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OncLive® Presents State of the Science Summit™: Advanced Renal Cell and Bladder CancerOncLive®, a leading digital provider of resources and information for oncology professionals, announces the latest State of the Science Summit™: Advanced Renal Cell and Bladder Cancer, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing, in Pennsylvania. The program will feature distinguished speakers from the field of oncology and be chaired by Elizabeth Plimack, M.D., M.S., an associate professor of hematology/oncology and chief of the Division of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, an affiliate of Temple Health, as well as Robert G. Uzzo, M.D., FACS., chair of the department of surgical oncology and president of Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group Inc. This educational event will highlight some of the most pressing issues faced by oncologists and other medical experts when dealing with advanced renal cell and bladder cancer. The summit will discuss critical topics such as adjuvant renal cell carcinoma, metastatic kidney cancer, novel immunotherapy approaches for renal cell carcinoma and management of localized bladder cancer. Featured speakers from leading Philadelphia-area institutions will include: - Daniel Geynisman, M.D.: assistant professor of hematology/oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center p> - Naomi Haas, M.D.: director of the Prostate and Kidney Cancer Program and associate professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- Jean Hoffman (News - Alert)-Censits, M.D.: physician, assistant professor and director of the Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Center at Jefferson University Hospitals - Matthew Zibelman, M.D.: assistant professor of hematology/oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center State of the Science Summit™ is a premier conference series hosted by OncLive® with medical experts from across the nation. Aiming to discuss current treatment options, the summit integrates academic and community-based physicians and health care professionals across key disciplines, including medical and surgical oncology and hematology. Registration is free and open to all health care professionals and dinner and drinks are provided. For more information and to register, visit www.onclive.com/meetings/soss or contact Allison Cooper at [email protected]. About OncLive® A digital platform of resources for practicing oncologists, OncLive.com offers oncology professionals information they can use to help provide the best patient care. OncLive® is the official website for Michael J. Hennessy Associates' Oncology Specialty Group, which publishes OncologyLive®, Oncology Nursing News®, Oncology Business Management™ and more. Michael J. Hennessy Associates Inc. is a full-service health care communications company offering education, research and medical media, including curetoday.com and CURE® magazine, the largest U.S. consumer publication focused entirely on cancer. Combining science and humanity to make cancer understandable, CURE® reaches patients, cancer centers and advocacy groups.
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