On behalf of Professors Hope Rugo and Hiroshi Sonoo, we are pleased to invite you to the Expert Practice^sm in Breast Cancer, Tokyo, Japan on 30 November 2008.

During this interactive meeting, leaders in the field will discuss with the participants clinical issues encountered in practice and address practical issues pertaining to Breast Cancer treatment in Japan.

Co-chairs:
        Hope Rugo, MD, USA
        Hiroshi Sonoo, MD, PhD, Japan
Faculty:
        Matti Aapro, MD
        Raimund Jakesz, MD
        Junichi Kurebayashi, MD, PhD

Sunday 30 November
10.00-10.10	Welcome and Introduction	Hope Rugo Hiroshi Sonoo
Case #1
10.10-10.40	The Endocrine Responsive Premenopausal Patient: Optimizing Adjuvant Therapy	Raimund Jakesz
Case #2
10.40-11.10	HER-2 Amplified Early Breast Cancer: Optimal Adjuvant Therapy	Hope Rugo
Case #3
11.10-11.40	Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for the Postmenopausal Patient at Intermediate Risk of Recurrence	Junichi Kurebayashi
11.40-12.00	Ask the Experts: An Interactive Discussion	All Faculty
12.00-13.00	Lunch
Interactive Debate
13.00-13.35	Neoadjuvant Therapy of Endocrine Responsive Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Should Be Hormonal Therapy	Pro-Raimund Jakesz Contra-Matti Aapro
Case #4
13.35-14.05	Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Adjuvant Anthracycline and Taxane	Matti Aapro
14.05-14.20	Ask the Experts: An Interactive Discussion	All Faculty
14.20-14.30	Take Home Messages & Concluding Remarks	Hope Rugo