Cancer Neuroscience and Symptoms Workshop (Agenda)

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Agenda

The Cancer Neuroscience and Symptoms Workshop will take place virtually on November 16 - 17, 2026. A draft agenda has been provided below and is subject to change. 

Times are listed in Eastern Time (ET) zone.

Day 1 | Monday, November 16 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. ET
10:00 AM - 10:10 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Opening Plenary Session

11:10 AM - 11:40 AMAdvocate Perspectives
11:40 AM - 11:50 AMBreak
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM

Session I: Neuroimmune interactions underlying symptom development

Moderator: Brunilde Gril, PhD, Division of Cancer Biology (DCP), NCI

12:35 PM - 1:20 PMPanel Discussion
1:20 PM - 2:05 PMBreak (lunch)
2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

Session II: Central neural regulation in cancer: interoception, cognitive–affective processing, and symptom architecture

Moderator: Paige Green, PhD, MPH, FABMR, FSBSM, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), NCI

2:50 PM - 3:35 PMPanel Discussion
3:35 PM - 3:45 PMDay 1 synthesis & Day 2 preview
Day 2 | Tuesday, November 17 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
9:30 AM - 9:40 AMOpening & Day 1 Recap
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM

Session III: Early-stage cancer and precancer nervous system interaction

Moderator: Shizuko Sei, MD, Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), NCI

10:25 AM - 11:10 AMPanel Discussion
11:10 AM - 11:25 AMBreak
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM

Session IV: Tumor interactions with treatment-related neurotoxic symptoms

Moderator: Rachel Altshuler, PhD, Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), NCI

12:10 PM - 12:55 PMPanel Discussion
12:55 PM - 1:40 PMLunch Break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM

Session V: Exploitable molecular targets and translational opportunities

Moderator: John Clifford, PhD, Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), NCI

2:25 PM - 3:10 PMPanel Discussion
3:10 PM - 3:20 PMBreak
3:20 PM - 4:20 PMFinal synthesis
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing Remarks