Conference Proceedings
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Friday, January 31, 2025
CME/CNE-accredited
patient & caregiver program
7:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
In person or virtually
Law Auditorium | Jordan Medical Education Center
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Syllabus
IN-PERSON: Check In, Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits and Experts
VIRTUAL: Log in to Virtual Conference
Educational Meeting Begins – Welcome and Introduction
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil | Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Yoshor, MD | Neurosurgery
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I: NEW CONCEPTS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
MODERATOR: Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
The Year in Review – Are We At a Turning Point in the War Against Brain Cancer?
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for Brain Tumors: Preclinical Findings and Clinical Applications
Ganesh Rao, MD | Neurosurgery | Baylor College of Medicine
Integrated Diagnostics in Gliomas: The Role of Molecular Profiling and AI/ML
MacLean Nasrallah, MD, PhD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in Glioblastoma: Clinically relevant genomics
Jennifer J.D. Morrissette, PhD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
RANO 2.0 and Advances in Neuroimaging: Impact on clinical trials and clinical practice
Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC | Activity Co-Director | Radiology
Radiomics and Imaging Biomarkers in Neuro-Oncology
Ali Nabavizadeh, MD | Radiology
Q & A Panel Discussion
MODERATOR: Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
PANEL:
Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC | Activity Co-Director | Radiology
Jennifer J.D. Morrissette, PhD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ali Nabavizadeh, MD | Radiology
MacLean Nasrallah, MD, PhD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ganesh Rao, MD | Neurosurgery | Baylor College of Medicine
Stories of Patient Survivors: Navigating the Health Care System, Finding Information, Clinical Trials, Innovation, and Hope
Kaileen M. Bevenour, PA-C | Neuro-Oncology
Elizabeth Heisler, PA-C | Neurosurgery
Meghan O'Neill, CRNP | Medical Oncology
Special Town Hall Meeting with Drs. Steven Brem and Nduka Amankulor for Patients, Caregivers, and Family Members
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Break
SCIENTIFIC SESSION II: NEURO-ONCOLOGY 2.0
MODERATOR: Nduka M. Amankulor, MD Activity Director | Neurosurgery
CAR T Cell Immuno-Oncology Program: From First in Human to Current and Future Studies- The Clinical Trial Pipeline
Zev Binder, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery
Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE Activity Co-Director | Hematology Oncology
Donald M. O’Rourke, MD | Activity Co-Director | Neurosurgery
Glioblastoma: Six Emerging Technologies in Search of a Cure
Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Optimizing Surgery and Immunotherapy for Gliomas using Advances in Genomics
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Q & A Panel Discussion
MODERATORS: Nduka M. Amankulor, MD Activity Director | Neurosurgery
Steven Brem, MD | Activity Director | Neurosurgery
PANEL:
Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE | Activity Co-Director | Hematology Oncology
Zev Binder, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery
Christina Jackson, MD | Neurosurgery
Donald M. O’Rourke, MD | Activity Co-Director | Neurosurgery
12:15 pm Lunch / Visit Exhibits / Chat with Experts
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMORS
Moderator: Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC | Activity Co-Director | Radiology
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - The INDIGO Trial and a Paradigm Change in the Treatment of IDH-mutant Low-Grade Gliomas
Ingo K. Mellinghoff, MD, FACP | Neuro-Oncology | Memorial Sloan Kettering
Medical and Symptom Management of Patients with Brain Tumors
Amy A. Pruitt, MD | Neurology
Seizure Management for Brain Tumor Survivors: Current Concepts
Saurabh R. Sinha, MD, PhD | Neurology
Q & A Panel Discussion
MODERATOR: Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC Activity Co-Director | Radiology
PANEL:
Amy A. Pruitt, MD | Neurology
Ingo K. Mellinghoff, MD, FACP | Neuro-Oncology | Memorial Sloan Kettering
Saurabh R. Sinha, MD, PhD | Neurology
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV: ADVANCES IN PRECISION SURGERY, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY
MODERATOR: Harper Hubbeling, MD | Radiation Oncology
Updates in Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumors
Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE | Activity-Co-Director | Hematology Oncology
Biomarkers in Immuno-Oncology: Road to Personalized Immunotherapy
Christina Jackson, MD | Neurosurgery
Advances in Radiation Therapy for Patients with Brain Tumors
Emily Lebow, MD | Radiation Oncology
Updates in the Targeted and Immunological Treatment of Brain Metastases: Melanoma
Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Hematology Oncology
mRNA Technology to Develop Vaccines for Brain Tumors: Preliminary Experience and Prospects for Future Development
Peter J. Madsen, MD, MBE | Neurosurgery | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Advances in Intraoperative Molecular Imaging of Brain Tumors: Visualizing the Invisible
John Y.K. Lee, MD, MSCE | Neurosurgery
Q & A Panel Discussion
MODERATOR: Harper Hubbeling, MD | Radiation Oncology
PANEL:
Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE | Activity-Co-Director | Hematology Oncology
Christina Jackson, MD | Neurosurgery
Emily Lebow, MD | Radiation Oncology
John Y.K. Lee, MD, MSCE | Neurosurgery
Peter J. Madsen, MD, MBE | Neurosurgery
Tara C. Mitchell, MD | Medical Oncology