Agenda & Presentations
Friday, June 7, 2019
7:00 am Registration and Breakfast
7:30 am Welcome & Introductions
Lawrence N. Shulman, MD – Deputy Director Abramson Cancer Center // Penn Medicine
M. Sean Grady, MD – Chairman, Neurosurgery // Penn Medicine
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
7:40 am A Cure Within: The Remarkable Stories of the Pioneers of Cancer Immunotherapy (Including Tasuku Honjo, James Allison, and Carl June)
Neil Canavan – Journalist; Scientific Advisor // Solebury Trout
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1: NEW CONCEPTS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Moderator: Arati Desai, MD - Hematology Oncology // Penn Medicine
8:10 am The New WHO Classification and the Role of Integrated Molecular Profiling in
the Diagnosis of Malignant Gliomas
Stefan Prokop, MD – Pathology and Laboratory Medicine // Penn Medicine
8:25 am Clinically Useful Next Generation Sequencing in Glioblastoma
Jennifer JD Morrissette, PhD – Pathology and Laboratory Medicine // Penn Medicine
8:40 am Advanced Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors: Radiogenomics, Predictive Biomarkers, and Response Assessment
Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC – Radiology // Penn Medicine
9:00 am Anti-Angiogenic Therapy and Current Clinical Trials
Arati Desai, MD – Hematology Oncology // Penn Medicine
9:35 am Seeing Beyond the Visible: Fluorescent Imaging of Brain Tumors
Steve S. Cho, MD – Researcher // Penn Medicine
9:50 am Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors- Using CAR T-Cell Platform for Glioblastoma
Donald M. O’Rourke, MD – Neurosurgery // Penn Medicine
10:10 am Break
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2: PROGESS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMORS
Moderator: Robert A. Lustig, MD, FACR // Penn Medicine
10:30 am Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors Part 1 Part 2
Amy B. Heimberger, MD – Neurosurgery // The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:00 am Monitoring Metabolism in Glioblastoma Using hyper polarized c13 imaging
and H-1 MRS Part 1 Part 2
Priscilla K. Brastianos, MD – Hematology Oncology // Massachusetts General Hospital
11:30 am Medical and Symptom Management of Patients with Brain Tumors
Amy A. Pruitt, MD – Neurology // Penn Medicine
11:45 am Seizure Management for Brain Tumor Survivors: Current Concepts
Kathryn Davis, MD, MRT - Neurology // Penn Medicine
12:00 pm Lunch
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3: ADVANCES IN PRECISION SURGERY, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY- SURVIVORSHIP OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS
Moderator: Suyash Mohan, MD - Radiology // Penn Medicine
1:00 pm Simulation and stimulation of Functional Brain Pathways to Optimize Outcomes:
Individualized Human Connectome Maps Guide Neurosurgery
Steven Brem, MD - Neurosurgery // Penn Medicine
1:30 pm Immunotherapy and Circulating Tumor DNA in Glioblastoma
Stephen Bagley, MD - Hematology Oncology // Penn Medicine
2:15 pm Photons and Protons: Customizing Precision Radiation Therapy for Patients and Malignant Brain Tumors
Goldie A. Kurtz, MD - Radiation Oncology // Penn Medicine
2:35 pm Targeted Therapy for Brain Metastases (Melanoma, Breast and Lung Cancer): Principles and Progress
Tara C. Mitchell, MD - Hematology Oncology // Penn Medicine
2:55 pm Stories of Patient Survivors: Navigating the Health Care System, Finding Information, Clinical Trials, Innovation, and Hope
Arbena Merolli Trettin, MSW - Social Work // Penn Medicine
Eleanor Miller, MSN, RN, OCN, CBCN - Nursing // Penn Medicine
Karen Albright, MSN, CRNP - Nursing // Penn Medicine
3:15 pm CME Concludes
Special Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Steven Brem for Patients, Caregivers, and Family Members
Steven Brem, MD - Neurosurgery // Penn Medicine