Lung Cancer
US Focus Meeting 2026
📍 Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown, 623 Union St, Nashville, TN 37219
🗓️ May 1-2, 2026
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to the Lung Cancer Focus Meeting 2026, to be held at on May 1 - 2, 2026.
Centered around the theme “Updating Knowledge & Clinical Practice in 2026” this meeting provides pivotal collaboration aimed at advancing Lung Cancer research and patient treatment.
This meeting presents an opportunity for medical professionals to engage in the exchange of knowledge, expertise, and insights, as well as networking with leading experts. Engage in riveting presentations, participate in thought-provoking debates and roundtable discussions, and connect with peers at informal social gatherings.
Chairs of Lung Cancer US Focus Meeting 2026:

Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, FASCO
She, her, hers
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Stephen Liu, MD
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC
Supporters to be announced...
Interested in supporting this meeting? Get in contact:
olivia.wright@md-education.com
Agenda & Faculty
May 1, 2026 | Day 1
Session I: Advanced EGFR Mutant NSCLC
Moderated by:
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KOL TBD
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09:05 PM
Competing First-Line Strategies: MARIPOSA and FLAURA2

Xiuning Le, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
09:25 PM
Ivonescimab and Other Second Line Options

Liza Villaruz, MD
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
09:45 PM
Evolving Role of ADCs for EGFR+ NSCLC

Zosia Piotrowska, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Session II: Targeted Therapy in the Early Stage Setting
Moderated by:
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TBD
TBD
10:45 AM
(Neo)adjuvant: Current, Future, Biomarkers

Brian Henick,, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
11:05 AM
Consolidation Post Chemoradiation

Narjust Florez, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
11:25 AM
MRD and ctDNA

Christian Rolfo, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
Session III: Early-stage immunotherapy
Moderated by:
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TBD
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1:40 PM
Neoadjuvant and Perioperative Standards

Tina Cascone, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2:00 PM
Future Directions for Perioperative Care

Ryan Gentzler, MD
University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
2:20 PM
Novel Strategies in Unresectable NSCLC

Balazs Halmos, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Session IV: Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES/LS)
Moderated by:
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4:05 PM
Current Standards for First Line and Maintenance

Alissa Cooper, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
4:25 PM
Integrating T-Cell Engagers for SCLC

Hossein Borghaei, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health, Philadelphia, PA
4:45 PM
Defining the Role for ADCs and Bispecifics

Misty Shields, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Agenda & Faculty
May 2, 2026 | Day 2
Session V: Mutations and Overexpression
Moderated by:
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KOL TBD
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9:05 AM
KRAS G12C - Current, Future

Melissa Johnson, MD
Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN
9:25 AM
HER2: ADC vs TKI

Mark Kris, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
9:45 AM
BRAF & MET

Ticiana Leal, MD
Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA
Session VI: Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC
Moderated by:
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10:45 AM
Current Standards

Justin Gainor, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
11:05 AM
Bispecifics and ADCs

Jonathan Riess, MD
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA
11:25 AM
Biomarker Development

Marina Garassino, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine, IL
Session VII: Fusions
Moderated by:
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1:40 PM
ALK

Shirish Gadgeel, MD
Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
2:00 PM
ROS1

Jessica Lin, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2:20 PM
RET, NTRK, NRG1

Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD, FASCO
City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Session VIII: Other Thoracic Tumors
Moderated by:
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4:05 PM
Mesothelioma

Melina Marmarelis, MD
Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
4:25 PM
Thymic Malignancies

Chul Kim, MD
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
4:45 PM
Pulmonary Neuroendocrine

Lyudmila Bazhenova, MD
UC San Diego Health, CA
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