2015年第57屆ASTRO年會將於10月18日~21日於美國聖安東尼奧召開。本次年會的主題為“科技進步滿足患者需求”。本次年會的3大亮點分別為主席專場、主題演講及前列腺近距離放射治療模擬研討會。

主席專場

本次年會主席專場將圍繞“食管癌與直腸癌的多學科協作(MDT)”的主題，對這兩種癌症的MDT方法進行研討。會議討論內容涵蓋了上、下消化道癌症的正電子發射型計算機斷層顯像(PET)和CT成像，診斷分期和切除方式，基因組學、數據分析實踐，以及放化療及手術治療等內容。會議由Leonard L. Gunderson博士(MD，MS，FASTRO)和 Joel E. Tepper博士(MD，FASTRO)主持。他們集結了來自歐洲與美國的胃腸病專家，胃腸醫療專家，外科專家及放射腫瘤學家，組成了本次大會的全明星陣容。他們將和這些專家一起在會議上回顧目前的癌症治療方法，並放眼展望將來可能行之有效的治療手段。

主席專場日程：Sunday, October 18, 2015

8:05 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. Presidential Symposium Session I

GI Cancer – Imaging, Staging, Genomics, Data Mining Approaches

Moderators: Leonard L. Gunderson (MD, MS, FASTRO), Joel Tepper (MD, FASTRO)

Speaker:

PET/CT Imaging - UGI and LGI Cancers: Robert C. Murphy (MD, PhD)

Endoscopic Approaches for Staging and Resection: Charles Lightdale (MD)

Genomics - Esophagus/Gastric/Rectal: Adam Bass (MD)

GI Cancer - Data Mining Approaches: Vincenzo Valentini (MD)

Discussion/Q and A

9:50 a.m. - 11:02 a.m.Presidential Symposium Session II

Esophagus/EG Junction Cancer

Moderators: Leonard L. Gunderson (MD, MS, FASTRO), Joel Tepper (MD, FASTRO)

Speaker:

Chemoradiation - Preoperative vs Primary/Definitive: Karyn A. Goodman (MD)

Surgery - Planned vs Salvage Treatment: Stephen G. Swisher (MD)

Chemotherapy - Peri-op, Pre-op or Post-op: Steven R. Alberts (MD)

Discussion/Q and A

11:02 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Presidential Symposium Session III

Colorectal Cancer

Moderators: Leonard L. Gunderson (MD, MS, FASTRO), Joel Tepper (MD, FASTRO)

Speaker:

Chemoradiation - Pre-op vs Post-op vs Primary/Definitive: Claus Rödel (MD)

Surgery - Unresectable/Recurrent Rectal Cancer: José G. Guillem (MD)

Chemotherapy - Neoadjuvantvs Adjuvant; Systemic: Richard M. Goldberg (MD)

Discussion/Q and A