Rare Cancers Prevention and Interception Workshop (Agenda)

Agenda

Rare Cancers Prevention and Interception Virtual Workshop

DATE: May 7 - 8, 2024

(Please note, all times are ET)

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Day 1 (10:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
Time Activity
10:00-10:15 AM

Welcome

Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D., Workshop Co-Organizer, DCP, NCI

 

Introductory Remarks

Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D., Director, NCI

Phil Castle, Ph.D., Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI

10:15-11:00 AM

Plenary Talk

Brigitte C. Widemann, M.D., Center for Cancer Research (CCR), NCI

Overview of Rare Cancers and Highlights of NCI Efforts

 

Session I

Overview of Rare Cancers: Current Status

Co-Chairs: Taylor Sundby, M.D., and Robert Shoemaker, Ph.D.

11:00-11:30 PM

Sharon Savage, M.D., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI

The NCI Cancer Prevention and Interception Clinic: Conception and Vision

11:30-12:00 PM

Uri Tabori, M.D., The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

Clinical and biological updates on replication repair deficiency syndromes

12:00-12:30 PM Lunch
12:30-1:00 PM

Payal Khincha, M.B.B.S., M.S.H.S., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI

Multidisciplinary approaches to germline cancer predisposition: the Li-Fraumeni syndrome perspective

1:00-1:30 PM

Paul P. Liu, M.D., Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute

Inherited predisposition to hematologic malignancies - NIH natural history study of RUNX1-FPDMM

1:30-2:00 PM

Samra Turajlic, M.D., Ph.D., The Francis Crick Institute

Replaying the tape of malignant transformation in VHL disease

2:00 - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
2:30-2:45 PM Break
 

Session II

Emerging Opportunities for Rare Cancers Prevention and Interception

Co-Chairs: Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D., and Payal Khincha, M.B.B.S., M.S.H.S.

2:45-3:15 PM

Sarah Blagden, M.D., Ph.D., University of Oxford, London

Metformin pharmacoprevention trial in Li-Fraumeni syndrome (MILI)

3:15-3:45 PM

Yurong Song, Ph.D., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Preclinical studies for Lynch syndrome cancer prevention and interception

3:45-4:15 PM

Irene Ghobrial, M.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Early Detection and Interception in Myeloma

4:15-4:45 PM

David Largaespada, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Proteomic and immunopeptidomic characterization of the MPNST cell surface for targeted therapy discovery

4:45 - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
5:30 PM

Adjourn

Kajal Biswas, Ph.D., Workshop Co-Organizer, DCP, NCI

Day 2 (9:45 AM to 6:00 PM)
9:45-10:00 AM

Welcome

Sagar Ghosh, Ph.D., MBA., Workshop Co-Organizer, CDMRP, DoD

 

Introductory Remarks

Colonel Sarah B. Goldman, Ph.D., Director, CDMRP, DoD

 

Session III

Networking - scientists, advocacy groups, and healthcare providers

Moderators: Sagar Ghosh, Ph.D., MBA., and Payal Khincha, M.B.B.S., M.S.H.S.

10:00-10:20 AM

Patient Advocate Corrie Painter, Ph.D., Broad Institute

Driving discoveries in rare cancers through social connections

10:20-10:40 AM

Patient Advocate Isis Sroka, Ph.D. Franconi Anemia Research Fund

Empowering Fanconi Anemia Advocates to Drive Innovation in Rare Cancer Research

10:40-11:00 AM

Patient Advocate Katrin Ericson, Ph.D., RUNX1 Research Program

Synergizing Science and Advocacy: Strategies to Optimize Collaboration and Improve Patient Engagement

Additional Discussion to Follow in Session VI

 

Session IV

Rare Cancers Clinical Trials Updates

Co-Chairs: Martha Donoghue, M.D., and Anju Singh, B.V.Sc, Ph.D.

11:00-11:30 AM

Theodore W. Laetsch, M.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Rare Tumor Clinical Trials in the Children's Oncology Group

11:30-12:00 PM

Alice Chen, M.D., Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI

Rare tumor trials in a phase I clinic: Ideal Match

12:00-12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30-1:00 PM

Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Current Landscape of Cancer Interception Clinical Trials in Lynch Syndrome

1:00-1:30 PM

Andrea M. Gross, M.D., CCR, NCI

Challenges of Clinical Trial Design for Prevention in Rare Diseases

1:30-2:00 PM

Martha Donoghue, M.D., The Food and Drug Administration

Regulatory Considerations for Clinical Trials in Rare Cancers

 

Session V

Challenges and Opportunities in Rare Cancers Research: Biology, Targets and Prevention

Co-Chairs: Kajal Biswas, Ph.D., and Grace Ault, Ph.D.

2:00-2:30 PM

Kevin B. Jones, M.D., University of Utah

Interrogating epigenomic mechanisms in rare cancers with mouse genetic models

2:30-3:00 PM

William Foulkes, Ph.D.; M.B.B.S., McGill University

Rare and unexplained familial tumors: past, present, future

3:00-3:15 PM

Break

3:15-3:45 PM

Steven Rhodes, M.D., Ph.D., Indiana University

Decoding NF1 Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Heterogeneity: Insights from Genetically Engineered Mice

3:45-4:15 PM

Thomas D. Wang, M.D. Ph.D., University of Michigan

Early Detection of Barrett's Neoplasia using Multi-Valent Interactions

4:15-4:45 PM

Robert Shoemaker, Ph.D., Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI

Feasibility of Using Frameshift Mutations in Peripheral Blood as a Biomarker for Surveillance of Lynch Syndrome

4:45-6:00 PM

Session VI

Brainstorming and Future Directions

Moderators: Anirban Das, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.M., and Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.

Panelists: Brigitte Widemann, Robert Shoemaker, Sharon Savage, Martha Donoghue, Anirban Das, Payal Khincha, David Largaespada, William Foulkes, Theodore Laetsch, Katrina Ericson, Alice Chen, Paul Liu, Andrea Gross

6:00 PM

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Kajal Biswas / Altaf Mohammed / Sagar Ghosh