International Meetings

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International Clinical Trials Workshop

November 7-9, 2013; Santiago, Chile; Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo Chileno de Investigación (GOCCHI) & Congreso Internacional Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Cancerología (FLASCA)

Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Courses

November 22-23, 2013; Salvador, Brazil; AMO-Multidisciplinary Oncology Care and Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clinica (SBOC)

April 5-6, 2014; Chandigarh, India; Indian Society for Study of Lung Cancer (ISSLC)

Palliative Care Workshop

November 12-15, 2013; Mexico City, Mexico; National Cancer Institute of Mexico (INCAN)

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Upcoming Meetings and Symposia

Missed the 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium or ASCO's Quality Care Symposium?

View Virtual Meeting presentations at breastcasym.org and quality.asco.org to keep pace with the latest information in these dynamic fields.

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2014 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

January 16-18, 2014; San Francisco, California; gicasym.org
Hotel reservation and early registration deadline: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 11:59 PM (EST).

Now in its 11th year, the Symposium continues to offer a fresh perspective on gastrointestinal cancers, with a special focus on providing the highest quality of care.

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2014 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

January 30-February 1, 2014; San Francisco, California; gucasym.org
Hotel reservation and early registration deadline: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at 11:59 PM (EST).

Celebrating the Symposium's 10th year, the 2014 program will include a special series of "Decade in Review" sessions. These presentations will feature top experts in the field who will review the triumphs, challenges, and controversies in various types of GU cancers over the past 10 years.

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Save the Date: Markers in Cancer Diagnostic Development Tutorial

May 5-6, 2014; Bethesda, Maryland; markersincancer.org

The 1.5-day Diagnostic Development Tutorial will address issues critical to understanding the advances, development, limitations, and validation of molecular markers. Working in small teams, participants will create development plans for assays that will aid clinical decisions related to choice of therapy. Attendance is limited to earlycareer oncologists.

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2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

May 30-June 2, 2014; Chicago, Illinois; am.asco.org

Member hotel reservation and registration opened in late October, and nonmember hotel reservation and registration will open in early December.

Abstract Submitter Opens: November 15, 2013

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 4, 2014

The 2014 Annual Meeting marks the 50th Anniversary of ASCO, celebratingthe theme "Science and Society."

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ASCO's Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium

October 24-25, 2014; Boston, Massachusetts; palliative.asco.org

ASCO's Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium will focus on the scientific basis of symptoms and their treatment, models of integrated care delivery, and quality of life. Topics will include the management of treatment- and disease-related symptoms; models of integrated health care delivery; animal models of toxicity and pharmacogenomics of symptoms; and symptoms and quality-of-life concerns for cancer survivors.