Head and Neck Cancer Liquid Biopsy Summit

Head and Neck Cancer Liquid Biopsy Summit

Sponsored by the Head and Neck Cancer Genomics and Liquid Biopsy Program at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and the Liquid Biopsy Task Force of the American Head and Neck Society

July 17, 2026  ·  Broad Institute, Cambridge MA

The Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, is pleased to announce the inaugural Head and Neck Cancer Liquid Biopsy Summit. This summit promises to be a premier, high-impact event, bringing together many of the leading voices in the field for a dynamic day of scientific exchange, strategic discussion, and meaningful collaboration.

Hosted at the Broad Institute in the heart of Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and held one day prior to the American Head and Neck Society International Meeting in Boston, the summit offers a timely opportunity to convene experts from academia, industry, and clinical practice at a pivotal moment for the field.

Agenda

Friday, July 17
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Daniel Faden, MD
8:40 AM
8:40 AM
Moderators: Jonathan D. Schoenfeld, MD, MPhil, MPH & Lori Wirth, MD
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
ctDNA and treatment  optimization in HPV-independent HNC
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Personalized, tumor-informed ctDNA in HPV-negative HNSCC
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
New technologies that exceed present limits for ctDNA detection Moderator: Adam Fisch MD, PhD
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Moderators: Thomas Roberts, MD, MBA & Mina Bakhtiar, MD
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
MCED testing and Head and Neck Cancer
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Multi-Cancer Early Detection in High Risk Populations Moderator: Donald J. Annino, Jr., MD, DMD
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Moderators: Ross Merkin, MD & Allen L. Feng, MD
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM
Using Perioperative ctDNA to Guide Treatment for HPV- Head and Neck Cancer
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
Expanding the scope of liquid biopsy in cancer with multi-modal epigenomic profiling Moderator: Laura Ann Goguen, MD
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM
3:20 PM
Moderators: Jeremy D Richmon, MD & Jonathan Judd Paly, DO
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM - 4:35 PM
4:35 PM - 4:45 PM
4:35 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM
Moderator Daniel Faden, MD
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM
Daniel Faden, MD
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
20 W 5th St roof deck Boston MA

Speakers

Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Mayo Clinic
Emory University
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
University of Michigan
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
University of Chicago
University of Pittsburgh
LMU University Hospital Munich
Princess Margaret, University of Toronto
University of Kentucky
Mayo Clinic
Mass Eye and Ear
University of Washington
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
University of Pittsburgh
Ohio State University
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Sponsors

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Location

Location: Broad Institute, Cambridge MA, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142

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Kendall Square Area

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