Tuesday, March 19, 2024

2024 Annual SGO Meeting Monday March 18, 2024


This was the final day of the 2024 SGO meeting.

I caught the tail end of the SGO Business meeting which included the passing of the gavel from this years President , Dr Angeles Alvarez-Secord to Dr Amanda Fader.

 

The next session, Doctor as Patient:Michael Frumovitz, MD,MPH,MS,CPXP was a moving presentation. Dr Frumovitz shared with his medical colleagues what his experience was as physician and  stage 3 pancreatic cancer patient. He mentioned how cancer patients run the gamut from those who are private to those who are public about their experiences.  


 
 
 
The Rapid Fire Poster Optimizing Surgery, Recovery and Survivorship followed.
 
Endometrial Cancer Assessment

 

 

 Heated IP chemotherapy (HIPEC)  during interval cytoreductive survery was associated with imporved survival.

 Criteria to determine need for ileostomy. 

Comparison of 2 drugs used to prevent venous thrombosis. 

Using Text messaging to measure PRO. 

Barriers to fertility preservation

Memory Impairment in post menopausal women was associated with increased age and comorbidity not chemotherapy. 

Another advocate presentation on peer support for Black women with endometrial cancer.  

 

The Fireside Chat: Critical Issues in Gyn Cancers and the Power of Shared Purpose panel included representatives from other gynecologic cancer organizations. They see the need to work together in many areas including improving recruitment of underrepresented peoples to clinical trials. I was pleased to see Annie Ellis, Patient Advocate and Survivor approach the mic at the end and share her thoughts. 

There was a moving tribute to former SGO President , Dr Wendy Brewster who passed away from pancreatic cancer. 

 Dr Secord gave her Presidential address. She certainly helped to grow SGO with now over 3000 members. 

 

Poster session 2 included the abstract that survivor/advocates Annie Ellis, Lynda Ryan, Adrienne Moore and I , submitted.   It was so exciting to have our abstract accepted for this poster session.


The final session I attended was Scientific Plenary V Late Breaking Abstract Session 2 .

Endometrial Cancer  

Another Patient presenting her experience in the DUO trial.

Ovarian Cancer Duo trial using Durvalumab , Bev and Olaparib

Chinese study of Niraparib maintenance and Individualized Dosing

The use of a P-53 reactivator in a PH 1 trial. 

 

Thanks SGO,  especially Dr Pothuri, Dr Powell and the entire planning committee for such a well run and informative meeting. Thanks again for going our of your way to including so many survivor-advocates in  important meeting presentations, on panels and presenting their posters.

Hope to see you next year in Seattle. 

Dee

Every Day is a Blessing! 

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