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Location: Marriott Marquis
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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Monday, September 30, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM ET
    Breakfast 01 - International Breakfast
    InternationalSpecial Session
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    SH 02 - Science Highlights - Breast Cancer
    Breast Cancer
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    SH 01 - Science Highlights - Central Nervous System
    Central Nervous System
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    EDU 14 - "Let's Talk About It!" - Biology and Management of Sexual Toxicity Resulting from Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy
    Moderator: Craig Grossman, MD, PhD, MS – University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
    Genitourinary CancerRadiation and Cancer Biology
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    EDU 15 - Addressing Disparities in the Delivery of Palliative Radiation Therapy
    Moderator: Malcolm Mattes, MD – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health CarePalliative Care
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    EDU 18 - Multidisciplinary Management of Lung Cancer in the Patient with Interstitial Lung Disease
    Moderator: Timur Mitin, MD, PhD – Oregon Health and Science University
    Lung Cancer/Thoracic MalignanciesPatient Safety and Quality
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    EDU 19 - Is Consolidation Radiotherapy Still Needed for Lymphoma in 2024? Reappraisal in Light of Recent Trials Results
    Moderator: Chirayu Patel, MD, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Moderator: Joachim Yahalom, MD, FASTRO – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Hematologic Malignancies
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    EDU 17 - Elevating Excellence without the Extra Steps: APEx Insights and Innovative Strategies
    Moderator: Douglas Prah, PhD, DABR – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Patient Safety and Quality
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    EDU 16 - Management of Unfavorable Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: Role of SBRT, Brachytherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy
    Moderator: Brian Baumann, MD – Springfield Clinic
    Genitourinary Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    SS 12 - GI 1: Esophago-gastric Cancer: Revisiting Radiotherapy, Investigating Immunotherapy, and Mobilizing MRD
    Moderator: Leila Tchelebi, MD – Northern Westchester Hospital
    Moderator: Kevin Du, MD, PhD, MS – Yale School of Medicine
    Gastrointestinal Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    SS 13 - Peds 1: Functional Outcomes and Disease Control Following Multimodality Therapy in Pediatric Oncology
    Moderator: Carol Oliveira, MD, PhD – McGill University Health Centre
    Moderator: Nicole Larrier, MD, MS – Thomas Jefferson University
    Pediatric Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    SS 11 - Bio 2: Experimental Therapeutics
    Moderator: Quaovi Sodji, MD, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Moderator: Sunil Krishnan, MD, PhD, FASTRO – UT Health Science Center at Houston
    Radiation and Cancer Biology
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    SS 14 - Phys 2: Advanced Imaging
    Moderator: Ning Yue, PhD, FASTRO – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    Moderator: Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Radiation and Cancer Physics
     CE: 1.00
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    PQA 03 - PQA 03 Gynecological Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, and Professional Development Poster Q&A
    Special Session
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    CF 01 - ASTRO Committee Fair
    Special Session
  • 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM ET
    Welcome 02 - Incoming ASTRO CEO Welcome
    Speaker: Vivek Kavadi, MD, MBA, FASTRO – US Oncology Network and McKesson Specialty Health
    Special Session
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM ET
    Keynote 01 - The Science of Bite-sized Well-being During Uncertain Times: Evidence, Practice and Resources to Share
    Keynote Speaker: Bryan Sexton, PhD – Duke University Health System
    Special Session
     CE: 1.00
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    EC 04 - Advocacy: Why it Matters and How You Can Get Involved
    Special Session
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM ET
    Mentorship 02 - Speed Mentoring II
    Special Session
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    International 04 - Lancet Oncology Commission on Theranostics and Radiotherapy: Toward Bridging the Gaps in Cancer Radiotherapy Access for All
    Moderator: May Abdel-Wahab, MD, PhD, FASTRO – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
    Moderator: John Buatti, MD, FASTRO – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Moderator: Smriti Patodia, PhD – The Lancet Oncology
    Health PolicyInternational
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    EDU 21 - Best Practices in the Management of Oligometastatic and Oligoprogressive Liver Metastases
    Moderator: Percy Lee, MD, FASTRO – City of Hope National Medical Center
    Gastrointestinal CancerPatient Safety and Quality
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    EDU 24 - Integration of HPV ctDNA Testing into Clinical Practice for HPV+ OPSCC - Ready for Prime Time?
    Moderator: John Lukens, MD – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Head and Neck Cancer
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    EDU 23 - Multimodality Treatment De-Intensification in Low-Risk Breast Cancer: What are the Limits?
    Moderator: Jean Wright, MD, FASTRO – University of North Carolina
    Breast Cancer
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    EDU 20 - Contemporary FLASH-RT to its Clinical Translation
    Moderator: Rongxiao Zhang, PhD – University of Missouri
    Radiation and Cancer BiologyRadiation and Cancer Physics
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    EDU 22 - Radiation Oncology within the Context of Multidisciplinary Cancer Centers: Are We Losing Our Identity?
    Moderator: Mylin Torres, MD, FASTRO – Emory University
    Education & History in Radiation Oncology
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    ST 01 - Overlooked No More: Managing Provider Wellness after Medical Errors
    Moderator: Elizabeth Covington, PhD – University of Michigan
    Patient Safety and Quality
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    SS 20 - DEIH 1:
    Moderator: Jason Domogauer, MD, PhD – NYU Langone Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
    Moderator: Melissa Vyfhuis, MD, PhD – University of Maryland Radiation Oncology
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    SS 15 - GU 3: Prostate Cancer Treatment Intensification
    Moderator: Tyler Robin, MD, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
    Moderator: Alison Tree, MD, MBBS, BSc, FRCR, MD(Res) – The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research
    Genitourinary Cancer
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    SS 18 - Heme 2: Breaking through Resistance: Novel Approaches in NHL Radiation Therapy
    Moderator: Richard Bakst, MD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Moderator: Michael LaRiviere, MD – University of Pennsylvania
    Hematologic Malignancies
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    SS 16 - Lung 3: Clinical Trials of Chemoradioimmunotherapy and Risk Adapted Radiotherapy for Advanced Lung Cancer
    Moderator: Florence Keane, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Moderator: Thomas Dilling, MD, MS, FASTRO – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Lung Cancer/Thoracic Malignancies
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    SS 19 - Bio 3: Genomics and Biomarkers
    Moderator: Yun Li, MD, PhD – City of Hope National Medical Center
    Moderator: Scott Bratman, MD, PhD – Princess Margaret Hospital
    Radiation and Cancer Biology
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    SS 17 - Phys 4: Machine Learning
    Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Moderator: Elizabeth McKenzie, PhD, MS – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Radiation and Cancer Physics
     CE: 1.25
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    PQA 04 - PQA 04 Palliative Care and Central Nervous System Poster Q&A
    Special Session
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    M&G 02 - Meet the Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Radiation Oncology
    Special Session
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
    PZ 02 - ASTRO Paw Zone - Session II
    Special Session
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    Boston Scientific: The Evolution of Prostate Cancer Therapy: SpaceOAR Hydrogel's Clinical Impact and Future Directions
    Industry-Expert Theater
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    GammaTile: A Simple Solution to Complex Challenges in Brain Tumor Management
    Industry-Expert Theater
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    Lantheus: Impact of PSMA PET Imaging in the Management of Prostate Cancer
    Industry-Expert Theater
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    Luncheon 01 - Women of ASTRO Luncheon - Sponsored by AAWR-ASTRO-SWRO-Curie Society
    Moderator: Krisha Howell, MD – Michigan Healthcare Professionals
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care
     CE: 1.00
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    GW 01 - Grant Writing Office Hours
    Special Session
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Address 01 - Presidential Address: Is There a Relationship Between Provider Well-being and Quality of Patient Care?
    Speaker: Howard Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Special Session
     CE: 0.50
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    PL 01 - Plenary Session
    Moderator: Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD, FASTRO – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Moderator: Farzan Siddiqui, MD, PhD – Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital
    Special Session
     CE: 1.50
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Chimerix: The Role of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG)
    Industry-Expert Theater
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Philips Healthcare: Better Care for More People with Philips Radiotherapy Solutions
    Industry-Expert Theater
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Servier Pharmaceuticals: Targeted Therapy in mIDH Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma
    Industry-Expert Theater
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    PD 01 - Plenary Session Debrief
    Special Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    EDU 27 - Getting Papers Published: ASTRO Journal Editor Recommendations
    Moderator: Robert Amdur, MD – University of Florida
    Education & History in Radiation Oncology
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    EDU 30 - Designing, Implementing and Interpreting Patient Reported Outcomes in Clinical Investigation
    Moderator: Erin Gillespie, MD, MPH – University of Washington-Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    Patient Reported Outcomes/Survivorship
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    EDU 28 - Updates and Challenging Cases in Pediatric Neuroblastoma and Wilms Tumor
    Moderator: Steve Braunstein, MD, PhD – University of California, San Francisco
    Pediatric Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    EDU 29 - Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options for Meningioma
    Moderator: Sabin Motwani, MD – Jersey City Medical Center Radiation Oncology
    Central Nervous System
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    EDU 26 - Out from the Shadows and into the Spotlight: Making Brachytherapy Available and Sustainable for Our Patients and Providers
    Moderator: Beth Erickson, MD, FASTRO – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Anne Hubbard, MBA – American Society for Radiation Oncology
    Gynecological CancerHealth Policy
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    EDU 25 - Single Cell RNA Sequencing and Its Applications in Radiation Oncology
    Moderator: Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
    Moderator: Lei Xing, PhD, FASTRO – Stanford University
    Radiation and Cancer Biology
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    International 05 - New Applications of Radiation Therapy: Starting a Program in a Low-Resource Setting
    Moderator: Chi Lin, MD, PhD, MS – UNMC
    International
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    SS 21 - GU 1: Miscellaneous GU Topics
    Moderator: Krishnan Patel, MD – National Institutes of Health
    Moderator: Shalini Moningi, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber
    Genitourinary Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    SS 23 - Patient Safety 1: Using Yesterday's Data to Drive Tomorrow's Change: Advances in Patient Safety
    Moderator: Naomi Schechter, MD – South Florida Proton Therapy Institute
    Moderator: Laura Freedman, MD, FASTRO – University of Miami
    Patient Safety and Quality
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    SS 22 - Phys 3: Biological Imaging
    Moderator: Yingxuan Chen, PhD – Thomas Jefferson University
    Moderator: Daniel Low, PhD, FASTRO – UCLA Radiation Oncology
    Radiation and Cancer Physics
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    QP 03 - HSR 2: Health Services Research/Global Health Quick Pitch
    Moderator: Fumiko Chino, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Moderator: Bismarck Odei, MD – Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
    Health Services Research/Global Oncology
     CE: 1.00
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    PQA 05 - PQA 05: Breast Cancer and Nonmalignant Disease Poster Q&A
    Special Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    GW 02 - Grant Writing Office Hours II
    Special Session
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    EC 05 - Explore RTAnswers on Epic MyChart Care Companion Intact
    Special Session
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Reception 02 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reception
    Special Session
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Reception 01 - Exhibit Hall Networking Reception
    Special Session
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    M&G 03 - Editors' Insight: A Conversation with Red Journal Editors
    Special Session
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    EDU 33 - Challenging Cases in Palliative Care
    Moderator: Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Palliative Care
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    EDU 32 - ASTRO/JASTRO Joint Session: Advances in Liver Cancer Radiation Therapy
    Moderator: Hidefumi Aoyama, MD, PhD – Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
    Moderator: Laura Dawson, MD, FASTRO – Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto
    Gastrointestinal CancerInternational
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    International 06 - Building Radiation Capacity in Africa through Collaborations in Research and Training - Voices from ASTRO and AORTIC Members
    Moderator: Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH – University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Moderator: Hannah Ayettey Anie, MD – National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health CareInternational
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    EDU 31 - Simulation-Free Radiotherapy Treatment Planning and Workflow - From Diagnostic CT and MR to State of the Art On-Board Imaging
    Moderator: Rojano Kashani, PhD – University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
    Radiation and Cancer Physics
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    SS 24 - Breast 2: Partial Breast Irradiation
    Moderator: Roberto Diaz, MD, PhD, MS – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    Moderator: Heather Gatcombe, MD – Emory University
    Breast Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    SS 27 - Heme 1: Glowing Results: Clinical Trials of Radiation in Lymphoma
    Moderator: Jillian Gunther, MD, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Moderator: Rahul Parikh, MD, MBA – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    Hematologic Malignancies
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    SS 25 - Lung 1: Randomized Trials for Lung Cancer
    Moderator: Aparna Kesarwala, MD, PhD – Emory University
    Moderator: Maria Werner-Wasik, MD, FASTRO – Thomas Jefferson University
    Lung Cancer/Thoracic Malignancies
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    SS 26 - Sarcoma 1: Optimizing Treatment Outcomes in Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Melanoma
    Moderator: Elizabeth Baldini, MD, FASTRO, MPH, FASTRO – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber
    Moderator: Kilian Salerno, MD – Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute
    Sarcoma and Cutaneous Tumors
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    QP 04 - H&N 4: Pitching Clinically-focused Research to Improve Outcomes and Prognostication
    Moderator: Melissa Young, MD, PhD – Yale University School of Medicine
    Moderator: Neal Dunlap, MD – University of Louisville
    Head and Neck Cancer
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    QP 05 - Phys 8: Adaptive Therapy
    Moderator: Laura Cervino, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Moderator: Brian Winey, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Radiation and Cancer Physics
     CE: 1.00
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    PQA 06 - PQA 06 Biology and Patient Reported Outcomes/QoL/Survivorship Poster Q&A
    Special Session