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The 19th International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer

Christiana Care, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

John H. Ammon Medical Education Center

4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road

Newark, Delaware 19718

Friday, October 24, 2008 to Saturday, October 25, 2008

Conference Agenda

Friday, October 24. Morning Session. Ammon Center, Christiana Care
Opening. Moderator: Moderator: J. P. Smith
9:00-9:10 Welcome - T. L. Bauer II, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Christiana Care
9:10-9:20 Delaware Lung Cancer Statistics and Health Literacy Resources in Public Libraries – P.Grier
9:20-9:40 Interim results from modeling of CT screening – M. Kimmel
I-ELCAP Updates. Moderator: T.L. Bauer
9:40 - 10:10 The network, the regimen, and future directions - C. Henschke
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment in the Context of Screening. Moderator: B. Sheppard
10:30 - 10:45 Growth assessment in the NELSON trial - D.M. Xu
10:45 - 11:10 PET/CT Advances - S. Goldsmith
11:10 - 11:35 Surgical treatment in I-ELCAP - T. Bauer
11:35 - 12:00 Results of SEER analyses of surgical treatment - J. Wisnivesky
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch, Sponsored by Christiana Care
Friday, October 24. Afternoon Session. Ammon Center, Christiana Care
Special Topics in Clinical Trials. Moderator: D. Vafai
2:00 - 2:20 Lung Cancer Study Group - J. Mulshine
2:20 - 2:40 Clinical trials imaging research infrastructure - A. P. Reeves
2:40 - 3:00 Lung cancer response assessment - C. Fenimore
3:00 - 3:20 Neoadjuvant studies; a new model for proof-of-concept for targeted agents - O. Amit
3:20 - 3:40 Infrastructure for image-based tumor measurement validation - A. Biancardi
3:40 - 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 - 5:00 Special lecture. Moderators: D. Yankelevitz, L. Dominioni
Selection of lung cancer patients for adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the era of customized care - G. Strauss, Tufts Medical Center
7:00 - 10:00 Cocktails and Dinner - Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Sponsored by Christiana Care and Siemens Corporation
Saturday, October 25, Ammon Center, Christiana Care
9:00 - 10:00 I-ELCAP Steering Committee
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:30 Oral Scientific Session. Moderator: E. Cole
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch, Sponsored by Christiana Care
1:00 - 2:00 Poster Session. Moderator: R. Aye
2:00 - 4:00 Workshops
  1. Design and implementation of image validation studies
    Moderators: D. Gur, A.P. Reeves, D.Yankelevitz
  2. Staging, treatment, and pathology guidelines
    Moderators: N. Altorki, T Bauer, J.P. Smith, D. Carter
  3. Intake, interview, follow-up guidelines
    Moderators: S. Concannon, M. Klingler
4:00 - 4:30 Coffee Break
4:30 - 5:30 Workshop Consensus Report


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