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About Best of Oncology™ 2026, Portland

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Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Faculty

NB

Nora Bucher, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

SS

Stephen Spurgeon, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

SM

Skye C. Mayo, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

TH

Ted Huang, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

JV

Jacqueline Vuky, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Alexandra Sokolova

Alexandra Sokolova, MD

Session Chair

Binaytara

Shivaani Kummar

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP

Session Chair

Binaytara

KC

Kiri Cook, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

CV

Chetan Vakkalagadda, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Sasha Stanton

Sasha E Stanton, MD PhD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

RS

Rachel Sanborn, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

JG

Julie Graff, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

AK

Adel Kardosh, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

MB

Mathew Blackburn, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

ES

Erin Salinas, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

EC

Esther Chong, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

EC

Emerson Y. Chen, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

HK

Hagen F Kennecke, MD, MHA

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

JC

Jeremy Paul Cetnar, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

VK

Vishesh Khanna, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

CR

Christopher Ryan, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

ZF

Zizhen Feng, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Eneida Nemecek

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

NE

Natasha C Edwin, MD, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

BZ

Binbin Zheng, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

SL

Sarah Lowry, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

ZT

Zheng Topp, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

SH

Sarah Hogue, PharmD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

SY

Sandra Youngworth, ARNP

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

E

Ellery Palanuk, RN

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

AA

Allen Allen, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

AZ

Alexandra S Zimmer, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Huan Vo

Huan Vo, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

C

Corinne Lavasseur, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

GP

Guillaume Pegna, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

QL

Qiuying (Selina) Liu, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

LZ

Limin Zhu, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

RN

Ronald Ng, MD

Topic Presenter

Binaytara

Conference program and agenda

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, June 19th, 2026

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

02:30 PM - 03:25 PMRegistration & Exhibits (Deschutes Ballroom C)
03:25 PM - 03:30 PMWelcome
03:30 PM - 03:45 PMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities
03:45 PM - 05:25 PMSession 1: Genitourinary Oncology (Deschutes Ballroom A-B)

Session Chair: Alexandra Sokolova, MD

03:45 PM - 04:00 PM

Prostate Cancer Julie Graff, MD

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

Kidney Cancer Christopher Ryan, MD

04:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Bladder Cancer Ronald Ng, MD

04:30 PM - 04:40 PM

Discussion Alexandra Sokolova, MD; Julie Graff, MD; Christopher Ryan, MD

04:40 PM - 04:45 PM

Case Presentation

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Cased-Based Panel Discussion Alexandra Sokolova, MD; Julie Graff, MD; Christopher Ryan, MD

05:15 PM - 05:30 PMBreak & Exhibits (Deschutes Ballroom C)
05:30 PM - 07:15 PMSession 2: Gastrointestinal Oncology (Deschutes Ballroom A-B)

Session Chair: Skye C. Mayo, MD

05:30 PM - 05:45 PM

Upper GI cancers Emerson Y. Chen, MD

05:45 PM - 06:00 PM

Hepatopancreaticobiliary Adel Kardosh, MD

06:00 PM - 06:15 PM

Colorectal Cancer Hagen F Kennecke, MD, MHA

06:15 PM - 06:25 PM

Discussion Skye C. Mayo, MD; Emerson Y. Chen, MD; Adel Kardosh, MD; Hagen F Kennecke, MD, MHA

06:25 PM - 06:30 PM

Case Presentation Guillaume Pegna, MD

06:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Cased-Based Panel Discussion Skye C. Mayo, MD; Emerson Y. Chen, MD; Adel Kardosh, MD; Hagen F Kennecke, MD, MHA; Guillaume Pegna, MD

07:00 PM - 07:15 PMClosing

Day 2: Saturday, June 20th, 2026

08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWelcome & Recap
08:15 AM - 09:25 AMSession 3: Thoracic Oncology (Deschutes Ballroom A-B)

Session Chair: Ted Huang, MD

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Small Cell Lung Cancer Rachel Sanborn, MD

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Metastatic NSCLC Jeremy Paul Cetnar, MD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Early Stage NSCLC/miscellaneous Chetan Vakkalagadda, MD

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Discussion Ted Huang, MD; Rachel Sanborn, MD; Jeremy Paul Cetnar, MD; Chetan Vakkalagadda, MD

09:10 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation

09:15 AM - 09:25 AM

Cased-Based Panel Discussion Ted Huang, MD; Rachel Sanborn, MD; Jeremy Paul Cetnar, MD; Chetan Vakkalagadda, MD

09:25 AM - 09:40 AMBreak & Exhibits (Deschutes Ballroom C)
09:40 AM - 10:55 AMSession 4: General Oncology (Case Presentation) (Deschutes Ballroom A-B)

Session Chair: Jacqueline Vuky, MD

09:40 AM - 09:50 AM

Sarcoma Limin Zhu, MD

09:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Cutaneous Oncology Mathew Blackburn, MD

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Gynecological Oncology Erin Salinas, MD

10:10 AM - 10:20 AM

HNSCC Qiuying (Selina) Liu, MD

10:20 AM - 10:30 AM

Supportive Care Sarah Lowry, MD

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

NeuroOncology Huan Vo, MD

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Community Panel Jacqueline Vuky, MD; Mathew Blackburn, MD; Erin Salinas, MD; Sarah Lowry, MD; Zizhen Feng, MD; Sarah Hogue, PharmD; Sandra Youngworth, ARNP; Huan Vo, MD

10:55 AM - 11:55 AMSession 5: Innovations (Rapid Talks) (Deschutes Ballroom A-B)

Session Chair: Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM

AI in Oncology Allen Allen, MD

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

Rare and Young-Adult Cancer Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM

New Immunotherapeutics Binbin Zheng, MD

11:25 AM - 11:35 AM

New Targeted Therapies Vishesh Khanna, MD

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Updates in Radiation Oncology Kiri Cook, MD

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Discussion Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP; Allen Allen, MD; Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS; Binbin Zheng, MD; Vishesh Khanna, MD; Kiri Cook, MD; Sarah Hogue, PharmD; Sandra Youngworth, ARNP

Venue and map

Accreditations and continuing education

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

  • Incyte
  • Novartis
  • Puma Biotechnology

Accreditation

Registration and pricing

Exhibitors and sponsorship