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10th Annual Advances in Oncology

Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
September 12, 2009

Saturday, Sep 12, 2009

7:00 am Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Visit Exhibits
7:30 am Welcome Remarks
Helen K. Chew, Primo N. Lara, Jr
7:35 am Presession Survey
Scott D. Christensen
7:40 am Updates in the Management of Hematologic Malignancies
Joseph M. Tuscano
8:00 am Keynote Lecture: Molecular Therapeutics in Colorectal Cancer
Heinz-Josef Lenz
8:30 am Panel Discussion: Gastrointestinal Cancers
Moderator: Primo N. Lara Jr
Jesse Adams, Royce F. Calhoun, Allen Chen, David Gandara, Mansoor Javeed, Samer Shihabi
9:00 am State of the Art: Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
David Gandara
9:20 am Panel Discussion: Lung Cancer
Jesse Adams, Royce F. Calhoun, Allen Chen, David Gandara, Samer Shihabi
10:00 am Break, Visit Exhibits
10:15 am State of the Art: Advanced Genitourinary Malignancies
Primo N. Lara, Jr
10:35 am Panel Discussion: Advanced Genitourinary Cancers
Tim Grennan, Richard Guy, Theresa Koppie, Chong-Xian Pan, Richard K. Valicenti
11:05 am State of the Art: Adjuvant and Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy
Ellie Guardino
11:25 am Panel Discussion: Breast Cancer
Moderator: Helen K. Chew
Kristie Bobolis, Scott D. Christensen, Ellie Guardino, Edward H. Hearn, Delphine Ong, C. Paul Spears
12:05 pm Late Breaking News from Recent Cancer Conferences
Scott D. Christensen
12:25 pm Postsession Survey/Closing Remarks
Helen K. Chew
12:30 pm Adjourn

Educational Grants

An educational grant for this activity was provided by:


  1. Genentech BioOncology
  2. sanofi-aventis U.S.
  3. Eli Lilly and Company
  4. Genomic Health