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September 26, 2025 | 11:00AM – 6:00 PM

Collaborating for Impact – A Retreat on Breast Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Diagnosis

 

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    Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle for Breast Cancer Prevention - Jennifer Ligibel, MD

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    Rethinking Our Strategies for Breast Cancer Prevention - Laura Esserman, MD, MBA

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    A Panel Discussion on Effective Strategies for Building Community/Academic Partnerships for Research on Cancer Screening and Prevention

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    Debate on Novel Blood-Based Strategies for Early Detection

September 20, 2024 | 11:45 AM – 6:00 PM

AI-Driven Cancer Solutions: From Basic Science to Standard of Care in Breast Cancer and Beyond

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    TRAINEE AND JUNIOR FACULTY LUNCH
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    11:00 – 11:45 A.M.
    Lunch with speakers and moderators



    WELCOME

    11:45 – 12:15 P.M.

    Lunch and networking


    12:15 – 12:20 P.M.

    Welcome and introductions
    Connie Lehman, MD, PhD | Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Founder and Co-Director of the Breast Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
    Renato Umeton, PhD (virtual) | Director, AI Operations & Data Science Services, Informatics & Analytics Department, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 



    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

    12:20 – 1:00 P.M.

    How AI is shaping cancer care
    Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA | Breast Medical Oncologist, Managing Medical Director, Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Texas Oncology; Medical Director of Public Policy, The US Oncology Network; Clinical Professor at Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin


    1:00 – 1:15 P.M.

    Discussion and Q&As
    Moderated by Adam Landman, MD, MS, MIS, MHS | Chief Information Officer and SVP, Digital at Mass General Brigham; Associate Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School



    OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

    1:15 – 1:30 P.M.

    AI in the Clinic: What are the current roadblocks?
    Brian Anderson, MD | CEO, Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)


    1:30 – 1:45 P.M.

    Foundation AI Models for Cancer Evaluation
    Kun-Hsing "Kun" Yu, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Faculty Affiliate, Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard University 


    1:45 – 2:00 P.M.

    Panel discussion and Q&As
    Moderated by Eliezer Van Allen, MD | Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Division of Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Institute Member, Broad Institute; Member Researcher, The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute


    2:00 – 2:15 P.M.

    Break



    REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER: THE POWER OF IMAGES

    2:15 – 2:30 P.M.

    Clinical translation of AI for mammography
    Bill Lotter, PhD | Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women's Hospital


    2:30 – 2:45 P.M.

    AI-powered pathology in breast cancer
    Andy Beck, MD, PhD | CEO, PathAI

    2:45 – 3:00 P.M.

    Panel discussion and Q&As
    Moderated by Connie Lehman, MD, PhD



    REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS ELSEWHERE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN?

    3:00 – 3:15 P.M.

    Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer
    Michael Rosenthal, MD, PhD | Attending Radiologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Senior Physician, Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Investigator, Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research; Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School


    3:15 – 3:30 P.M.

    Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology
    Ray Mak, MD | Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Innovation, Department of Radiation Oncology and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute


    3:30 – 3:45 P.M.

    Panel discussion and Q&As
    Moderated by Christopher Manz, MD, MSHP | Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School


    3:45 – 4:00 P.M.

    Break



    IMPLEMENTATION OF AI

    4:00 – 4:30 P.M.

    Transforming Patient Care with AI: The Mayo Clinic Experience
    John Halamka, MD, MS (virtual) | Dwight and Dian Diercks President, Mayo Clinic Platform


    4:30 – 4:45 P.M.

    Discussion and Q&As
    Moderated by Jason Johnson, PhD | Senior Vice President, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute



    CONCLUSION

    4:45 – 4:50 P.M.

    Closing remarks
    Connie Lehman, MD, PhD
    Renato Umeton, PhD (virtual)


    4:50 – 6:00 P.M.

    Social hour

  • 2023

    November 17, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

    Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinases (CDKs) in Breast Cancer

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    12:00 - 12:30 pm

    Lunch and Networking



    INTRODUCTION

    12:30-12:40 pm

    Welcome and Introductions

    Antonio Giordano, MD and Geoffrey Shapiro, MD, PhD


    12:40 – 1:00 pm

    Overview of updated clinical data with FDA-approved agents

    Erica Mayer, MD, MPH


    1:00 - 1:10pm

    Q&A



    MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF CDK4/6 INHIBITOR RESISTANCE FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES

    1:10 – 1:25 pm

    Development of a composite genomic signature to predict CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in diverse patient populations

    Seth Wander, MD, PhD


    1:25 - 1:35 pm 

    Q&A


    1:35 – 1:50 pm

    Translating resistance to CDK4/6i in metastatic breast cancer 

    Daniel Abravanel, MD, PhD


    1:50 - 2:00 pm

    Q&A 



    NEXT GENERATION CDK INHIBITORS IN CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT

    2:00 – 2:15 pm

    Overview of novel agents targeting CDKs 2, 4 and 6

    Antonio Giordano, MD


    2:15 - 2:25 pm

    Q&A


    2:25 - 2:40 pm

    15 Minute Break



    NEW PRECLINICAL INSIGHTS

    2:40 – 2:55 pm

    Shifting kinase gear in resistance to CDK4/6 inhibition

    Ioannis Sanidas, PhD


    2:55 - 3:10 pm

    Q&A


    3:10 – 3:25 pm

    A new first-in-class agent to augment CDK4/6-inhibition

    Gerburg Wulf, MD, PhD


    3:25 - 3:40 pm

    Q&A


    3:40 – 3:55 pm

    Reversing CDK6 overexpression to circumvent CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance

    Geoffrey Shapiro, MD, PhD


    3:55 - 4:10 pm

    Q&A


    4:10 - 4:25 pm

    CDK7 inhibition in ER+ breast cancer: mechanisms of action and reversal of CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance

    Rinath Jeselsohn, MD


    4:25 - 4:40 pm

    Q&A



    CDK INHIBITORS AND THE IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENT

    4:40 - 4:55 pm

    Cell cycle-independent therapeutic benefits of CDK2 inhibition 

    Peter Sicinski, PhD


    4:55 - 5:10 pm

    Q&A



    WRAP UP

    5:10 – 5:20 pm

    Closing Comments

    Geoffrey Shapiro, MD, PhD 


    5:20 – 6:00 pm

    Social Networking Hour

  • 2022

    October 28, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

    We have prepared an exciting agenda with lots of time for discussion and networking and we hope that you will join us in person or virtually for this research retreat.   

    Agenda
     

    1:00-1:05

    Welcome and Introductions


    1:05-1:30

    PDX Program in informing subsequent clinical trials

    Drs. Nancy Lin Jean Zhao


    1:30-2:25

    ADC resistance

    Drs. Leif Ellisen/Aditya Bardia


    2:25-2:40

    Break


    2:40-3:35

    Organoids

    Dr. Sarah Hill


    3:35-3:50

    Break


    3:50-4:45

    Optimization for preclinical models for ER+ Breast Cancer

     Dr. Nelly Polyak


    4:45-5:00

    Closing Comments


    5:00-6:00

    Social Hour

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