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Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Conference 2026: Advances in Lung Cancer, Thoracic Malignancies, Immunotherapy, and Precision Medicine | Los Angeles

Accreditation: 5.75 Nursing Contact Hours | 5.75 ABIM MOC II | 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 5.75 ACPE Pharmacy

Venue: Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, 251 S Olive St , Los Angeles, CA , 90012

Start Date: November 7, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binaytara

Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Amy Cummings, MD, PhD

Conference Co-Chair

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Faculty

Kathryn Gold, MD

Session Chair

University of California San Diego

Ravi Salgia, MD

Session Chair

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Caroline Maxwell, MSN, FNP

Session Chair

UCLA Medical Center

Pamela Mae Miel, MD

Session Chair

The Oncology Institute

Daniel Park, DO

Session Chair

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Percy Lee, MD

Topic Presenter

City of Hope National Medical Center

Matthew Gubens, MD, MS

Topic Presenter

University of California, San Francisco

Arter Liao Zhaohui, MD

Topic Presenter

UCI health

Karen M Yun, MD

Topic Presenter

UC San Diego Health

Robert Hsu, MD

Topic Presenter

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Dan Raz, MD

Topic Presenter

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jason Ye, MD

Topic Presenter

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Miguel Angel Villalona-Calero, MD

Topic Presenter

University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Diana Hsu, MD

Topic Presenter

kaiser permanente

David Berz, MD, MPH, PhD

Topic Presenter

Valkyrie Clinical Trials

Kamya Sankar, MD

Topic Presenter

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Kathryn Gold, MD

Topic Presenter

UC San Diego Health

Jared Reed, MD

Topic Presenter

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Turja Chakrabarti, MD

Topic Presenter

UCSF Department of Medicine

Maria Antonia Velez, MD, MS

Topic Presenter

University of California Los Angeles

Blanca Ledezma , NP

Topic Presenter

UCLA Health - Santa Monica Cancer Care

Manasi Ghatge, MD

Topic Presenter

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

Galen Gao, MD

Case Presenter

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Agenda

Saturday, November 7th, 2026

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

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (Bunker Hill)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Watercourt Room)

08:05 AM - 09:35 AMSession 1: Role of Innovation in Lung Cancer: Biomarkers, AI, At-risk populations, Risk Factors (Watercourt Room)

Session Chair: Kathryn Gold, MD

08:05 AM - 08:20 AM

Role of Food and Other Carcinogens in Lung Cancer – Robert Hsu, MD

08:20 AM - 08:35 AM

Lung Cancer Detection in Never Smokers – Miguel Angel Villalona-Calero, MD

08:35 AM - 08:50 AM

AI in Detecting Early Lung Cancer and Recurrence – Turja Chakrabarti, MD

08:50 AM - 09:05 AM

Role of ctDNA in Early Stage Lung Cancer – Kathryn Gold, MD

09:05 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation – Galen Gao, MD

09:15 AM - 09:35 AM

Case-based Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Kathryn Gold, MD

Panelists:

Turja Chakrabarti, MD; Robert Hsu, MD; Miguel Angel Villalona-Calero, MD

09:35 AM - 10:20 AMSession 2: Updates on Novel Targets & Treatments in Oncogene Driven Lung Cancer (Watercourt Room)

Session Chair: Daniel Park, DO

09:35 AM - 09:45 AM

Insights into ADCs – Maria Antonia Velez, MD, MS

09:45 AM - 09:55 AM

Novel Targeted Treatment Strategies – Kamya Sankar, MD

09:55 AM - 10:05 AM

Updates on IO treatments – Blanca Ledezma , NP

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Daniel Park, DO

Panelists:

Blanca Ledezma , NP; Maria Antonia Velez, MD, MS; Kamya Sankar, MD

10:20 AM - 11:05 AMBreak & Product Theater Sponsored by Regeneron (Non-CME Accredited) (Bunker Hill/Museum Room)

11:05 AM - 12:35 PMSession 3: Multidisciplinary Tumor Board in Advanced Stage NSCLC (Watercourt Room)

Session Chair: Ravi Salgia, MD

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

Stage IIIA – Percy Lee, MD

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM

Stage IIIB/IIIC – Diana Hsu, MD

11:35 AM - 11:50 AM

Stage IV Oligometastatic Disease – Jason Ye, MD

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Stage IV Polymetastatic Disease – Arter Liao Zhaohui, MD

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM

Case Presentation – Ravi Salgia, MD

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM

Cased-Based Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Diana Hsu, MD; Ravi Salgia, MD; Percy Lee, MD; Jason Ye, MD; Arter Liao Zhaohui, MD

12:35 PM - 01:35 PMLunch & Product Theater Sponsored by Amgen: The First and Only DLL3-Targeting Bispecific T-cell Engager (BiTE®) Therapy for 2L ES-SCLC - Shiven B. Patel, MD, MBA, FACP (Bunker Hill/Museum Room)

01:35 PM - 02:20 PMEducation Forum sponsored by AstraZeneca (Non-CME Accredited) (Watercourt Room)

02:20 PM - 02:50 PMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Non-CME Accredited) (Watercourt Room)

02:50 PM - 03:50 PMSession 4: Toxicity Management (Watercourt Room)

Session Chair: Caroline Maxwell, MSN, FNP

02:50 PM - 03:05 PM

Managing Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs) from IO Therapy – David Berz, MD, MPH, PhD

03:05 PM - 03:20 PM

Managing TKI-Related Toxicities – Jared Reed, MD

03:20 PM - 03:35 PM

Managing ADC-Related Toxicities – Karen M Yun, MD

03:35 PM - 03:50 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Caroline Maxwell, MSN, FNP

Panelists:

Jared Reed, MD; Karen M Yun, MD; David Berz, MD, MPH, PhD

03:50 PM - 04:20 PMBreak & Exhibits (Bunker Hill)

04:20 PM - 05:20 PMSession 5: Case Discussions: Small Cell, Thymoma, and Mesothelioma (Watercourt Room)

Session Chair: Pamela Mae Miel, MD

04:20 PM - 04:35 PM

Advances in the Management of SCLC – Manasi Ghatge, MD

04:35 PM - 04:50 PM

Stage III or IV Thymoma Case – Dan Raz, MD

04:50 PM - 05:05 PM

Epithelioid Mesothelioma Case – Matthew Gubens, MD, MS

05:05 PM - 05:20 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Pamela Mae Miel, MD

Panelists:

Manasi Ghatge, MD; Dan Raz, MD; Matthew Gubens, MD, MS

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