The summit will feature experts from UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

OncLive®, the leading digital provider of resources and information to oncology professionals, will host the latest State of the Science Summit™ on breast cancer. The event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. (PDT) at the San Francisco Marriott Union Square. The summit will be chaired by Hope S. Rugo, M.D., clinical professor, department of medicine (hematology/oncology); director, breast oncology clinical trials program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Designed for oncologists, nurses, physicians and health care professionals interested in breast cancer, this education program delves into the emerging treatment and strategies for all different types and stages of breast cancer. The summit will provide updates in hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2 breast cancer, HR-positive early-stage breast cancer, HR-positive metastatic breast cancer, updates in treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer, and immunotherapy for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The event will also feature a peer-exchange discussion, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

Presenters from UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center include as follows:

  • A. Jo Chien, M.D., associate clinical professor, department of medicine, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Laura J. Esserman, M.D., MBA, professor, departments of surgery and radiology, and affiliate faculty, institute for health policy studies, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Melanie Majure, M.D., clinical instructor, department of Medicine, division of hematology oncology, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Michelle Melisko, M.D., associate clinical professor, department of medicine (hematology/oncology), UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

State of the Science Summit™ is a premier conference series, hosted by OncLive®, that features medical experts from across the nation discussing treatment options. Each summit integrates academic and community-based physicians and health care professionals across key disciplines, from medical and surgical oncology to hematology.

Registration is free and open to all health care professionals, and food and beverages will be served. For more information and to register, visit https://www.onclive.com/meetings/soss or contact Kayla Collins at kcollins@curetoday.com.

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