Super Session Rectal Cancer: Abstracts and Panel/Case Discussion

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

8:55 AM – 9:45 AM PT

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall C, Ground Level

Abstract Session Moderator(s)

Jennifer Irani, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Rocco Ricciardi, MD

Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Recognize the statistics surrounding non-operative management of rectal cancer.
Develop a working knowledge of the key clinical trials and when to apply each strategy to your patients.
Establish a strategy for the surgical management of metastatic rectal cancer.

CME Credit: 0.75
Contact Hours: 0.75

This symposium will be a panel discussion with faculty debating the management of complicated issues in the treatment of rectal cancer, including incorporation of recent clinical trials.

Presentations:

8:55 AM – 9:00 AM PT

Introduction to Abstract Session
Super Session Moderator: Jennifer Irani, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Super Session Moderator: Rocco R. Ricciardi, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
9:00 AM – 9:06 AM PT

What Patients Want: Shared Decision-Making for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Presenting Author: Racquel S. Gaetani, MD (she/her/hers) – LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
Author: Makenna E. Law, BS – Tufts University
Author: Arista Jhanjee, MPH – Research on Ethics, Aging, and Community Health (REACH) Lab, Tufts University
Author: Keren Ladin, PhD, MSc – Tufts University
Author: Kristen Kennefick, MA – Tufts University
Senior Author: Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
9:06 AM – 9:20 AM PT

Question and Answer
Panelist: Rocco R. Ricciardi, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Panelist: Jennifer Irani, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
9:07 AM – 9:11 AM PT

Introduction to the Panel/Case Discussion
Panelist: Rocco R. Ricciardi, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Panelist: Jennifer Irani, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
9:11 AM – 9:35 AM PT

Expert Panel
Panelist: Rodrigo O. Perez, MD, PhD – Hospital alemão Oswaldo Cruz
Panelist: Larissa Temple, MD
Panelist: Ronald Bleday, M.D. – Brigham and Woman's Hospital
Panelist: Antonino Spinelli, Prof, MD, PhD – Humaniats Research Hospital, Humaniats University - Milan, Italy
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM PT

Question and Answer