2026 Seattle Lung Cancer Conference

Venue: Bell Harbor International Conference Center , 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States

Start Date: October 9End Date: October 10, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Lei Deng, MD

Conference Co-Chair

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Sid Devarakonda, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Anish Konde, MD

Planning Committee

Faculty

Chetan Vakkalagadda, MD

Session Chair

Oregon Health and Science University

Nicholas Giustini, MD

Session Chair

University of Washington

Diane Tseng, MD, PhD

Session Chair

University of Washington / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Dipesh Uprety, MD

Moderator

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Deepti Behl, MD

Moderator

Jyoti Malhotra, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

City of Hope National Medical center

Anjali Rohatgi, MD

Topic Presenter

Urs Michael Weber, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Arter Liao Zhaohui, MD, MD

Topic Presenter

UCI health

Boone Goodgame, MD

Topic Presenter

Aadel Chaudhuri, MD

Topic Presenter

Washington University in St. Louis

Matthew Gumbleton, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Jeffrey P. Ward, MD

Topic Presenter

Washington University School of Medicine

Frank Weinberg, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

University of Illinois Chicago

Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

Topic Presenter

Swedish cancer institute

Apar Kishor Ganti, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Ram Subramanian, MD

Topic Presenter

Isabel Preeshagul, DO

Topic Presenter

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Marianne Dubard-Gault, MD

Topic Presenter

Swedish Health Services

Cathleen Park

Topic Presenter

Natalie Vokes

Topic Presenter

Brett Herzog, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Washington University School of Medicine

Krupa Solanki, MD

Topic Presenter

Rajat Thawani, MD

Topic Presenter

Oregon Health and Science University

Jing Zeng, MD

Topic Presenter

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Abdulrafeh Naqash, MD

Topic Presenter

Stephenson Cancer Center , University of Oklahoma

Roberto Borea, MD

Topic Presenter

James cancer center, Ohio state university

John Kang, MD

Panelist

University of Washington

Kevin Levine, MD

Panelist

Ece Cali

Panelist

Shrinjaya Thapa

Panelist

PRASHANTH ASHOK KUMAR, MD

Panelist

The George Washington University

Amith Ahuluwalia, MD

Panelist

Confluence health

Nora Burdis

Panelist

Douglas Leedy, MD

Panelist

Susan Marie Henderson, APRN

Panelist

Susan Marie Henderson, ARNP

Panelist

Manuel Fernandez , MD

Panelist

University of Washington

Liem Nguyen, MD

Panelist

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, October 9th, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PDT, GMT-07:00) time.

07:00 AM - 07:50 AMBreakfast, Registration, & Exhibits

07:50 AM - 08:00 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Bay Auditorium) - Sid Devarakonda, MD & Lei Deng, MD

08:00 AM - 08:30 AMSession 1: New Frontiers In Diagnostic Medicine (Bay Auditorium)

08:00 AM - 08:15 AM

Circulating tumor DNA in Screening & Diagnostics – Aadel Chaudhuri, MD

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Interventional Pulmonology – Krupa Solanki, MD

08:30 AM - 10:00 AMSession 2: Debates - Is The Matter Settled? (Bay Auditorium)

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

Debate 1: Adjuvant vs. Neo-Adjuvant in NSCLC – Matthew Gumbleton, MD, PhD; Jeffrey P. Ward, MD

08:50 AM - 09:10 AM

Debate 2: Consolidation in Metastatic NSCLC – Frank Weinberg, MD, PhD; Jing Zeng, MD

09:10 AM - 09:30 AM

Debate 3: Adjuvant/Neo-adjuvant TKIs: Pandora's Box or Ray of Hope? – Apar Kishor Ganti, MD; Rafael Santana-Davila, MD

09:30 AM - 09:50 AM

Debate 4: VEGF in NSCLC - Resurgence or Persistent Hype? – Ram Subramanian, MD; Boone Goodgame, MD

09:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Q&A

10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBreak & Exhibits (Non-CME Accredited)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PMSession 3: Changing Paradigms (Bay Auditorium)

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Discussion 1: PDL1 Negative and Low, STK11 Mutated

Moderators:

Dipesh Uprety, MD

Panelists:

Kevin Levine, MD; Shrinjaya Thapa ; Ece Cali

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Discussion 2: Locally Advanced & Early Stage NSCLC

Moderators:

Deepti Behl, MD

Panelists:

John Kang, MD; PRASHANTH ASHOK KUMAR, MD; Amith Ahuluwalia, MD

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Plenary Session - Lung cancer: Evolution of Care and Science

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Product Theatre Sponsored by AMGEN (Non-CME Accredited)

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMSession 4: Press the Issue (Non-CME Accredited) (Bay Auditorium)

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM

EGFR Evolution of the TKIs

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

AstraZeneca Education Forum - EGFR

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

How I Treat in 2026

02:00 PM - 03:00 PMImpact Pitch (Non-CME Accredited) (Bay Auditorium)

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Pitch 1

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Pitch 2

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Pitch 3

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Pitch 4

03:00 PM - 03:45 PMSession 5: Press the Issue II

Session Chair: Diane Tseng, MD, PhD

03:00 PM - 03:10 PM

DLL3

03:10 PM - 03:20 PM

ADCs – Isabel Preeshagul, DO

03:20 PM - 03:30 PM

Novel Therapies – Brett Herzog, MD, PhD

03:20 PM - 03:30 PM

Novel Therapies – Brett Herzog, MD, PhD

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

Panel and Q&A

Moderators:

Diane Tseng, MD, PhD

Panelists:

Isabel Preeshagul, DO; Brett Herzog, MD, PhD

04:00 PM - 06:00 PMAdvisory Board - 1 (Non-CME Accredited)

06:00 PM - 08:00 PMNetworking Reception & Posters (Non-CME Accredited)

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