ASM 2023 Program
We are pleased to announce that the following speakers have confirmed their participation in the TOGA ASM 2023.
We are delighted that the two international speakers, Professors Karen Kelly and Stephen Swisher, have accepted our invitations and will be joining us in-person at the TOGA ASM.
- Prof Karen Kelly, CEO from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) who will present on Immunotherapy Past, Present and Future.
- Prof Stephen Swisher, Division Head of Surgery, the Charles A. LeMaistre Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Oncology and Professor in the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center who will present on immuno-oncology as it relates to surgery in early-stage disease.
We will also be joined by two other international speakers, Professor Christopher Booth and Dr Christine Berg via ‘livestream’.
- Professor Christopher Booth, Medical Oncologist from Queen’s University who will present on time toxicity in cancer treatment.
- Dr Christine Berg, Radiation Oncologist from U.S. National Cancer Institute (retired) who will present on climate change and lung cancer.
We also have an agenda full of local speakers presenting on diverse topics.
See the full program below.
Note: * The agenda topics, speakers and times provided herein may be subject to change*
- - - Wednesday, 19 July 2023 - - -
NSCLC Molecular Testing Workshop
| Time | Topic | Presented By |
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| 12:00-13:00 | REGISTRATIONS | |
| 13:00-13:10 | Welcome and Introduction | Dr Rebecca Tay Medical Oncologist Royal Hobart Hospital and Icon Cancer Centre |
| 13:10-14:05 | Overview of Molecular Testing Techniques | TBC |
| 14:05-14:20 | 'Tissue is the Issue' - Optimising Tissue Sampling | Dr Tracy Leong Respiratory Physician Austin Health |
| 14:20-14:50 | AFTERNOON TEA|
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| 14:50-15:30 | Molecular Testing in Clinical Practice | Dr Malinda Itchins Medical Oncologist Royal North Shore Hospital, GenesisCare, and North Shore Private |
| 15:30-16:00 | Funding for NGS Molecular Testing of NSCLC in Australia | Prof Wendy Cooper Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology NSW Health Pathology Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
| 16:00-16:15 | Molecular Testing in Regional Centres - Disparities and Overcoming the Gap | Dr Rebecca Tay Medical Oncologist Royal Hobart Hospital and Icon Cancer Centre |
| 16:15-16:30 | BREAK | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Molecular Tumour Board Case Studies | All Presenters |
| 17:00 | FINISH |
- - - Thursday, 20 July 2023 - - -
| Time | Topic | Presented By |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | REGISTRATIONS | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Welcome | A/Prof Zarnie Lwin ASM Convenor Medical Oncologist Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital The Prince Charles Hospital |
| 10:10-10:30 | Opening Address | Consumer Advocate |
| 10:30-11:05 | Plenary: IO Past, Present and Future | Prof Karen Kelly CEO, IASLC Professor Emeritus University of California, Davis |
| 11:05-11:40 | Plenary: Early-Stage Disease IO Current status of immuno oncology as it relates to surgery in NSCLC | Prof Stephen Swisher Head, Division of Surgery Charles A. LeMaistre Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Oncology Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 11:40-12:00 | Time Toxicity in Cancer Treatment | Prof Christopher Booth Professor of Oncology and Public Health Sciences Canada Research Chair in Population Cancer Care Director, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre |
| 12:00-12:20 | Timing of Radiation Therapy with IO | Dr Fiona Hegi-Johnson Radiation Oncologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| 12:20-13:20 | LUNCH|
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| 13:20-13:40 | A Clinical Quality Registry for Mesothelioma | TBC |
| 13:40-14:00 | ‘This is Me’ - Integrating what matters most to older adults with cancer into multidisciplinary team discussions | Prof Mei Krishnasamy Director Academic Nursing Unit Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre/University of Melbourne |
| 14:00-14:20 | Exercise Rehab Pre and Post Lung Cancer Surgery | A/Prof Catherine Grainger Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne Head of Physiotherapy Research, The Royal Melbourne Hospital |
| 14:20-14:40 | What’s Hot in Palliative Care | A/Prof Jaclyn Yoong Medical Oncologist | Palliative Care Physician Northern Health | Monash Health |
| 14:40-15:00 | The role of a Nurse Practitioner in Rural/Regional Australia | Ms Katrina West Oncology Nurse Practitioner Icon Cancer Centre Hobart |
| 15:00-15:30 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 15:30-17:30 | Oral Abstracts | |
| 17:30 | FINISH |
- - - Friday, 21 July 2023 - - -
| Time | Topic | Presented By |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00-08:00 | Microsatellite Breakfast Symposium Current and emerging IO therapies/combinations in NSCLC from early to late stage | |
| 08:00-08:30 | REGISTRATIONS | |
| 08:30-08:35 | Welcome | A/Prof Zarnie Lwin ASM Convenor Medical Oncologist Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital The Prince Charles Hospital |
| 08:35-08:55 | Tackling Smoking in Indigenous Australians | Prof Tom Calma AO |
| 08:55-09:15 | Equipping the Workforce for a Lung Cancer Screening Program | TBC |
| 09:15-09:35 | Enhancing responsiveness to immunotherapy in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma | A/Prof Kate Sutherland Laboratory Head The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
| 09:35-09:55 | Targeted Therapies – Keeping up with the Data | TBC |
| 09:55-10:15 | Squamous Cell Lung Cancer – Understanding the Matrix | Dr Amelia Parker Senior Research Officer Garvan Institute of Medical Research |
| 10:15-10:45 | MORNING TEA|
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| 10:45-12:15 | TOGA TRIALS | |
| 10:45-11:10 | ASPiRATION | Prof Nick Pavlakis Chair, TOGA Board of Directors Medical Oncologist and Senior Staff Specialist Royal North Shore Hospital and GenesisCare |
| 11:10-11:30 | OCEANIC | A/Prof Thomas John Medical Oncologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| 11:30-11:45 | SHERLOCK | A/Prof Chee Lee Medical Oncologist and Senior Staff Specialist St George and Sutherland Hospitals |
| 11:45-12:00 | CHEST-RT | A/Prof Paul Mitchell Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Thoracic Oncologist, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre Director, North-East Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service |
| 12:00-12:15 | DREAM3R | A/Prof Brett Hughes Senior Staff Specialist Medical Oncologist Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital The Prince Charles Hospital Associate Professor, University of Queensland |
| 12:15-12:45 | TOGA General Meeting for Members | Prof Nick Pavlakis Chair, TOGA Board of Directors Medical Oncologist and Senior Staff Specialist Royal North Shore Hospital and GenesisCare |
| 12:45-13:45 | LUNCH | |
| 13:45-14:05 | Climate Change and Lung Cancer - Why We Need to Take Notice | Dr Christine Berg U.S. National Cancer Institute (retired) |
| 14:05-14:25 | Vision of the IASLC | Prof Karen Kelly CEO, IASLC Professor Emeritus University of California, Davis |
| 14:25-14:45 | Introducing the Lung Cancer Moonshot Program | Prof Stephen Swisher Head, Division of Surgery Charles A. LeMaistre Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Oncology Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 14:45-16:00 | THE GREAT DEBATE ‘AIs will take over lung cancer management in the future’ | |
| 16:00-16:15 | Awards and Close | A/Prof Zarnie Lwin ASM Convenor Medical Oncologist Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital The Prince Charles Hospital |
| 16:15 | FINISH |
