13th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting

Program


Scientific and Educational Program

October 4, 2023

Wednesday

08:30: WELCOME 
Nicolas Girard (Institut Curie, Paris, France),
Andreas Rimner (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA) 


08:40: 
EDUCATIONAL SESSION: TNM Update 
Moderator: 
Thierry Molina
(Université Paris Cité , AP-HP, Paris, France)

TNM Update (clinical) Enrico Ruffini (University of Turin, Torino, Italy)
TNM Update (pathological)
Mirella Marino (Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy)
Q&A

09:10: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: Neoadjuvant Therapy of Thymic Tumors
Moderators:
Vincent Fang (Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, China)
Sukhmani Padda (Fox Chase/Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) 

Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy Julian Molina (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
Radiology Responses to Neoadjuvant Therapy Andrew Pagano (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Effects of Neoadjuvant Therapy on Surgery Shafique Keshavjee (University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Pathologic Responses to Neoadjuvant Therapy Anja Roden (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
Q&A 

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10:10: BREAK
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10:30: ITMIG Society/Committee Update
Moderator:
Frank Detterbeck
(Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA)
Committee Reports/IntroductionNicolas Girard (Institut Curie, Paris, France)
Committee Highlights: MembershipPaolo Mendogni (University of Milan, Milan, Italy)
Committee Highlights: Thymic Carcinoma and Mediastinal Working GroupsAnja Roden (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
Committee Highlights: EducationVincent Fang (Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, China)
Committee Highlights: Retrospective/Prospective DatabaseUsman Ahmad (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) and Nicolas Girard (Institut Curie, Paris, France)
Committee Highlights: CommunicationMalgorzata Szolkowska (Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland)
Projects That Need a Leader Edith Marom (Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel)
Q&A
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11:50: ITMIG 2023 Picture
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12:00: Parallel Sessions: 
LUNCH BREAK & POSTER SESSION 1 (READ MORE...)

     12:20: PATIENT SESSION

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13:00: EDUCATIONAL SESSION: Neurology and Autoimmune Phenomena
Moderator:
Ali A. Habib (University of California, Irvine, CA, USA)

Clinical Neurology Gil Wolfe (University of Buffalo, NY, USA)
Perioperative Anesthesia Management of MG and Patients with Large Mediastinal Tumors Alessia Pedoto (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Patient Perspective Erin Moseley
Q&A

13:40: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: Immunotherapy and Onco-Immunology
Moderators:
Giovanella Palmieri
(Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy)
Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA) 

Immunotherapy: Common Toxicities and Update on Clinical Trials Chul Kim (Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA)
Adoptive Cell Therapies and Cytokine Release Syndrome Meredith McAdams (National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA)
Management of Immunosuppressed Patients and Immunological Disorders Beyond MG Margaret Ottaviano (Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy)
Uncommon manifestations of paraneoplastic autoimmunity Arun Rajan (National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA)
Q&A 

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14:40: BREAK
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15:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSION: State of the Art: Pathology
Moderator:
William Travis (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)

Histology of thymic tumors Andre Moreira (New York University, New York, NY, USA)
Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Thymic Epithelial Tumorigenesis Christopher Nabel (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA)
Molecular pathology/Genetics of thymic tumors Yosuke Yamada (Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan)
Q&A

15:40: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: Pleural Disease
Moderators:
James Huang (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Heather Wakelee (Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA) 

Management of Pleural Disease: Observation vs Surgery vs Chemotherapy vs RT? Kenneth Kesler (Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA)
Complex Surgeries for Pleural Disease Laurens Ceulemans (University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)
Systemic Treatment for Recurrent/Metastatic Thymoma Nicolas Girard (Institut Curie, Paris, France)
Radiation Treatments for Pleural Disease Annemarie Shepherd (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Patient Perspective - Marian Vallotton
Q&A 

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16:50: BREAK
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17:10: ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 1
Moderators:
Mark Kris (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Paolo Mendogni (University of Milan, Milan, Italy) 

The list of abstracts is available HERE

18:00: CLOSING OF THE  SCIENTIFIC PART

18:00 MSKCC Tour
Number of visitors is limited!

October 5, 2023

Thursday

6:45: FUN RUN/FUN WALK (READ MORE...)
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8:00: BREAK

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09:00: EDUCATIONAL SESSION: 
State of the Art: Surgical Management of Thymic Tumors: Include Pleural Disease
Moderator: Dirk van Raemdonck (University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)
State of the Art: Surgical Management of Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Including Pleural Disease - Cameron D. Wright (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA) 
Q&A


09:30: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: Other Mediastinal Tumors
Moderators:
Anja Roden (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
Manjit Bains (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA) 

Surgical Management of Germ Cell Tumors Laura Donahoe (University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Surgical Management of Posterior Mediastinal/Neurogenic Tumors Soichiro Funaki (Osaka University, Osaka, Japan)
Medical Management of other Mediastinal Tumors Deaglan McHugh (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Radiomics and Artificial Intelligence in Thymic Tumors Maria Mayoral Penalva (University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
Germ Cell Tumor Pathology Thomas Ulbright (Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA)
Pathology of Other Mediastinal Tumors Jason Chang (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Q&A 

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10:40: BREAK
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11:00: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: Myasthenia Gravis and Biomarkers
Moderators:
Henry Kaminski (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
Maria Leite (University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom) 

Cutting Edge Developments and New Therapeutics for Myasthenia Gravis Henry Kaminski (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
Cancer and Autoimmunity: Survivin as a Driver of Sustaining Autoreactive Cells and its Role in Neoplasia Linda Kusner (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
Consequences of Thymectomy in Adults in the Myasthenia - Kameron Kooshesh (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA) 
Perspective on Thymectomy in Adults - Henry Kaminski (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA) 
Q&A 

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12:00:
LUNCH BREAK & POSTER SESSION 2 (READ MORE...)

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13:00: EDUCATIONAL SESSION: State of the Art: Medical Oncology
Moderator: Gregory Riely (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
State of the Art: Medical Oncology - Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA) 
Q&A

13:30: EDUCATIONAL SESSION: State of the Art: Clinical Diagnosis/Workup/Imaging of Mediastinal Tumors 
Moderator: James Huang (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Clinical Diagnosis/Workup of Prevascular Mediastinal Tumors Andrea Bille (Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom)
Imaging Workup of Prevascular Mediastinal Tumors Michelle Ginsberg (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Q&A

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14:00: BREAK

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14:20: EDUCATIONAL SESSIONState of the Art: Radiation Oncology
Moderator: Conrad Falkson (Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada)
State of the Art: Radiation Oncology - Charles Simone (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Proton Center, New York, NY, USA) 
Q&A


14:50: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: The Future of Thymic Tumor Management
Moderators:
Gregory Riely (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Frank Detterbeck (Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA)

Thymic Oncology in 2043: Surgery Usman Ahmad (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Thymic Oncology in 2043: Systemic Therapy Heather Wakelee (Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA)
Thymic Oncology in 2043: Radiation Oncology Andreas Rimner (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Thymic Oncology in 2043: Radiology Jeanne B. Ackman (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA)
Thymic Oncology in 2043: Pathology Malgorzata Szolkowska (Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland)
Q&A
 

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16:00: BREAK
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16:20: SCIENTIFIC SESSION: TUMOR BOARD
Moderators:
Jens Rueckert (Charite, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)
Jan von der Thüsen (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands)


CASE 1
Presenters:
Magdalena Knetki-Wroblewska (Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland)
Katarzyna Blasinska (Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland) 
Malgorzata Szolkowska (Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland)

CASE 2
Presenter:
Dirk Van Raemdonck (University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)


CASE 3

Presenter: 

Florit Marcuse (Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands)

Expert panel:
Yin (Rex) Hung (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA)
Valerie Rusch (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Stephanie Peeters (Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands)
Edith Marom (Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel)
Nicolas Girard (Institut Curie, Paris, France) 


17:10: ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 2
Moderator:
Gaetano Rocco (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
The list of abstracts is available HERE

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17:50: Awards Ceremony
Moderator: Edith Marom (Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel)

18:00: Final Announcements

Moderator: Nicolas Girard ITMIG President (Institut Curie, Paris, France)

18:10: CLOSING OF THE SCIENTIFIC PART

October 6, 2023

Friday

08:00 ITMIG Committee Meetings
All conference participants are invited!

11:00: Hybrid Meeting with JART, ChART, KART, ESTS, IASLC, CRAB
Moderator: Frank Detterbeck (Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA) 
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12:00 LUNCH BREAK
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13:00 RADIATION ONCOLOGY WORKSHOP
Moderator: Andreas Rimner (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA) 
Clinical Indications for Postoperative RT Annemarie Shepherd (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Surgery Findings that Inform Postoperative RT Valerie Rusch (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Medical Oncology Information for the Radiation Oncologist Marina Garassino (University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA)
Pathology Findings Relevant for PORTAnja Roden (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
Radiology Findings for Radiation Oncologist Michelle Ginsberg (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA)
Contouring Session James M. Wilson (University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom)
RT Planning Session: 3D-CRT, IMRT, VMAT, Constraints Vishruta Dumane (Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA)
Proton Session Charles Simone (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Proton Center, New York, NY, USA)
Proton Physics Session - Haibo Lin (New York Proton Center, New York, NY, USA) 
Contouring Cases Session/Hands-on
Q&A

16:00: CLOSING OF THE WORKSHOP

Social events

We also invite you to our social events, which will be a great opportunity to meet and discuss in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with other doctors and scientists. Such meetings may result in future inter-center collaborations.

Welcome Reception
Price included into registration fee
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 19:00-21:00

Gala Dinner
Extra paid during registration
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 19:20-21:20
Location: Restaurant Morso, 420 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Tour
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 18:00
Number of visitors is limited!

Fun Run/Walk

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 06:45-7:45 READ MORE...

Fun Run/Walk

Join us for a Fun Run/Walk in the Central Park for a Fundraiser for ITMIG!
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 06:45-7:45