Programme

Wednesday, 6 November

 10:00

 Registration opens for individuals participants and for groups

 

Thursday, 7 November

   9:00
 19:30

Exhibition
   9:00 Breast cancer patient advocacy session
Introductions and greatest challenges in meeting the needs of patients with advanced breast cancer
   9:00 Satellite symposium 1

 10:30 

Coffee break

 11:00 Breast cancer patient advocacy session
Challenges and guidelines in advanced breast cancer
 11:00 Celgene International Satellite symposium

 12:30

Lunch

 13:30

 Opening session (Chairs: F. Cardoso, PT - L. Norton, US)
 13:30 Opening and introduction (Chair: F. Cardoso, PT)
 
  • Welcome to Lisbon (N. Cabral, President of the Port of Lisbon, PT)
  • Keynote lecture
    A personal journal through advanced breast cancer (D. Fenech, MT)

 14:15

 Major advances since ABC1 (Chair: E.P. Winer, US)
 
  • Advances in HER-positive advanced breast cancer (I.E. Krop, US
  • Advances in TN advanced breast cancer (G.W. Sledge, US)
  • Advances in endocrine therapy and endocrine resistance (M.J. Piccart, BE)
  • Advances in cytotoxic and other targeted therapy (J. Gligorov, FR)
  • Advances in imaging (A.R. Padhani, UK)
  • Discussion 

 16:15

 Coffee break

 16:45

 Best abstract presentations (Chair: A. Costa, IT/CH)
 
  • Basic and translational research 
  • Clinical issues 
  • Nursing and patient advocacy 

 17:30

 ABC Award and Lecture: Deconstructing metastasis
(Awardee: J. Massagué, US)
 18:00 Breast cancer patient advocacy session
How can the ABC guidelines address global challenges? 
 18:00 Satellite symposium 3
 19:30 Welcome cocktail

 

Friday, 8 November

  9:00
19:30

 Exhibition

  9:00

 Inoperable locally advanced breast cancer (part I) (Chairs: F. Cardoso, PT - E.P. Winer, US)

 

  • The biology of locally advanced breast cancer: Inflammatory and non-inflammatory (F. Pernault-Llorca, FR)
  • Epidemiology and geographic differences (E. Senkus-Konefka, PL) 
  • Systemic therapy: Optimal strategies and therapies (N. Harbeck, DE)
  • Discussion 

10:15

Coffee break

10:45

 Inoperable locally  advanced breast cancer (part II) (Chairs: F. Cardoso, PT - E.P. Winer, US)
 
  • Radiotherapy: Best timing and techniques (C. Vrieling, CH)
  • Surgery: Challenges and opportunities (M.J. Cardoso, PT)
  • Discussion 

 11:40  

Specific populations (Chair: K. Gelmon, CA)

 
  • Metastatic male breast cancer (S.H. Giordano, US)
  • BRCA-related advanced breast cancer (P.A. Francis, AU)
  • Discussion 
 12:30 Survivorship in advanced breast cancer 
Panel discussion
(Chair: K. Redmond, CH; Panelists: O. Pagani, CH; Ann H. Partridge, US; S. Kyriakides, CY; M. Mayer, US; L. Fallowfield, UK and N. West, UK)
 13:00 Lunch and poster session
 14:00

Specific metastatic sites (Chair: H. Rugo, US - F. André, FR)

 
  • Multidisciplinary approach to liver metastases (C.H. Barrios, BR)
  • Update on brain metastases management (N.U. Lin, US)
  • Optimal management of pleural effusions (B. Kaufman, IL)
  • Chest wall recurrences and cutaneous metastases (K.L. Blackwell, US)
  • Can specific sites of metastases be predicted and prevented? (L. van 't Veer, US)
  • Discussion 
 15:40      Special session (Chair: L. Norton, US)
 
  • The role of mathematical and computer modeling for metastases research (S.D. Merajver, US)
  • Discussion
 16:00 Coffee break
 16:30    Supportive and palliative care issues (Chair: M.S. Aapro, CH and G.W. Sledge, US)
 
  • Optimal pain control (L. Biganzoli, IT)
  • Optimal management of nausea and vomiting (J. Bergh, SE)
  • Psycological support: When and how? (L. Fallowfield, UK)
  • Patient perspective on symptom control (M. Mayer, US)
  • Disparities in access to supportive/palliative specialised care (R.A. Badwe, IN)
  • Discussion
 18:00 Breast cancer patient advocacy - Meet the expert session
Where will we be in the coming years? (K. Redmond, CH)
 18:00 Novartis Oncology Satellite symposium
Advanced breast cancer cases - Packing for the journey

 

Saturday, 9 November

  9:00
13:00 

 Exhibition

  9:00 

 Consensus session (Part I)

10:30

 Coffee break 

11:00

Consensus session (Part II)

12:30 Report from ABC patient advocacy committee

13:00 

Close



A/V RECORDING DURING THE CONFERENCE IS PROHIBITED 


Consensus session 

The Panel will update the ABC consensus recommendations for the management of advanced breast cancer continuing the work developed during ABC1.
The ABC2 consensus manuscript will be published after the meeting.