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Co-Chairs
David R. Gandara, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Associate Director for Clinical Research Director, Thoracic Oncology Program UC Davis Cancer Center Sacramento, CA		Rafael Rosell, MD, PhD Chief, Medical Oncology Service Scientific Director of Oncology Research Catalan Institute of Oncology Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol Barcelona, Spain

Other Expert Faculty

Daniel F. Hayes, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Co-Director, Breast Care Center Clinical Director, Breast Oncology Program University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Ann Arbor, MI		Soonmyung Paik, MD Director, Division of Pathology National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Pittsburgh, PA
Edith A. Perez, MD Serene M. and Frances C. Durling Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Director, Clinical Investigations Director, Breast Cancer Program Chair, Breast Committee for the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL		Lajos Pusztai, MD, DPhil, FACP Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Breast Medical Oncology The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX


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May 30, 2008 - Friday
6:00PM – 6:30PM	Registration and dinner	Sheraton Ballroom 1-3
6:30PM – 6:35PM	Welcome and introductions	David R. Gandara, MD and Rafael Rosell, MD, PhD
6:35PM – 6:50PM	Moving towards personalized cancer therapy	David R. Gandara, MD
6:50PM – 7:05PM	Molecular biomarkers of taxane sensitivity and resistance	Rafael Rosell, MD, PhD
7:05PM – 7:20PM	The role of SPARC in enhanced uptake of chemotherapy in tumors	Edith A. Perez, MD
7:20PM – 7:30PM	Questions and answers	Faculty and audience
7:30PM – 7:45PM	Genetic signatures as prognostic indicators for breast cancer	Soonmyung Paik, MD
7:45PM – 8:00PM	Gene expression profiling-based prediction of complete pathologic response to neoadjuvant taxane/FAC chemotherapy in breast cancer	Lajos Pusztai, MD, DPhil, FACP
8:00PM – 8:15PM	The relationship between HER2 expression and response to taxanes	Daniel F. Hayes, MD
8:15PM – 8:30PM	Questions and answers and concluding remarks	Faculty and audience

Educational Grants

Sincere appreciation is extended to the following companies for their generous support of this educational meeting: Abraxis BioScience, AstraZeneca, Genomic Health

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