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2025 Symposium Program

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Tuesday, December 9

(All times are in Central Standard Time)
	Ancillary Educational Events (In-person only, not available for online or virtual viewing)
8:00 – 9:15 am	Lillly Advocate Program Location: Room 220
9:30 – 10:45 am	ABC Global Alliance Ten Year Breast Cancer Report The Do's & Don'ts of Communication on Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer Location: Room 221ABC
	SABCS Program Begins
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Career Development Workshop - Real World Research: Building Your Community Location: TBD Keynote: Clifford Hudis, MD, CEO of American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Virginia Topics: TBD
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Special Session 1: Open Bar and All You Can Eat? The Impact of Lifestyle in Breast Cancer Risk and Recurrence Location: Stars at Night 1 & 2 Moderator: Seema Khan, MD, MS, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago 11:00 AM -11:25 AM - Topic 1: Genetics of alcohol metabolism and breast cancer risk Speaker: Julia Palmer, ScD, Boston University, Boston 11:25 AM -11:55 AM - Topic 2: Effects of alcohol consumption and cessation on breast cancer risk Speaker: Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Columbia University, New York 11:55 AM-12:15 PM - Topic 3: Obesity and Breast Cancer- the molecular link Speaker: Kristy Brown, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas Patient Advocate: Stacey Tinianov, MPH, BCPA, Advocates for Collaborative Education, Santa Cruz, California 12:15 PM-12:30 PM Panel Q&A
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Special Session 2: Lobular Breast Cancer Updates Location: Stars at Night 3 & 4 11:00 AM – 11:10 Moderator Introduction: Steffi Oesterreich, PhD, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh & Marleen Kok, MD, PhD, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam 11:10 AM – 11:25 AM Topic 1: Current updates on diagnostic criteria and classification of special subtypes Speaker: Anne Vincent-Salomon, PhD, Institut Curie, Paris 11:25 AM – 11:40 AM Topic 2: Novel biomarkers with clinical implications Speaker: Christos Sotiriou, MD, PhD, Institut Jules Bordet, Anderlecht, Belgium 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM Topic 3: Controversies in clinical decision making – is there still a role for chemotherapy? Speaker: Otto Metzger, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston 11:55 AM – 12:10 PM Topic 4: ILC-specific trials: lessons learned and future designs Speaker: Philipe Aftimos, MD, Insitut Jules Bordet, Anderlecht, Belgium 12:10 PM – 12: 30 PM Panel discussion Patient Advocate: Flora Migyanka, BA, Seattle Genetics
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Special Session 3: Breast Cancer in Young Women: Biology, Treatment, and Ethics Location: TBD Moderator: Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Topic 1: Epidemiology and Biology of Young Onset Breast Cancer Speaker: Virginia Borges, MD, UCHealth Diane O’Connor Thompson Breast Center – Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado Topic 2: Special Management Considerations for Young Patients with Breast Cancer Speaker: Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chappel Hill, North Carolina Topic 3: Ethical Issues in the Care of Young Patients with Breast Cancer Speaker: TBD [MO1]Not in Trello [MO2]Location needed
12:45 – 2:15 pm	Translational Workshop 1: Spatial Omics for Prediction, Prognostication, and Mechanistic Insights Location: TBD
12:45 – 2:15 pm	Translational Workshop 2: Liquid Biopsy in Breast Cancer, Bridging Technology and Clinical Practice Location: TBD
12:45 – 2:15 pm	Clinical Workshop 1: Risk Assessment and Management in Young Women Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 1: After CDK4/6 Inhibitors: Advancing Treatment for HR+HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 2: Dormancy and Re-activation of Breast Cancer Cells at Distant Metastatic Sites Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 3: Refining Local Therapy in Multi-disciplinary Care Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 4: Balancing Act: Hormone Replacement Therapy in Breast Cancer Care Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 5: Best of AACR Location: TBD
4:30 – 5:30 pm	Late Breaking Abstracts Location: TBD
5:15 – 5:45 pm	Refreshment Break and Networking Location: TBD
5:45 – 6:45 pm	Clinical Trial Updates Location: TBD

Wednesday, December 10

(All times are in Central Standard Time)
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 1 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 2 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 3 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 4 Location: Room TBD
8:45 am – 12:00 pm	General Session 1 Location: TBD 8:45 - Opening Remarks from Symposium Co-Chairs Dr. Carlos Arteaga and Dr. Virginia Kaklamani 9:00 - McGuire Award presentation and lecture (announcement coming soon) 9:30 15-minute Oral Presentations
12:00 – 6:45 pm	Exhibition Hall Open
12:00 – 12:30 pm	Break
12:00 – 12:50 pm	Clinical Case Discussion Location: TBD
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Poster Session 1 Location: Exhibition Hall
1:00 – 2:15 pm	State of the Art 1 - Liquid Biopsy for Adaptive Therapy in Breast Cancer Location: TBD
1:00 – 2:15 pm	Translational Controversies Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 6: ADCs in the Clinic Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 7: Immune Microenvironment Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 8: Optimizing De-escalation in Low-Risk HR+ Early-Stage Breast Cancer Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 9: Management for Predisposition Gene Carriers Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 10: Rare Tumors Location: TBD
4:30 – 5:30 pm	Rapid Fire 1 Location: TBD
5:00 – 6:30 pm	Poster Session 2 Location: Exhibition Hall

Thursday, December 11

(All times are in Central Standard Time)
7:00 – 8:45 am	Poster Spotlight 5 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:45 am	Poster Spotlight 6 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:45 am	Poster Spotlight 7 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:45 am	Poster Spotlight 8 Location: Room TBD
8:30 – 9:00 am	Plenary Lecture 1 Location: TBD
9:00 – 11:30 am	General Session 2 Location: TBD
11:30 am – 12:00 pm	AACR Award Lecture Location: TBD
12:00 – 6:45 pm	Exhibition Hall Open
12:00 – 12:30 pm	Break
12:00 – 12:50 pm	Molecular Tumor Board Location: TBD
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Poster Session 3 Location: Exhibition Hall
1:00 – 2:15 pm	State of the Art 2: Targeting the Non-T Cell Microenvironment Location: TBD
1:00 – 2:15 pm	Clinical Controversies: Management of the Axilla Location: Exhibition Hall
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 11: How to Treat TNBC Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 12: Targeting Therapy Resistance Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 13: Optimizing Cardiac Outcomes Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 14: Breast Cancer in Young Women - When, Why, and How? Location: TBD
2:30 – 4:15 pm	Educational Session 15: Artificial Intelligence Location: TBD
4:30 – 5:30 pm	Rapid Fire 2 Location: TBD
5:15 – 5:45 pm	Refreshment Break and Networking Location: TBD
5:00 – 6:30 pm	Poster Session 4 Location: Exhibition Hall

Friday, December 12

(All times are in Central Standard Time)
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 9 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 10 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 11 Location: Room TBD
7:00 – 8:30 am	Poster Spotlight 12 Location: Room TBD
8:30 – 9:00 am	Plenary Lecture 2 Location: TBD
9:00 – 11:30 am	General Session 3 Location: TBD
11:30 am – 12:00 pm	AACR Award Lecture Location: TBD
12:00 – 3:00 pm	Exhibition Hall Open
12:00 – 12:30 pm	Break
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Poster Session 5 Location: Exhibition Hall
1:00 – 2:50 pm	Break Out Block Location: TBD
2:00 – 2:50 pm	Debate: Do All Early-stage Breast Cancer Patients Need Axillary Staging Location: TBD
3:00 – 5:00 pm	Year in Review Location: TBD
5:00 – 5:30 pm	Refreshment Break Location: TBD
5:30 – 6:30 pm	View from the Trenches Location: TBD