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Seventh International Colorectal Cancer Congress

The Fairmont Turnberry Isle
Aventura, FL
October 16-18, 2008

Thursday, Oct 16, 2008

1:30 pm Registration
2:00 pm Welcome and Introductions
Edward Chu
2:05 pm Presession Survey
Chemotherapy for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Moderator: Edward Chu
2:10 pm Optimizing Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Disease
Richard Goldberg
2:35 pm Question-and-Answer Session
2:40 pm Oral Fluoropyrimidine-Based Regimens
Jean-Yves Douillard
3:05 pm Question-and-Answer Session
3:10 pm What Have We Learned About Managing Neurotoxicity?
Axel Grothey
3:35 pm Roundtable Discussion: Should There Be Planned Chemotherapy Holidays?
Panel Discussion: Edward Chu, Jean-Yves Douillard, Richard Goldberg, Axel Grothey
Adjuvant Therapy
Moderator: Daniel G. Haller
4:15 pm Overview of Adjuvant Therapy Options
Daniel G. Haller
4:40 pm Question-and-Answer Session
4:45 pm Molecular Profiling in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer
Daniel G. Haller, MD
5:10 pm Question-and-Answer Session
5:15 pm Safety of Anti-VEGF Antibody in Adjuvant Therapy for Colon Cancer: Initial Results of the NSABP C-08 Trial
Richard Goldberg, MD
5:40 pm Question-and-Answer Session
5:45 pm Clinical Vignettes of Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer: Case-Based Discussion
Panel Discussion: Edward Chu, Richard Goldberg, Aimery de Gramont, Daniel G. Haller
6:25 pm Postsession Survey
6:30 pm Adjourn

Educational Grants

An educational grant for this activity was provided by:


  1. Bristol-Myers Squibb/
    ImClone Systems
  2. sanofi-aventis U.S.
  3. AstraZeneca
  4. Roche Laboratories, Inc.