Radiomicrosphere Selective Internal Radiation Treatment | 4th Annual Clinical Symponium | May 2-3, 2008  Chicago
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Symposium Program

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 DrakMesut Ozgene Room Stage)

 

   

Friday, May 2, 2008

6:00 -7:00 a.m. Registration (Outer Hall Drake and Gold Coast Room)
6:00 -7:00 a.m. Breakfast (Drake Room)

MORNING SESSION-1

Chair: Gulec and Salem
THEORY AND PRACTICE

7:00 - 7:15 a.m.

Perspectives and Positions on Radiomicrosphere Therapy
Gulec

7:15 - 7:30 a.m. Regulatory Update
Coldwell
7:30 - 7:45 a.m.

The View From Capitol Hill: CMS Reimbursement
Weinstein

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
CURRENT CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: HCC
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

HCC and Radiomicrosphere Therapy Experience To-Date:
Objective Responses and Downsizing for Surgery
Salem

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

MORNING SESSION--2

Chair: Pennington and Fong
CURRENT CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Metastatic Liver Disease

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)

AFTERNOON SESSION-1

Chair: Wheeler and Smith
COMPLICATIONS

1:15  - 1:45 p.m. Complications of Radiomicrosphere Administration
Salem
1:45  - 2:15 p.m. Radiomicrosphere-Induced Liver Disease
Kennedy
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

AFTERNOON SESSION-2

Chair:Fong and Kalayoglu 
PANEL DISCUSSION Multidisciplinary Management

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)

THE Signature Room AT THE 95th

 

 

   
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)

MORNING SESSION-1

Chair: Kennedy and Rose
TRIALS AND TRENDS 

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

PANEL DISCUSSION Challenges and Controversies in RMT-I: Expert Opinions

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

MORNING SESSION-2

Chair: Smith and Nutting
TREATMENT PLANNING 

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

PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and Controversies in RMT-II: Expert Opinions

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) 

AFTERNOON SESSIONS-1

PARALLELL SESSIONS

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

AFTERNOON SESSION-2 

Chair: Wheeler and Pennington

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Proffered Abstract Presentations - (Gold Coast Room)

5:00 p.m.

CLOSING
Program Evaluation and Remarks  

Gulec