Welcome and Program Overview to 8th Annual Pancreatic Cancer & Related Diseases Symposium

Charles J. Yeo, MD, Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

The Role of Gastroenterology in Diagnosis and Management & the Israeli Pancreas Cancer Trial

David E. Loren, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Surgical Advances for Pancreas Cancer and Related Diseases

Harish Lavu, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

An Update on the Molecular War Against Pancreatic Cancer

Jonathan Brody, PhD, J. Wallace Davis and Gail G. Davis Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Clinical Research Trials for Pancreas Cancer: Promising New Approaches

Nancy L. Lewis, MD, Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Pancreatic Cancer and Diet: What Can I Eat?

Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Moving Toward a Personalized Approach for Cancer a Scientific Discussion: Mechanisms of Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer

Jonathan Brody, PhD, J. Wallace Davis and Gail G. Davis Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University
Jordan M. Winter, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery,Thomas Jefferson University

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM