2018 Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer International Symposium
The Harper Cancer Research Institute, IU School of Medicine South Bend, University of Notre Dame, and Goshen Center for Cancer Care presents the 2018 Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer International Symposium.
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018
Time: 1 PM
Location: IUSM, 1234 Notre Dame Avenue, South Bend
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Tentative Program and Speakers, Time Schedule |
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Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to Upper GI Cancer Roderich Schwarz, MD, Goshen Center for Cancer Care (GCCC) & IU School of Medicine-SB (IUSM-SB) Sharon Stack, PhD, Director, Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) |
1:00 – 1:15 PM |
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Multidisciplinary treatment of esophageal cancer Mitchell Posner, MD, University of Chicago |
1:15 – 1:45 PM |
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Minimally-invasive surgical approaches to esophageal cancer |
1:45 – 2:05 PM |
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Experimental therapy update for esophageal cancer Sazzad Hassan, PhD, IUSM and HCRI |
2:05 – 2:20 PM |
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Special considerations for GE junction cancers Roderich Schwarz, MD, Goshen CCC and IUSM-SB |
2:20 – 2:35 PM |
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Esophageal cancer: questions and community-based case discussion Panel Discussion |
2:35 – 3:05 PM |
| Intermission | 3:05 – 3:20 PM |
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Gastric cancer: current standards for surgical and multimodal therapy Mitsuru Sasako, MD, Hyogo College of Medicine, Osaka, Japan |
3:20 – 4:05 PM |
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Gastric cancer standards within the Canadian system Natalie Coburn, MD, University of Toronto, Canada |
4:05 – 4:35 PM |
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Experimental therapy update for gastric cancer |
4:35 – 4:50 PM |
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Current and future systemic therapy for upper GI cancer David Ilson, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York |
4:50 – 5:20 PM |
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Gastric cancer: questions and community-based case discussion Panel Discussion |
5:20 – 5:50 PM |
| RECEPTION, MEET THE PRESENTERS | 5:50 – 7:00 PM |
Originally published at harpercancer.nd.edu.