COGNO - Program

Sunday 8 October: Pre–ASM Satellite Meetings
TIME	MEETING	CHAIR
9:00am - 4:30pm	ABCARA Scientific Research Symposium (Level 4 - Rooms 1-3)
10:00am - 3:00pm	BTAA Patient Education and Information Forum (Level 4 - Rooms 4-5)
6/6:30pm start	Convenors Dinner (O Bar and Dining), by invitation

Monday 9 October: ASM Day 1, Level 2 – State Room
TIME	MEETING	CHAIR
7:30 - 8:00am	On arrival tea/coffee
8:00 - 10:00am	COGNO Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting (Level 2 - Rooms 3-4), open to COGNO members only	Prof Hui Gan
10:00 - 10:40am	Morning tea break
10:40 - 10:45am	Welcome, Day 1 Program Overview, Acknowledgement of Country	Dr Adrian Lee / Dr Keryn Davidson
10:45am-12:10pm	Session 1 – Translational Science	Dr Adrian Lee / Dr Keryn Davidson
	Prof Melanie Hayden Gephart - Advances in the prevention, monitoring, and treatment of leptomeningeal disease
	Prof Justin Lathia - Sex differences and the glioblastoma immune response: opportunities for next-generation precision medicine therapies
	Prof Matt Dun - Clinical and preclinical considerations for the combination of radiotherapy, dordaviprone and paxalisib for the treatment of diffuse midline glioma
12:10 - 12:20pm	COGNO Chair Update	A/Prof Eng-Siew Koh
12:20 - 1:35pm	Lunch break
1:35 - 3:15pm	Session 2 - Oral Abstracts	Dr Ben Kong
	Dr Kimberley Alexander - Abstract ID 1 - Harmonised database infrastructure to support local brain cancer biobanking and data registries for national linkage
	Dr Susannah Hallal - Abstract ID 3 - Machine learning models detect blood ‘fingerprints’ for accurate glioblastoma tumour surveillance
	Dr Susannah Hallal - Abstract ID 2 - Glioblastoma biomarkers in urinary extracellular vesicles reveal the potential for a ‘liquid gold’ biopsy
	Dr Rochelle CJ Dsouza - Abstract ID 4 - Targeting GBM Heterogeneity using a Novel ephrin A5 Antibody Therapy
	Ms Hannah Banks - Abstract ID 5 - “Just being alive was exhausting”: A qualitative exploration of patient, caregiver, and healthcare professional experiences of cancer-related fatigue in people with brain tumour
	Mr Thomas Carlick - Abstract ID 6 - An Evaluation of Brain Tumour Information Resources: Current State and Next Steps
	Ms Jill Chen - Abstract ID 7 - Determining items for a brief screening tool for brain tumour caregivers' unmet needs
	Dr Sarah Bray - Abstract ID 8 - Design of Patient-Centered Digital Health Interventions: Leveraging Input from Patients with Brain Tumours for Unmet Supportive Care Needs
	Ms Ellie Piggott - Abstract ID 9 - Participant Experiences of the LaTCH Program for Brain Tumour Survivors: A Preliminary Qualitative Analysis
	Prof Hui Gan - Abstract ID 10 - IPAX-2: Phase 1 Safety and Dose Finding Study of [131I]IPA Plus Standard of Care in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
3:15 - 3:55pm	Afternoon tea break
3:55 - 5:00pm	Session 3 - Debate - A picture speaks a thousand words: Advanced imaging techniques will render molecular biomarkers obsolete in neuro-oncology Panellists include - Prof Melanie Hayden Gephart, Prof Mustafa Khasraw, Prof Stephen Price, Dr Michael Rodriguez, Dr Jamie Drummond, A/Prof Lindy Jeffree	A/Prof Craig Gedye
5:00 - 6:00pm	Welcome Reception and Poster Walkaround (Level 2 Foyer & Room 2)
~6:30 - 10:30pm	COGNO Conference Dinner (Museum of Contemporary Art Australia - MCA) includes presentation of BTAA Lynette Williams Award / Outreach Education Preceptorship

Tuesday 10 October: ASM Day 2, Level 2 – State Room
TIME	MEETING	CHAIR
7:15 - 8:30am	Servier Breakfast Symposium - IDH Mutated Glioma: A journey from discovery to precision medicine (Level 2 - Rooms 3-4)
8:30 - 9:00am	On arrival tea/coffee
9:00 - 9:10am	Welcome, Day 2 Program Overview, Acknowledgement of Country	Dr Adrian Lee / Dr Keryn Davidson
9:10 - 10:40am	Session 4 - Global Horizons in Brain Tumour Trials	A/Prof Eng-Siew Koh
	Prof Mustafa Khasraw - Correcting the drug development paradigm in glioblastoma requires more biomarker driven clinical trials
	Prof Stephen Price - What is our surgical target for glioblastomas?
	A/Prof Hao-Wen Sim - COGNO International Clinical Research Subcommittee (ICRS): Learnings and Opportunities
	Prof Hui Gan - COGNO Trials Update
10:40 - 11:20am	Morning tea break
11:20am-12:50pm	Session 5 – The Future of Supportive Care	A/Prof Kerryn Pike / Ms Desma Spyridopoulos
	Prof Martin Taphoorn - Methodological considerations when including patient reported outcomes in brain tumour clinical trials
	A/Prof Haryana Dhillon - Transforming access to supportive care – the benefit of Brain Cancer Rehabilitation, Assessment, Interventions for Survivorship Needs (BRAINS)
	Dr Jim Whittle - Connecting Communities: Transforming Brain Cancer Survivorship with Brain Tumours Online
	A/Prof Louisa Gordon - Economic evaluation of a telehealth psychological support intervention for people with primary brain tumour (the Tele-MAST intervention)
12:50 - 2:05pm	Lunch break
2:05 - 3:35pm	Session 6 – Case Studies & Panel Discussion	Dr Ben Kong
	2 cases for review and discussion by an expert panel Panellists include - Prof Martin Taphoorn, Prof Mustafa Khasraw, Dr Laveniya Satgunaseelan, Dr Ray Cook, Dr Claire Phillips
	Prof Richard Scolyer, Prof Georgina Long and Prof Helen Rizos – Journey of a GBM diagnosis, the treatment, and the translational results to date	Dr Adrian Lee / Dr Keryn Davidson
3:35 - 3:45pm	ASM Summary and Close – includes presentation of the Most Outstanding Oral Presentation, Most Outstanding Poster Presentation and Young Investigator Awards	Dr Adrian Lee / Dr Keryn Davidson
3:45 – 4:25pm	Afternoon tea break