Thank you to everyone who participated in this free public conference held on June 20, 2006. The multidisciplinary faculty offered this comprehensive, one-day conference to bring participants up to date on the most recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of adult brain tumors. The conference also educated patients and their caregivers about the latest research that has been translated into treatments for brain tumors. It included a discussion of promising therapeutic discoveries for brain tumors, as well as information on other surgical and nonsurgical treatment options available today. Participants had the opportunity to learn the latest information on the emotional aspect of living with this disease, as well as intimacy issues.
Please click on the links below to view selected slide presentations from Outsmarting Brain Tumors in pdf format. If you are using a slow-speed connection and are unable to download the files, contact us to request the presentations on CD-ROM.
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- Advances for the Treatment of Brain Tumors (960k), Keith L. Black MD
- Immunity and Brain Cancer (2.1MB), Chris Wheeler, PhD
- Immunotherapy Clinical Trials for Patients with Brain Tumors (812k), John Yu, MD
- Therapeutic Delivery to Brain Tumors (616k), Keith L. Black, MD
- What are Stem Cells? Potential for Therapy and Ethical Choices (2.2MB), John Yu, MD
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (4.1MB), Behrooz Hakimian, MD
- Advanced Targeted Therapies and Other Developments in Chemotherapy for Brain Tumors (856k), Noam Drazin, MD
- Tantric and Practical Solutions for Sexual Dysfunctions After Brain Surgery (624k), Ava Cadell, PhD, EDD
- Coping with the Stress of Having a Brain Tumor (296k), Jennice Vilhauer, PhD
| 8 to 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 to 8:55 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction Keith L. Black, MD Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute Director, Division of Neurosurgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA |
| 8:55 to 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Address Advances in Brain Tumor Research Overview Keith L. Black, MD |
| 9:30 to 10:05 a.m. | Immunity and Brain Cancer Christopher Wheeler, PhD Research Scientist Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute Department of Surgery |
| 10:05 to 10:40 a.m. | Brain Tumor Vaccines John Yu, MD Co-Director, Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute Department of Surgery |
| 10:40 to 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| 10:50 to 11:25 a.m. | Drug Delivery through the Blood-Brain Barrier for Gliomas and Metastatic Brain Tumors Keith L. Black |
| 11:25 a.m. to Noon | Stem Cells and Brain Cancer John Yu, MD |
| Noon to 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 to 1:20 p.m. | Radiation, Gamma Knife, X-Knife, Cyberknife, Proton Beam and Brain Cancer Behrooz Hakimian, MD Radiation Oncologist Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute |
| 1:20 to 1:55 p.m. | Advanced Targeted Therapies and Other Developments in Chemotherapy for Brain Tumors Noam Drazin, MD Hematology/Oncology Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute |
| 1:55 to 2:10 p.m. | Break |
| 2:10 to 3 p.m. | Tantric and Practical Solutions for Sexual Dysfunctions Ava Cadell, PhD, EDD Certified Clinical Sexologist, Media Therapist, Author, Public Speaker Los Angeles, CA |
| 3 to 3:50 p.m. | Coping with the Stress of Having a Brain Tumor Jennice S. Vilhauer, PhD Psychologist Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute Department of Surgery |
| 3:50 to 4 p.m. | Closing Remarks Keith L. Black, MD |
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