(Press-News.org) SAN FRANSISCO, CA – Five additional studies of note are among those that will be presented at the 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium, taking place September 7-9, 2013 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, California. Two studies examine cognitive function in women who undergo treatment for early-stage breast cancer; a third evaluates impact of tumor genotyping on clinical trial enrollment; and the final two evaluate the outcomes of different treatment approaches.
Saturday, September 7 Presentations
Abstract #48:
Receptor status change from primary to residual breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) and analysis of survival outcome.
General Poster Session A
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Golden Gate Hall
Napa Parinyanitikul, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Abstract # 55:
Ten-year outcomes of accelerated partial breast irradiation compared with whole breast irradiation: A matched-pair analysis.
Poster Discussion A
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM PST
Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 8
Jessica Wobb, MD
Oakland University William Beaumont School of
Medicine, Beaumont Cancer Institute
Royal Oak, MI
Sunday, September 8 Presentations
Abstract # 105:
Prospective study of cognitive function (cog fcn) in women with early-stage breast cancer (BC): Relationship between perceived and measurable cognitive deficits.
Poster Discussion B
Sunday, September 8, 2013, 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM PST
Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 8
Lara Heflin, PhD
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
Abstract # 104:
Prospective study of cognitive function (cog fcn) in women with early-stage breast cancer (ESBC): Predictors of cognitive decline.
Poster Discussion B
Sunday, September 8, 2013, 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM PST
Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 8
Hope S. Rugo, MD
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, CA
Abstract # 145:
Impact of routine tumor genotyping on enrollment in targeted therapy trials for metastatic breast cancer (MBC): 4-year review.
Poster Discussion B
Sunday, September 8, 2013, 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM PST
Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 8
Aditya Bardia, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
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2013 Breast Cancer Symposium News Planning Team
Dennis R. Holmes, M.D., FACS, American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD); Deanna J. Attai, MD, FACS, The American Society of Breast Surgeons; Steven O'Day, MD, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); Bruce G. Haffty, MD, FASTRO, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MA, MPH, FACS, FRCS(C), The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), William R. Poller, MD, FACR, National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC).
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