ASTRO Practical Radiation Oncology Program 2023

Program

The program is comprised of ten sessions:

1.  Updates in Breast Cancer: Hypofractionation, Treatment Techniques, and Systemic Therapy
   • Hypofractionation for Breast Cancer—Nicolas Prionas, MD, PhD
   • Breast Radiation Techniques and Motion Management—Jolinta Lin, MD
   • Advances in Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer—Cathie Chung, MD
2. The Who, What and How of Sarcoma
   • Overview of Sarcoma—Manpreet Bedi, MD, MS
   • Multidisciplinary Management of Sarcoma—Andrew Bishop, MD
   • Unresectable and Metastatic Disease—Anusha Kalbasi, MD
   • Radiation Technique and Case Presentation—Shauna Campbell, MD, DO
3. Treatment and Management of Larynx Cancer
   • Early Stage Larynx Cancer—David Sher, MD, MPH
   • Locally Advanced Larynx Cancer—Zain Husain, MD
   • Treatment Strategies in Post Operative and Recurrent Larynx Cancer—Gary Walker, MD, MS, MPH
4. Updates in Lung Cancer Management
   • Current Management of Stage III Non Small Cell Lung Cancer—Saumil Gandhi, MD, PhD
   • Non Definitive Lung Options: Palliation and XRT Alone—Uzoma Iheagwara, MD, PhD
   • Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment Volumes—Sara Zakem, MD, BS
5. Reirradiation for Prostate, CNS and Head and Neck Cancers
   • Reirradiation for Local Recurrence of Prostatic Carcinoma—Abhishek Solanki, MD, MS
   • Reirradiation in Primary and Metastatic CNS Malignancy—Susan McGovern, MD, PhD
   • Pro Retreatment: Head and Neck—James Caudell, MD, PhD
6. Inoperable/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer and Building a Brachytherapy Practice in a Community Setting
   • Inoperable Endometrial Cancer—J. Spencer Thompson, MD
   • Recurrent Endometrial Cancer—Emma Fields, MD
   • Implementing a Successful Brachytherapy Program in the Community—Malolan Rajagopalan, MD, MBA
7. Management of Primary Brain Tumors in the Molecular Era and Building and Refining a Radiosurgery Program
   • Management of Gliomas in the Molecular Era—Sara Hardy, MD, MS
   • Management of Large and Multiple Brain Metastases—Raju Raval, MD, DPhil
   • Starting and Refining a Radiosurgery Program—Roshan Prabhu, MD, MS
8. Oligometastatic Disease: Practical Aspects of Metastasis-Directed Therapy in a Community Practice
   • Data and Dose Selection: To Ablate or Not to Ablate?—Beant Gill, MD
   • Prognostication, Timing, and Patient Selection—David Palma, MD, PhD
   • Setting Up for Success—Melissa O’Neil, MRT(T)
9. Maximizing Patient Outcomes and Minimizing Morbidity in Gastrointestinal Cancer
   • Optimizing Multimodality Management of Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer—Edward Kim, MD
   • TNT, W&W, and Beyond: Applying the Explosion of Data to Rectal Cancer Practice—Krishan Jethwa, MD
   • Advances in Radiation for Pancreatic Cancer—Erqi Pollom, MD, MS
10. Personalization of Systemic Therapy for Localized to Metastatic Prostate Cancer
    • Personalizing ADT Use in the Definitive Treatment of Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer—Angela Jia, MD, PhD
    • Duration and Combination of Systemic Therapies for Patients with High Risk, Node Positive, and Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer—Anne Rajkumar, MD
    • Overview of Systemic Therapies in Metastatic Prostate Cancer—Rana Mckay, MD

This program is designed to address the needs of a community practice physician and includes disease site reviews, interactive case-based discussions, a coding update and a scientific overview.

TARGET AUDIENCE