Meeting Overview | We are pleased to invite you to our Satellite Symposium titled, “Emerging Novel Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Practical Approach toward Clinical Implementation," to be held on 19 March 2011 in
Vienna, Austria.
During this interactive meeting, leaders in the field will discuss clinical issues in the field of advanced prostate cancer. |
Date and Location | Saturday, 19 March 2011
17.45-19.15
Hall H
Austria Center Vienna
IAKW - AG
Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1
1220 Vienna, Austria
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Target Audience | This educational activity is designed for urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals involved and/or interested in the management of prostate cancer. |
Learning Objectives | After successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify unmet therapeutic needs in the management of patients with advanced prostate cancer
- Compare traditional chemotherapies with novel chemotherapeutic agents in the management of
patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer
- Discuss the rationale and role of immunotherapy for patients with advanced prostate cancer
- Evaluate novel and emerging targeted therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer
based on recent clinical trial data
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Faculty | Chairperson
Susanne Osanto MD, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, the Netherlands
Faculty
Simon Chowdhury, MD, PhD
Guy’s and St Thomas
NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS
Carolina Urologic Research Center
Atlantic Urology Clinics
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,
United States
Cora Sternberg, MD, FACP
San Camillo Forlanini Hospital
Rome, Italy |
 Agenda |
| 17.45 |
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Welcome and introduction
Susanne Osanto MD, PhD |
| 17.45 |
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Defining the issues and unmet needs in advanced prostate cancer
Susanne Osanto MD, PhD |
| 18.00 |
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Interactive clinical opinion poll |
| 18.05 |
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The evolving role of chemotherapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer
Simon Chowdhury, MD, PhD |
| 18.25 |
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Interactive clinical opinion poll |
| 18.30 |
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Concepts in immunotherapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer
Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS |
| 18.50 |
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Interactive clinical opinion poll |
| 18.55 |
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Emerging targeted therapies for advanced prostate cancer
Cora Sternberg, MD, FACP |
| 19.15 |
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Concluding remarks and adjournment
Susanne Osanto MD, PhD |
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Course Materials | Participants will receive a printed handout along with a flash drive that contains presentation slides discussed at this educational symposium. |
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Organizer | A prIME Oncology Educational Activity

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Support | Support for this activity has been provided through an educational grant by Dendreon Corporation.
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