:40 am Gene Profiling and Molecular Markers for Locoregional Recurrence
Bruce G. Haffty
12:00 pm Panel Discussion
12:20 pm Clinical Dilemma: Is Postmastectomy Radiation the Standard of Care for Patients With 1-3 Positive Nodes?
Bruce G. Haffty
12:50 pm Postsession Survey
1:00 pm Adjourn
Workshop: Novel Molecular Diagnostics with Evolving Clinical Utility (Non-CME Activity)
4:00 pm Multiple Sub-types of HER2-positive Breast Cancer
Michael P. Bates
4:20 pm Predicting Chemotherapy Sensitivity
Holly Gallion
4:40 pm Microarray-based Diagnostic Assays for Breast Cancer
Shelly Gunn
5:00 pm Single Cell Pathways Analysis
Alessandra Cesano
5:20 pm Novel Molecular Assays for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Joseph A. Sparano
5:40 pm Adjourn
7:00 pm-9:00 pm Welcome Reception

Educational Grants

An educational grant for this activity was provided by:


  1. Genentech BioOncology
  2. Bristol-Myers Squibb
  3. Eli Lilly and Company
  4. Merck Oncology
  5. AstraZeneca
  6. Genomic Health
  7. ImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company
  8. Roche Laboratories, Inc.
  9. sanofi-aventis U.S.