CCO Independent Conference Coverage

2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting*

May 30-June 3, 2008 | McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois

*CCO is an independent medical education company that provides state-of-the-art medical information to healthcare professionals through conference coverage and other educational programs.

Breast Cancer

Track 1 of 6

Program Director: Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

Faculty:
		William J. Gradishar, MD, FACP Clifford A. Hudis, MD Kathy D. Miller, MD
		Christy Russell, MD

Gastrointestinal Cancers

Track 2 of 6

Program Director: Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

Faculty:
		Richard M. Goldberg, MD Axel Grothey, MD John L. Marshall, MD
		Robert S. Mocharnuk, MD

Genitourinary Cancers

Track 3 of 6

Program Director: Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

Faculty:
		David I. Quinn, MD, PhD Brian I. Rini, MD Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
		Robert S. Mocharnuk, MD

Hematologic Malignancies

Track 4 of 6

Capsule Summaries

Expert Analysis

Program Director: Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

Faculty:
		Andre Goy, MD, MPH Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD Sagar Lonial, MD
		Robert S. Mocharnuk, MD

Lung Cancer

Track 5 of 6

Program Director: Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

Faculty:
		David R. Gandara, MD Thomas J. Lynch, MD Alan B. Sandler, MD

Expert Highlights

Choose a highlight from the list below:

Expert Highlight: Breast Cancer

Kathy D. Miller, MD, provides an update on the top issues in adjuvant therapy including hormone therapy, bone loss treatments, and vitamin D status. She also discusses the impact of biologic agents targeting VEGF and EGFR on therapy for metastatic disease. (12 minutes)

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Expert Highlight: Breast Cancer

Expert Highlight: Gastrointestinal Cancers

Expert Highlight: Genitourinary Cancers

Expert Highlight: Hematologic Malignancies

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CCO Independent Conference Coverage

2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting*

May 30-June 3, 2008 | McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois

Breast Cancer

Track 1 of 6

Faculty:

Gastrointestinal Cancers

Track 2 of 6

Faculty:

Genitourinary Cancers

Track 3 of 6

Faculty:

Hematologic Malignancies

Track 4 of 6

Faculty:

Lung Cancer

Track 5 of 6

Faculty:

Ovarian Cancer

Track 6 of 6

Expert Highlights

Choose a highlight from the list below:

Expert Highlight: Breast Cancer

Kathy D. Miller, MD, provides an update on the top issues in adjuvant therapy including hormone therapy, bone loss treatments, and vitamin D status. She also discusses the impact of biologic agents targeting VEGF and EGFR on therapy for metastatic disease. (12 minutes)

Expert Highlight: Breast Cancer

Kathy D. Miller, MD

Expert Highlight: Gastrointestinal Cancers

Expert Highlight: Genitourinary Cancers

Brian I. Rini, MD

Expert Highlight: Hematologic Malignancies

Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD

Expert Highlight: Lung Cancer

Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

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Capsule Summary:

Carboplatin Proves Safe and Effective in Adjuvant Setting for Treatment of Stage I Seminoma Patients: Lower Incidence of Contralateral Testicular Germ Cell Cancer