Neuro-oncology is a rapidly evolving multi-disciplinary field, which involves the medical, radiation, and surgical management of pediatric and adult patients with primary and metastatic tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS). The field of neuro-oncology also encompasses neurogenetic syndromes, like neurofibromatosis, associated with nervous system tumors and various neurological complications of cancer and cancer treatments. In addition, modern molecular neuropathology and neuroradiology concepts are essential for accurate diagnosis and classification.
This three-day CME course, the 5th Annual Update in Neuro-Oncology, is designed to provide an international audience with a comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult patients with primary and metastatic CNS and PNS tumors, specific neurogenetic syndromes, and neurological complications of cancer.
The target audience consists of providers and trainees involved in the care of adult and pediatric neuro-oncology patients (neurologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists, and neuropathologists). The course will also be of high relevance to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, and industry professionals.
Agenda
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Day One
Time | Session | Speaker |
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10:00-10:10 AM | Welcome: Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Session | Lissa Baird, MD |
10:10-10:40 AM | WHO Classification, Pediatric CNS Tumors | Sanda Alexandrescu, MD |
10:40-11:10 AM | Advances in the Imaging of Pediatric Brain Tumors | Tina Young Poussaint, MD, FACR |
11:10-11:30 AM | Embryonal Tumors | Susan Chi, MD |
11:30-11:50 AM | Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas | Pratiti Bandopadhayay, MBBS, PhD |
11:50 AM-12:00 PM | Break | |
12:00-12:30 PM | Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas | Mariella Filbin, MD, PhD |
12:30-12:45 PM | Ependymomas | Karen Wright, MD |
12:45-1:15 PM | Live Question and Answer Session | Lissa Baird, MD |
1:15-1:30 PM | Break | |
1:30-1:45 PM | Choroid Plexus Tumors | Viviana Benitez, MD |
1:45-2:00 PM | Pineal Tumors | Shannon MacDonald, MD |
2:00-2:15 PM | Germ Cell Tumors | Kee Kiat Yeo, MD |
2:15-2:45 PM | Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis | Justin Jordan, MD, MPH |
2:45-3:00 PM | Von Hippel Lindau | Othon Iliopoulos, MD |
3:00-3:15 PM | Live Question and Answer Session | Lissa Baird, MD |
3:15-3:45 PM | Live CNS Tumor Board | Mariella Filbin, MD, PhD |
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Day Two
Time | Session | Speaker |
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10:00-10:05 AM | Welcome: Adult Neuro-Oncology | E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD |
10:05-10:20 AM | Advances in Surgery for Brain Tumors | E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD |
10:20-10:35 AM | Advances in Imaging for Brain Tumors | Raymond Huang, MD, PhD |
10:35-10:50 AM | Advances in Radiation for Brain Tumors | Helen Shih, MD |
10:50-11:20 AM | WHO Classification for Adult Gliomas | Maria Martinez-Lage Alvarez, MD |
11:20-11:35 AM | Live Question and Answer Session | E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD |
11:35 AM-12:00 PM | Break | |
12:00-12:30 PM | Gliomas, IDH-Mutant | Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, MD, PhD |
12:30-12:45 | Gliomas, IDH-Wildtype | Isabel Arrillaga-Romany, MD, PhD |
12:45-1:15 PM | Advances in Experimental Therapies for Gliomas | David Reardon, MD |
1:15-1:30 PM | Break | |
1:30-1:45 PM | Meningiomas | Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD |
1:45-2:00 PM | CNS Lymphomas | Tracy Batchelor, MD, MPH |
2:00-2:15 PM | Pituitary Tumors | Pamela Jones, MD |
2:15-2:30 PM | Live Question and Answer Session | E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD |
2:30-3:00 PM | Live CNS Tumor Board | L. Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, MD, PhD |
3:00-3:05 PM | Adjourn |
Friday, July 25, 2025
Day Three
Time | Session | Speaker |
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10:00-10:05 AM | Welcome: Neurological Complications of Cancer | Patrick Wen, MD |
10:05-10:35 AM | Metastases to the Brain | Priscilla Brastianos, MD |
10:35-10:50 AM | Metastases to the Leptomeninges | Nancy Wang, MD, MPH |
10:50-11:05 AM | Metastases to the Epidural Space and Spinal Cord | John Chi, MD, MPH |
11:05-11:20 AM | Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes | Eudocia Lee, MD, MPH |
11:20-11:40 AM | Live Question and Answer Session | Patrick Wen, MD |
11:40 AM-12:00 PM | Break | |
12:00-12:30 PM | Common Neurological Complications in Cancer Patients | Julie Miller, MD, PhD |
12:30-12:45 PM | Neurological Complications of Cancer Immunotherapies | Jorg Dietrich, MD, PhD |
12:45-1:00 PM | Survivorship of CNS tumors | Deborah Forst, MD |
1:00-1:15 PM | Live Question and Answer Session | Patrick Wen, MD |
1:15-1:45 PM | Live CNS Tumor Board | Annie Hsieh, MD, PhD |
1:45-2:00 PM | Closing Statements | Tracy Batchelor, MD, MPH |