OncLive® Presents the Latest State of the Science Summit™ on Breast Cancer
September 25 2018 - 11:06AM
Business Wire
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.
About OncLive®
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Associates Inc. is a full-service health care communications
company offering education, research and medical media, including
curetoday.com and CURE® magazine, the largest U.S. consumer
publication focused entirely on cancer. Combining science and
humanity to make cancer understandable, CURE® reaches patients,
cancer centers and advocacy groups.
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