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Evaluation Live Stream ViewAttendees 54
Symposium

Rectal Cancer

Malignancy

APP Track

Live Stream

LiveQ&A
Super Session

Super Session Rectal Cancer: The Future of Rectal Cancer

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM PT
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall C, Ground Level

CME Live Q&A and Polling Nurses Contact Hours Live Streamed Session

    Super Session Moderator(s)

  • Julio Garcia- Aguilar, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

    Chief, Colorectal Service
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY, US

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Describe clinical features that would support upfront surgery for rectal cancer.
  • Recognize the key decision factors surrounding no radiation, short vs. long course pelvic radiation, particularly for mid-rectal intermediate-risk tumors.
  • Discern the appropriateness of non-operative management when sphincter preservation is possible.
CME Credit: 0.75
Contact Hours: 0.75

This symposium will address cutting-edge topics in the rapidly changing multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer, including watch and wait, options for sphincter-sparing surgery for low rectal cancers, management of lateral lymph nodes, management of early rectal cancers, and other emerging topics

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM PT
    Welcome and Introduction

    Faculty: Julio Garcia- Aguilar, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • 8:06 AM – 8:16 AM PT
    Cutting to the Chase: Is Surgery First Out of Fashion?

    Faculty: Patrick Sullivan, MD – Emory University

  • 8:17 AM – 8:27 AM PT
    The Radiation Dilemma: Making the Call in Mid-Rectal Cancer

    Faculty: Seth Felder, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center

  • 8:28 AM – 8:38 AM PT
    Pause for Thought: Evaluating the Watch-and-Wait Strategy

    Faculty: Erin Kennedy, MD FRCSC (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital - Toronto

  • 8:39 AM – 8:50 AM PT
    Question and Answer, Conclusion

    Faculty: Julio Garcia- Aguilar, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center