Advances in Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers: A Virtual International Conference
Organized by: Binayatara Foundation
March 28, 2021
Virtual session on Zoom
Agenda
7:30 AM to 7:55 AM PST: Exhibit/Attendance/Networking
7:55 AM to 8:00 AM PST: Introduction/Welcome
Session 1: Gastroesophageal cancer
8:00 AM to 8:25 AM PST: Gastroesophageal cancer: Recent advances (25 minutes)
8:25 AM to 8:40 AM PST: Straight talk: Should induction chemotherapy be used before concurrent chemoradiation in the treatment of locally advanced gastroesophageal junction carcinoma? (15 minutes)
8:40 AM to 8:50 AM PST: Questions and answer
Session 2: Hepatobiliary Cancer
8:50 AM to 9:15 AM PST: Hepatobiliary cancer: Recent advances (25 minutes)
9:15 AM to 9:30 AM PST: Straight talk: Should all patients with advanced biliary tract cancer get genomic study at the time of diagnosis? (15 minutes)
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM PST: Straight talk: Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable biliary tract cancer (15 minutes)
9:45 AM to 10:00 AM PST: Questions and answer
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM PST Break
Session 3: Pancreatic Cancer & Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET)
10:30 AM to 10:55 AM PST: Pancreatic cancer: Recent advances (25 minutes)
10:55 AM to 11:10 AM PST: Straight talk: Immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer- ready for prime time? (15 minutes)
11:10 AM to 11:25 AM PST: Straight talk: When should we use of DOTATE-PET in the management of neuroendocrine tumors (15 minutes)?
11:25 AM to 11:35 AM PST: Questions and answer
11:35 AM to 12:00 PM: Break
Session 4: Colorectal cancer
12:00 PM to 12:25 PM PST: Colorectal cancer: Recent advances (25 minutes)
12:25 PM to 12:40 PM PST: Straight talk: Evolving role of Immunoscore in the management of colorectal cancer (15 minutes)
12:40 PM to 12:55 PM PST: Straight talk: How I use ctDNA in patients with early-stage colon cancer (15 minutes)
12:55 PM to 01:10 PM PST: Questions and answer
01:10 PM to 01:15 PM PST: Concluding remarks