2024 Program Schedule

Schedule information is subject to change. Last updated 16 April 2024.

Thursday, 6 June: Data and Discussion

Time Session Title
7:00 a.m. Registration Open & Breakfast Served
Session 1: Fundamentals (100)
Moderators:
Guy Johnson, MD, University of Washington; John Louie, MD, Stanford University
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. What Do I Need to Know as an IR on Oncology
Daniel B. Brown, MD, FSIR, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
8:15 - 8:30 a.m. Dosimetric Principles of Glass and Resin Microspheres
S. Cheenu, Kappadath, PhD, FAAPM, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Absorbed Dose and Specific Activity
Marnix Lam, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Optimizing Patient Selection: HCC vs Metastatic Disease
Christopher D. Malone, MD, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Patient Management: Clinical and Imaging
Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, University of California Irvine
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. Discussion
All session faculty
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. Break & Exhibits
Session 2: Data Deep Dive: Early Stage HCC (100-200)
Moderators: Edward Kim, MD, FSIR, Mount Sinai Health Systems; Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deacconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Why I Choose Glass Microspheres for RadSeg
Siddharth Padia, MD, UCLA Santa Monica
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Why I Choose Resin Microspheres for RadSeg
Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deacconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Is TARE Superior in Bridging/Downstaging Patients?
Evan Lehrman, MD, FSIR, UCSF
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Role of Radiation Lobectomy in HCC
Kirema Garcia-Reyes,MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. Discussion
All session faculty
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch & Exhibits
Session 3: Data Deep Dive: Intermediate & Advanced HCC (100-200)
Moderator:
Edward Kim, MD, FSIR, Mount Sinai Health Systems; Christopher D. Malone, MD, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine
12:45 - 1:00 p.m. TARE or TACE in Intermediate Stage HCC?
Ghassan El-Haddad, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Expanding Role for Systemic Therapy in HCC: Moving to Intermediate Stage and Combinations
Lingling Du, MD, Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. Is TARE Still Relevant in Advanced Stage HCC?
Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR, Northwestern Medicine
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Checkpoint Inhibitor Review for Advanced Stage: Potential for Combination?
Lingling Du, MD, Ochsner MD Anderson Medical Center
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Discussion
All session faculty
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break
Session 4: Everything Else (100-200)
Moderators:
Daniel B. Brown, MD, FSIR, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and William Rilling, MD, FSIR, Medical College of Wisconsin
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. mCRC: When to Use TARE Amongst Systemic Therapy
Daniel B. Brown, MD, FSIR, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Cholangiocarcinoma: TARE/SBRT or Systemic
William Rilling, MD, FSIR, Medical College of Wisconsin
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. mNET: Is TARE Making a Comeback?
Ghassan El-Haddad, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Current Status of Data and Ongoing Trials in Glass Microspheres
William Rilling, MD, FSIR, Medical College of Wisconsin
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Current Status of Data and Ongoing Trials in Resin Microspheres
Thomas Helmberger, MD, PhD, Klinikum Muenchen
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Current Status of Data and Ongoing Trials in Radio-opaque Glass Microspheres
Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, University of California Irvine
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Discussion
All session faculty
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Happy Hour Networking & Exhibits

Friday, 7 June: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Time Session Title
7:00 a.m. Registration Open & Breakfast Served
Session 5: Logistics (100)
Moderators:
Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deacconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, and Tyler Sandow, MD, Ochsner Health
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. What You Need to Build a Y90 Practice
Tyler Sandow, MD, Ochsner Health
8:15 - 8:30 a.m. Coding and Reimbursement 
Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deacconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Volumetry, Prescribing a Dose, and Order for Resin Microspheres
Nima Kokabi, MD, University of North Carolina
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Volumetry, Prescribing a Dose, and Order for Glass Microspheres
Guy Johnson, MD, University of Washington
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. TARE in Private Practice and OBLs
Sharjeel H. Sabir, MD, Scripps Mercy Hospital
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Review of NRC Safety Events in Radioembolization
S. Cheenu, Kappadath, PhD, FAAPM, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Discussion
All session faculty
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break & Exhibits
Session 6: Case Studies (200-300)
Moderator: 
Riad Salem, MD, MBA, Northwestern
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Radiation Segmentectomy
Paul Haste, MD, Indiana University
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Radiation Lobectomy
Christopher D. Malone, MD, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.  HCC with Portal Vein Invasion
Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. Discussion
All session faculty
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch & Exhibits
Session 7: Dosimetry Case Studies (200-300)
Moderators: Nima Kokabi, MD, University of North Carolina, and Tyler Sandow, MD, Oschner Health
12:45 - 1:00 p.m. High Lung Shunt
Paul Haste, MD, Indiana University
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Multifocal HCC
Evan Lehrman, MD, FSIR, UCSF
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. Multifocal mCRC
Ghassan El-Haddad, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Cholangioncarcinoma
Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Discussion
All session faculty
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Break
Session 8: Technical Challenges in Radioembolization (300)
Moderator: Edward Kim, MD, FSIR, Mount Sinai Health Systems
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Flow Diversion and Angiosome Modulation: Balloons, Coils, Plugs, and Gelfoam
Edward Kim, MD, FSIR, Mount Sinai Health Systems
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Radioembolization of Tumors with Extra-hepatic Supply
John Louie, MD, Stanford University
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. When and How to Use Multi-vial, Multi-catheter Delivery
Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR, Northwestern Medicine
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. When Not to Perform TARE
Thomas Helmberger, MD, PhD, Klinikum Muenchen
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Final Discussion
All session faculty
4:30 p.m. Closing