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2026 Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Conference

Accreditation: 6.00 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.00 ACPE Pharmacy | 6.00 ABIM MOC II | 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Venue: Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, IL, United States

Start Date: June 20, 2026

Registration Closed

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Our Speakers

Faculty

Krishna Rao, MD

Session Chair

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Nusayba Bagegni, MD

Session Chair

Washington University in St. Louis

Kimberly Ku, MD

Session Chair

Illinois Cancercare

James Wade, MD, FACP

Session Chair

Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois

Mandana Kamgar, MD

Session Chair

Medical College of Wisconsin

Ari Rosenberg, MD

Session Chair

University of Chicago Medicine

Koosha Paydary, MD

Topic Presenter

Rush-MD Anderson Cancer Center

Manish Kohli, MD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, MD

Topic Presenter

Medical College of Wisconsin

Karine Tawagi, MD

Topic Presenter

UIC

Nitin Jain, MD

Topic Presenter

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Matias Sanchez, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Illinois/UI Health

Peng Wang, MD, PhD

Case Presenter

University of Chicago Medicine

Nan Sethakorn, MD

Case Presenter

Noor Naffakh, PharmD

Case Presenter

University of Illinois Chicago

Melanie Barnard, MD

Case Presenter

SIU School of Medicine

Nitin Saini, MD

Case Presenter

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Maha Elsebaie, MD

Case Presenter

University of Chicago Medicine

Tasnem Alsebai, MD

Case Presenter

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Ying Ying Hu

Case Presenter

Rakesh Mandal, MD

Panelist

OSF St Francis Medical Center

Our Agenda

Saturday, June 20th, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Health Disparities - Justin Marquart, MBA

08:30 AM - 09:15 AMSession 1: Precision Oncology - Innovations & Foundations

Session Chair: Krishna Rao, MD

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Updates in ctDNA – Manish Kohli, MD

08:50 AM - 09:15 AM

Case-Based Discussion – Peng Wang, MD, PhD

09:15 AM - 10:30 AMSession 2: Updates in Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: James Wade, MD, FACP

09:15 AM - 09:35 AM

Multiple Myeloma management in 2026 – Matias Sanchez, MD

09:35 AM - 09:55 AM

Molecular-Directed Management of Myeloid Disorders – Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, MD

09:55 AM - 10:15 AM

Personalized Treatment in CLL (Virtual) – Nitin Jain, MD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Rakesh Mandal, MD

10:30 AM - 11:00 AMBreak & Exhibits

11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 3: Breast Cancer - Tailored Treatments

Session Chair: Nusayba Bagegni, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Case Presentation: Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer – Melanie Barnard, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Case Presentation: HER2 Positive Breast Cancer – Nitin Saini, MD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Case Presentation: Triple Negative Breast Cancer – Noor Naffakh, PharmD

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Nusayba Bagegni, MD

Panelists:

Melanie Barnard, MD; Nitin Saini, MD; Noor Naffakh, PharmD

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMSession 4: GI Oncology

Session Chair: Mandana Kamgar, MD

01:00 PM - 01:20 PM

Management of GI Cancers in the Era of Precision Oncology – Mandana Kamgar, MD

01:20 PM - 02:00 PM

Case-Based Discussion: Emerging Targets and Treatment Approaches in GI Oncology – Tasnem Alsebai, MD; Ying Ying Hu

02:00 PM - 03:15 PMSession 5: Lung Cancer

Session Chair: Ari Rosenberg, MD

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM

Precision-Guided Therapeutics in Lung Cancer – Koosha Paydary, MD

02:20 PM - 02:40 PM

Updates in Head & Neck – Ari Rosenberg, MD

02:40 PM - 03:15 PM

Case-Based Discussion: Biomarker-Driven Treatment in NSCLC – Nan Sethakorn, MD; Maha Elsebaie, MD

03:15 PM - 03:45 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:45 PM - 04:30 PMSession 6: GU Oncology

Session Chair: Kimberly Ku, MD

03:45 PM - 04:10 PM

Recent Advances in Molecular Guided Treatment of GU Cancers – Karine Tawagi, MD

04:10 PM - 04:30 PM

Case-Based Discussion: Personalizing GU Cancer Management – Kimberly Ku, MD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Gilead Sciences.

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