CMHCC/CGCC AGENDA 2026

DAY 1: THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST (CGCC)

6:45 – Registration – Crystal Ballroom Foyer
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast  – Crystal Ballroom
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome to CGCC Dr. Sharlene Gill (BC)
8:15 – 8:50 Keynote: RAS and BRAF Targeting in GI Cancers Speaker: Dr. Scott Kopetz (USA)
8:50 – 9:00 Questions & Answers
9:00 – 12:20 Update in Colorectal Cancer Chair: Dr. Sharlene Gill (BC)
9:00 – 9:15 Treatment of dMMR Early Stage CRC Speaker: Dr. Michael Raphael (ON)
9:15 – 9:20 Questions & Answers
9:20 – 9:35 RT Considerations/Updates in Neoadjuvant Rectal Ca Speaker: Dr. Emma Dunne (BC)
9:35 – 9:40 Questions & Answers
9:40 – 9:55 Adjunctive Strategies in Early Stage CRC (ASA, exercise) Speaker: Dr. JP Solar Vasconcelos (BC)
9:55 – 10:00 Questions & Answers
10:00 – 10:20 Panel Discussion Panel Chair: Dr. Sharlene Gill (BC)
Panellists: Dr. Emma Dunne (BC), Dr. JP Solar Vasconcelos (BC), Dr. Michael Raphael (ON), Dr. Maja Segedi (BC)
10:20 – 10:35 Refreshment Break – Crystal Ballroom Foyer
10:35 – 10:50 Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition for pMMR Colorectal Cancer Speaker: Dr. Eric Chen (ON)
10:50 – 10:55 Questions & Answers
10:55 – 11:10
(incl Q+A)
Non-Surgical Options for Oligometastatic mCRC Speaker: Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (IR-BC)
11:10 – 11:25
(incl Q+A)
Non-Surgical Options for Oligometastatic mCRC Speaker: Dr. Sylvia Sze Wai Ng (RO-ON)
11:25 – 11:40
(incl Q+A)
CRS/HIPEC – When & Where Not to Consider in mCRC Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Speaker: Dr. Anand Govindarajan (ON)
11:40 – 11:55 Evolving Landscape of Refractory mCRC Speaker: Dr. Mustapha Tehfe (QC)
11:55 – 12:00 Questions & Answers
12:00 – 12:20 Panel Discussion Panel Chair: Dr. Sharlene Gill (BC)
Panellists: Dr. Anand Govindarajan (ON), Dr. Sylvia Sze Wai Ng (ON), Dr. Mustapha Tehfe (QC), Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (BC) & Dr. Eric Chen (ON)
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch Symposium – Crystal Ballroom
Advancing Care of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal (SCAC): Optimizing the Patient Journey from Early Management to Emerging Therapies
Speakers: Dr. Enrique Sanz Garcia (ON), Dr. Amandeep Taggar (ON)
13:30 – 15:20 Update in EsophagoGastric Cancers  Crystal Ballroom Chair: Dr. Elena Elimova (ON)
13:30 – 13:50 Updates in HER2 Directed Approaches in GEJ/GC Speaker: Dr. Elena Elimova (ON)
13:50 – 14:00 Questions & Answers
14:00 – 14:15 Evolving Landscape of Neoadjuvant/Periop Early Stage GEJ/GC Speaker: Dr. Lucy Ma (ON)
14:15 – 14:20 Questions & Answers
14:20- 14:35 Is There Still a Role for RT in Early Stage Esophagogastric Cancers? Speaker: Dr. Jelena Lukovic (ON)
14:35 – 14:40 Questions & Answers
14:40 – 14:55 Targeted Approaches in HER2-Negative Advanced Esophagogastric Cancers Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Snow (NS)
14:55 – 15:00 Questions & Answers
15:00- 15:20 Panel Discussion Panel Chair: Dr. Elena Elimova (ON)
Panellists: Dr. Lucy Ma (ON), Dr. Jelena Lukovic (ON) & Dr. Stephanie Snow (NS)
15:20 – 15:40 Refreshment Break – Crystal Ballroom Foyer
15:40 – 16:20 Update in Pancreatic Cancer  Crystal Ballroom Chair: Dr. Rachel Goodwin (ON)
15:40 – 15:55
(incl Q+A)
Update in Pancreatic Cancer Speaker: Dr. Dan Renouf (BC)
15:55 – 16:10
(incl Q+A)
Pancreas Cancer: The Future is Now! Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Knox (ON)
16:10 – 16:20 Panel Discussion Panel Chair: Dr. Rachel Goodwin (ON)
Panellists: Dr. Dan Renouf (BC) & Dr. Jennifer Knox (ON)
16:20 – 16:30 Closing Remarks Dr. Sharlene Gill (BC)
16:30 – 17:30 CMHCC/CGCC Welcome Reception – Crystal Ballroom Foyer

DAY 2: FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND (CMHCC)

7:00 – Registration – Crystal Ballroom Foyer
7:15 – 8:15 Breakfast Symposium – Crystal Ballroom
Advancing BTC Immunotherapy: C3 Updates and its TIL trial
Speaker: Dr. Simon Turcotte (QC)
8:15 – 8:20 Welcome to CMHCC Dr. Laura Dawson (ON)
8:20- 8:50 CMHCC Keynote Speaker: ESMO HCC Guideline Updates Speaker: Dr. Arndt Vogel (ON)
8:50- 9:00 Questions & Answers
9:00 – 10:30 Early/Resectable Hepatobiliary Disease Chairs: Dr. Pablo Serrano (ON)
9:00 – 9:15 Role of Radiation Therapy in Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma Speaker: Dr. Amandeep Taggar (ON)
9:15 – 9:20 Questions & Answers
9:20 – 9:35 What’s New in IR Ablative Therapies (RFA< Microwave, histotripsy.) Speaker: Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (BC)
9:35 – 9:40 Questions & Answers
9:40 – 9:55 Surgery in the Era of Emerging Liver-Directed Therapies Speaker: Dr. Maja Segedi (BC)
9:55 – 10:00 Questions & Answers
10:00 – 10:30 Panel Discussion on Early/Resectable Hepatobiliary Disease Panel Chair: Dr. Pablo Serrano (ON)
Panellists: Dr. Amandeep Taggar (ON), Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (BC) & Dr. Maja Segedi (BC)
10:30 – 10:50 Refreshment Break – Crystal Ballroom Foyer
10:50 – 12:20 Intermediate/ Locally Advanced Hepatobiliary Session – Crystal Ballroom Chairs: Dr. Laura Dawson (ON) & Dr. Rachel Goodwin (ON)
10:50 – 11:05 From Lesion to Logic: LI RADS Updates and Tumor Response After Locoregional Therapy Speaker: Dr. Ania Kielar (ON)
11:05 – 11:10 Questions & Answers
11:10 – 11:35 Debate: TARE vs SBRT for HCC Speakers:
TARE – Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (BC)
SBRT – Dr. Michael Yan (ON)
11:35 – 11:50 Evolving Role of Neoadjuvant Treatment in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Speaker: Dr. Erica Tsang (ON)
11:50 – 11:55 Questions & Answers
11:55 – 12:20 Panel Discussion on Intermediate/Locally Advanced Hepatobiliary Disease Panel Chairs: Dr. Laura Dawson (ON) & Dr. Rachel Goodwin (ON)
Panellists: Dr. Ania Kielar (ON), Dr. Michael Yan (ON), Dr. Erica Tsang (ON) & Dr. Ravjot Dhatt (BC)
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch Symposium – Crystal Ballroom
13:30 – 13:45 Special Session: AI in Liver Cancer – Crystal Ballroom Speaker: Dr. Rob Grant (ON)
13:45 – 13:50 Questions & Answers
13:50 – 15:20 Metastatic Hepatobiliary Sessions Chair: Dr. Brandon Meyers (ON) & Dr. Vincent Tam (AB)
13:50 – 14:10 RT HPB in Metastatic Setting: Oligometastases & Palliation Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Liu (BC)
14:10 – 14:15 Questions & Answers
14:15 – 14:30 How to Choose Between the First-line Systemic Therapy Options for HCC Speaker: Dr. Hatim Karachiwala (AB)
14:30 – 14:35 Questions & Answers
14:35 – 15:20 Panel Discussion on Metastatic Advanced Metastatic Hepatobiliary Disease Panel Chairs: Dr. Brandon Meyers (ON) & Dr. Vincent Tam (AB)
Panellists: Dr. Rob Grant (ON), Dr. Hatim Karachiwala (AB) & Dr. Mitchell Liu (BC)
15:20 – 15:30 Closing Remarks Dr. Vincent Tam (AB)