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SIO is excited to announce the 2025 Breast Cryoablation Master Class in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, 5 October 2025. More program details coming soon!

Program

Session 1: 

  • Moderated by Vijay Ramalingam and Janice Thai
  • Introduction to Cryoablation and Thermoprotective Techniques
    • Vijay Ramalingam
  • Literature Review of High-level Studies for Breast Cryoablation
    • Kenneth Tomkovich
  • Implementing Breast Cryoablation in Practice
    • Janice Thai
  • Discussion
    • ALL

Session 2

  • Moderated by Monica Huang and Franco Orsi
  • Fundamentals of Pre-Ablation Imaging, Lesion Selection, and Patient Work-Up
    • Monica Huang
  • Breast Cancer Cryoablation Step by Step
    • Franco Orsi
  • Post ablation Imaging: Algorithm and Imaging Findings
    • Alexander Sevrukov
  • Discussion
    • ALL 

Session 3

  • Moderated by Peter Littrup and Vijay Ramalingam
  • Cryoablation in Advanced Breast Cancer: Pushing the Envelope
    • Peter Littrup
  • Research Priorities in Locoregional Therapy in Breast Cancer
    • Rakhshanda Rahmeen Layeequr
  • Introduction to Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
    • Richard Fine
  • Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
    • William Sikov
  • Disccusion
    • ALL

MDT Tumor Board

  • Moderated by Kenneth Tomkovich and Monica Huang 
  • Panelists: Kenneth Tomkovich, Richard Fine, Janice Thai, William Sikov 
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