Agenda
Friday, October 10, 2025
7:30 AM – 2:45 PM EDT
In Person or Virtually
Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131
*Agenda reflects invited speakers
IN-PERSON: Check In, Breakfast, Visit Exhibits and Experts
ASK THE EXPERTS ( Available throughout the day to in person attendees )
| Clinical Trials in Medical Oncology | |
| Good Shepherd Penn Partners | Eileen Britton |
| Home Care | Missy Cunicelli |
| Initial Intake - Lung Cancer Program | |
| Managing Physical Symptoms from Radiation Therapy | |
| Managing Physical Symptoms from Systemic Therapies | |
| Nutrition | Carly Roop, MA, RD, CSO |
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Oncolink.org |
Marisa Healy, BSN, RN |
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Oncology Pharmacy |
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| Patient Navigator | Megan Roy, MSN, RN, OCN |
| Reiki | Laurie Elder |
| Social Work – Coping with Emotions | Neal Niznan, MSW, LCSW |
VIRTUAL: Log In to Virtual Conference
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Corey Langer, MD | Conference Chair | Hematology Oncology
News From Penn's Abramson Cancer Center
Claire Wilson | Penn Medicine Development
Patient Power Panel: Tell Your Story, It's Important
Moderator:
Corey Langer, MD | Conference Chair | Hematology Oncology
Demystifying Radiology Reporting
Sharyn Katz, MD, MTR | Radiology
MULTI FOCAL ADENOCARCINOMA LUNG (Local Therapy)
Introduction to the Problem – Thoracic Surgery
Taine Pechet, MD | Conference Co-Chair | Thoracic Surgery
Interventional Pulmonary – Role of EBUS, Navigational Bronchoscopy, and PEF
David DiBardino, MD | Interventional Pulmonology
Radiology Oncology – Role of SBRT and other Modalities
Jeff Bradley, MD | Radiation Oncology
Interventional Radiology – Going Hot and Cold on Accessible Lesions
Stephen Hunt MTR, MD, PhD, FSIR | Interventional Radiology
Question and Answer Panel Discussion
Moderator: Taine Pechet, MD | Conference Co-Chair | Thoracic Surgery
Panel:
Jeff Bradley, MD | Radiation Oncology
David DiBardino, MD | Interventional Pulmonology
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology
Stephen Hunt MTR, MD, PhD, FSIR | Interventional Radiology
Corey Langer, MD | Conference Chair | Hematology Oncology
GENERAL SESSION
Differentiating Targeted Therapy from Chemotherapy from Immunotherapy
Christopher D'Avella, MD | Hematology Oncology
Break | Visit Exhibits | Chat with Experts
Clinical Trials: 101
Building Blocks of Clinical Trials
Melina Elpi Marmarelis, MD | Hematology Oncology
Making Trials Practical and Accessible
Jeff Bradley, MD | Radiation Oncology
Thoracic Pathology: How to optimize tissue analysis – Lung Cancer on the Molecular and Immunohistochemical Level
Charuhas Deshpande, MD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Exploiting Liquid Biopsy
Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH | Hematology Oncology
Focused Panel: Challenges in Diagnostics in the Modern Era
Moderator:
Corey Langer, MD | Conference Chair | Hematology Oncology
Panel:
Andrew Haas MD, PhD | Interventional Pulmonology
Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH | Hematology Oncology
Charuhas Deshpande, MD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Stephen Hunt MTR, MD, PhD, FSIR | Interventional Radiology
Lunch and Q&A General Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Corey Langer, MD | Conference Chair | Hematology Oncology
Panel:
Jeff Bradley, MD | Radiation Oncology
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology
Charuhas Deshpande, MD | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Sharyn Katz MD, MTR | Thoracic Radiology
Melina Elpi Marmarelis, MD | Hematology Oncology
Taine Pechet, MD | Conference Co-Chair | Thoracic Surgery
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Recent major advances
Roger Cohen, MD | Medical Oncology
Break | Visit Exhibits | Chat with Experts
Town Hall: Survivorship and Follow-Up Care
Moderator:
Corey Langer, MD | Conference Chair | Hematology Oncology
Panel:
Evan Anderson, MSN, RN, OCN | Clinical Trials
Sophia Gilardone, PharmD, BCOP | Pharmacy
Sung Un Kim, CRNP, RN | Radiation Oncology
Taine Pechet, MD | Conference Co-Chair | Thoracic Surgery
Carly Roop, MA, RD, CSO | Nutrition
Megan Roy, MSN, RN, OCN | Cancer Patient Family Services
Beth Sandy, CRNP | Medical Oncology
Neal Niznan, MSW, LCSW | Social Work