11th Annual New York Oncology Forum
Program Agenda | Young Investigator Travel Awards | Junior Investigator Award | Meeting Organizers | Sponsors & Exhibitors | Support Opportunities
The CAHON annual New York Oncology Forum (NYOF) is a one and a half day educational program that includes presentations on new developments and updates from the latest ASH, ASCO and SITC meetings including novel agents for Hematology and Oncology. 2024 will mark the 11th anniversary for this annual event which draws more than 100 clinicians, researchers, medical students, clinical fellows as well as laboratory and health care related scientists working in the hematology and oncology.
Date
Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sheraton La Guardia East
13520 39th Avenue
Flushing, NY, 11354
Program Agenda
Saturday, October 5, 2024
7:30 - 9:00 am On-site Registration, Exhibitors Visitation
8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast Promotional Talk - Sponsored by Coherus
Advances in the Treatment of Recurrent Locally Advanced/Metastatic (R/M) Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) with LOQTORZI®
(toripalimab-tpzi)
Speaker: Zujun Li, MD - NYU Langone Health
9:00 – 10:40 am Plenary Session I – Part I
Session Chairs: Liang Deng, MD, PhD - CAHON President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD - CAHON Board Chair, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
9:00 – 9:05 am Welcome Remarks
Delong Liu, MD, PhD - New York Medical College
9:05 – 9:15 am Introduction of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD - CAHON Board Chair, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
9:15 – 9:40 am Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture
Lillian Siu, MD, FRCPC - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
9:40 -10:20 am New Agents and Regimens for Upper GI Cancers
Speaker: David Ilson, MD, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Moderator: Ping Gu, MD, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
10:20 – 10:40 am Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:40 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session I – Part II
Session Chair: Minggui Pan, MD, PhD - Stanford University
10:40 – 11:20 am Current and Future Therapies for Multiple Myeloma
Speaker: Paul Richardson, MD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Moderator: J. Christine Ye, MD, MS - MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:20 am – 12:00 pm Current and Future Directions of CAR T Therapy for Hematological Malignancies
Speaker: Yi Lin, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Moderator: Hongtao Liu, MD, PhD - University of Wisconsin at Madison
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch Promotional Talk - Sponsored by Novartis
Addressing the Needs of Patients Across the HR+/HER2- Landscape: The Role of KISQALI in eBC and mBC
Speaker: Stacey Griffith, MSN, RN - Novartis Breast & Women’s Cancer Disease Area Lead
Moderator: Wanqing Iris Zhi, MD, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1:00 – 1:20 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
1:20 – 2:40 pm Plenary Session II
Session Chair: Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD - Georgetown University
1:20 – 2:00 pm New Agents and Regimens for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Speaker: Kai He, MD, PhD - The Ohio State University
Moderator: Ligeng Tian, MD, PhD - Virginia Oncology Associates
2:00 – 2:40 pm Novel Therapy for HER2 positive and HER2 low Breast Cancer
Speaker: Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD - Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Moderator: Cynthia Ma, MD, PhD - Washington University
2:40 – 3:00 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
3:00- 3:40 pm Plenary Session III
Session Chair: Yi Feng, MD, PhD - Tennessee Cancer Specialists
3:00- 3:40 pm New Agents and Regimens for GU (Prostate) Cancers
Speaker: Michael Morris, MD, FASCO – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Moderator: Jingsong Zhang, MD, PhD - H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
3:40 – 4:00 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
4:00 – 5:00 pm Case Presentation - Clinical Hematology/Oncology Session
Session Chair: Shuang Fu, MD, PhD - Jackson Hematology Oncology
Moderators: Lei Zheng, MD, PhD - Mays Cancer Center University of Texas Health San Antonio, MD Anderson Cancer Center
J. Christine Ye, MD, MS - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Case Presenters:
Solid Tumor case by: Xiaocao Haze Xu, MD - University of Vermont
Guo Cheng, MD - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Hematology case by: Yuan Yao, MD - Mayo Clinic
Discussion Panel:
David Chang, MD, PhD, FACP - Virginia Oncology Associates
Hui Chen, MD, PhD - Duke Cancer Institute
Lijun Dai, MD, PhD - UPMC
Qiwei Bill Gai, MD, PhD - Kahlert Regional Cancer Center
Fengting Yan, MD, PhD - Swedish Cancer Institute
Songchuan Guo, MD, PhD - Rendr Care
Yong Ji, MD, PhD - MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
YongLi Ji, MD, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital
Peter Q. Jiang, MD, PhD - John B. Amos Cancer Center
Pauline Lau, MD - Dr. Lau Medical Oncology
Mary Li, MD, PhD - Florida Cancer Specialists
Richard Z. Lin, MD - Stony Brook University, Northport VA Medical Center
Na Liu, MD - MaineHealth Cancer Care
Zach Liu, MD - Pathline
Kit Lu, MD - UPMC Central PA
Vincent Ma, MD - University of Wisconsin at Madison
Lan Mo, MD, PhD - Maimonides Cancer Center
Haixia Qin, MD, PhD - Main Line HealthCare Hematology Oncology Associates
Qian Qin, MD - UT Southwestern
Min Sun, MD, PhD - UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Gary G. Tian, MD, PhD, FACP - West Cancer Center
Haiyun Wang, MD - Cancer Care Associate of York
Jiping Wang, MD, PhD - Brigham and Women's Hospital
Xiaowen Wendy Wang, MD, PhD - The Everett Clinic
Xiaoyang Wang, MD - Maimonides Cancer Center
Xia Wu, MD - Tufts Medical Center
Meng Xu Welliver, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic
Shenhong Wu, MD, PhD - Stony Brook University Cancer Center
Yiqing Xu, MD, PhD - Maimonides Medical Center
Faye Yin, MD - RWJ University Hospital Somerset
Huichun Zhan, MD, MS - Stony Brook Medicine
Chen Zhang, MD, MS - Rush University Medical Center
Fengming Zhong, MD, PhD - VANJHCS/Rutgers NJMS
Xinhua Zhu, MD PhD - Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra
6:00 – 10:00 pm Members Only Meeting and Reception in the Gallery at The Sheraton
Sunday, October 8, 2023
8:00 - 9:30 am On-site Registration, Exhibitors Visitation
8:30 – 9:30 am Breakfast Promotional Talk - Sponsored by Takeda
The First and Only Novel Targeted Therapy Approved for mCRC, Regardless of Mutation Status in More Than a Decade
Speaker: Abhirami Vivekanandarajah, MD - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
Moderator: Zili He, MD - Advanced Hematology Oncology PLLC
9:30 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session IV
Session Chair: Charles Jiang, MD, MPH - UT Southwestern Medical Center
9:30 – 10:00 am Travel Grant Awardee Introduction
Presented by: Jeffrey Pu, MD, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Hong Zheng, MD, PhD - Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
10:00 – 10:20 am Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:20 – 11:00 am Clinical Development of CAR-T, ADC and BITE: Challenges and Solutions
Moderator: Sen Zhuang, MD, PhD - Johnson & Johnson
Discussion Panel:
Chaohong Fan, MD, PhD - CAHON
Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers
Zihai Li, MD, PhD - The Ohio State University
Jia Ruan, MD, PhD - Weill Cornell Medical College
Yucai Wang, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic
Zhihong J. Wang, MD, PhD - Virginia Commonwealth University
11:00 am– 12:00 pm Bridging Clinical Trial and Research Collaboration
Moderators: Wenru Song, MD, PhD - Kira Pharmaceutical
Ke Liu, MD, PhD - Marengo Therapeutics
Discussion Panel:
Sujuan Ba, PhD - National Foundation for Cancer Research
Helen Chen, MD - National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
Vicky Hua Lee, MD, PhD - Cancer Center at Jiahui International Hospital Shanghai
Yuxia Jia, MD, PhD - CAHON
Raju Kucherlapati, PhD - Harvard Medical School
Michael Liao, MD, PhD - Capital Medical University Beijing
Weijing Sun, MD - University of Kansas Medical Center
Jianda Yuan, MD, PhD - Merck
Pan Zheng, MD, PhD - OncoC4, Inc.
12:00 pm Closing Remarks
Yiwu Huang, MD, PhD - Maimonides Medical Center
NYOF Young Investigator Travel Awards
To foster growth and achievement amongst CAHON's early career or physician-in-training members, CAHON will award up to 10 travel awards for current fellows or residents invested in the CAHON community. If you are interested in attending this exciting event and meeting with CAHON members in New York, please consider applying for this travel award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Current CAHON member - Available to physicians-in-training, including residency or fellowship training (Associate Member Category, waived dues) or, physicians within 3 years of fellowship training at the level of instructor or assistant professor (Active Membership Category, dues $100 USD).
Membership applications available at https://www.cahon.org/membership
- Availability to attending CAHON's New York Oncology Forum (October 5-6, 2024).
Application Instructions
Applications should include:
- Application Form
- CV, including education and current training level or position
- Short bio (3 sentences long)
Please submit all application materials to Annie McSherry at amcsherry@cahon.org by Friday, September 6, 2024.
Junior Investigator Awards
CAHON is is pleased to announce that we will also be offering Junior Investigator Awards (JIAs) this year. The Junior Investigator Award recognizes the achievements of outstanding Asian/Asian American high school and college student leaders. Through this award, CAHON wishes to encourage young students to participate in scientific research.
Recipients of the JIA will be honored during CAHON’s New York Oncology Forum on October 5-6, 2024. Awardees will receive an award of $500 and an official Certificate of Award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Outstanding high school or college student from the Asian community in the United States.
- Non-Asian individual in the United States with a keen interest in Asian culture.
- Demonstrated interests in biomedical career.
- Availability to attend CAHON’s Award Ceremony during the New York Oncology Forum on the evening of Saturday, October 5.
Application Instructions
Applications should include:
- JIA Application Form completed by the student
- Academic transcript from last semester
- One-page personal statement describing career and educational goals
- One letter of recommendation from school counselor, teacher, or research mentor
Please submit all application materials to Annie McSherry at amcsherry@cahon.org by Friday, September 6, 2024.
Meeting Organizers
Delong Liu, MD, PhD – NYOF Chair - Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hematology & Oncology, New York Medical College
Yiwu Huang, MD, PhD – NYOF Co-chair - Maimonides Medical Center
Liang Deng, MD, PhD – NYOF Co-chair, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Wenru Song, MD, PhD - Kira Pharmaceuticals
Ruirong Yuan, MD, PhD - VA Medical Center, New Jersey
Bo Zhao, MD – Virginia Oncology Associates
2024 NYOF Sponsors & Exhibitors
Corporate Partners
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2024 Annual Hematology/Oncology Supporters
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Bronze Sponsor
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Exhibitors
| Agios | Astellas | Boehringer Ingelheim |
| Daiichi Sankyo | Genentech | Genmab |
| GSK | Incyte | Ipsen |
| Jazz | Merck | Novartis |
| Pfizer | PharmaEssentia | Regeneron |
| Sanofi | Sobi | Stemline |
Sponsorship Opportunities
Becoming a sponsor is a unique opportunity to connect with the most influential group of Chinese hematologists and oncologists. The content of this event is designed to attract medical professionals from every career level and to share the latest scientific findings, methods, technologies to facilitate their practice. View our Sponsorship Package here.