The Appendix Cancer Survivorship Symposium was held on October 15, 2021 and was hosted by The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, University of Chicago Medicine and University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute. This event was held virtually via Zoom and was free and open to all! We had over 400 registrations from 25 countries.
AGENDA:
Appendix Cancer, an Introduction:
Dr. Edward Levine, Wake Forest - Chief of Surgical Oncology
Updates: Papers of the year for Appendiceal Cancer:
Dr. Laura Lambert, Huntsman Cancer Institute - Professor of Surgery and Director of the Peritoneal Malignancy Program
Implications of Ongoing Research in the Treatment of Appendix Cancer:
Dr. Kiran Turaga, University of Chicago - Associate Professor of Surgery, and Director of the Regional Therapeutics Program
Patient Advisory Council and ACPMP Overview:
Lauren Smith, ACPMP Research Foundation - Development and Communications Manager
Chemotherapy for Appendix Cancer - The Old and New:
Dr. Ardaman Shergill, University of Chicago - Oncologist
Organoids to personalize chemotherapy:
Dr. Kostas Votanopoulos, Wake Forest – Professor of Surgery
PIPAC: Current US Perspective:
Dr. Mustafa Raoof, City of Hope Medical Center - Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Clinical Professor
Liquid Biopsy for detection of hard to detect cancers:
Dr. Chuan He, University of Chicago - John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
What is the latest for immunotherapy for solid tumors?
Dr. Randy Sweis, University of Chicago – Medical Oncologist
Immunity and Appendix Disease:
Dr. Roshni Roy Chowdhury, University of Chicago - Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine (Section of Genetic Medicine)
BroMac Trial: US perspective:
Dr. Edward Levine, Wake Forest
MRI, CT or PET scan? Best imaging modality for appendix cancer:
Dr. Carla Harmath, University of Chicago – Associate Professor of Radiology
Nutrition and QOL Roundtable:
Deborah Shelton, ACPMP Research Foundation - Executive Director
Dr. Edwin McDonald, University of Chicago - Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, Adult Clinical Nutrition
Jeffrey Whitridge, University of Chicago - Clinical dietitian in the Regional Therapies surgical oncology section
Open Forum – Ask the Experts:
Moderators – Dr. Lambert & Deborah Shelton
Drs. Levine, Turaga, Lambert, Dr. He & Eng (U. Chicago).
Dr. Katie Duckworth, Wake Forest University - Assistant Professor and Interim Director, Psychosocial Oncology Program
Monica Moorefield, Wake Forest University - Inpatient registered dietitian
