Delaware Valley Carcinoid & NET Connection
Serving Philadelphia, surrounding counties, Southern New Jersey, & Delaware
Promoting Awareness and Advocacy
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This meeting will be held at University of Pennsylvania's Penn Tower building on the 16th floor (Conference Room) from 12:00 - 1:30PM. Luncheon will be served.
On the agenda is the DVD of Dr. Warner's talk at the recent New Jersey Carcinoid Network conference. It is an exceptional primer (NETs 101) - both for newly-diagnosed and seasoned veterans.
Since this is a luncheon meeting, we request that you RSVP.
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For information on regional and national events, please go to the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation's site http://carcinoid.org/events. This is the deepest and most comprehensive informational site on the Internet for NET diseases.
Caring for Carcinoid Foundation http://caringforcarcinoid.org/ is a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for carcinoid and other neuroendocrine tumors. They have funded some breakthrough research and are very active in sports-related charitable events.
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Tentative Agenda for 2012 Conference September 20-22, 2012:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON 3-5 PM Insurance talk- appeals, interpret bills, out of network benefits
THURSDAY EVENING 6-9 PM Reception
FRIDAY AM
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7:00-7:45 Breakfast
745-8:00 Introduction
8:00-8:45 NETS—the basics
8:45-9:30 Can 68Ga scans save your life?
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:30 Innovations is NETS surgery
10:30- 11:15 Development and validation of NETS Markers
11:15-12:00 Q & A panel12:15-1:15 Lunch
FRIDAY PM
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1:15-2:00 What’s new in Chemotherapy/Biologic response modifier therapy of NETS ?????
2:00-2:45 Diarrhea –is it tumor-related or a side effect of therapy?
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-3:45 Spheres vs. TACE
3:45-4:30 Pathology
4:30-5:00 Q & A panel
SATURDAY AM
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7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-8:45 What is MVOT and how does it fit in the treatment of NETS
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8:45-9:30 Diet and natural products in NETS
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:30 New Paradigms in NETS therapy
10:30-11:15 Clinical trials in NETS—is there anything new?
11:15-12:00 Q & A panel
12:15-1:15 Lunch
SATURDAY PM1:15-2:00 Radiotherapy with 131 I- MIBG—IV vs IA
2:00-2:45 Summary of PRRT in Europe and America 2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-3:45 What is EUS and when do we use it?
3:45-4:30 TBA
4:30- 5:00 Q & A panel
5:00-5:30 Conference Summary
