Gastrointestinal Oncology Symposium

Where & When

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Troy Marriot
200 W Big Beaver Rd
Detroit Marriott Troy

Registration

Online registration is now closed, we will ONLY be accepting on-site registration. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Please contact Pam Sydorchuk, Symposium coordinator at 313-576-8746 if you have any questions.

Accreditation

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Provided by Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute.

Program Director

Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D., M.S.

Agenda

7-7:50 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast

7:50-8 a.m.
Introduction and Opening Remarks
Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Co-Director Gastrointestinal Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

8-9 a.m.
Therabionic: From Bench to Bedside
Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP
President & CEO of Karmanos Cancer Institute
Professor, Department of Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

9-9:30 a.m.
The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in GI Cancers
Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

9:30-10 a.m.
GI Neuroendocrine Tumors: A New Therapeutics Era
Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Co-Director Gastrointestinal Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

10-10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15-10:45 a.m.
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Expert Treatment Approach
Philip Philip, M.D., Ph.D.
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

10:45-11:15 a.m.
Updates in the Management of Esophageal/GEJ/Gastric Cancers
Wasif Saif, M.D., MBBS
Professor, Department of Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

11:15-11:45 a.m.
Targeting KRAS in GI Cancers: Latest Developments
Asfar Azmi, Ph.D.
Professor
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break

12:30-1:30 p.m.
Metastatic Colon Cancer: Standard Treatment Paradigm and Novel Therapeutics
John Strickler, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Co-Leader of Duke Molecular Tumor Board
Duke Cancer Center
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

1:30-1:45 p.m.
Liver Embolization for HCC with Subsequent Systemic Therapy: A New Standard?
Jeffrey Critchfield, M.D., FSIR
Interventional Oncology
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MI

1:45-2:15 p.m.
Debate: Robotic vs Open Pancreatectomy

Eliza Beal, M.D., M.S. (Robotic) vs Steve Kim, M.D. (Open)

Eliza Beal, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Steve Kim, M.D.
Chief of Surgical Oncology
Professor of Surgery
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

2:15-2:45 p.m.
Case Discussions
Moderator: Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D.,M.S.

2:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D., M.S.

More Information

For any additional questions, please contact Pamela Sydorchuk, symposium coordinator, at symposium@karmanos.org or call 313-576-8746.