Friday, May 8th, 2026

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8:15 - 8:45 AMRegistration Opens / Breakfast / Exhibits Open (30 mins)000
8:45 - 8:50 AMWelcome Case-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Laurie Sehn, MDWalter Stadler, MD
Toyosi Odenike, MD
8:50 - 9:15 AMDisease 1 - BreastCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Walter Stadler, MDNan Chen, MD
9:15 - 9:40 AMDisease 2 - Lung Cancer Case-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Walter Stadler, MDMarina Garrassino, MD
9:40 - 10:05 AMDisease 3 - Head and NeckCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Walter Stadler, MDAri Rosenberg, MD
10:05 - 10:25 AMBreak / Visit Exhibits (20 mins)000
10:25 - 10:50 AMDisease 4 - MyelomaCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Benjamin Derman, MD
10:50 - 11:15 AMDisease 5 - GastrointestinalCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Chih-Yi (Andy) Liao, MD
11:15 - 11:40 AMDisease 6 - Lymphoma Case-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Justin Kline, MD
11:40 - 12:05 PMDisease 7 - Leukemia: Immunotherapy for myeloid malignancies- are we there yet?Case-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Toyosi Odenike, MD
12:05 - 1:05 PMLunch / Lunchtime Breakouts (60 mins)000
12:20 - 1:05 PMConcurrent Lunchtime Breakouts:000
1. Internal Research Staff / NursesDiscussionWalter Stadler, MDLivia Szeto
Sara Moellering
Lauren Wall"
2. PhysiciansDebate Topic:
“AI tools will eliminate the need for detailed somatic sequencing for determination of therapeutic targets"
Walter Stadler, MDAlex Pearson, MD, PhD (Pro)
Melissa Tessin, MD (Con)
1:05 - 1:20 PMBreak / Visit Exhibits (15 mins)000
1:20 - 1:45 PMDisease 8 - GenitourinaryCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Russell Szmulewitz, MD
1:45 - 2:10 PMDisease 9 - GynecologicCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Diane Yamada, MD
2:10 - 2:35 PMDisease 10 - Cellular Therapy in Solid TumorsCase-based discussion / Polling
Q&A
Toyosi Odenike, MD Dan Olson, MD
 
Time Session & Topic Speaker
8:15am – 8:40am Conference Registration & Breakfast
8:40am – 8:45am Welcome Address Toyosi Odenike, MD
8:45am – 9:30am Keynote Address Manipulating the commensal microbiome to improve cancer immunotherapy efficacy Tom Gajewski, MD, PhD
9:30am – 9:55am Innovations in Breast Cancer Novel Agents and Emerging Approaches Maeve Hennessy, MD
9:55am – 10:20am Head and Neck Cancer Novel Therapeutics Beyond Anti-PD1 Ari Rosenberg, MD
10:20am – 10:50am Break
10:50am – 11:15am Advances in Small Cell Lung Cancer Noura Choudhury, MD
11:15am – 11:40am From Protocol to Patient Integrating COSINR Trial Insights and the Patient Voice on Research Biopsies Christine Bestvina, MD
11:40am – 12:05pm Targeting the BTK Pathway in CLL Beyond Covalent BTKis Elijah Darnell, MD
12:05pm – 12:30pm Acute Leukemia and Myeloid Malignancies Hitting the Target Anand Patel, MD
12:30pm – 12:45pm Molecular Tumor Board Considerations for an Enterprise-Wide Molecular Tumor Board Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD, MMSc
12:45pm – 1:45pm Lunch
1:05pm – 1:45pm Concurrent Lunch Breakouts
Molecular Tumor Board Facilitated by: Manik Amin, MD
  • • Rafael Madero Marroquín, MD
  • • Akash Patnaik, MD, PHD, MMSc
  • • Melissa Tjota, MD, PhD
  • • Peng Wang, MD
Nurses/Clinical Research Session Breakout Facilitated by: Sara Moellering, BS; Andrea Fadel, BSN; & Megan McMenamin, BSN, RN
1:45pm – 2:10pm Break
2:10pm – 2:35pm Updates in Myeloma Therapeutics Jennifer Cooperrider, MD
2:35pm – 3:00pm Updates in Novel Therapies for Gynecologic Malignancies Katherine Kurnit, MD, MPH
3:00pm – 3:25pm What’s New Coming to GU Mohammad Atiq, MD
3:25pm – 3:50pm Developmental Therapeutics for GI Cancers Andy Liao, MD
3:50pm – 3:55pm Closing Remarks Toyosi Odenike, MD
4:00pm Reception