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Multimodality Therapy of Chest Malignancies-Update 2000


The following links are talks presenting state of the art information on the detection and treatment of various chest malignancies. The talks were given at a course sponsored by The Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, The Department of Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care and The Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. The course was held March 31 - April 1, 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Introduction & Welcome Dr. David J. Sugarbaker
  Dr. Bruce Johnson


PART 1: MESOTHELIOMA--SV40 VIRUS: KILLER or BYSTANDER
Interactive Clinical Presentation Dr. John Roberts
Epidemiology of Mesothelioma Dr. David Christiani
Evidence against SV40 Virus Dr. Howard Strikler
Evidence for SV40 Virus Dr. Michele Carbone
Mesothelioma: A European Epidemic Dr. Mark Britton


PART 2: MESOTHELIOMA -- NEW THERAPIES
Intraoperative Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma Dr. David J. Sugarbaker


THE HIGH RISK CANCER PATIENT -- SCREENING
Interactive Clinical Presentation Dr. Jeanne Lukanich
High Risk Clinics: How to Set Them Up and Run Them Dr. Bruce Johnson
Life Bronchoscopy and Early Identification Dr. Adi Gazdar
PDT and Early Therapy Dr. Raphael Bueno


NEW TOOLS IN TISSUE BANKING AND CLINICAL PROFILING IN THE STUDY AND THERAPY OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Interactive Clinical Presentation Dr. Michael Vasconcelles
Techniques of Tissue Banking: How to Do It Dr. William Richards
Genetic Targets for Lung Cancer: Tissue Bank Application Dr. Matthew Meyerson
Tumor Chip Profiling Dr. Todd Golub


ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Interactive Clinical Presentation Dr. Michael Liptay
Prospectives on Esophageal Cancer in the Next Millennium Dr. Nasser Altorki
Non-operative Management of Esophageal Cancer Dr. Noah Choi


INSIGHTS INTO NEW TOOLS AND TARGETS
Interactive Clinical Presentation Dr. Sudish Murthy
Restaging of IIIA Lung Cancer; Selecting the Right Patients for Resection Dr. Michael Jaklitsch
Induction Therapy State of the Art: Where Are We? Dr. Mark Green
Chemotherapy in the Elderly with Small Cell Lung Cancer Dr. Anthony Elias
Chemotherapy in the Elderly with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Dr. Thomas Lynch


SPECIAL GUEST LECTURER
Special Guest Lecturer Dr. Harold Urschel


MANGAGEMENT OF THE SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE
Interactive Clinical Presentation Dr. Edward Ingenito


We gratefully acknowledge the following company for their generous support of our program: Bristol-Myers Squibb.