CoHO 2025 Agenda
Fairmont Chateau Whistler, British Columbia
Friday, November 7th, 2025 |
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| 10:00 – 11:15 AM | CoHO Registration Open – Frontenac Foyer |
| 11:00 – 11:30 AM | Refreshments |
| 11:00 – 11:10 AM | CoHO Opening Remarks – Dr. Barb Melosky, Dr. Wendy Lam –Frontenac Ballroom AB |
| 11:10 – 1:00 PM | Lymphoma Session – Chair: Dr. Laurie Sehn |
| 11:10 – 11:30 AM | Update in Management of Hodgkins Lymphoma – Dr. John Kuruvilla |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 11:30 – 11:50 AM | DLBCL Subtypes and Optimal Treatment – Dr. David Scott |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 11:50 – 12:10 PM | Best Sequencing for R/R DLBCL with Bispecifics and CART – Dr. John Kuruvilla |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 12:10 – 1:00 PM | Case Presentation and Panel Discussion – Chair: Dr. Laurie Sehn
Panel: Dr. John Kuruvilla, Dr. David Scott |
| 1:00 – 1:45 PM | CLL Session – Chair: Dr. Ardashes Avanessian |
| 1:00 – 1:45 PM | Double Up to Stop! Integrating Drug Combinations for CLL – Dr. Versha Banerji |
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| 1:45 – 2:10 PM | Nutrition Break – Frontenac Foyer |
| 2:10 – 3:25 PM | Myeloma Session – Chair: Dr. Ardashes Avanessian Frontenac Ballroom AB |
| 2:10 – 2:40 PM | Changing Algorithm for Myeloma Treatment – Dr. Chris Venner, Dr. Andrew Cowan |
| 2:40 – 3:25 PM | Case Presentations and Discussion – Chair: Dr. Ardashes Avanessian Panel: Dr. Chris Venner, Dr. Andrew Cowan |
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| 3:25 -4:10 PM | Vaccinations – Chair: Dr. John Yun |
| 3:25 – 4:10 PM | Vaccinations in Hematology Patient on Immune Effector Therapies – Dr. Alissa Wright |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 4:10 – 4:55 PM | GU Cancer Session – Chair: Dr. John Yun |
| 4:10 – 4:55 PM | Update in GU Cancer – Dr. Krista Noonan |
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| 4:55 – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Symposium Endpoints to Everyday Practice: Navigating CLL Treatment Selection and Distinguishing Fixed-Duration vs TTP Treatment Strategies – Dr. Carolyn Owen – Frontenac Ballroom C |
| 6:00 PM – | CoHo Welcome Reception – Frontenac Foyer |
Saturday, November 8th, 2025 |
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| 6:30 – 7:00 AM | Express Workout – Halifax Room, 3rd floor |
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Breakfast – Frontenac Ballroom C |
| 8:00 – 8:10 AM | Young Investigators’ Research Award Presentation – Dr. Cheryl Ho Frontenac Ballroom AB |
| 8:15 – 10:20 AM | Lung Cancer Session – Chair: Dr. Barb Melosky |
| 8:15 – 8:45 AM | NSCLC Update – Dr. Normand Blais |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 AM | KRAS in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Clinical Implications and Evolving Therapies – Dr. Maisam Makarem |
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| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Role of Local Treatments in SCLC – Dr. Srinivas Raman |
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| 9:15 – 9:30 AM | Expanding the Reach of Early Detection Through Incidental Pulmonary Nodules (IPNs) – Dr. Renelle Myers |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 9:30 – 10:20 AM | Case Presentations and Discussion – Chair: Dr. Barb Melosky Panel: Dr. Normand Blais, Dr. Srinivas Raman, Dr. Renelle Myers, Dr. Maisam Makarem, Dr. Simon Yu, Dr. Diana Ionescu |
| 10:20 – 10:40 AM | Nutrition Break – Frontenac Foyer |
| 10:40 – 12:00 PM | GI Cancer Session – Chair: Dr. Simon Yu – Frontenac Ballroom AB |
| 10:40 – 11:00 AM | Update on Systemic Therapy in Colorectal Cancer: Translating Research into Clinical Practice – Dr. Joao Paulo Solar Vasconcelos |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 AM | Update of Upper GI Cancers – Dr. Howard Lim |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 11:20 – 12:00 PM | Case Presentations and Panel Discussion – Chair: Dr. Simon Yu
Panel: Dr. Joao Paulo Solar Vasconcelos, Dr. Howard Lim |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Symposium Practical Considerations for Incorporating Novel Myeloma Therapies- Dr. Steven Shih Frontenac Ballroom C |
| 1:00 – 2:40 PM | Gyne Cancer Session – Chair: Dr. Sasha Smiljanic Frontenac Ballroom AB |
| 1:00 – 1:20 PM | Personalizing Management of Ovarian Cancer – Dr. Anna Tinker |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 1:20 – 1:40 PM | Surgical Perspectives in Ovarian Cancer – Dr. Justin McGinnis |
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| 1:40 – 1:55 PM | Endometrial Cancer- Dr. Guliz Ozgun |
| 1:55 – 2:40 PM | Case Presentations and Panel Discussion – Chair: Dr. Sasha Smiljanic Panel: Dr. Justin McGinnis, Dr. Anna Tinker, Dr. Guliz Ozgun |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 2:40 – 2:50 PM | Mini Break -Frontenac Foyer |
| 2:50 – 4:40 PM | Breast Cancer Session – Chair: Dr. Mehrnoosh Pauls Frontenac Ballroom AB |
| 2:50 – 3:15 PM | Systemic Update for Breast Cancer – Dr. Caroline Lohrisch |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 3:15 – 3:35 PM | Surgical Dilemmas in Breast Cancer – Dr. Melina Deban |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 3:35 – 3:55 PM | Radiation Perspectives for Breast Cancer – Dr. Andrew Pritchard |
| Question and Answer Period | |
| 3:55 – 4:40 PM | Case Presentations and Panel Discussion – Chair: Dr. Mehrnoosh Pauls
Panel: Dr. Caroline Lohrisch, Dr. Melina Deban, Dr. Andrew Pritchard |
| 4:40 – 4:55 PM | Quiz Show – Best of CoHO (Prizes) – Dr. Simon Yu |
| 4:55 – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks |