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Symposium

Malignancy

Geriatric Track

APP Track
Symposium

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: From Palliative to Aggressive Care

Monday, May 12, 2025
1:15 PM – 2:05 PM PT
Location: Ballroom 6A, Upper Level

CME Live Q&A and Polling

    Co-Moderator(s)

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    Traci Hedricks, MD

    Charlottesville, VA

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

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    Carla Justiniano, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Clerkship Director
    University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio, 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:
  • Discuss the management of complications of colorectal cancer, including strictures, perforation, and obstructing peritoneal disease in the setting of metastases.
  • Discuss aggressive management of unresectable liver metastases, including resection, liver-directed therapy, and liver transplant. Recognize what should be done with the primary colorectal tumor in the setting of metastatic disease when it is asymptomatic.
  • Establish palliative management strategies, personalized chemotherapy options, and management of symptoms of progressive metastatic disease.
CME Credit: 0.75
Self-Assessment Credit: 0.75
Contact Hours: 0.75

Predicting a clinical course in metastatic colorectal cancer is challenging due to heterogeneity in tumor spread and biologic features of both the primary tumor and metastases. This symposium addresses the management of complications of primary tumors in the setting of metastatic disease, strategies for symptom management in progressive metastatic disease, and aggressive management options for unresectable liver metastases, including liver-directed therapy and liver transplantation.

Presentations:

  • 1:15 PM – 1:20 PM PT
    Introduction

    Faculty: Traci Hedricks, MD

  • 1:20 PM – 1:32 PM PT
    Managing the Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Primary Tumor in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Faculty: Mehraneh D. Jafari, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine

  • 1:32 PM – 1:44 PM PT
    Surgical Options for Advanced Colorectal Hepatic Metastases

    Faculty: Nicolas Goldaracena, Sr., MD – University of Virginia

  • 1:44 PM – 1:56 PM PT
    Navigating End-of-Life Care in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Faculty: Pasithorn Amy Suwanabol, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan

  • 1:56 PM – 2:05 PM PT
    Question and Answer

    Faculty: Carla F. Justiniano, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati