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
Agenda
TRAINEE AND JUNIOR FACULTY LUNCH
*SIGN UP REQUIRED, SEE IN PERSON REGISTRATION FORM11:00 – 11:45 A.M.
Lunch with speakers and moderators
WELCOME11:45 – 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 ADDRESS12:20 – 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 Austin1:00 – 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 CHALLENGES1:15 – 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 University1:45 – 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 Institute2:00 – 2:15 P.M.
Break
REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER: THE POWER OF IMAGES2:15 – 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 Hospital2:30 – 2:45 P.M.
AI-powered pathology in breast cancer
Andy Beck, MD, PhD | CEO, PathAI2:45 – 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 School3:15 – 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 Institute3:30 – 3:45 P.M.
Panel discussion and Q&As
Moderated by Christopher Manz, MD, MSHP | Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School3:45 – 4:00 P.M.
Break
IMPLEMENTATION OF AI4:00 – 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 Platform4:30 – 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
CONCLUSION4:45 – 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
Agenda
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Lunch and Networking
INTRODUCTION12:30-12:40 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 SAMPLES1:10 – 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 DEVELOPMENT2:00 – 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 INSIGHTS2:40 – 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 MICROENVIRONMENT4:40 - 4:55 pm
Cell cycle-independent therapeutic benefits of CDK2 inhibition
Peter Sicinski, PhD
4:55 - 5:10 pm
Q&A
WRAP UP5:10 – 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