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Second Annual MBCN Conference Agenda
November 17th and 18th, 2007

Saturday, November 17
9:30 - 12:00 pm Welcome
MBCN representative
  Current Use of Chemotherapy & New Chemotherapeutic Agents
Vicente Valero, MD
Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  Question and Answer Session
  Patient Introduction
  Targeted Therapy
PK Morrow, MD
Assistant Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  Question and Answer Session
  Patient Introduction
  What's New in Therapeutic Vaccines
Nuhad K. Ibrahim, MD, BS
Associate Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  Question and Answer Session
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Introduction to Afternoon Session
  New Directions in Radio Therapy
Welela Tereffe, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
  Question and Answer Session
  Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer and Its Application to Prognosis and Selection of Treatment
Massimo Cristofanilli, MD
Associate Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer
  Question and Answer Session
3:30 - 4:30 pm The following talks will be held concurrently. Each presentation will end with QA.
Triple Negative - Dr. Marjorie Green
Bone Mets - Dr. Naoto Ueno
Surgical Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer - Dr. Gildy Babiera
Research Into Multi Drug Resistance
4:30 - 5:30 pm Patient Breakout sessions
5:30 - 7:00 pm Reception
 
Sunday, November 18
9:30 - 11:30 am Welcome and Introduction for the Day
MBCN representative
  Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  Question and Answer Session
  Panel Discussion with Pharmaceutical Representatives
11:30 am -
1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm Panel Discussion with Dr. Aman Buzdar, Co-Chair of Breast Medical Oncology
2:00 - 2:30 pm Future Directions in Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Vicente Valero, MD
Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2:30 - 2:45 pm Question and Answer Session