Programme
ABC8 - Final Programme
Available HERE
THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2025 |
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9:00-10:30 |
The challenges and benefits of oral treatments |
Chairs: Medha Deoras-Sutliff, US and Marzia Zambon, IT |
| 09:00 Pros and cons of oral anti-cancer therapies: the patient perspective | Eva Schumacher-Wulf, DE | |
| 09:15 Pros and cons of oral anti-cancer therapies: the physician/health system perspective | Volkmar Müller, DE | |
| 09:30 Pharmacology: can we overcome the hurdles? (include interactions and issues with the excipient) | Janice Tsang, HKSAR, CN | |
| 09:45 Role of education, memory aids and continuous support | Amanda Drury, IE | |
| 10:00 Panel discussion | Chairs, speakers and Jenny Gilchrist, AU | |
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9:00-10:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00-12:30 |
The crucial role of supportive and palliative services for patients living with ABC |
Chairs: Isabelle Aloi-Timeus, MX and Ranjit Kaur, MY |
| 11:00 Summary of findings of the *Global Decade Report 2015-2025 Goal 7: access to supportive and palliative care) | Belinda Kiely, AU | |
| 11:15 How to improve psychological support and mental health issues in patients living with ABC | Luzia Travado, PT | |
| 11:30 The importance and multidimensionality of social and financial support | Rania A. Azmi, KW | |
| 11:45 Should advanced/metastatic cancer be considered a disability and have the same legal rights? | Ginny Mason, US | |
| 12:00 Panel discussion | Chairs, speakers and Julia Maues | |
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11:00-12:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-15:10 |
Opening session |
Chairs: Fatima Cardoso, PT, Larry Norton, US and Eric P. Winer, US |
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13:30 Welcome to Lisbon and to ABC8 |
Fatima Cardoso, PT |
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13:55 Tackling the challenges that ABC patients face |
Lesley Stephen, UK |
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14:30 ABC Award lecture: How do we get from progression-free-survival to cure? |
Larry Norton, US |
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15:10-15:55 |
Best Abstract Presentation |
Chairs: Eric P. Winer, US and Ranjit Kaur, MY |
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15:05 Introduction |
Chairs |
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15:10 Evolution of the overall survival of patients with ABC from 2011 to 2025: an analysis of electronic health records in the US |
Thibaut Sanglier, CH |
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15:20 Living with Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer under 40: global insights into diagnostic delays, treatment gaps, psychosocial burdens, and policy solutions from the project 528 patient experience survey |
Jennifer Merschdorf, US |
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15:30 Implementation and evaluation of RAISE (Routine Assessment and Integration of Screening for Employment) for adults with metastatic breast cancer |
Laura Pinheiro, US |
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15:40 Discussion |
All |
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15:55-16:25 |
Coffee break |
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16:25-18:00 |
ABC Global Decade Report 2015-2025: How far have we come? |
Chairs: Ana Cabanes, US and Janice Tsang, HKSAR, CN |
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16:25 Improving survival of patients living with ABC (*Goal 1) |
Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, US |
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16:45 ABC cancer registries: not there yet! (*Goal 2) |
Vicki Durston, AU and Charlotte Coles, UK |
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17:05 Law and cancer: protecting people living with ABC (*Goal 10) |
Sarah McHutchison, AU |
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17:20 Panel discussion |
Chairs, speakers,Nagi S. El Saghir, LB, Marion Kuper, NZ and Miriam Mutebi, KE |
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18:00-19:30 |
Are we better at meeting the needs of patients living with ABC regarding information and communication |
Chairs:Renate Haidinger, DE, Julia Maues, US and Phoebe Ongadi, KE |
| 18:00 Have we improved our communication skills in the last decade? Findings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 5) | Lesley Fallowfield, UK | |
| 18:15 Meeting patients’ needs in ABC-related information, with a focus on biomarkers and precision medicine. Findings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 6) | Anna Cabanes, CH | |
| 18:30 The role of multidisciplinary care beyond the multidisciplinary tumor board. Findings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 4) | Shani Paluch-Shimon, IL | |
| 18:45 Panel discussion | Chairs and speakers | |
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18:00-19:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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19:30 |
Welcome cocktail |
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FRIDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2025 |
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8:30-09:35 |
The evolving management of brain and leptomeningeal metastases |
Chairs: Laura Biganzoli, IT and Eva Schumacher-Wulf, DE |
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8:30 The enigma of the blood-brain barrier |
Nancy Lin, US |
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8:45 The role of radiotherapy techniques |
Orit Kaidar-Person, IL |
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9:00 The role of systemic therapies |
Javier Cortes, ES |
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9:15 Case-based discussion: timing of local vs. systemic approaches |
All |
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09:35-10:40 |
Improving quality of life for patients living with ABC |
Chairs: Chairs: Belinda Kiely, AU and Isabelle Aloi-Timeus, MX |
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9:35 Has quality of life improved in the last decade? - Global Decade Report (*Goal 3) |
Karen Gelmon, CA |
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9:55 Exercise and Body Composition |
Anne May, NL |
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10:10 Optimizing the integration and interface of supportive care and oncological care |
Maryam Lustberg, US |
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10:25 Discussion |
All |
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10:40-11:10 |
Coffee break |
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11:10-12:15 |
Optimizing clinical trials and drug development for the benefit of patients |
Chairs: Shani Paluch-Shimon, IL and Claire Myerson, UK |
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11:10 Dose-response relationships in oncology: what are the goals of treatment? |
Matti Aapro, CH |
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11:25 Innovative and adaptive trial designs |
Hope Rugo, US |
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11:40 How valid and useful are new clinical trial endpoints? |
Bishal Gyawali, CA |
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11:55 Discussion |
All |
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12:15-13:00 |
Long-term responders
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Chairs: Volkmar Mueller, DE and Tanja Spanic, SI |
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12:15 Maintenance therapies: to escalate or de-escalate? |
Joseph Gligorov, FR
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12:30 Can we talk about cure? |
Eric P. Winer, US
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12:45 Discussion |
All |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch and Poster Session |
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13:00-14:00 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD)
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14:00-15:30 |
Accessibility and affordability: has the gap widened? |
Chairs: Hesham Elghazaly, EG and Sarah Kutika Nyagabona, TZ |
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14:00 Learnings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 9) |
Alex Eniu, CH |
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14:15 Will AI and tele-medicine help bridge the gap? |
Prue Francis, AU |
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14:30 The disconnect between reimbursement rules and advances in clinical practice |
Richard Sullivan, UK |
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14:45 ATOM and the Max Foundation: models for solutions? |
Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, US |
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15:00 Panel discussion |
Chairs, Speakers and Fatima Cardoso, PT, Charlotte Coles, UK, Stacy Lewis, US and Silvia Neciosup, PE |
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15:30-15:55 |
Coffee break |
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15:55-17:00 |
Biology |
Chairs: Fran Boyle, AU and Rania Azmi, KW |
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15:55 Hallmarks of systemic disease: implications for optimal ABC management |
Joana Ribeiro, PT |
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16:15 Revisiting need, timing, and type of NGS including liquid and tumor biopsy choices |
Lisa Carey, US |
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16:30 Implementing ctDNA in clinical practice: the ongoing challenges |
François-Clément Bidard, FR |
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16:45 Discussion |
All |
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17:00-17:55 |
News from ABC7 |
Chairs: Jyoti Bajpai, IN and Julia Maues, US |
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17:00 HER2+ ABC |
Sandra Swain, US |
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17:15 ER+ / HER2- ABC |
Nadia Harbeck, DE |
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17:30Triple negative ABC |
Rebecca Dent, SG |
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17:45 Discussion |
All |
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18:00-19:30 |
Misconceptions about ABC and their impact on stigma, isolation and quality of care |
Chairs: Carla Whitbread, UK and Vicki Durston, AU |
| 18:00 Summary of findings of the *Global Decade Report 2015-2025 Goal 8: Misconceptions, stigma and isolation | Ranjit Kaur, MY | |
| 18:15 Misconceptions among HCPs and their impact on quality of care for patients living with ABC | Fran Boyle, AU | |
| 18:30 Misconceptions and stigma in the workplace | Tanja Spanic, SI | |
| 18:45 Return on investment: is the life of an ABC patient not enough? (“I am so much more than my cancer”) | Claire Myerson, UK | |
| 19:00 Panel discussion | Chairs, speakers and Adele Gautier | |
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18:00-19:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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SATURDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2025 |
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8:30-10:30 |
Consensus session (part I) |
ABC8 Chairs, Scientific Committee Members and Panellists |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00-11:15 |
Report from ABC Patient Advocacy Committee |
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11:15-12:45 |
Consensus session (part II) |
ABC8 Chairs, Scientific Committee Members and Panellists |
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12:45-13:00 |
Close |
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* ABC Global Decade Report 2015-2025. Please refer to the full ABC Decade Report 2.0 (Ref) and the Special Issue of The Breast (Elsevier), available at the ABC8 meeting and on the ABC Global Alliance website.