2026 Surgery Grand Rounds | Diffuse Disease, Focused Intervention: Reconsidering the Surgeon’s Role in Stage IV Cancer

Duarte, CA US
April 30, 2026

As a complex cancer center we provide care for patients with metastatic disease very frequently. In order to deliver the highest care with optimal outcomes we should learn from other similar cancer centers. There is often limited published data for surgery in patients with metastatic disease.

Patients with metastatic cancer often are treated with systemic therapy alone. The role of surgery in this setting is controversial often with limited data. The understanding of multidisciplinary care for our patients with metastatic cancer and the role of surgery within this context is critical for optimizing outcomes.

Target Audience

The activity content is oriented to address the educational needs of surgeons, medical oncologists and pulmonologists that treat lung cancer, surgical trainees, and allied health professionals involved in complex oncologic surgery.

Learning Objectives

  • Examine the evolving clinical evidence supporting surgical intervention in the setting of metastatic (Stage IV) disease.
  • Identify patient selection criteria for focused surgical intervention in diffuse cancer presentations.
  • Discuss the multidisciplinary integration of surgery with systemic therapies for advanced-stage malignancies.
  • Discuss possible barriers and biases which may impact patient care (i.e., race, ethnicity, language, gender identity/orientation, age, socioeconomic status, attitudes, feelings, or other characteristics).
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABS Accredited CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
    City of Hope designates this 2026 Surgery Grand Rounds | Diffuse Disease, Focused Intervention: Reconsidering the Surgeon’s Role in Stage IV Cancer for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ requirements. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Activity opens: 
03/30/2026
Activity expires: 
05/01/2026
Event starts: 
04/30/2026 - 7:00am PDT
Event ends: 
04/30/2026 - 8:00am PDT
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City of Hope
1500 E Duarte Rd
Duarte, CA 91010
United States

Hybrid - Zoom, Pavilion Conference Room 2255

Mara B. Antonoff, MD, FACS  Associate Professor & Program Director of Education, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; Deputy Head of Education, Surgery; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Presenter: Dr. Antonoff has indicated the following relevant financial relationships: Consultant for AstraZeneca, BMS, J&J, and Merck

Planner: Yuman Fong, MD has indicated the following relevant financial relationships:Consultant for Eureka, Imugene, Medtronics, Theromics, Vergent Bioscience and XDemics; Stock/Shareholder (publicly owned companies) of Imugene, Iovance, and XDemics; Other financial/material interests (royalties) in Imugene and XDemics.

The educational content has been peer-reviewed, an attestation on file and no conflicts were noted

CME Committee/Reviewer no relevant financial relationships:  Daneng Li, MD

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT: City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION: City of Hope designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. 

The following credit type(s) are being offered for this course:

•  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™  1.0

The following may apply AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for license renewal:

Registered Nurses: Nurses may report up to 1.0 credit hours toward the continuing education requirements for license renewal by their state Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may be noted on the license renewal application in lieu of a BRN provider number.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ accredited courses are acceptable for CME requirements for recertification.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABS Accredited CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
    City of Hope designates this 2026 Surgery Grand Rounds | Diffuse Disease, Focused Intervention: Reconsidering the Surgeon’s Role in Stage IV Cancer for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ requirements. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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