Appendix Cancer Survivorship Symposium -- General Session - October 15, 2021

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

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  Appendix Cancer