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Time |
Topic |
Speaker/Moderator |
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Wednesday, February 24 |
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| 1:00-7:30 pm | Registration | |
| 2:00-6:00 pm |
Moderated Poster Sessions |
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| Session A: Prostate Cancer A-1: Diagnostics/Imaging A-2: Treatment |
Thomas Polascik, MD | |
| Session B: Renal Cancer B-1: Diagnostics/Imaging B-2: Treatment |
Inderbir Gill, MD | |
| 6:00-7:30 pm | Reception | |
| Thursday, February 25 | ||
| 6:45-7:30 am | Registration/Continental Breakfast | |
| 7:25-7:30 am |
Welcome and Overview | Thomas Polascik, MD |
| 7:30-10:00 am |
Session I: Focal Therapy--Pathological and Molecular Basis | David Bostwick, MD, MBA |
| 7:30-7:45 am | Low Risk Prostate Cancer: Active Surveillance or Focal Therapy | Peter Carroll, MD |
| 7:45-8:00 am | Quality Assurance in Prostate Biopsy Sampling and Processing: Implications for Focal Therapy | David Bostwick, MD, MBA |
| 8:00-8:15 am | Rationale for Focal Therapy Based upon Pathologic Findings | Thomas Wheeler, MD |
| 8:15-8:30 am | Defining the Index Lesion | Hashim Uddin Ahmed, MRCS(Ed), BM, BCh(Oxon), BA(Hons) |
| 8:30-8:45 am | Molecular Biology of Early Prostate Cancer | Carlos Cordon-Cardo, MD |
| 8:45-9:00 am | Molecular Characteristics of Non-Clinically Significant Versus Lethal Metastatic Prostate Cancer | Steve Bova, MD |
| 9:00-9:30 am | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 9:30-10:00 am | Late Breaking News | Vladimir Mouraviev |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30-12:15 pm | Session II: Biopsy and Targeting of Prostate Cancer | J. Stephen Jones, MD Daniel Stoianovici, PhD |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Biopsy Strategies to Detect Small Prostate Cancers | J. Stephen Jones, MD |
| 10:45-11:00 am | Computer-Guided Template Biopsy | Samir Taneja, MD |
| 11:00-11:15 am | Biopsy and Imaging Correlation with Modern Technologies | Arnauld Villers, MD |
| 11:15-11:30 am | Stereotactic Targeting of the Prostate--Concept or Reality? | Inderbir Gill, MD |
| 11:30-11:45 am | Image-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy | Daniel Stoianovici, PhD |
| 11:45-12:15 pm | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15-3:15 pm | Session III: Functional and Molecular Imaging of Prostate Cancer | Peter Choyke, MD Jean de la Rosette, MD, PhD |
| 1:15-1:30 pm | Ultrasound Imaging of Prostate Cancer | Jean de la Rosette, MD, PhD |
| 1:30-1:45 pm | Post-Processing of Ultrasound Signal--Histoscanning | Mark Emberton, MD |
| 1:45-2:00 pm | Advances in MRI/MRIS | John Kurhanewicz, PhD |
| 2:00-2:15 pm | Low Molecular Weight Imaging Agents for Prostate Cancer: Focus on PSMA | Martin Pomper, MD, PhD |
| 2:15-2:30 pm | Nanotechnology in Prostate Cancer | Omid Farokhzad, MD |
| 2:30-2:45 pm | New Horizons in Molecular Imaging of Prostate Cancer | Peter Choyke, MD |
| 2:45-3:15 pm | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 3:15-3:45 pm | Break | |
| 3:45-4:00 pm |
Late Breaking News | Vladimir Mouraviev, MD, PhD |
| 4:00-4:15 pm | Consensus Statement on Prostate Cancer from the 2nd (Amsterdam) Symposium | Jean de la Rosette, MD |
| 4:15-5:00 pm | Prostate Cancer Keynote Lecture: Novel Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection and Prognosis | Alan Partin, MD, PhD |
| Friday, February 26 | ||
| 6:45-7:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 7:30-9:15 am |
Session IV: Focal Ablative Techniques | Arie Belldegrun, PhD John Trachtenberg, MD |
| 7:30-7:45 am | Focal Cryoablation | Aaron Katz, MD |
| 7:45-8:00 am | Focal HIFU (high-intensity focal ultrasound) | Mark Emberton, MD |
| 8:00-8:15 am | Vascular Photodynamic Technology | Vladimir Mouraviev, MD, PhD |
| 8:15-8:30 am | Robot-Guided Interstitial Laser Therapy | John Trachtenberg, MD |
| 8:30-8:45 am | Robotic Partial Prostatectomy | Arnauld Villers, MD |
| 8:45-9:15 am | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 9:15-9:45 am | Break | |
| 9:45-11:30 am | Session V: New Concepts in Focal Therapy | Jean de la Rosette, MD Daniel George, MD |
| 9:45-10:00 am | Optimizing Tumor Ablation for Focal Therapy | John Baust, PhD |
| 10:00-10:15 am | Immunotherapy and Ablative Techniques | Arie Belldegrun, MD |
| 10:15-10:30 am | Chemoprevention of the Untreated Prostate Gland | Daniel George, MD |
| 10:30-10:45 am | The Delicate Balance between QoL and Cancer Control | Thomas Polascik, MD |
| 10:45-11:00 am | Penile Rehabilitation in Focal Therapy Setting | John Mulhall, MD |
| 11:00-11:30 am | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 11:30-12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:15-3:15 pm | Session VI: How to Implement Focal Therapy Into Clinical Practice--Debates |
Thomas Polascik, MD Mark Emberton, MD |
| 12:15-12:45 pm | Focal Therapy Versus Active Surveillance | Peter Carroll, MD Balentine Carter, MD |
| 12:45-1:15 pm | Patient Selection: Based on Biopsy or Imaging | John Trachtenberg, MD Samir Taneja, MD |
| 1:15-1:45 pm | Patient Selection: Conservative Approach Versus Liberal Treatment | Thomas J. Polascik, MD Mark Emberton, MD |
| 1:45-2:15 pm | How Much Should We Ablate? Unifocal Versus Hemiablation | Arnauld Villers, MD Vladimir Mouraviev, MD, PhD |
| 2:15-2:45 pm | Follow Up: PSA Versus Biopsy | Aaron Katz, MD J. Stephen Jones, MD |
| 2:45-3:15 pm | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 3:15-3:45 pm | Break | |
| 3:45-6:00 pm | Session VII: Small Renal Masses--Imaging, Biopsy, Selection Criteria |
Arie Belldegrun, MD Jens Rassweiler |
| 3:45-4:00 pm | Small Renal Mass--The New Entity | Robert Uzzo, MD |
| 4:00-4:15 pm | Genetic Basis of Kidney Cancer: Disease-specific Approaches to Therapy | Marston Linehan, MD |
| 4:15-4:30 pm | Imaging--Current Status | Hessel Wijkstra, PhD |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Imaging--Future Perspectives: G-250 (Wilex) Trial Results | Thomas Polascik, MD |
| 4:45-5:00 pm | Navigation in Minimally Invasive Renal Surgery | Jens Rassweiler |
| 5:00-5:15 pm | The Role of Biopsy | Raymond Leveillee, MD, FRCS-G |
| 5:15-5:30 pm | Patient Selection | Jaime Landman, MD |
| 5:00-5:15 pm | Reconciling AUA and EAU Guidelines | Heindrich van Poppel, MD |
| 5:30-6:00 pm | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 6:00-6:45 pm | Renal Cancer Keynote Lecture: Evolution of Renal Cancer Treatment in the Modern Era | Michael Marberger, MD |
| Saturday, February 27 | ||
| 6:45-7:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 7:30-7:45 am | Consensus Statement on Renal Cancer from the 2nd (Amsterdam) Symposium | Pilar Laguna, MD |
| 7:45-11:30 am | Session VIII: Management of Small Renal Masses | Inderbir Gill, MD |
| 7:45-8:00 am | Observation Versus Early Surgery: Who Needs Therapy? | Thomas Jarrett, MD |
| 8:00-8:15 am | Percutaneous Cryoablation | Bruce Shingleton, MD |
| 8:15-8:30 am | Percutaneous RFA (radiofrequency ablation) | Raymond Leveillee, MD, FRCS-G |
| 8:30-8:45 am | Laparoscopic Cryoablation | Jaime Landman, MD |
| 8:45-9:00 am | Laparoscopic RFA | Brandford Wood, MD |
| 9:00-9:15 am | Break | |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Renal HIFU | Michael Marberger, MD |
| 9:30-9:45 am | Open Versus Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Versus SILS Partial Nephrectomy | Inderbir Gill, MD |
| 9:45-10:00 am | Combined Treatment for High Risk Patients | Arie Belldegrun, MD |
| 10:00-10:15 am | Follow Up--Is There an Algorithm? | Aradhana Venkatesan, MD |
| 10:15-10:30 am | Dealing with Focal Treatment Failures | Gennady Bratslavsky, MD |
| 10:45-11:15 am | Panel Discussion | All Speakers |
| 11:15-11:30 am | Concluding Remarks | Jean de la Rosette, MD, PhD Inderbir Gill, MD Thomas Polascik, MD |
