Commercial Support: There will be no commercial support for this activity Exhibitors: A full listing of exhibitors will be available on the day of the program. Accreditation Statement: Advocate Health Care is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: Advocate Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Cost: Program is complimentary to participants. Web registration is the preferred method: Visit advocatehealth.com/cme or call 1.800.3.ADVOCATE (1.800.323.8622) Monday – Friday, 8 am – 6 pm. Parking: Free valet parking is available at the imaging center circle drive, which is located near the corner of 93rd Street and Kilbourn Avenue. 4440 W. 95th Street Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Advocate Christ Medical Center presents Review and Updates in Neuro-Oncology: 2014 Saturday, November 1, 2014 8 am – 3:45 pm Advocate Christ Medical Center Auditorium Conference Center 93rd Street and Kilbourn Avenue Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Review and Updates in Neuro-Oncology: 2014 8:00 am – 8:35 am Registration & Breakfast 8:35 am – 8:40 am Opening Remarks Ronald Myint, MD, Moderator 8:40 am – 9:20 am Pathology and Genetics of Gliomas Henry Brown, MD, PhD Department of Pathology, Advocate Christ Medical Center 9:20 am – 10:00 am Surgical Updates in Neuro-Oncology Keith Schaible, MD Department of Neurosurgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center 10:00 am – 10:20 am Break / Vendor Exhibits 10:20 am – 11:00 am Radiation Treatment for GBM and Brain Metastases Harsha Varadhi, MD Radiation Oncologist, Advocate Christ Medical Center 11:00 am – 11:40 am Glioblastoma Treatment and Exciting Trials John de Groot, MD Department of Neuro-Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center 11:40 am – 12:40 pm Lunch / Vendor Exhibits 12:40 pm – 1:20 pm Neuro-Oncology and Rehabilitation Richard Huang, MD Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center 1:20 pm – 2:00 pm Neurologic Management and Complications in Neuro-Oncology Heather Leeper, MD Department of Neurology, Advocate Christ Medical Center 2:00 pm – 2:25 pm Break / Vendor Exhibits 2:25 pm – 3:05 pm Review of Brain Metastases and CNS Lymphoma Ronald Myint, MD Department of Hematology/Oncology, Advocate Christ Medical Center 3:05 pm – 3:45 pm Instructive Clinical Neuro-Oncology Case Rimas Lukas, MD Department of Neuro-Oncology, University of Chicago 3:45 pm Adjourn Conference Objectives: •Review pathology of select gliomas and discuss particular genetic alterations and their relevance to clinical practice. •Review updates on adjuvant treatment of brain tumor after resection, the various chemotherapy regimens for recurrent and/or unresectable brain tumors, and new drugs in development for brain tumors. •Review and discuss impairments due to tumor effects and cancer treatment, and approaches to rehabilitation of the neuro-oncologic patient. •Review most common signs and symptoms in primary brain tumors and common complications of radiation and chemotherapy and discuss antiepileptic medications and dosing and dexamethasone dosing for increased intracranial pressure and edema. •Review treatment options for a case of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, management options for a case of newly diagnosed Grade III oligodendroglioma, and management options for a case of newly diagnosed Grade II astrocytoma. •Update physicians on the diagnosis and management of brain metastases, how systemic cancers can spread to the leptomeninges, and primary CNS lymphoma. •Review different surgical approaches and goals of surgery for brain tumors, resection of brain and spinal cord tumors and possible complications, and surgical options for brain metastases from systemic cancer (such as breast cancer). •Review and discuss radiation treatment for glioblastoma multiforme and brain metastases. Format: Lecture and case studies Target Audience: Primary care physicians, medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons, neurologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and allied health. Disclosures: The following speakers and planners have disclosed the following financial relationships. Dr. John de Groot--Consultant: Celldex, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Novartis. Research Support: AstraZeneca, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, EMD-Serono, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis. DSMB: VBL Therapetuics. Dr. R. Lukas—Advisory Board: Novocure. The following indicated no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Dr. H. Brown, Dr. H. Leeper, Dr. K. Schaible, Dr. R. Huang, Dr. H. Varadhi, and Dr. Ronald Myint.