2026 Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Conference
Accreditation: 6.00 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.00 ABIM MOC II | 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 6.00 ACPE Pharmacy
Venue: Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, IL, United States
Official conference page for 2026 Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Conference. https://binaytara.org/projects/conferences/2026-central-illinois-hematology-oncology-conference
About 2026 Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Conference
Faculty and committee
Conference program and agenda
Our Agenda
Saturday, June 20th, 2026
All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.
Session Chair: Krishna Rao, MD
08:30 AM - 08:50 AM
Updates in ctDNA – Manish Kohli, MD, MD
08:50 AM - 09:15 AM
Case-Based Discussion – Peng Wang, MD, PhD
Session Chair: James Wade, MD
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
09:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Personalized Treatment in CLL – Parameswaran Venugopal, MD
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Rakesh Mandal, MD
Session Chair: Nusayba Bagegni, MD
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Updates in Breast Cancer
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Case Presentation: Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer – Melanie Barnard, MD
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Case Presentation: HER2 Positive Breast Cancer – Nitin Saini
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Case Presentation: Triple Negative Breast Cancer – Noor Naffakh, PharmD
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Moderators:
Nusayba Bagegni, MD
Panelists:
Melanie Barnard, MD; Nitin Saini ; Noor Naffakh, PharmD
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Management of GI Cancers in the Era of Precision Oncology
01:20 PM - 02:00 PM
Case-Based Discussion: Emerging Targets and Treatment Approaches in GI Oncology – Tasnem Alsebai
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
02:40 PM - 03:15 PM
Case-Based Discussion: Biomarker-Driven Treatment in NSCLC – Nan Sethakorn, MD; [email protected]
Session Chair: Kimberly Ku, MD
03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
Recent Advances in Molecular Guided Treatment of GU Cancers
04:10 PM - 04:30 PM
Case-Based Discussion: Personalizing GU Cancer Management
Venue and map
Accreditations and continuing education
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Gilead Sciences.