WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 |
| 19:30 -22:00 |
Dinner Session: Driving Collaborative Breast Cancer Research in Latin America |
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- Introduction
- Welcome by Eros Ramazzotti, Conference Patron (invited)
-Being a Clinical Research Center of Excellence: The Intergroup Guidelines and Institutional Certification
- Conducting International Clinical Trials in Latin America According to Good Clinical
Practice: Lessons Learned from Different Countries
- The Peruvian Experience
- The Mexican Experience
- The Brazilian Experience
- From the Eyes of a Principal Investigator: The International Perspective
- Questions and Challenges in Certifying Your Institution
- Conclusions and Lessons Learned
- Adjourn |
THURSDAY, JULY 26 |
| 08:00 – 08:10 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 08:10 – 10:15 |
Different Approaches to Breast Cancer: Learning from our Global Neighbors |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Incidence and Treatment Practices in Breast Cancer: The Latin American Experience
- Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: Incidence in the Arab World and the Breast Health Global Initiative Guidelines
- Frequency and Treatment Approaches for Breast Cancer in Asia
- Discussion |
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Coffee Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 |
Recent Advances In Surgical and Radiation Treatments for Breast Cancer |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Controversies in Breast Imaging
- Clinical Decisions in Diagnosis – Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs. Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer
- Prevention and Treatment of Lymphedema in Patients with Breast Cancer
- Clinical Decisions in Breast Reconstruction - Indications for Implants vs. Microsurgery
- Integrating Radiation into the Treatment Paradigm: Radiation after Mastectomy and Partial Breast Irradiation after Breast Reconstruction |
| 12:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch, Posters and Exhibits |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
| 14:30 – 16:30 |
Post Surgical Adjuvant Therapy |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Assessing Recurrence Risk and the 2012 Standard of Care for Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in the Treatment of Pre- and Post-menopausal Breast Cancer
- Targeting Adjuvant Therapy to the HER Superfamily and Overcoming Upfront HER2
Resistance
- Clinical Case Panel Discussion: Your Challenging Cases with Adjuvant Therapy |
| 14:30 – 16:30 |
Surgical Track Part 1 |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Indications and Contraindications for Oncoplastic Surgery in Breast Conserving Therapy of Breast Carcinomas
- Intraoperative Evaluation of Surgical Margins.
Impact on the Decision of Oncoplastic Surgery
– Roundtable
- Internal Quadrant Tumors – Case Discussions |
| 16:30 – 17:30 |
Poster Reception |
FRIDAY, JULY 27 |
| 08:00 – 10:30 |
Improving Survival through Diagnostics and Pathology |
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– Welcome and Introduction
– Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Clinical Understanding and Utility
– Circulating Tumor Cells and their Signifi cance in Breast Cancer
– Breast Cancer Pathology for the Clinical Oncologist:
Understanding Hormone Receptors and HER2 Status as Guides for Your Treatment Decisions
– Highlights from San Antonio and ASCO |
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Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 |
Keynote Symposium |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Fifth Umberto Veronesi Award Presentation for the Future Fight Against Breast Cancer
- Translating Cutting-Edge Medical Advances into Monday Morning’s Clinic – A Personal Perspective
- Nipple-sparing Mastectomy
- Late-Breaking Abstract(s) |
| 12:15 – 14:00 |
Lunch, Posters and Exhibits |
| 14:00 – 14:20 |
Orlando G. Silva Best Poster Awards |
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- Introduction
- Q&A with Author of #1 Poster
- Q&A with Author of #2 Poster
- Q&A with Author of #3 Poster |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
| 14:30 – 17:00 |
Metastatic Breast Cancer |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Overcoming Resistance to Endocrine Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Chemotherapy in the Metastatic Patient: Treatment Options in 2012 and Beyond
- Development of New Treatment Algorithms for Triple Negative and BRCA-deficient Breast Cancers
- Understanding and Surmounting Resistance to anti-HER2
- Angiogenesis in Metastatic Breast Cancer: What is the Current Role for Anti-Angiogenic Therapy?
- Clinical Case Panel Discussion: Your Challenging Cases with Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| 14:30 – 17:00 |
Surgical Track Part 2 |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: High grade. How to treat?
- Early and Late Complications Following Oncoplastic Surgery
- Current Considerations and Modern Practices for Immediate and Delayed Breast Reconstruction
- External Quadrants and Central Tumors – Case Discussions
- Conclusions and Take Home Points |
SATURDAY, JULY 28 |
| 08:00 – 12:30 |
What Will You do on Monday Morning? |
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- Welcome and Introduction
- Breast Cancer: Pregnancy and Fertility
- Neurologic Complications of Breast Cancer, Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Therapeutic and Safety Implications with drugs that Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier
- Gynecological Issues in Women with Breast Cancer
- “Biologic Combinations” – Can We Use Them on Monday? |
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Coffee Break |
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What Will You do on Monday Morning? Con’t |
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- How Basic Science is Finally Transforming Breast Cancer Treatment
– Preoperative Therapy in HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
- Preoperative Therapy in HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer
- Newest Developments in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Where Are We on Monday?
- Cancer, Nutrition and Lifestyles
- Closing Comments and Adjournment |
*Preliminary Program subject to change |
