TALK WITH THE EXPERTS
A Kidney Cancer Educational Symposium
WHEN
Friday, October 6th, 2023
7:55am – 3:30pm
WHERE
SPEAKERS
Phillip M. Pierorazio, MD
Chief, Section of Urology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Professor of Surgery at Penn Medicine
Vivek K. Narayan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Penn Medicine
Matthew R. Zibelman, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Eric Jonasch, MD
Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology,
Division of Cancer Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center- University of Texas
Katy Beckermann, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Rathmell Lab, Hematology/Oncology Division
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Osama Mohamad, MD PhD
Radiation Oncologist
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Naomi Haas, MD
Medical Oncology
Director, Prostate and Kidney Cancer Program
Professor of Medicine at Abramson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine
Ulkna Nitin Vaishampayan, MDDS
Medical Oncology
University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine
Glenn Sykes
Patient Advocate
Tarenne Ferenchak, CRNP
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Penn Medicine
Roberto Pili, MD
Associate Dean for Cancer Research and Integrative Oncology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Hans Hammers, MD
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Linda Ostoski
President, Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation
AGENDA
7:55am
Welcome & Thank You to Sponsors
Linda Ostoski
President, The Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation
8:00am
My Surgery for Kidney Cancer
Phillip M. Pierorazio, MD
Chief, Section of Urology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Professor of Surgery at Penn Medicine
8:30am
Innovative Approaches for Locally Advanced Kidney Cancer
Vivek K. Narayan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Penn Medicine
9:00am
I just had surgery; do I need any other treatment: Interpretating recent studies in adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy
Matthew R. Zibelman, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology
Fox Chase Cancer Center
9:30am
Hereditary Kidney Cancer-Am I at Risk
Eric Jonasch, MD
Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology,
Division of Cancer Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center- University of Texas
10:00am
My Kidney cancer has spread: How do I choose the right Combination Therapy (Triplet or Doublet?)
Katy Beckermann, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Rathmell Lab, Hematology/Oncology Division
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10:30am
PANEL DISCUSSION
11:00am
Using short course of high dose radiotherapy (SBRT) to treat Kidney Cancers
Osama Mohamad, MD PhD
Radiation Oncologist
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
11:30am
What if my Cancer is resistant to Immune Checkpoint or VEGF Therapy: What’s New for my Cancer Beyond First Line Treatment?
Naomi Haas, MD
Medical Oncology
Director, Prostate and Kidney Cancer Program
Professor of Medicine at Abramson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine
12:00pm
Treatment of Non-Clear cell Cancer-What’s new?
Ulkna Nitin Vaishampayan, MDDS
Medical Oncology
University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine
12:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
1:00pm
What makes a good trial and why should I participate?
Glenn Sykes
Patient Advocate, Philly
1:30pm
How do I make the most of my treatment? Managing the side effects of cancer and its treatment
Tarenne Ferenchak, CRNP
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Penn Medicine
2:00pm
Nutrition and Kidney Cancer
Roberto Pili, MD
Associate Dean for Cancer Research and Integrative Oncology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
2:30pm
Peering into the looking glass-How will we treatment kidney cancer in the future?
Hans Hammers, MD
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
3:00pm
PANEL DISCUSSION