OncLive® Presents State of the Science Summit™ on Breast Cancer

OncLive®, the nation’s leading multimedia resource focused on providing
oncology professionals with the most current and insightful information
they need to provide the best patient care, will host its latest State
of the Science Summit™ on breast cancer Thursday, June 27, from 5-9:30
p.m. at the Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza. The summit will be
chaired by Dr. Lisa Newman, chief of the section of breast
surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill
Cornell Medicine.

This interactive and educational meeting will discuss novel treatments
for patients with breast cancer. Expert presenters will delve into
informative topics facing breast cancer specialists, oncologists, nurses
and other medical professionals, such as management of
HR-positive/HER2-negative, estrogen receptor-positive disease;
metastatic HR-positive/HER2-negative disease; genetics of breast cancer
disparities and triple-negative breast cancer related to African
ancestry; role of radiation in early breast cancer; HER2-positive breast
cancer; and metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The presenters
will also engage in a peer exchange and address audience questions.

Presenters for the summit include the following experts from Weill
Cornell Medicine:

• Dr. Eleni Andreopoulou, associate professor of clinical
  medicine, Madeline and Stephen Anbinder clinical scholar in
  hematology/oncology
• Dr. Alan B. Astrow, attending physician, professor
  of clinical medicine
• Dr. Tessa Cigler, associate attending physician,
  associate professor of clinical medicine
• Dr. Silvia Chiara Formenti, chairman of radiation oncology,
  radiation oncologist-in-chief, Sandra and Edward Meyer professor of
  cancer research, professor of radiation oncology
• Dr. Leticia Varella, assistant attending physician,
  assistant professor of medicine

State of the Science Summit™ is a premier conference series, hosted by
OncLive®, that features medical experts from across the nation
discussing treatment options. Each summit integrates academic and
community-based physicians and health care professionals across key
disciplines, from medical and surgical oncology to hematology.

Registration is free and open to all health care professionals, and food
and beverages will be served. For more information and to register,
visit https://www.onclive.com/meetings/soss
or contact Kayla Collins at [email protected].

About OncLive®

A digital platform of resources for practicing oncologists, OncLive®
offers oncology professionals information they can use to help provide
the best patient care. OncLive.com is the official website for the MJH
Associates, Inc., Oncology Specialty Group, which publishes OncologyLive®,
Oncology Nursing News® and more. MJH Associates, Inc., is a
full-service health care communications company offering education,
research and medical media, including curetoday.com and CURE®
magazine, the largest U.S. consumer publication focused entirely on
cancer. Combining science and humanity to make cancer understandable, CURE®
reaches patients, cancer centers and advocacy groups.

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