DCIS RETREAT

October 11, 2011   l    9AM-5PM   l    Joseph B. Martin Conference Center

AGENDA

Session 1: Breast Imaging for Assessment of Lesion Extent

• Jonathan Carlson, MD, PhD - Current Status and Future Role of Molecular Imaging for the Evaluation of Patients with DCIS

• Elizabeth Rafferty, MD - Traditional and Newer Imaging Modalities for the Evaluation of Patients with DCIS

Session 2: Biology of DCIS: Traditional Factors and Newer Markers Associated with Progression of Invasive Breast Cancer

• Craig Allred, MD - Prognostic and Predictive Features and Biomarkers in Patients with DCIS

• Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD - Do Myoepithelial Cells Hold the Key to DCIS Progression?

• Andrew Beck, MD, MMSC - Emerging Techniques for Investigating DCIS Biology and Identifying Risk Markers

Session 3: Patient Perspective, Perceptions and Communicating Risk

• Ann Partridge, MD, MPH - Patient Perceptions of the Diagnosis of DCIS and Communicating Risk

• Rinaa Punglia, MD, MPH - Excision Alone Versus Excision Plus Radiation Therapy for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Modeling Analysis

Session 4: Local Treatment - Surgery and Radiation Therapy

• Barbara Smith, MD, PhD - Surgical Issues in DCIS Management: Margin Status and Sentinel Node Biopsy

• Abram Recht, MD - Radiation vs. No Radiation

• Alphonse Taghian, MD, PhD - Partial Breast Irradiation: Middle Ground for Treatment of DCIS

Questions? Contact Jessica Abeita, MPH