Conference Proceedings
CME Credits
Continuing medical credits are no longer available for this course.
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Friday, January 28, 2022
7:00 am to 4:00 pm EST (CME concludes 3:30 pm)
Log-in to Virtual Conference - Visit Exhibits/Experts and Network with Colleagues
Educational Meeting Begins – Welcome and Introduction
Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Nduka Amankulor, MD | Activity-Co-Director | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
M. Sean Grady, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Daniel Yoshor, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Robert H Vonderheide, MD, DPhil | Abramson Cancer Center | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Finding a Cure for a Rare Illness – Being a Survivor, Physician- Scientist and Disease Hunter - A Personal Journey - followed by Q&A
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc | Translational Medicine and Human Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Author of the book, Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action- A Memoir and We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1: New Concepts and Innovative Technologies
Moderator: Arati Desai, MD | Medical Oncology | Activity-Co-Director
The 2021 WHO Classification and the Role of Integrated Molecular Profiling in the Diagnosis of Malignant Gliomas - The Impact of Genomic Medicine
MacLean Nasrallah, MD, PhD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Clinically Useful Next Generation Sequencing in Glioblastoma: A decade of progress
Jennifer J.D. Morrissette, PhD | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Advanced Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors: Radiogenomics, Predictive Biomarkers, and Response Assessment - Advanced Imaging Informs Clinical Care and Clinical Trials
Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC | Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
PET Imaging for Primary and Secondary Brain Tumors: Past, Present, and Future
Ali Nabavizadeh, MD | Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Discovering New Technologies to Transform the Treatment of Brain Cancer
Becky Bish, PhD | The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
Seeing Beyond the Visible: Fluorescent Imaging of Brain Tumors – A Decade of Progress and What’s on the Horizon
John Y.K. Lee, MD, MSCE | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors- Major Advances in the Past 10 years, including CAR T-Cell Platform for Glioblastoma
Donald M. O’Rourke, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Progress Report in the War on Brain Cancer – Advancing Clinical Trials Focused on New Targets and Technologies- From Cytokines to Connectomes
Steven Brem, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
New Approaches to Neurosurgical Oncology - Harnessing Genomic Medicine and the Immune System to Develop Innovative, Effective Treatments
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Q and A Panel - all speakers from Session 1
Break
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2: Progress in the Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors
Moderator: Robert A. Lustig, MD, FACR | Radiation Oncology | Activity-Co-Director
Advances in Viral Oncolytic and Immunotherapy of Gliomas– A Decade of Progress
James Markert, MD, MPH | Neurosurgery, University of Alabama
Progress in the Care of Patients with Glioblastoma- Prospects for Future Advances
Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, MD, MBA | Medical Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute
Medical and Symptom Management of Patients with Brain Tumors
Amy A. Pruitt, MD - Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Seizure Management for Brain Tumor Survivors: Current Concepts
Kathryn A. Davis, MD, MTR | Neurology, Penn Medicine / Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Update on COVID-19 – Lessons Learned
Kathleen M. Murphy, MD | Infectious Diseases, Penn Medicine / Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Q and A Panel - all speakers from Session 2
12:10 pm Lunch / Visit Exhibits / Chat with Experts
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3: Advances in Precision Surgery, Medical and Radiation Oncology - Survivorship of Patients with Brain Tumors
Moderator: Suyash Mohan, MD | Radiology | Activity-Co-Director
Ten Years of Progress in Immuno-Oncology: What Lies Ahead on the Horizon
John Frederick de Groot, MD | Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco
Circulating Tumor DNA in Glioblastoma
Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE | Hematology Oncology, Penn Medicine / Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Anti-Angiogenic Therapy and Current Clinical Trials
Arati Desai, MD | Medical Oncology, Penn Medicine / Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Advances in Radiation Therapy for Patients with Brain Tumors
Goldie A. Kurtz, MD | Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Laser Thermal Ablation: Emerging Indications for Neuro-Oncology
Nduka Amankulor, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine
Updates in the Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastasis
Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Medical Oncology, Penn Medicine / Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Gliomas in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA): Current Concepts
Richard E. Phillips, MD, PhD | Medical Oncology / Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/ Penn Medicine
Q and A Panel - all speakers from Session 3
Stories of Patient Survivors: Navigating the Health Care System, Finding Information, Clinical Trials, Innovation, and Hope
Karen Albright, MSN, CRNP | Medical Oncology, Penn Medicine
Elizabeth Heisler, PA-C | Neurosurgery, Penn Medicine
Arbena Merolli Trettin, MSW | Neurosurgery, Penn Medicine
3:30 pm CME Concludes
Special Town Hall Meeting with Drs. Steven Brem and Nduka Amankulor for Patients, Caregivers, and Family Members
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD | Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/ Penn Medicine
Steven Brem, MD | Neurosurgery, Penn Medicine / Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania/ Penn Medicine