September 18, 2024

Second annual Lung Cancer Symposium set for Oct. 19

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Wayne State University School of Medicine will present the second annual Lung Cancer Symposium on Oct. 19.

The symposium will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. at the Detroit Marriott Troy, 200 W. Big Beaver Road, in Troy, Mich.

Keynote speakers are Saiama Waqar, M.D., professor of Medicine, director of Education for Oncology and research director for Thoracic Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine; Antoinette Wozniak, M.D., chief scientific officer for the Lung Cancer Research Foundation; Jay Lee, M.D., associate professor and surgical director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at UCLA Health; Nasser Hanna, M.D., professor, and associate division director of Oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine; and Jyoti Malhotra, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor and director of Thoracic Medical Oncology at City of Hope.

Registration deadline is Oct. 17 and early registration is encouraged at karmanos.org/lung-cancer-symposium.

For any additional information, contact Pamela Sydorchuk at symposium@karmanos.org or 313-576-8746.

The agenda includes:
7 to 8 a.m.: Registration and breakfast
8 to 8:10 a.m.: Welcoming remarks, Hirva Mamdani, M.D., program director
8:10 to 8:35 a.m.: “Advances in Diagnostic and Interventional Pulmonary Techniques in Lung Cancer,” Khaled Alshabani, M.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
8:35 to 9 a.m.: “Perioperative Immunotherapy for Resectable NSCLC,” Saiama Waqar, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine
9 to 9:25 a.m.: “Perioperative Targeted Therapy for Resectable NSCLC,” Antoinette Wozniak, M.D., Lung Cancer Research Foundation
9:25 to 9:50 a.m.: “Evolving Role of Surgery in the Era of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Resectable NSCLC,” Jay Lee, M.D., UCLA Health
9:50 to 10:20 a.m.: Case Presentations and Panel Discussion: presenter, Khalil Choucair, M.D., moderator, Dr. Mamdani, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
10:20 to 10:40 a.m.: Break
10:40 to 11:05 a.m.: “Expanding Landscape of Small Cell Lung Cancer,” Dr. Mamdani, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
11:05 to 11:35 a.m.: “Treatment of Advanced NSCLC Without Actionable Genomic Alterations,” Nasser Hanna, M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
11:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.: “Treatment of EGFR Positive Locally Advanced and Metastatic NSCLC,” Jyoti Malhotra, M.D., M.P.H., City of Hope
12:05 to 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
12:45 to 1:10 p.m.: “Treatment of Advanced NSCLC Harboring KRAS, HER2 and  RET Alterations,” Dipesh Uprety, M.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
1:10 to 1:35 p.m.: “Treatment of Advanced NSCLC Harboring ALK, ROS1 and MET Alterations,” Tarik Hadid, M.D., M.P.H., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
1:35 to 1:55 p.m.: “Survivorship in Lung Cancer,” Morhaf Al Achkar, M.D., Ph.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
1:55 to 2:35 p.m.: Case Presentations and Panel Discussion: presenter, Khalil Choucair, M.D., moderator: Dr. Mamdani, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
2:35 to 2:40 p.m.: Closing remarks, Dr. Mamdani

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