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The Appendix Cancer Survivorship Symposium was held on October 15, 2021 and was hosted by The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, University of Chicago Medicine and University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute. This event was held virtually via Zoom and was free and open to all! We had over 400 registrations from 25 countries.
To access the various recordings from the event, please click the links below which will take you to those specific times in the General Session!
General Sessions: 10am-3pm ET
| Welcome and Appendix Cancer, An Introduction |
Dr. Edward Levine, Wake Forest – Chief of Surgical Oncology
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| Updates: Papers of the Year for Appendiceal Cancer |
Dr. Laura Lambert, Huntsman Cancer Institute – Professor of Surgery and Director of the Peritoneal Malignancy Program
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| Implications of Ongoing Research in the Treatment of Appendiceal Cancer |
Dr. Kiran Turaga, University of Chicago – Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Regional Therapeutics Program
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| ACPMP & Patient Advisory Council Overview |
Lauren Smith, ACPMP Research Foundation – Development and Communications Manager
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| Chemotherapy for Appendix Cancer: The Old & New |
Dr. Ardaman Shergill, University of Chicago – Oncologist
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| Organoids to Personalize Chemotherapy |
Dr. Kostas Votanopoulos, Wake Forest – Professor of Surgery and founding Director of the Wake Forest Organoid Research Center (WFORCE) |
| PIPAC: Current US Perspective |
Dr. Mustafa Raoof, City of Hope Medical Center – Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Clinical Professor
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| Liquid Biopsy for Detection of Hard to Detect Cancers |
Dr. Chuan He, University of Chicago – John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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| What’s the Latest for Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors? |
Dr. Randy Sweis, University of Chicago – Medical Oncologist
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| Immunity and Appendix Cancer |
Dr. Roshni Roy Chowdry, University of Chicago – Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine (Section of Genetic Medicine)
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| BromAc Trial: US Perspective |
Dr. Edward Levine, Wake Forest – Chief of Surgical Oncology
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MRI, CT or PET scan? Best Imaging Modality for Appendix Cancer
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Dr. Carla Harmath, University of Chicago – Associate Professor of Radiology and Chief of the section of Abdominal Imaging
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| Nutrition and QOL Roundtable |
Moderators: Deborah Shelton, ACPMP Research Foundation – Executive Director and Dr. Laura Lambert, Huntsman Cancer Institute – Professor of Surgery and Director of the Peritoneal Malignancy Program -Dr. Jeffrey Whitridge, University of Chicago – Clinical Dietitian in the Regional Therapies Surgical Oncology Section -Dr. Katie Duckworth, Wake Forest – Assistant Professor and Interim Director, Psychosocial Oncology Program -Monica Moorefield, Wake Forest – Inpatient Registered Dietitian |
| Open Forum: Ask the Experts and Closing |
Moderator: Deborah Shelton, ACPMP Research Foundation – Executive Director -Dr. Edward Levine, Wake Forest – Chief of Surgical Oncology -Dr. Kiran Turaga, University of Chicago – Associate Professor of Surgery, and Director of the Regional Therapeutics Program -Dr. Laura Lambert, Huntsman Cancer Institute – Professor of Surgery and Director of the Peritoneal Malignancy Program -Dr. Oliver Eng, University of Chicago – Surgical Oncologist |
Regional Sessions: 3-4pm ET
Wake Forest:
Welcome and Introductions: Karolyn Lewandowski, ACPMP Research Foundation – Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
Introduction, HIPEC program: Cheryl Sizer, Wake Forest – PA-C
Nutrition for AC/HIPEC patients: Monica Moorefield, Wake Forest – RD, LDN
Navigation, GI Intro, Barriers to Care, Financial Issues, Resources: Rebecca Harmon, Wake Forest – RN, BSN, Oncology Nurse Navigator
Health Maintenance & COVID impact to Appendix Cancer/HIPEC patients: Stephanie A. Thornton, Wake Forest – FNP-C, MSN
Patient Experience: Melvin Evans – Wake Forest patient
Open 10 minute Q&A
University of Chicago:
Introduction: Dr. Turaga, University of Chicago – Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Regional Therapeutics Program
Appendix Cancer Management Strategies: Dr. Eng, University of Chicago – Surgical Oncologist
Managing Cancer and Leveraging your Team: Emily Fenton, University of Chicago – Physician Assistant
Identifying the Right Educational Resources: Jen Belanksi, University of Chicago – Registered Nurse
Patient story: Julie Rittenhouse – University of Chicago patient
Preparations That You Didn’t Know You Had to Do:
- Jeffrey Whitridge- Clinical Dietitian in the Regional Therapies surgical oncology section
- Sarah Macaraeg – Board-certified Physical Therapist
- Sandy Clark – Patient Care Coordinator in the Regional Therapies
Huntsman Cancer Institute:
Patient Presentations: Mark Griffin and Tricia Quinn – Huntsman patient
Q&A Open Discussion with Panel: Ignacio Garrido (Medical Oncologist), Kajsa Affolter (Pathology), John Cooper (Chaplaincy) and Junko Fowles (Financial Counseling)