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2024  AGENDA

Thursday February 8, 2024

14:00 – 18:00 TLC – Training in Lung Cancer – Meeting for Resident and Fellows- Emerald Ballroom
Chairs: Dr. Randeep Sangha (AB) and Dr. Sarah Baker (ON)
(TLC is for Registered Residents Only)
18:00 – 21:30 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference Opening Dinner- Pacific Rim Hotel- Star Sapphire Ballroom
Open to Registered Delegates Only

Friday February 9, 2024

07:15 – 08:15 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference Breakfast – Emerald Ballroom
08:30 – 08:35 Welcome to the Canadian Lung Cancer Conference – Dr. Barb Melosky (BC) – Star Sapphire Ballroom AB
08:35 – 08:40 Welcome From CCTG – Dr. Penelope Bradbury (ON)
08:40 – 09:45 Medical Oncology Session – Chair: Dr. Barb Melosky (BC)
08:40 – 09:20 Lung Cancer Today and Tomorrow – Dr. Hossein Borghaei (PA)
09:20 – 09:30 Question Period
09:30 – 09:40 Canadian Perspective – Dr. Rosalyn Juergens (ON)
09:40 – 09:45 Question Period
09:45 – 10:35 Radiation Oncology Session – Chair: Dr. Devin Schellenberg (BC)
09:50 – 10:05 Small Cell – Dr. Stephen Chun (TX)
10:05 – 10:10 Question Period
10:10 – 10:25 ctDNA Into Focus for Radiation Oncology and Compliment SCION – Dr. Aadel Chaudhuri (MO)
10:25 – 10:35 Question Period
10:35 – 10:55 Refreshment Break – Star Sapphire Foyer
10:55 – 11:20 Respirology Main Session – Chair: Dr. Stephen Lam (BC)
10:55 – 11:15 The Management of Lung Nodules – Dr. David Baldwin (UK)
11:15 – 11:20` Question Period
11:20 – 11:50 Surgeons Main Session – Chair: Dr. Anna McGuire (BC)
11:20 – 11:30 The Changing World of Thoracic Surgery and Perioperative IO – Dr. Jonathan Spicer (QC)
11:30 – 11:35 Question Period
11:35 – 11:45 Advances in Thoracic Surgery for Oligoprogressive NSCLC – Dr. Mara B. Antonoff (TX)
11:45 – 11:50 Question Period
11:50 – 12:00 Betty Rice Award – Presented by Dr. Cheryl Ho (BC)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch – Emerald Ballroom
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout Sessions 
13:00 – 14:30 Medical Oncology Session Breakout – Chair: Dr. Diana Ionescu (BC) – Star Sapphire Ballroom AB
13:00 – 13:20 Microbiome – Dr. Bertrand Routy (QC)
13:20 – 13:30 Question Period with Audience
13:30 – 13:50 The Emerging Potential of Antibody–Drug Conjugates in Lung Cancer – Dr. Stephen Liu (DC)
13:50 – 14:00 Question Period with the Audience
14:00 – 14:20 SCLC: Can Slow & Steady Win the Race? – Dr. Desirée Hao (AB)
14:20 – 14:30 Question Period with Audience
13:00 – 14:30 Radiation Oncology Session Breakout – Chairs: Dr. Devin Schellenberg (BC) & Dr. Anand Swaminath (ON) Star Sapphire Ballroom C
13:00 – 13:15 Pentox and Other Radioprotectants – Rational for Ongoing Trials – Dr. Srinivas Raman (ON)
13:15 – 13:20 Question Period
13:20 – 13:35 Review of the Small Cell Canadian Consensus Publication – Dr. Alex Sun (ON)
13:35 – 13:40 Question Period
13:40 – 13:55 Navigating ILD and Radiotherapy: ASPIRE and RESPIRE Trials, Mitigating Risks and Advancing Treatment – Dr. Houda Bahig (QC)
13:55 – 14:00 Question Period
14:00 – 14:05 Overview of Upcoming Trials – Dr. David Palma (ON)
14:05 – 14:30 Question and Answer Period with Panel
13:00 – 14:30 Surgeons & Respiratory Session Breakout – Chairs: Dr. Anna McGuire (BC) & Dr. Stephen Lam (BC) – Topaz Room 
13:00 – 13:20 IASLC Updated Staging and Impact on Local Treatment in the Era of Novel Systematic Therapies – Dr. Paula Ugalde (MA)
13:20 – 13:40 The Role of Bronchoscopy in Diagnosis of Small Lung Nodules – Dr. David Baldwin (UK)
13:40 – 14:00 Lung Surgery without Preop Biopsy – Dr. Alison Wallace (NS)
14:00 – 14:30 Panel Discussion & Cases: Diagnosis of Screen Detected Small Lung Nodules – Dr. D. Baldwin, Dr. P Ugalde, Dr. A Wallace
13:00 – 14:30 Nurses Session Breakout – Chairs: Ms. Tricia Desouza (BC), Ms. Bonnie Leung (BC), Ms. Joyce Tse (BC) – Pearl Room 
13:00 – 13:20 The Importance of Including Genomics in Education and Practice – Ms. Sarah Dewell (BC)
13:20 – 13:40 Cancer Genomics 101 – Dr. Ian Bosdet (BC)
13:40 – 14:00 Genomics in the Context of Lung Cancer Treatment – Dr. Florence Wu (BC)
14:00 – 14:30 Question and Answer Period with Panel
14:30 – 15:00 Refreshment Break – Star Sapphire Foyer 
15:00 – 16:10 Debates – Chair: Dr. Marie-Hélène Denault – Star Sapphire Ballroom A,B
15:00 – 15:20 Debate 1: It is Standard of Care to Treat 1-3 Lung Mets With SABR (or Surgery or Ablation)
15:00 – 15:07 Pro – Dr. Alex Louie (ON)
15:07 – 15:14 Con – Dr. Devin Schellenberg (BC)
Voting and Discussion with Audience
15:20 – 15:45 Debate 2: Cutting Edge IO Options: AEGEAN vs CM816 vs CM77T vs KN671
15:20 – 15:25 AEGEAN – Dr. Alison Wallace (NS)
15:25 – 15:30 CM816 – Dr. Mara B. Antonoff (TX)
15:30 – 15:35 CM77T – Dr. Paula Ugalde (MA)
15:35 – 15:40 KN671 – Dr. Jonathan Spicer (QC)
Voting and Discussion with Audience
15:45 – 16:10 Debate 3: Pick the Winner of FLAURA vs FLAURA2 vs MARIPOSA: First-line Therapy in Patients with EGFR Common Mutations
15:45 – 15:52 FLAURA – Dr. Krista Noonan (BC)
15:52 – 15:59 FLAURA2 – Dr. David Dawe (MB)
15:59 – 16:06 MARIPOSA – Dr. Paul Wheatley- Price (ON)
Voting and Discussion with Audience
16:10 – 16:15 Life Time Achievement Award – Presented by Dr. Randeep Sangha (AB)
16:15 – 16:20 Closing Remarks – Dr. Barb Melosky (BC)
18:00 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference Closing Dinner – Carlino Restaurant, 1115 Alberni St.
(For Registered Delegates Only – Please RSVP in Advance)