Programs

Day 1.  Friday, 26 August 2022 (1.30pm to 8pm)

Time

Title

Speakers

Moderators: Dr. Francois Calaud, Dr. Mufid El Mistiri

1.30 pm - 1.35 pm

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Ussama Al Homsi,

Deputy Medical Director, Education, Research and Quality, Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

1.35 pm - 2.00 pm

Breast Cancer - Metastatic (Abstract 1005): Fulvestrant plus capivasertib versus fulvestrant plus placebo after relapse or progression on an aromatase inhibitor in metastatic, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (FAKTION): Overall survival and updated progression free survival data with enhanced biomarker analysis

Dr. Salha Bujassoum

Chair of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

2.00 pm - 2.25 pm

Breast Cancer - Local/Regional/Adjuvant (Abstract 507): Long-term outcomes of adjuvant denosumab in breast cancer: Fracture reduction and survival results from 3,425 patients in the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled ABCSG-18 trial

Dr. Francois Calaud

Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

2.25 pm - 2.50 pm

Breast Cancer - Metastatic (Abstract LBA3): Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) vs treatment of physician’s choice (TPC) in patients (pts) with HER2-low unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer (mBC): results of DESTINY-Breast04 , a randomized, phase 3 study

Dr. Mufid El Mistiri

Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

2.50 pm - 3.15 pm

Breast Cancer - Metastatic (Abstract LBA1001): Primary Results From TROPiCS-02: A Randomized Phase 3 Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan (SG) vs Treatment of Physician’s Choice (TPC) in Patients (Pts) With Hormone Receptor-Positive/HER2-Negative (HR+/HER2-) Advanced Breast Cancer

Dr. Ahlam Yousif

Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

3.15 pm - 3.45 pm

Asr Prayer & Coffee Break

Moderators: Dr. Hind El Malik, Dr. Anas Hamad

3.45 pm - 4.10 pm

Gynecologic Cancer (Abstract 5509): Dostarlimab in advanced/recurrent (AR) mismatch repair deficient/ microsatellite instability-high or proficient/stable (dMMR/MSI-H or MMRp/MSS) endometrial cancer (EC): the GARNET study

Dr. Hind El Malik

Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

4.10 pm - 4.35 pm

Care Delivery and Regulatory Policy (Abstract 1563): Clinical development of new drugs for adults and children with cancer in 2010-2020: Longitudinal study of investigational drugs

Dr. Nabil Omar,

Clinical Pharmacist,
NCCCR

4.35 pm - 5.00 pm

Developmental Therapeutics - Immunotherapy(Abstract 2507): Single-cell profiling of human heart and blood in immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis

Ms. Asma Younus,

Clinical Nurse Specialist
NCCCR

5.00 pm - 5.25 pm

Symptoms and Survivorship(Abstract 12023): Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221

Ms. Wafaa Shehada & Ms. Shaikha Al Keldi,

Clinical Nurse Specialist
NCCCR


5.25 pm - 5.50 pm

Symptoms and Survivorship(Abstract 12022): Oral minoxidil for the treatment of late alopecia in cancer survivors

Ms. Wafa Alsaadi

Clinical Nurse Specialist
NCCCR

5.50 pm - 6.15 pm

Symptoms & Survivorship (Abstract 12000): Impact of acetaminophen on the efficacy of immunotherapy in cancer patients

Dr. Anas Hamad,

Director of Pharmacy, 
NCCCR

6.15 pm - 7.10 pm

Maghrib Prayer & Dinner Break 

Moderators: Dr. Asma El Hassan, Dr. Ussama Al Homsi

7.10 pm - 7.35 pm

Sarcoma (Abstract LBA2): Phase III assessment of topotecan & cyclophosphamide and high-dose ifosfamide in rEECur, an international randomised controlled trial of chemotherapy for the treatment of recurrent and primary refractory Ewing sarcoma (RR-ES)

Dr. Asma El Hassan,

Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR

7.35 pm - 8.00 pm

Melanoma/Skin Cancers (Abstract LBA9500): Distant metastasis-free survival with pembrolizumab versus placebo as adjuvant therapy in stage IIB or IIC melanoma: the phase 3 KEYNOTE-716 study

Dr. Ashraf Awad,

Associate Consultant Medical Oncologist, NCCCR