FRIDAY | OCTOBER 23, 2026

4:30 - 5:00 PMREGISTRATION 
5:00 - 7:00 PM

Oncology for the Non-Oncologist – Principles of Cancer Care 
Presenters: Toufic Kachaamy, MD; Krista Gomez, NP-C & Madappa Kundranda, MD, PhD &
Neil R. Sharma, MD


SATURDAY | OCTOBER 24, 2026

7:00 - 7:50 AMREGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS
7:50 – 7:55 AMWelcome & Announcements
NON-CME ACCREDITED SESSIONS
7:55 – 8:00 AMAI Coordination for Open Access Colon Screening
Huzaifa Sial, MS | Careforce
8:00 – 9:30 AMSESSION 1 
Introduction: Next Gen Cancer Prevention and Detection
 Moderator: N. Jewel Samadder, MD | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
PDF icon Opportunities for Precision Interception of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH | Cleveland Clinic
PDF icon Early Detection and Precision Interception: Guiding Colorectal Cancer Management with Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA)
Stacey A. Cohen, MD | Fred Hutch Cancer Center
KEYNOTE LECTURE 
Integrating Precision Medicine into Cancer Care: Promise and Progress 
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD | City of Hope
Panel Discussion
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD; Stacey A. Cohen, MD; Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH; 
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH; Andreas M. Kaiser, MD & David Luyimbazi, MD
9:30 – 9:50 AMPDF icon What Can MedTech Learn from Pharma? The Business Perspective
Brad Maruca, MBA, MS | Deloitte
9:50 – 11:00 AMSESSION 2 
Innovation & Technologies: Industry Session
 Moderators: Gagandeep Singh, MD; Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS & Toufic Kachaamy, MD
Guardant Health | Advancing Comprehensive Genomic Profiling with Epigenomics: Guardant360 Liquid Updates and Applications
Sheila Solomon | Guardant Health
Revolution Medicines | RASONQUE: Breaking Barriers in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma by Targeting RAS
Caroline Ling, PharmD | Revolution Medicines
STERIS | Innovations in Diagnosis, Preservation, and Treatment of GI Cancers – 
Cool Science. Real Impact
Neil R. Sharma, MD | Banner MD Anderson
11:00 – 11:30 AMBREAK/EXHIBITS
11:30 AM – 1:00 PMSESSION 3
Introduction: Endoscopic Oncology 2.0: Where Technique Meets Molecular Insight 
11:30 AM – 1:00 PMModerator: Vivek Kaul, MD | University of Rochester Medical Center
PDF icon Next Gen Endoscopic Resection in Rectal and Esophageal Cancer 
Mingyan Cai, MD, PhD | Fudan University
Endoscopic Ablation: Now and the Future 
Neil R. Sharma, MD | Banner MD Anderson
Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Kinetics and Procedural Outcomes 
Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS | City of Hope
Panel Discussion
Mingyan Cai, MD, PhD; Neil R. Sharma, MD; Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS; Steven H. Lin, MD, PhD & Venkata Muddana, MD
1:00 – 1:30 PMAugmented Intelligence and Human-Machine Collaboration: A Psychological Perspective
Hannah Farfour, DNP, APRN 
1:30 – 2:30 PMLUNCH/EXHIBITS
1:45 – 2:30 PM

THE FOLLOWING LUNCH SESSION IS NON-CME ACCREDITED

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM | Atrium Room
Merck & Co. Inc. An Overview of an Immunotherapy Treatment Option Administered Subcutaneously
Rahul Ravilla, MD, MS | Albany Medical Center
2:30 – 2:40 PMTransition to General Session Room
2:40 – 4:10 PMSESSION 4
Optimizing Oncologic Outcomes: Metabolic, Endoscopic, and Biomarker-driven Strategies
 Moderators: Neil R. Sharma, MD & Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS
Optimizing Oncologic Outcome via Active Weight Management 
Rahul Pannala, MD, MPH | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Endoscopic Interventions to Optimize Pancreaticobiliary Surgical Outcomes 
Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
PDF icon Multimodal TME Assessment in the Era of AI and Precision 
Haider A. Mejbel, MD | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Panel Discussion
Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS; Rahul Pannala, MD, MPH; Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD;
Haider A. Mejbel, MD; Christina Wu, MD & Hamza Shah, DO
4:10 – 4:25 PMSummary and Wrap Up
Vivek Kaul, MD | University of Rochester Medical Center
4:25 PMADJOURN 
6:00 - 8:00 PM5TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATORY RECEPTION 

 

SUNDAY | OCTOBER 25, 2026

6:55 – 7:25 AMREGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS
7:25 – 7:30 AMWelcome & Announcements
7:30 – 9:10 AMSESSION 5
Introduction: Organ Preservation in GI Oncology: Progress or Pitfall? 
 Moderators: Madappa Kundranda, MD, PhD & Toufic Kachaamy, MD
Patient Testimonial Thriving after Cancer Treatment – Are We There Yet?
Karie Fisher, RN | Esophageal Cancer Survivor
PDF icon Precision Radiotherapy for Organ Preservation: The Rectum and Beyond
Steven H. Lin, MD, PhD | MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Case Against Rectal Preservation 
Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Organ-preserving Esophageal Cancer Therapy: Are We Ready for the Next Frontier?
Biniam Kidane, MD, MSc | Western University
Panel Discussion
Karie Fisher, RN; Steven H. Lin, MD, PhD; Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD; Biniam Kidane, MD, MSc; 
Mital Patel, MD & Haider A. Mejbel, MD 
9:10 – 10:40 AMSESSION 6
Introduction: Thinking Like There is No Box 
 Moderator:  N. Jewel Samadder, MD | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
How AI is Revolutionizing Endoscopic Cancer Detection Today and in the Future  
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Integrating Multi-cancer Detection into Early Diagnosis of GI Cancers 
Gregory Idos, MD, MS | City of Hope
Immunotherapy for Localized GI Cancers
Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS | City of Hope
Panel Discussion 
Gregory Idos, MD, MS; Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS; Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH & Mital Patel, MD 
10:40 – 11:10 AMBREAK/EXHIBITS 
11:10 – 11:15 AMTransition to General Session Room
11:15 AM – 12:45 PMSESSION 7
Designing Procedure-focused Oncology Trials: From Concept to Guidelines  
 Moderators:  Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS & Toufic Kachaamy, MD
PDF icon How to Design a Procedure-focused Clinical Trial in Oncology – The Endoscopist Perspective 
Prasad G. Iyer, MD, MS | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
PDF icon Designing Trials with Oncology Adoption in Mind 
Christina Wu, MD | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
PDF icon Getting into the NCCN Guidelines: What is Needed and How? 
Byrne Lee, MD | Stanford University School of Medicine
Panel Discussion 
Toufic Kachaamy, MD; Mohit Girotra, MD; Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH; Prasad G. Iyer, MD, MS;
Christina Wu, MD & Byrne Lee, MD
12:45 – 1:45 PMLUNCH/EXHIBITS
1:00 – 1:45 PMTHE FOLLOWING LUNCH SESSION IS NON-CME ACCREDITED
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM | Atrium Room 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals New 1L Treatment Regimens for HER2+ Advanced GEA
Solly Chedid, MD | Singing River Health System
1:45 – 1:55 PMTransition to General Session Room
1:55 – 3:35 PMSESSION 8
Introduction: Next Gen Tumor Board 
2:45 - 3:15 PMModerators: Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MS & Toufic Kachaamy, MD
Next Gen Pancreaticobiliary Tumor Board 
Neil R. Sharma, MD | Banner MD Anderson 
Clinical Case Presentation:
When Mucosal Biopsies Mislead Snare Sampling Unmasks Linitis Plastica Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease 
Fellow: Omar Belfaqeeh, MD | University of California San Diego
The Case Against Organ Preservation in Esophageal Cancer
Samine Ravanbakhsh, MD | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Paradigm Shift in MSI Colorectal Cancers 
Andreas M. Kaiser, MD | City of Hope
Panel Discussion
Samine Ravanbakhsh, MD; Andreas M. Kaiser, MD; Biniam Kidane, MD, MSc & Mingyan Cai, MD, PhD
3:35 – 3:50 PMSummary and Wrap Up
Vivek Kaul, MD | University of Rochester Medical Center
3:50 PM    ADJOURN 


City of Hope may find it necessary to substitute faculty with comparable expertise on those rare occasions necessitated by illness, unforeseen scheduling conflicts or extraordinary occurrences.


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