Palliative Care
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits 1.00
CAMPEP Credits: 1.00
MDCB Credits: 1.00
Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
With this session, the Palliative Care Track of the Annual Meeting Education Committee continues its series of challenging case panel sessions related to palliative radiotherapy for patients with advanced cancer. This years session uses case vignettes to discuss (1) thinking through the application of novel therapeutics with radiation treatment for metastatic cancer (e.g., which agents to hold, how much volume to treat, what dose to deliver); (2) handling treatment decisions (e.g., dose, fractionation, technique, timing) for patients whose clinical condition may be uncertain/changing and who have a radioresistant histology; and (3) practical aspects of treatment delivery for palliative RT patients including sim-less RT work flows and similar that can reduce work burdens of radiation oncologists caring for palliative patients. Common practice patterns for these challenging scenarios are discussed along with available treatment options and strategies for implementing them into practice. The unique challenges associated with treating geriatric patients with advanced cancer are discussed as well.
Speaker: Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Speaker: C Jillian Tsai, MD, PhD, MS – Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto
Speaker: Subha Perni, MD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Speaker: Joanna Javor, MS, CMD, RT – UHN
Speaker: Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai