Prostate cancer: For Decision Making april 7-9, 2011 Memorial sloan-kettering cancer center new York, US

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A CME CONFERENCE JOINTLY SPONSORED BY: new York 04/07/11 2 nd interdisciplinary conference Prostate cancer: PreDictiVe MoDels For Decision Making april 7-9, 2011 Memorial sloan-kettering cancer center new York, US chair: Peter T. Scardino, MD, US co-chair: Riccardo Valdagni, MD, PhD, IT Honorary chair: Louis J. Denis, MD, BE scientific coordinator: Karim Touijer, MD, US registration open! early rate before March 7, 2011

ProVisional FacUltY gerald l. andriole, Div. Urology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, US Peter Bach, Div. Health Outcomes, Dept. Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US chris Bangma, Head, Dept. Urology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, NL ethan M. Basch, Dept. Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Joaquim Bellmunt, Section Chief, Solid Tumor Oncology (GU & GI) Medical Oncology Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, ES Peter r. carroll, Director, Clinical Services and Strategic Planning, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, US carlos cordon cardo, Vice-Chair and Professor of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, US David Dearnaley, Professor of Uro-Oncology, Dept. Radiotherapy, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK louis Denis, Director, Oncology Centre Antwerp (OCA), Antwerp, BE James a. eastham, Chief, Urology Service and Florence and Theodore Baumritter/Enid Ancell Chair, Urologic Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Mark emberton, Divisional Clinical Director, Cancer Services, University College Hospitals, and Clinical Director, Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK Jonathan i. epstein, Professor, Depts. of Pathology, Urology, & Oncology, The Reinhard Professor of Urologic Pathology, John Hopkins Medical Institutions, and Director, Surgical Pathology, Dept. Pathology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, US Paul a. Fearn, NLM Informatics Research Fellow at University of Washington, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, US Peter Hoskin, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology, University College London, and Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, UK Hedvig Hricak, Chair, Dept. Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Maha Hussain, Associate Director for Clinical Research, Dept. Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, US andrew Jackson, Dept. of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Michael W. kattan, Chair, Dept. Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, US eric klein, Chair, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, US laurence klotz, Chief, Div. Urology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, CAN Mark litwin, Professor of Urology and Health Services, University of California, and Clark Urological Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, US alvaro a. Martinez, Corporate Chairman, Radiation Oncology Dept., William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, US rodolfo Montironi, Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology, Marche Polytechnic University, United Hospitals, Le Torrette, IT Francesco Montorsi, Head, Sexual Medicine Unit, Attending Urologist, Dept. Urology, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milan, IT John P. Mulhall, Director, Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US robert nam, Clinical Epidemiology, Odette Cancer Research Program, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, CAN simon Powell, Chair, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US andrea Pusic, Div. Plastic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Farhang rabbani, Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, US tiziana rancati, Prostate Program, Scientific Director s Office, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, IT Victor e. reuter, Vice Chair, Dept. Pathology and Director, Immunohistochemistry Core Facility, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Mack roach iii, Professor, Depts. Radiation Oncology & Urology, Chairman, Dept. Radiation Oncology, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, US Fred saad, Director, Urologic Oncology, Professor of Surgery, Dep. Surgery/UrologyCentre, Hospitalier de l'université de Montréal, Montreal, CAN Martin g. sanda, Director, Prostate Care Center, Div. Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, US Jaspreet s. sandhu, Dept. Surgery, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US charles l. sawyers, Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Peter t. scardino, Chief, Dept. Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Howard i. scher, Chief, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Matthew r. smith, Associate Professor, Dept. Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, US andrew stephenson, Head, Urologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, US cora sternberg, Head, Dept. Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Camillo, Rome, IT steven stone, Myriad Genetics Inc, Salt Lake City, US karim touijer, Assistant Attending, Urology Service, Dept. Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, US riccardo Valdagni, Director, Prostate Program, Scientific Director s Office, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, IT Hein Van Poppel, Chair, Dept. Urology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, BE andrew Vickers, Associate Attending Research Methodologist, Div. Health Outcomes, Dept. Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US Michael J. Zelefsky, Chief, Brachytherapy Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US anthony l. Zietman, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Dept. Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, and Director, Radiation Oncology Residency Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, US

PreliMinarY PrograM thursday, april 7 th 8:00am 8:10am opening and welcome Making predictions throughout history session PreDictiVe MoDels FroM BencH to BeDsiDe and Back to BencH 8:25am Data management for predictive tools 8:45am construction of predictive tools and measurements of their accuracy 9:05am imaging and outcomes prediction 9:25am Molecular markers and outcome prediction 9:45am gene copy number analysis as a prognostic tool 10:05am Coffee break 10:25am Medical decision making 10:50am genomic approaches to outcome prediction 11:10am systems pathology and outcome predictive models 11:30am Do MolecUlar Markers improve PreDictiVe MoDels? 12:10pm Lunch session PreDicting Diagnosis and stage 1:10pm Predicting risk of cancer on biopsy 1:30pm Predicting pathological stage and change 1:50pm Predicting grade session PreDictiVe MoDels in low risk Prostate cancer 2:25pm Predicting indolent and low risk prostate cancer 2:45pm Predicting focal cancer 3:05pm Utility of clinical and biochemical parameters in active surveillance as triggers for intervention 3:25pm PreDictiVe MoDels in low risk cancer: limitations and FUtUre needs 4:00pm End of the Session FriDaY, april 8 th session MoDels to PreDict Prognosis after therapy in localized Prostate cancer 8:00am Predicting clinical and biochemical endpoints before surgery 8:15am Predicting clinical and biochemical endpoints after surgery 8:30am Predicting clinical and biochemical endpoints before external radiotherapy 8:50am Predicting clinical and biochemical endpoints before external radiotherapy combined with hormonal therapy 9:10am Predicting clinical and biochemical endpoints before brachytherapy 9:30am WHat are the limitations of current PreDictiVe MoDels 10:00am Coffee break * Discussion will follow each lecture

session MoDels to PreDict Prognosis in advanced Disease 10:15am 10:40am 11:10am Predicting life expectancy Predicting response to hormonal therapy and survival in men with biochemical recurrence Predicting response to chemotherapy and survival in men with castration resistant disease 11:30am Do We need Better PreDictiVe MoDels in advanced Prostate cancer? 12:10pm Lunch session QUalitY of life outcome MeasUreMent 1:10pm 1:30pm 1:50pm Documenting outcomes with patient reported questionnaires comparing side effects with validated quality of life instruments Quality of life instruments and their role in cancer care 2:10pm advantages and limitations of current QUalitY of life instruments 2:40pm Coffee break session MoDels to PreDict therapy induced toxicities BreakoUt sessions Surgery Room 3:00pm How the individual surgeon (and hospital volume) affects outcome prediction 3:25pm Predicting toxicity after surgery: incontinence 3:50pm Predicting toxicity after surgery: erectile dysfunction 4:15pm Predicting toxicity after surgery: morbidity and complications 4:40pm surgery group discussion How to design the next generation of predictive models in Urology? 5:00pm End of the Session Radiation Oncology Room 3:00pm How the radiation oncologist and the radiation technique affect outcome 3:20pm Predicting toxicity after external radiotherapy: sexual and urinary dysfunction 3:40pm Predicting toxicity after external radiotherapy: gastro-intestinal dysfunction 4:00pm Predicting toxicity after brachytherapy 4:20pm Predicting radio-induced toxicity: the challenge of moving from qualitative events to quantitative scoring 4:40pm Predicting toxicity after external radiotherapy: dosimetric issues 5:00pm radiation oncology group discussion How to design the next generation of predictive models in radiation oncology? 5:20pm End of the Session Medical Oncology Room 3:00pm Predicting toxicity after androgen deprivation: cardiovascular events 3:25pm Predicting toxicity after androgen deprivation: skeletal adverse events 3:50pm Predicting toxicity after chemotherapy 4:15pm Medical oncology group discussion How to design the next generation of predictive models for advanced disease? 5:00pm End of the Session * Discussion will follow each lecture

saturday, april 9 th HigHligHts of the BreakoUt sessions 8:30am 8:40am 8:50am Highlights from the surgery room Highlights from the radiation oncology room Highlights from the Medical oncology room session Point, counterpoint 9:10am DeBate: Do i need a nomogram to Make good Decisions? the answer is no the answer is yes 9:50am 10:20am 10:50am 11:20am 11:50am 12:20pm 12:40pm DeBate: BiologY VersUs ProBaBilitY Biology trumps probability Biological characterization is another prognostic factor DeBate: categorical staging VersUs continuous PreDiction: HoW can We integrate PreDictiVe MoDels into the staging systems? categorical staging works! categorical staging is misleading! DeBate: clinical trials Design Predictive models are a better way to stratify patients for clinical trials standard stratification is adequate for clinical trials closing remarks * Discussion will follow each lecture target audience This course is directed toward urologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, medical oncologists, pathologists, biostatisticians and investigators in outcomes research and genomics. educational objectives As a result of attending this activity, participants will be expected: n To define the state of the art of predictive modeling in prostate cancer n To evaluate the application of predictive models in daily clinical practice n To determine the future research trends within the oncologic community

registration ForM Prostate cancer: Predictive Models for Decision Making, new York, april 7-9, 2011 Please fill in this form in Block capitals and send to: Peter Brodhead CME Office - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 633 Third Avenue 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA online registration available at www.mskcc.org/cme ParticiPant's Details Last Name Medical Degree Institutional Affiliation Department First Name Specialization Personal Address Job Address Street Zip Code City Country Tel Fax Mobile Email registration Fees early rate (before MarcH 7, 2011) 500 $ late rate and on site 700 $ trainees and students 250 $ * (* with letter of introduction from program director) the number of seats at the conference venue is limited and therefore, early registration is strongly recommended. onsite registration will be accommodated according to availability but no guarantees can be made. Payment must accompany the registration form and be processed by March 7, 2011 (after this date, registration will only be available on site). The registration fee covers admission to the conference, a copy of the program book, coffee and lunch throughout the conference as indicated in the program. PaYMent Details credit card: Visa/Mastercard American Express Card No / / Expiration date / Card holder s name in CAPITAL LETTERS Card holder s signature cheque payable to Memorial sloan-kettering cancer center Prostate cancer course (enclose cheque)

general information For more information, please contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York (US) Telephone: (646) 227-2025 Facsimile: (212) 557-0773 E-mail: brodheap@mskcc.org Prostate Cancer Programme European School of Oncology Milan (Italy) Telephone: +39 02 85464527 Facsimile: +39 02 85464545 E-mail: prostate@eso.net conference location Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Rockefeller Research Laboratories Conference Center 430 East 67th Street, between First and York Avenues, 10065 New York, US information available at www.eso.net and www.mskcc.org/cme online registration registration may be carried out online (www.mskcc.org/cme) or by returning the enclosed registration form. Important registration deadlines are as follows: early registration: before MarcH 7, 2011 registration: MarcH 7 through april 7, 2011 cancellation deadline: MarcH 7, 2011 the number of seats at the conference venue is limited and therefore, early registration is strongly recommended. onsite registration will be accommodated according to availability but no guarantees can be made. The registration fee covers admission to the conference, a copy of the program book, coffee and lunch throughout the conference as indicated in the program. confirmation of registration Registration will be confirmed by a message sent to the registrant s indicated email address. cancellation of registration Written notice of cancellation must be received no later than March 7, 2011. Refunds are subject to a $65 administrative charge and will be processed after the conference. For more information, please contact the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, CME Office at 646-227-2025, Fax: +1-212-557-0773, Address: 633 Third Avenue, 12th FL, New York, NY 10017 or via e-mail brodheap@mskcc.org: Replacement is allowed but will be accepted upon written communication only before March 20, 2011. evaluation A course evaluation form will provide attendees with the opportunity to review the sessions and the speakers and to identify future educational needs. accreditation statement This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the European School of Oncology. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The European School of Oncology will apply for ACOE accreditation.

general information ama cme credit Designation statement Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. commercial support No commercial support has been provided for this CME activity. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center does not accept commercial support for its CME Program. FacUltY DisclosUre Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) relies upon faculty participants in its CME Program to provide educational information that is objective and as free from bias as possible. In accordance with nationally accepted guidelines, faculty members are asked to indicate any commercial relationship that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Hotel information For ParticiPants Please consult the website below to access information on hotels in the vicinity of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: www.mskcc.org/accommodations Also, for any specific requests please contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education at MSKCC and we will make every effort to assist you. certificates All participants will be issued with an ESO MSKCC certificate of attendance at the end of the Conference. official language The official language of the conference is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided. BaDge Your name badge is the only official evidence of registration and should be worn at all times during the Conference. insurance The organizers bear no responsibility for untoward events in connection between with, before, during and after the conference. Participants are strongly advised to take their own personal and travel insurance coverage. important DeaDlines early registration: before MarcH 7, 2011 registration: MarcH 7 through april 7, 2011 cancellation deadline: MarcH 7, 2011 replacement deadline: MarcH 20, 2011 the number of seats at the conference venue is limited and therefore, early registration is strongly recommended. onsite registration will be accommodated according to availability but no guarantees can be made.