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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

Binayatara

Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Faculty

Robert Hsu, MD

Topic Presenter

Miguel Angel Villalona-Calero, MD

Topic Presenter

University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Kamya Sankar, MD

Topic Presenter

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Percy Lee, MD

Topic Presenter

City of Hope National Medical Center

Jason Ye, MD

Topic Presenter

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Arter Liao Zhaohui, MD

Topic Presenter

UCI health

David Berz, MD

Topic Presenter

Dan Raz, MD

Topic Presenter

Matthew Gubens, MD, MS

Topic Presenter

University of California, San Francisco

Ravi Salgia , MD

Panelist

Diana Hsu, MD

Panelist

Agenda

Saturday, November 7th, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

08:50 AM - 09:05 AM

Role of ctDNA in Early Stage Lung Cancer

09:05 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation

09:15 AM - 09:35 AM

Case-based Panel Discussion

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

09:35 AM - 09:45 AM

Insights into ADCs

09:45 AM - 09:55 AM

Novel Targeted Treatment Strategies – Kamya Sankar, MD

09:55 AM - 10:05 AM

Updates on IO treatments

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Panel Discussion

10:20 AM - 11:05 AMBreak & Product Theatre Sponsored by Regeneron

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

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

Stage IIIA – Percy Lee, MD

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM

Stage IIIB/IIIC

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

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM

Cased-Based Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Diana Hsu, MD; Ravi Salgia , MD

12:35 PM - 01:35 PMLunch & Product Theater Sponsored by Amgen

01:35 PM - 02:05 PMEducation Forum sponsored by AstraZeneca (Non-CME Accredited)

02:05 PM - 02:35 PMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Non-CME Accredited)

02:35 PM - 03:35 PMSession 4: Toxicity Management

02:35 PM - 02:50 PM

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

02:50 PM - 03:05 PM

Managing TKI-Related Toxicities

03:05 PM - 03:20 PM

Managing ADC-Related Toxicities

03:20 PM - 03:35 PM

Panel Discussion

03:35 PM - 04:20 PMBreak & Product Theater Sponsored by Regeneron (Non-CME Accredited)

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

04:20 PM - 04:35 PM

SCLC Case

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

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