| Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
| 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception
Welcome Reception (The Drake Room) |
| 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. |
Guitar Concert
Troubadour: Folk Inspired Classical Guitar Music
by Mesut Ozgen, MD,MM,DMA (The Drak e Room Stage)
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Friday, May 2, 2008
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| 6:00 -7:00 a.m. |
Registration (Outer Hall Drake and Gold Coast Room) |
| 6:00 -7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast (Drake Room) |
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MORNING SESSION-1
Chair: Gulec and Salem
THEORY AND PRACTICE
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| 7:00 - 7:15 a.m. |
Perspectives and Positions on Radiomicrosphere Therapy
Gulec
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| 7:15 - 7:30 a.m. |
Regulatory Update
Coldwell |
| 7:30 - 7:45 a.m. |
The View From Capitol Hill: CMS Reimbursement
Weinstein
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| 7:45 - 8:00 a.m. |
The Scientific and Intellectual Basis of Liver-Directed Therapies
Fong |
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Principles and Essentials of Radiomicrosphere Therapy
Murthy |
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CURRENT CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: HCC |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
HCC and Radiomicrosphere Therapy Experience To-Date:
Objective Responses and Downsizing for Surgery
Salem
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| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
The Role of Radiomicrosphere Therapy in the Contemporary Management Schema of HCC: Hepatic Oncology Perspective
Leung |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. |
Break |
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MORNING SESSION--2
Chair: Pennington and Fong
CURRENT CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Metastatic Liver Disease
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| 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. |
CRCLM and Radiomicrosphere Therapy Experience To-Date:
Objective Responses and Downsizing for Surgery
Gulec |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. |
The Role of Radiomicrosphere Therapy in the Contemporary Management Schema of CRCLM: Medical Oncology Perspective
Wasan |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. |
Carcinoid Liver Metastases and Radiomicrosphere Therapy Experience To-Date:
Objective Responses and Downsizing for Surgery
Liu |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
The Role of Radiomicrosphere Therapy in the Contemporary Management Schema of Carcinoids
Warner |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Evolving Role of Radiomicrosphere Therapy in Non-Colorectal, Non-Neuroendocrine Metastatic Liver Disease
Kennedy |
| 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch - Walton Room (Plated) |
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AFTERNOON SESSION-1
Chair: Wheeler and Smith
COMPLICATIONS
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| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. |
Complications of Radiomicrosphere Administration
Salem |
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. |
Radiomicrosphere-Induced Liver Disease
Kennedy |
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IMAGING |
| 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. |
Integrated Multifunctional Imaging:
MAA-SPECT/CT, ANGIO/CT, FDG-PET/CT, OCTREO-PET/CT
Flamen |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. |
Innovative Imaging Techniques in the IR Suite
Murthy |
| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
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AFTERNOON SESSION-2
Chair:Fong and Kalayoglu
PANEL DISCUSSION Multidisciplinary Management
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| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Integration of Radiomicrosphere Therapy in Contemporary Multidisciplinary/Multimodality/Multistage Treatment Strategies
Pennington, Kennedy, Leung, Wasan, Salem |
| 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Reception (The Signature Room at the 95th, Attendees and Guests)

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| Saturday, May 3, 2008 |
| 6:00 - 7:00 a.m. |
Registration (Outer Hall of Drake and Gold Coast Room) |
| 6:00 - 7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast (Drake Room) |
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MORNING SESSION-1
Chair: Kennedy and Rose
TRIALS AND TRENDS
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| 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. |
Radiomicrosphere Therapy Clinical Trials Update
Rose |
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. |
Current Status and Future Directions in Regional Cancer Therapies
Bartlett
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PANEL DISCUSSION Challenges and Controversies in RMT-I: Expert Opinions
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| 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Patient Selection
Tumor Load
Marginal Liver Function
Surgery Before and After Radiomicrosphere Therapy
Concomitant Chemotherapy
Portal Vein Thrombosis
Prophylaxis and Management of GI ulcerations
Radiation Pneumonitis
Approach to Hilar Lesions
Handling of Biliary Obstructions
Violated Ampulla
Coldwell, Murthy, Bester, Nutting, Salem |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
BREAK |
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MORNING SESSION-2
Chair: Smith and Nutting
TREATMENT PLANNING
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| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. |
Dosimetry:
Everything You Always Wanted to Know * But Were Afraid to Ask
Gulec |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. |
Hepatic Angiographic Anatomy and Radiomicrosphere Administration Techniques
Bilbao |
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PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and Controversies in RMT-II: Expert Opinions
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| 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Routine Coiling of GI Branches
Challenging Coiling
Cystic Artery
Clinical Value of Bremsstrahlung Imaging
Post-embolic Syndrome
Avastin Vasculature
Lobar/Segmental Treatments
Vascular Complications
Bilbao, Salem, Kennedy, Murthy, Bester |
| 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch, Plated (Walton Room) |
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS-1
PARALLELL SESSIONS
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| 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
PARALLEL WORKSHOP A (Gold Coast Room)
Interventional Plans and Strategies
Chair: Salem and Kennedy
Presenter: Hall
An Interactive Session with Case Presentations
Bilbao, Nutting, Murthy, Smith, Bester |
| 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
PARALLEL WORKSHOP B (Drake Room)
Imaging and Dosimetry
Chair: Weiner
Imaging Protocols
Dosimetry: Theory and Practice, Evolving Concepts and New Techniques
Radiation Safety
NRC Update
Flamen, Selwyn |
| 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
PARALLEL WORKSHOP C (Venetian Room)
Reimbursement
Chair: Weinstein
Garfield, Atkins, Lyle |
| 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
PARALLEL WORKSHOP D (Georgian Room)
Program Development and Coordination
Chair: Atkinson and Marshall |
| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
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AFTERNOON SESSION-2
Chair: Wheeler and Pennington
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| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Proffered Abstract Presentations - (Gold Coast Room)
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| 5:00 p.m. |
CLOSING
Program Evaluation and Remarks
Gulec
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