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Sixth International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies

The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
New York, NY
March 20-21, 2009

Friday, Mar 20, 2009

7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome, Introductions, and Presession Survey
Ovarian Cancer Debates
Moderator: Marcus Randall
  Debate 1: Intraperitoneal or Intravenous Chemotherapy?
8:15 am Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Robert Coleman
8:30 am Intravenous Chemotherapy
Eric L. Eisenhauer
8:45 am Rebuttal
Robert Coleman
8:50 am Panel Discussion
  Debate 2: Patients With Recurrent Advanced Ovarian Cancer Should Be Treated With Antiangiogenic Agents in Combination With Chemotherapy
9:00 am PRO
Robert A. Burger
9:15 am CON
Paul Sabbatini
9:30 am Rebuttal
Robert A. Burger
9:35 am Panel Discussion
  Debate 3: Secondary Surgical Debulking Is an Acceptable Option in Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer
9:45 am PRO
Larry Copeland
10:00 am CON
J. Tate Thigpen
10:15 am Rebuttal
Larry Copeland
10:20 am Postsession Survey and Panel Discussion
10:40 am Break
Ovarian Cancer Case Presentations and Discussion
Moderator: Moderator: J. Tate Thigpen
11:00 am Clinical Scenario Presentations and Panel Discussion
12:00 pm Lunch
Translational Research in Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers
Moderator: Michael Birrer
1:00 pm Clinical Implications of BRCA Testing
Beth Karlan
1:20 pm Personalized Medicine: When and Why?
Michael J. Birrer
1:40 pm Question-and-Answer Session
1:50 pm Overcoming Platinum Resistance
Stephen B. Howell
2:10 pm New Agents for Platinum-Resistant Disease
Robert Coleman
2:30 pm New Developments in the Biology of Endometrial Cancer
Eric L. Eisenhauer
2:50 pm Question-and-Answer Session
3:00 pm Panel Discussion
3:20 pm Break
Ovarian Cancer Debate
Moderator: Larry Copeland
3:35 pm Presession Survey
  Debate 4: All Patients at High Risk for Ovarian Cancer Should Undergo Routine Screening
3:40 pm PRO
Beth Karlan
3:55 pm CON
Michael J. Birrer
4:10 pm Rebuttal
Beth Karlan
4:15 pm Postsession Survey and Panel Discussion
4:30 pm Adjourn

Educational Grants

An educational grant for this activity was provided by:


  1. Eli Lilly and Company
  2. Genentech BioOncology
  3. Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc.
  4. GlaxoSmithKline
  5. Bristol-Myers Squibb
  6. ImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company
  7. sanofi-aventis U.S.