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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008
8:30-8:45 WELCOME – Exhibit Hall D  
 

Opening Remarks
C. Kent Osborne, MD

Charles A. Coltman, Jr., MD

 
     
8:45-9:15 PLENARY LECTURE 1 – Exhibit Hall D  
     
 

Endocrine therapy combined with signal transduction inhibitors – a means to overcome resistance?
Stephen Johnston, MA, PhD, FRCP
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research
London, UNITED KINGDOM

 
     
9:15-11:30 GENERAL SESSION 1– Exhibit Hall D  
 

Jim Ingle, MD, Co-Moderator

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

and

Hyman Muss, MD, Co-Moderator

Vermont Cancer Center, Burlington, VT

 
     
9:15 11.  Effects of 5 years of treatment with lasofoxifene on incidence of breast cancer in older women.
 
 

LaCroix AZ, Cummings SR, Delmas P, Eastell R, Ensrud K, Reid DM, Vukicevic S, Armstrong RA, Thompson J,Thompson D, Wolter K, Allred C, Goss P, Osborne CK, Powles TJ. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; CPMC Research Institute, San Francisco, CA; U. of Lyon, Lyon, France; Sheffield U., Sheffield, United Kingdom; U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; U. of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Zagreb
Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia; Pfizer Inc., New London, CT; Washington U. School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX ; Parkside Oncology Centre, London, United Kingdom.

 
     
9:30 12. Aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen as adjuvant therapy
for postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer: meta-analyses of randomized trials of monotherapy and switching strategies

 
  Ingle JN, Dowsett M, Cuzick J, Davies C. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Wolfson Institute, London, United Kingdom; Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG), Oxford, United Kingdom.  
     
9:45 13. BIG 1-98: a randomized double-blind phase III study evaluating letrozole and tamoxifen given in sequence as adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal women with receptor-positive breast cancer 
 
 

Mouridsen HT, Giobbie-Hurder A, Mauriac L, Paridaens R, Colleoni M, Thuerlimann B, Forbes JF, Gelber RD, Wardley A, Goldhirsch A. BIG 1-98 Collaborative Group and International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG), Bern, Switzerland.

 
     
10:00 14. Tamoxifen and anastrozole as a sequencing strategy in
postmenopausal women with hormone-responsive early breast
cancer: updated data from the Austrian breast and colorectal cancer study group trial 8 

 
  Jakesz R, Gnant M, Griel R, Tausch C, Samonigg H, Kwasny W, Kubista E, Stierer M, Luschin G, Mittlböck M. Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria; Paracelsus Medical School, Salzburg, Austria; BHS Hospital, Linz, Austria; Graz Medical School, Graz, Austria; Wiener Neustadt Hospital, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Hanusch Medical Center, Vienna, Austria.  
     
10:15 15. Results of the first planned analysis of the TEAM (tamoxifen
exemestane adjuvant multinational) prospective randomized phase III trial in hormone sensitive postmenopausal early breast cancer

 
  Jones SE, Seynaeve C, Hasenburg A, Rae D, Vannetzel J-M, Paridaens R, Markopoulos C, Hozumi Y, Putter H, Hille E, Kieback D, Asmar L, Smeets J, Urbanski R, Bartlett JMS, van de Velde CJH. US Oncology Research, Inc., Houston, TX; Erasmus MC Daniel Den Hoed, Rotterdam, Netherlands; University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Institut du Sein Henri Hartmann (ISHH), Neuilly sur Seine, France; U. Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece; Jichi
Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan; Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; Helios Medical Center, Aue, Germany; Pfizer, New York; Endocrine Cancer Group, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
 
     
10:30 16. A randomized phase 2 trial of low dose (6 mg daily) versus high dose (30 mg daily) estradiol for patients with estrogen receptor positive aromatase inhibitor resistant advanced breast cancer  
  Ellis MJ, Dehdahti F, Kommareddy A, Jamalabadi-Majidi S, Crowder R, Jeffe DB, Gao F, Fleming G, Silverman P, Dickler M, Carey L, Marcom PK. Siteman Cancer Center, St Louis, MO; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; MSKCC, New York, NY; UNC,
Chapel Hill, NC; Duke University, Durham, NC.
 
     
10:45 17. Preclinical modeling of endocrine response: a combination
therapy approach with the ERß agonist, diarryl propionitrile and letrozole restores sensitivity to letrozole-resistant breast cancer cells
 
  Nair HN, Jayarajan R, Saha SR, Veerapaneni P, Santhamma B, Kirma NB, Perla RP, Joseph AK, Evans DB, Brodie AH, Tekmal RR. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland; University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.  
     
11:00 18. ER-α36, a variant of ER-α, is the estrogen receptor that mediates mitogenic estrogen signaling in breast cancer cells  
  Ding L, Zhang X, Wang Z. 2nd affiliated hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, NE.  
     
11:15 19. Endoxifen, but not 4-hydroxytamoxifen, degrades the estrogen receptor in breast cancer cells: a differential mechanism of action potentially explaining CYP2D6 effect  
  Hawse JR, Wu X, Subramaniam M, Goetz MP, Spelsberg TC, Ingle JN. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.  
     
11:30-12:00 AACR OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATOR AWARD FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, supported by an educational grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Exhibit Hall D  
 

Recent developments in genetic susceptibility to breast cancer

 
 

Douglas Easton, PhD, FMedSci

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

 
     
12:00-1:15 LUNCH [Ticket Required] – Exhibit Hall A  
     
12:30-1:15 CAREER SURVIVAL FORUM: A Networking Session for Young
Investigators – Ballroom A
 
 

Early-career scientists -- graduate and medical students, residents, and postdoctoral and clinical fellows -- are invited to attend this new lunchtime event designed to provide insight into the survival skills needed to establish a successful cancer research career. Don’t miss this opportunity to get
valuable advice and mentorship from senior scientists, who will lead discussion at roundtables on a variety of topics such as grantsmanship, paper publishing, and oral presentations. Attendees can also build their network of established investigators and peers in the field of breast cancer research.

Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Return the registration form by November 24, 2008.

Lunch is not provided, however attendees are welcome to purchase their lunch and bring it with them to the session room. The list of mentors and topics may also be viewed on the website.

This session is organized by the AACR Women in Cancer Research, Minorities in Cancer Research, and Associate Member Councils.

 
     
1:30-3:00 MINI-SYMPOSIUM 1– Exhibit Hall D  
  Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction Strategies
J. Dirk Iglehart, MD, Co-Moderator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
and
Lynn C. Hartmann, MD, Co-Moderator
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
 
     
1:30

Introduction

 
     
1:40 Risk assessment and risk reduction strategies: Overview  
  Lynn C. Hartmann, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
 
     
2:00 Management of the contralateral breast in women with breast cancer  
  Todd M. Tuttle, MD, MPH
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
 
     
2:20 Diagnosis and prevention of breast cancer in women at high risk  
  William C. Wood, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
 
     
2:40 Communicating with patients and the risk of cancer risk
predictions
 
  Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
 
     
3:00-4:15 GENERAL SESSION 2– Exhibit Hall D  
 

George Sledge, MD, Co-Moderator

Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN

and

Rajeshwar Tekmal, PhD, Co-Moderator

UT Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

 
     
3:00 21.  Quality of life in relation to hormonal treatment of
postmenopausal women in the Dutch Tamoxifen Exemestane
Adjuvant Multicentre (TEAM) trial 
 
  van Nes JGH, Voskuil DW, van Leeuwen FE, Junggeburt JMC, de Haes HCJM, van de Velde CJH. LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands; NKI/AVL, Amsterdam, Netherlands; AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 
     
3:15 22. Can nipple-areola-sparing mastectomy be an alternative to
mastectomy? Over 10 years of follow up at a Japanese institution

 
  Sakurai T, Umemura T, Jinta E, Shimizu S, Suzuma T, Yoshimura G, Sakurai T. Wakayama Medical Univ Kihoku Hospital, Ito, Wakayama, Japan; Sakurai Breast Clinic, Wakayama, Japan; Kushimoto Arida Hospital, Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan; Kishiwada Shimin Hospital, Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan.  
     
3:30 23. Micrometastases and isolated tumor cells: relevant and robust or rubbish? (MIRROR): preliminary results of the MIRROR study from the Dutch breast cancer trialists’ group (BOOG)  
  de Boer M, van Deurzen CH, van Dijck JA, Borm GF, van Diest PJ, Adang EM, Nortier HW, Rutgers EJ, Seynaeve C, Menke-Pluymers MB, Bult P, Tjan-Heijnen VC. University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands; Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) East, Nijmegen, Netherlands; University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands; University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands; The Netherlands Cancer Institute - AvL, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Erasmus Medical Centre - DDH, Rotterdam, Netherlands.  
     
3:45 24. Aberrent hedgehog signaling is an early event in breast cancer development 
 
  O’Toole S, Swarbrick A, Millar E, McLeod D, McNeil C, Qiu MR, Lopez-Knowles E, Caldon E, Oakes S, Ormandy C, Morey A, Musgrove E, Henshall S, Sutherland R. Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.  
     
4:00 25. GRB7-dependent pathways are potential therapeutic targets in triple-negative breast cancer  
  Sparano JA, Gray R, Goldstein LJ, Childs BH, Bugarini R, Rowley S, Baker J, Shak S, Badve S, Baehner FL, Perez EA, Shulman LN, Martino S, Sledge GW, Davidson NE. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Brookline, MA; Genomic Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA; sanofi-aventis, Bridgewater, NJ; North Central Cancer Treatment Group, Rochester, MN; Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Chicago, IL; Southwest Oncology Group, Ann Arbor, MI.  
     
4:15-5:30 SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE BRINKER AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISTINCTION LECTURES– Exhibit Hall D
 
     
4:15 Introduction  
     
4:20

Molecular insights into breast cancer metastasis

Patricia Steeg, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD

 
     
4:50

Tailoring Adjuvant Treatments for the Individual Patient with Breast Cancer (Part 1)

Richard Gelber, PhD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

 
     
5:10

Tailoring Adjuvant Treatments for the Individual Patient with Breast Cancer (Part 2)

Aron Goldhirsch, MD
European Institute of Oncology
Milan, ITALY

 
     
5:30-7:30 POSTER DISCUSSION 1 & RECEPTION – Ballroom A
 
  Microenvironment & Stem Cells 101-108
     
5:30-7:30 POSTER DISCUSSION 2 & RECEPTION – Ballroom B
 
  Sentinel Nodes 201-207
     
5:30-7:30 POSTER SESSION 1 & RECEPTION – Exhibit Hall B
 
  (#1001-1165)  
     
 

Detection/ Diagnosis
     Axillary Staging and Sentinel Nodes


1001-1026

     
 

Tumor Cell and Molecular Biology
    Angiogenesis

    DNA Damage and Repair

    Genetics/Germline Changes

    Tumor Microenvironment

    Tumor Heterogeneity/ Molecular Subclassification


1027-1037

1038-1039

1040-1047

1048-1057

1058-1060

     
 

Prognosis and Response Prediction
    Prognostic Factors and Biomarkers -

    Clinical Testing and Validation

 

1061-1092

     
 

Risk, Epidemiology and Prevention

   Familial Breast Cancer - Genetic Testing

   Familial Breast Cancer - Molecular Genetics

   Prevention - Preclinical Studies and Model Systems

 

1093-1104

1105-1106

1107-1113

     
 

Social, Behavioral, Economic and Outreach Studies

   Survivorship Research

 

1114-1126

     
 

Treatment

   Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy

   Bone Metasteses

   DCIS/LCIS

 

1127-1154

1155-1160

1161-1165

     
7:30-10:00

SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE BRINKER AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISTINCTION DINNER

Grand Hyatt - Texas Ballroom

 
 

Susan G. Komen for the Cure proudly presents the 2008 Brinker Awards for Scientific Distinction Reception and Dinner

 

7:30 pm Reception

8:00 pm Dinner and Award Presentation

Please purchase your tickets to the 2008 Brinker Dinner when registering at www.sabcs.org. You may also purchase your tickets onsite at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure booth.  Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 

 

If you have additional questions, please contact sdeland@komen.org. We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!
 
 
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