CMHCC 2025 Agenda
Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, ON
Friday, November 7th, 2025
Presentations include a 5-minute Q&A period.
| 7:00 – 8:00 | Breakfast – Lobby Lounge / Sovereign Ballroom | |
| 8:00 – 8:10 | Welcome to CMHCC – Sovereign Ballroom | Chair: Dr. Laura Dawson |
| 8:10- 9:00 | Keynote: Systemic Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Role in Advanced Stage and Potential in Earlier Stages | Speaker: Dr. Peter Galle (GER) |
| 9:00 – 10:35 | Advanced Metastatic Hepatobiliary Sessions |
Chairs: Dr. Brandon Meyers (ON) & Dr. Rachel Goodwin (ON) |
| 9:00 – 9:25 | Molecular Targets in BTC | Speaker: Dr. Dom Bossé (ON) |
| 9:25 – 9:45 | Patient Selection in 1st Line Immune Therapy for HCC | Speaker: Dr. Erica Tsang (ON) |
| 9:45 – 10:05 | Hepatitis B & C Management – Back to Basics | Speaker: Dr. David Wong (ON) |
| 10:05 – 10:35 | Panels Discussion on Advanced Metastatic Hepatobiliary Sessions: Focus on IO Toxicity Case 1: Hepatitis Post Immune Therapy Case 2: Encephalitis Post IO |
Panel Chairs: Dr. Brandon Meyers (ON) & Dr. Rachel Goodwin (ON) Panelists: Dr. David Wong (ON), Dr. Erica Tsang (ON), Dr. Dom Bossé (ON), Dr. Peter Galle (GER) |
| 10:35 – 10:55 | Refreshment Break – Lobby Lounge | |
| 10:55 – 11:15 | State of the Art Imaging for HCC (Diagnosis and Characterization and Updates in LIRADs Diagnosis and Response Assessment) | Speaker: Dr. Mishal Mendiratta-Lala (MI) |
| 11:15- 14:10 | Intermediate/ Locally Advanced Hepatobiliary Session | Chairs: Dr. Laura Dawson (ON) & Dr. Vincent Tam (AB) |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Updates in SBRT for HCC, With Focus on MVI | Speaker: Dr. Laura Dawson (ON) |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | TACE and TARE in HCC w MVI | Speaker: Dr. Sabarinath Nair (ON) |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Systemic Treatment for HCC with Vascular Invasion | Speaker: Dr. Vincent Tam (AB) |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Sequencing of IO and LRT | Speaker: Dr. Howard Lim (BC) |
| 12:40 – 13:40 | Lunch – Lobby Lounge / Sovereign Ballroom | |
| 13:40 – 14:10 | Panel Intermediate/ Locally Advanced Hepatobiliary Session | Panel Chairs: Dr. Laura Dawson (ON) & Dr. Vincent Tam (AB) Panelists: Dr. Howard Lim (BC), Dr. Mishal Mendiratta-Lala (MI), Dr. Sabarinath Nair (ON) |
| 14:10 – 16:25 | Early/Resectable Hepatobiliary Disease Sessions | Chair: Dr. Maja Segedi (BC) & Dr. Pablo Serrano (ON) |
| 14:15 – 14:35 | Surgical Management of Early HCC and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma | Speaker: Dr. Prosanto Chaudhury (QC) |
| 14:35- 14:55 | Expanding Indications for Transplant for HCC | Speaker: Dr. Dr. Chaya Shwaartz (ON) |
| 14:55 – 15:15 | Updates in Ablative Techniques for HCC (Including Risks and Most Appropriate Patients for RFA, Microwave, and Even Histotripsy) | Speaker: Dr. Mishal Mendiratta-Lala (MI) |
| 15:15- 15:35 | The Role of Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage HCC and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma | Speaker: Dr. Emma Dunne (BC) |
| 15:35- 15:55 | Refreshment Break – Lobby Lounge | |
| 15:55 – 16:25 | Early/Resectable Hepatobiliary Disease Panel Session | Panel Chair: Dr. Maja Segedi (BC) & Dr. Pablo Serrano (ON) Panelists: Dr. Emma Dunne (BC), Dr. Prosanto Chaudhury (QC), Dr. Mishal Mendiratta-Lala (MI), Dr. Chaya Shwaartz (ON) |
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | CMHCC Closing Reception – Lobby Lounge |