Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 8:00am to 4:30pm
Lectures provide a comprehensive overview of metastatic central nervous system disease for physicians and support staff, followed by treatment sections that highlight current practices as well as novel approaches to longstanding problems, particularly in the era of immunotherapy and stereotactic radiation.
Schedule
- 7:30-8 a.m.: Breakfast and Registration
- 8-8:05 a.m.: Welcome - Drs. Philip E. Stieg and Rohan Ramakrishna
- 8:05-8:30 a.m.: Classification of Brain Metastases - Paul Sperduto, M.D.
- 8:30-8:50 a.m.: Imaging Assessment of Brain Metastases - Gloria Chia-Yi Chiang, M.D.
- 8:50-9:15 a.m.: Role of Precision Oncology for Brain Metastases - Justine Cohen, M.D.
- 9:15-10:15 a.m.: Chemotherapy for Brain Metastases - Lung: Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., Breast: Ari Morikawa, M.D., Melanoma: Paul Chapman, M.D.
- 10:15-10:25 a.m.: Q&A - Rohan Ramakrishna, M.D.
- 10:25-10:40 a.m.: Break
- 10:40-11 a.m.: Management of Leptomeningeal Disease - Adrienne Boire, M.D.
- 11-11:20 a.m.: Surgery and Its Role - Rohan Ramakrishna, M.D.
- 11:20-11:40 a.m.: Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) and Its Role - Jonathan Knisely, M.D.
- 11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Stereotactic RadioSurgery (SRS) and Its Role - Susan Pannullo, M.D.
- 12-1 p.m.: Lunch
- 1-1:25 p.m.: SRS Controversies - Douglas Kondziolka, M.D.
- 1:25-1:50 p.m.: Neuropsychological Sequelae of Brain Metastases and Their Treatment and Preventive Strategies - Jeffrey Scott Wefel, M.D.
- 1:50-2:10 p.m.: Role of Brachytherapy - Theodore Schwartz, M.D.
- 2:10-2:35 p.m.: Radiation Necrosis and Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) - Veronica Chiang, M.D.
- 2:35-2:55 p.m.: SRS and Immunotherapy - Silvia Formenti, M.D.
- 2:55-3:05 p.m.: Break
- 3:05-3:25 p.m.: Management of Seizures in Patients With Brain Metastases - Rajiv Magge, M.D.
- 3:25-3:45 p.m.: Palliative Care Needs of Patients With Brain Metastases - Milagros Silva, M.D.
- 3:45-4:05 p.m.: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Brain Metastases Patients - Chiti Parikh, M.D.
- 4:05-4:20 p.m.: Wrap-Up
