2nd Annual UT Southwestern Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium

Saturday, April 21, 2012

GI cancer symposium
Agenda: Saturday, April 21, 2012

7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Session I – Upper GI Malignancy
Moderator: Roderich Schwarz
8:35 a.m.
Case Presentation
8:45 a.m.
Multidisciplinary Aspects of GE Junction Cancer Therapy
- Jeffrey Meyer
9 a.m.
Potentially Curable Gastric Cancer
- John Mansour
9:15 a.m.
Metastatic Gastroesophageal Cancer
- David Wang
9:30 a.m.
GIST
- Roderich Schwarz
9:45 a.m.   
Case Discussion With Audience Participation
10 a.m. Break
Session II – Uncommon GI Cancers With Special Treatment Opportunities
Moderator: Glen Balch
10:30 a.m.
Case Presentation
10:45 a.m.
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
- Glen Balch
11 a.m.        
Neuroendocrine Tumors of Pancreas and Intestine
- Yull Arriaga
11:15 a.m.
Gallbladder and Biliary Cancers - Muhammad Beg
11:30 a.m.
Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms - John Mansour
12 p.m. Lunch
Session III – Emerging Therapies and Technologies, New Protocols
Moderator: John Mansour
1 p.m. When Is CT Not Sufficient?: MRI Options
- Ivan Pedrosa
1:15 p.m. Genetic Screening For GI Cancer: When Indicated?
- Linda Robinson
1:30 p.m. Evolving Strategies For Hepatocellular Cancer
- Adam Yopp
1:45 p.m. Minimally Invasive / Robotic Operations For Cancer?
- Glen Balch
2 p.m. Liver-Directed Regional Therapies
- Bart Dolmatch
2:15 p.m. Stereotactic Radiation For Liver Metastases
- Jeffrey Meyer
2:30 p.m. Individualizing Strategies For Colorectal Cancer
- James Willson
2:45 p.m. Audience Questions
3 p.m. Reception/Adjourn