Expert Practice in Breast Cancer

Meeting Overview

On behalf of Christos Markopoulos, MD, meeting chairman, we are pleased to invite you to the Expert Practice℠ in Breast Cancer meeting in Athens, Greece, on 17 April 2010.

During this case-based meeting, leaders in the field will discuss, in an interactive format, clinical issues encountered daily by practicing oncologists.

Delegates will receive:
• Round trip economy air or train transportation
• Hotel accommodation will be offered on Friday 16 April
• Registration includes: Welcome reception, dinner, coffee break and lunch

Meeting Venue
Hilton Athens 46, Vas. Sofias Avenue Athens, Greece

Faculty
Chair: Christos Markopoulos, MD Athens University Medical School Athens, Greece Faculty: Javier Cortés, MD Vall d’Hebron Hospital Barcelona, Spain Alessandra Gennari, MD, PhD Galliera Hospital Genoa, Italy Daniel Rea, MD, PhD University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom

Agenda

Friday, 16 April 2010
20.00		Reception followed by buffet dinner
Saturday, 17 April 2010
08.00		Breakfast
09.00		Welcome, introduction, and demographics Bojana Pajk, MD Christos Markopoulos, MD
09.15		Keynote Lecture Unanswered questions in endocrine therapy of breast cancer in 2010 Christos Markopoulos, MD
09.45		Case #1 Evaluating the options for triple-negative breast cancer Alessandra Gennari, MD, PhD
10.15		Questions and answers
10.20		Case #2 Optimizing adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients Daniel Rea, MD, PhD
10.50		Questions and answers
10.55		Break
11.15		Case #3 HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer previously treated with an anthracycline and taxane: What’s the best approach? Javier Cortés, MD
11.45		Questions and answers
11.50		Case #4 Inflammatory breast cancer: Treatment strategies Alessandra Gennari, MD, PhD
12.20		Questions and answers
12.25		Case #5 The use of gene expression profiles in endocrine-responsive early breast cancer Christos Markopoulos, MD
12.55		Questions and answers
13.00		Lunch
14.00		Clinical opinion poll questions: Challenging the experts Faculty Panel
14.30		Case #6 Endocrine-responsive breast cancer with bone metastases: What are the treatment options? Daniel Rea, MD, PhD
15.00		Questions and answers
15.05		Case #7 Brain metastases in HER2-positive breast cancer: Opportunities and challenges Javier Cortés, MD
15.35		Questions and answers
15.40		Concluding remarks