Agenda | 3rd Biennial Miami Precision Medicine Conference | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | University of Miami Health System

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Miami Precision Medicine Conference

April 11-12, 2026

The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, FL

All Times are EDT

Program is subject to change

Saturday, April 11

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Sunday, April 12

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

7:30 – 8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:20 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Carmen Calfa, MD Stephen Nimer, MD Craig Moskowitz, MD

CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Patients/Patient Advocacy Groups Track (non-CME) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Moderator: Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH Keynote Speaker: TBD

CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Clinical/Scientific Track Moderator: Craig Moskowitz, MD / Jon Trent, MD, PhD
8:20 – 8:55 AM	DISTINGUISHED VISIONARY LECTURE	Dr. Giuseppe Curigliano
8:55 – 9:20 AM	Diving Deep into Next-Generation Gene Sequencing (NGS)	TBD
9:20 – 9:45 AM	Clinical Applications of ctDNA in the Diagnosis and Management of Cancer Patients: Current and Future Perspectives	TBD
9:45 – 10:15 AM	Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
10:15 – 11:15 AM	Panel Discussion: Molecular Tumor Board (Multidisciplinary Participation, Case Presentation) Moderator: Pearl Seo, MD MPH OR Jon Trent, MD, PhD	Emanuela Palmerini, MD Macarena De La Fuente, MD Priscilla Barreto, MD Patricia Castillo, MD Sakir ("Hume") Gultekin, MD Andrew E. Rosenberg, MD Carmen Gomez, MD Elena Bratchel, MD, PhD
11:15 – 11:35 AM	Panel Q&A
11:35 AM – 12:15 PM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Approaches for Cancer Prevention and Interception: Role of vaccines and Germline genetic testing to inform cancer therapy Susan Domcheck, MD
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Buffet Luncheon
1:15 – 1:40 PM	The Current and Future Role of Precision Oncology in Breast Cancer	TBD
1:40 – 2:05 PM	Applications of ctDNA in GI Cancers	TBD
2:05 – 2:30 PM	Clinical Applicability of Precision Medicine in Pediatric Oncology and AYA population	Aditi Dhir, MD
2:30 – 2:55 PM	Precision Medicine Advances in Primary Brain Tumors	Macarena de la Fuente, MD
2:55 – 3:25 PM	Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
3:25 – 3:55 PM	The tumor cell states and resistance to therapy as guides for cancer classification	Antonio Iavarone, MD
3:55 – 4:20 PM	NEW TOPIC – Evolving Role of Multi-cancer Early Detection (MCED) Assays	TBD
4:20 – 4:45 PM	TBD	TBD
4:45 – 5:10 PM	Genitourinary Cancers: Bladder and Kidney	Jaime Merchan, MD
5:10 PM	Adjourn

Sunday, April 12, 2026

7:30 – 8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Carmen Calfa, MD / Jon Trent, MD, PhD
8:00 – 8:25 AM	Current Biomarkers in Gynecologic Cancers	Abdulrahman Sinno, MD
8:25 – 8:50 AM	Precision Oncology in the Diagnosis and Management of Sarcoma Patients	Steven Bialick, DO
8:50 – 9:15 AM	Precision Therapies for Prostate Cancer	TBD
9:15 – 9:40 AM	The Past, Present and Future of Precision Oncology in Lung Cancer	Fred R Hirsch, MD, PhD
9:40 – 10:10 AM	Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
10:10 – 10:40 AM	Taking Cancer Survivorship to the Next Level	Frank Penedo, PhD
10:40 – 11:05 AM	Overview of the Landscape of Adoptive Immunotherapy in Solid Tumors / ROLE OF CAR-T CELL IN SOLID TUMORS	Jay Spiegel, MD
11:05 – 11:30 AM	The use of AI in Oncology – present and future	TBD
11:30 – 11:55 AM	Precision Nutrition and Exercise Interventions: Optimizing Cancer Management Through Personalized Strategies	Tracy Crane, PhD, RDN
11:55 AM – 12:45 PM	Discussion and Q&A
12:45 – 12:55 PM	Closing Remarks Jonathan Trent, MD, PhD, Carmen Calfa, MD, Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH
12:55 PM	Conference Adjourns