MGB CI Pancreatic Cancer Symposium
Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, Pancreatic Cancer Program
November 18, 2026
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Starr Center
The Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Pancreatic Cancer Symposium will highlight advances in pancreatic cancer detection, treatment, research, and patient-centered care. The program will bring together clinicians, scientists, patients, advocates, and community partners to showcase the clinical and scientific initiatives of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Pancreatic Cancer Program and to advance a shared mission of improving outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Agenda
Wednesday, November 18
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Event Start
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Registration + Coffee
Check in and enjoy a beverage
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome + MGB CI Pancreatic Cancer Vision
- Dave Ryan
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM
- Chair: Avinash Kambadakone & Kunal Jajoo
- Speakers: Sahar Nissim, Lloyd Bod, Yasmin Hernandez-Barco
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM
- Liz Jaffee
Deputy Director, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Early Detection Panel (30 min)
- Moderator: Sahar Nissim
- Panelists: David Ting, Liz Jaffee, Mari Mino-Kenudson
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
- Speakers: Carlos Fernandez Del-Castillo, Anna Berkenblit
- Patient Panel Moderator: Jen Wo
- Panelists: Anna Berkenblit (PanCAN), MGB CI Patients
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch, Posters, Lab Tour for Patients
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Chair: Raul Mostoslavsky & Julie Koenig
Speakers: Harsh Singh, Motaz Qadan
Best Poster Talk: Nick Lin
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
- Chair: Andy Liss & Peter Fagenholz
- Speakers: Thomas Clancy, Jen Wo, Will Hwang
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Multidisciplinary Case Conference
Moderators: Harsh Singh, Jen Wo, Thomas Clancy, Motaz Qadan
Panelists: Jon Harrison, Caitlin McIntyre, Hannah Roberts, Ritchell Van Dams, ML Peters, Priya Pathak
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Closing Remarks
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
RECEPTION
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Event End
Speakers
FAACR, FACP, FAAAS, FAIO The Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Professor of Oncology Deputy Director, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Co-Director, of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Endowed Chair in Cancer Care Surgical Director, Hepatopancreatobiliary Disease Program, Associate Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
Surgeon-in-Chief, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Gapontsev Family Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology
Mass General Brigham
Program Director, Hepatopancreaticobiliary Medical Oncology
Mass General Brigham
President, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Shelby Memorial Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
Clinical Director for the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
KRANTZ Family Center for Cancer Research, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
MGB Director of the Center for Pancreatic Disease | AMC Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy
Mass General Brigham
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Division Chief of Anatomic Pathology for Mass General Brigham Director, Pulmonary Pathology Service
Mass General Brigham
Director Emeritus of the Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program, Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
The Laurel Schwartz Endowed Chair of Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Scientific Director, The Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research, MGB
Mas General Brigham
Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School Principal Investigator in the Division of Surgical Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Mass General Brigham
Surgical Director, MGH Pancreatitis Treatment Center Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
Attending Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
Co-Clinical Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow
Mass General Hospital Cancer Center
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Directions to the Venue
By MBTA
From North Station
- Take the Green Line (any branch) inbound toward Government Center/Park Street.
- Exit at Government Center and transfer to the Blue Line toward Bowdoin.
- Exit at Bowdoin Station. The venue is approximately a 5-minute walk from the station.
From South Station
- Take the Red Line toward Alewife.
- Exit at Charles/MGH Station.
- Walk approximately 10 minutes to 185 Cambridge Street.
By Car
From I-93 North or South
- Take Exit 26 (Storrow Drive/North Station/Government Center).
- Follow signs for Government Center and Cambridge Street.
- Continue on Cambridge Street to 185 Cambridge Street.
From the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90)
- Take Exit 24 and follow signs toward Boston/Central Artery (I-93 North).
- Follow directions above for I-93.
Parking
Several public parking garages are available within walking distance of the venue, including garages near Massachusetts General Hospital and Government Center. Parking rates and availability may vary.