Meeting Program

2012 GU Cancers Symposium Preliminary Program Agenda

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6:45 AM — 6:35 PM

Exhibits Open

6:45 AM — 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast Provided

8:00 AM — 8:15 AM

Welcome

 

8:00 AM — 9:45 AM

General Session I: Radiation Therapy in the Management of Early-to-Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer*

Chairs: Jeff Michalski, MD – Washington University School of Medicine; Jason A. Efstathiou, MD– Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Role of Dose Escalation and Supplemental Androgen Deprivation
    Daniel Krauss, MD – William Beaumont Medical School
     
  • Hypofractionation: Is Less Better? 
    W. Robert Lee, MD – Duke University School of Medicine
     
  • Panel Discussion: Post-Prostatectomy Radiation Therapy: When and For Whom?
    Moderator: Richard K. Valicenti, MD - University of California, Davis
    Christopher Parker, MD – The Royal Marsden and Institute for Cancer Research
    Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
    Andrew Stephenson, MD – Cleveland Clinic 

9:45 AM — 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM — 11:45 AM

General Session II: Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer -- Treatment Sequencing and Implementation*

Chairs: Kim N. Chi, MD – British Columbia Cancer Agency; Christopher Sweeney, MBBS – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Approved Agents and Related Trials 
    Gary R. MacVicar, MD – Northwestern University
     
  • Rational Sequencing
    Philip W. Kantoff, MD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
     
  • Novel Targets, Agents, and Trials
    Evan Y. Yu, MD – University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
     
  • Abstract #LBA1: Overall survival results from the phase III AFFIRM trial for MDV3100, an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI), in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
    Presenting Author: Howard I. Scher

  • Case Study and Panel Discussion
    Gary R. MacVicar, MD – Northwestern University
    Philip W. Kantoff, MD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Evan Y. Yu, MD – University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

11:45 AM — 1:15 PM

General Poster Session A: Prostate Cancer

(with complimentary boxed lunch)

1:15 PM — 3:05 PM

Oral Abstract Session: Prostate Cancer^

Chairs: Rob Reiter, MD – University of California, Los Angeles; Peter Carroll, MD – University of California, San Francisco
 

  • Abstract #2: Urinary TMPRSS2: Use of ERG and PCA3 to predict tumor volume and Gleason grade in an active surveillance cohort—Results from the Canary/EDRN Prostate Active Surveillance Study. 
    Presenting Author: Daniel W. Lin 
     
  • Abstract #3: Comparative effectiveness of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), proton therapy (PT), and conformal radiation therapy (CRT) in the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
    Presenting Author: Nathan Christopher Sheets 
     
  • Abstract #4: Long-term toxicity and associated cost of initial treatment and subsequent toxicity-related intervention for patients treated with prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, or brachytherapy: A SEER/Medicare database study.
    Presenting Author: Jay P. Ciezki

  • Discussion (Abstracts #3-4)
    Paul L. Nguyen, MD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
     
  • Abstract #5: Prostate-specific antigen and long-term prediction of prostate cancer incidence and mortality in the general population. 
    Presenting Author: David D. Orsted
     
  • Abstract #6: Effect of denosumab on prolonging bone-metastasis-free survival (BMFS) in men with nonmetastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) presenting with aggressive PSA kinetics. 
    Presenting Author: Matthew R. Smith
     
  • Abstract #7: Vitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: Updated results of the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT). 
    Presenting Author: Eric A. Klein
     
  • Abstract #8: Overall survival benefit and safety profile of radium-223 chloride (Alpharadin), a first-in-class alpha-pharmaceutical: Results from a phase III randomized trial (ALSYMPCA) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) with bone metastases.
    Presenting Author: Chris Parker

3:05 PM — 3:35 PM

Break

3:35 PM — 5:05 PM

General Session III: Translational Science: Prostate Cancer

Chairs: Christopher P. Evans, MD – University of California, Davis; Martin E. Gleave, MD – Prostate Center at Vancouver General Hospital
 

5:05 PM — 6:35 PM

General Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer

(with complimentary wine and cheese reception)

5:20 PM — 6:35 PM

Fellows Poster Walk: Prostate Cancer (ticketed)

(Attendance limited to Fellows, Residents, and Junior Faculty)

Joel B. Nelson, MD - University of Pittsburgh

Glenn Liu, MD - University of Wisconsin
 

6:45 AM — 6:45 PM

Exhibits Open

6:45 AM — 7:55 AM

Continental Breakfast Provided

7:00 AM — 7:45 AM

Best of Journals: Prostate cancer

  • Urologist: David F. Jarrard, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Radiation Oncologist: Justin Bekelman, MD – University of Pennsylvania
  • Medical Oncologist: Ulka N. Vaishampayan, MD – Karmanos Cancer Institute
7:55 AM — 8:00 AM Welcome

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

General Session IV: Urothelial Carcinomas*

Chairs: Sandy Srinivas, MD – Stanford Medical Center; Bernard H. Bochner, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 

9:30 AM — 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM — 10:45 AM Keynote Lecture: Insights from Genomic Approaches to Oncology Discovery

Mark A. Rubin, MD - Weill-Cornell University
 

10:45 AM — 12:15 PM

General Session V: Translational Science Session: Urothelial Carcinomas

Chairs: Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD – University of Colorado; Ganesh Raj, MD, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

12:15 PM — 1:45 PM

General Poster Session C: Prostate Cancer

12:30 PM — 1:45 PM

Fellows, Residents, and Junior Faculty Networking Luncheon (Ticketed)

Chairs: Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic and Foundation; Eric J. Small, MD – University of California, San Francisco
 

1:45 PM — 3:15 PM

Oral Abstract Session: Penile, Urethral, Urothelial, and Testicular Cancers^

Bruce J. Roth, MD – Washington University School of Medicine; Seth P. Lerner, MD – Baylor College of Medicine

  • Abstract #324: Mapping patterns of nodal metastases in seminoma: Rethinking radiotherapy fields.
    Presenting Author: Jonathan J. Paly
     
  • Discussion (Abstract #324)
    Lois Travis, MD - University of Rochester 
     
  • Abstract #261: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with DD-MVAC and bevacizumab in high-risk urothelial cancer: Results from a phase II trial at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
    Presenting Author: Arlene O. Siefker-Radtke
     
  • Abstract #262: A novel risk stratification to predict local-regional failures in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder after radical cystectomy.
    Presenting Author: Brian C. Baumann 
     
  • Abstract #263: Risk-adapted screening in bladder cancer using the open-access Internet-based questionnaire Risk Check bladder cancer: First evaluation by the health services research foundation IQUO, Germany. Presenting Author: Gerson Luedecke

  • Abstract #264: Long-term outcomes in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer after bladder-preserving combined-modality therapy: A pooled analysis of RTOG 8802, 8903, 9506, 9706, 9906, and 0233.
    Presenting Author: Raymond H. Mak
     
  • Abstract #265: Randomized phase II trial of maintenance sunitinib versus placebo following response to chemotherapy (CT) for patients (pts) with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC).
    Presenting Author: Petros Grivas

3:15 PM — 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 PM — 5:15 PM

General Session VI: Testicular Cancer: Maximizing Cure While Minimizing the burden of therapy for germ cell tumors

Chairs: Timothy D. Gilligan, MD – Cleveland Clinic; Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD – Institut Gustave Roussy

5:15 PM — 6:45 PM

General Poster Session D: Penile, Urethral, Urothelial, and Testicular Cancers

(with complimentary wine and cheese reception)  
 

5:45 PM — 6:45 PM

Fellows Poster Walk: Penile, Urethral, Urothelial, and Testicular Cancers (ticketed)

(Attendance limited to Fellows, Residents, and Junior Faculty)

Toni Choueiri, MD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical Center

Ian Davis, MD - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
 

6:45 AM — 8:00 AM

General Poster Session E: Renal Cancer

(with complimentary continental breakfast)

7:00 AM — 7:45 AM

Best of Journals session: Renal Cancer

  • Translational Perspective: Elizabeth Plimack, MD - Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Urologist: Gennady Bratslavsky, MD - National Cancer Institute
  • Medical Oncologist: Naomi B. Haas, MD - Abramson Cancer Center

7:55 AM — 8:00 AM

Welcome

 

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

General Session VII: Competing Risks and Treatment Trade-Offs: Kidney Cancer in the Vulnerable patient

Chairs: Robert Uzzo, MD – Fox Chase Cancer Center; Alexander S. Parker, PhD – Mayo Clinic

9:30 AM — 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM — 11:30 PM

Oral Abstract Session C: Renal Cancer^

Chairs: Paul Russo, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Joaquim Bellmunt, MD – Hospital del Mar

  • Abstract #349: Meta-analysis of randomized control trials for the incidence and risk of treatment-related mortality in patients with cancer treated with vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
    Presenting Author: Christopher J. Richards
     
  • Abstract #350: Preoperative antiangiogenic treatment of RCC patients inhibits angiogenesis in the primary tumor: Rapid angiogenesis onset after discontinuation of sunitinib.
    Presenting Author: Axel Bex

  • Abstract #351: Chronic kidney disease and the risk of incident renal and urothelial cancer in a population-based cohort of 1.2 million adults.
    Presenting Author: William T. Lowrance
     
  • Discussion (Abstracts #349-351)
    Thomas E. Hutson, DO, PharmD – Baylor Sammons Cancer Center
     
  • Abstract #352: Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) as a potential biomarker of efficacy in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC) in patients (pts) receiving sorafenib: Analysis of a randomized controlled trial (TARGET).
    Presenting Author: Angela Q. Qu

  • Abstract #353: A multicentered population-based analysis of outcomes of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) that do not meet eligibility criteria for clinical trials.
    Presenting Author: Daniel Y. C. Heng
     
  • Abstract #354: Phase III AXIS trial for second-line metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): Effect of prior first-line treatment duration and axitinib dose titration on axitinib efficacy.
    Presenting Author: Brian I. Rini
     
  • Abstract #355^: A phase II and biomarker study (MET111644) of the dual Met/VEGFR-2 inhibitor foretinib in patients with sporadic and hereditary papillary renal cell carcinoma: Final efficacy, safety, and PD results.
    Presenting Author: Toni K. Choueiri
     
  • Discussion (Abstracts #352-355^)
    Daniel Cho, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

11:50 AM — 1:05 PM

General Poster Session E: Renal Cancer

(with complimentary boxed lunch)

1:05 PM — 2:35 PM

General Session VIII: Translational Science Sessions: Renal Cancer

Chairs: Cora N. Sternberg, MD – San Camillo Forlanini Hospital; Hyung L. Kim, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

— Indicates Ticketed Session (information on registering for ticketed sessions)
* -- Indicates use of the Audience Response System (ARS)
^ -- Indicates use of the electronic Q&A system (eQ&A)

 

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