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Solid Tumors Subdivision Report
With Summer turning the corner we are just getting into the final
stretch to another AMP Annual Meeting. Molecular testing
applications of solid tumors are clearly reaching another
level, with a rapidly expanding field of applications. Solid
Tumor Subdivision Representatives in the 2009 Program
Committee, Loren Joseph and I, invite you to join an
exciting and timely series of presentations planned for this
year’s Annual Meeting, under
Florida’s sunshine.
Representatives to the Training and Education (T&E) Committee,
Jennifer Laudadio and Liang Cheng report a very
successful solid tumor webinar this past Spring. The
Webinar, “Tumors of Unknown Origin,” was hosted by Liang
Cheng and given by Marina Nikiforova. It was very
successful with almost 200 attendees. Two solid tumor
related webinars are in the works for 2010. Volunteers for
future topics are always welcome. We are looking forward to
the outreach course which will be in conjunction with the
Annual Meeting. Loren Joseph is presenting an Update
on Issues in Molecular Solid Tumor Testing.
From the Clinical Practice Committee (CPC), I am pleased to
report the publication in the July issue of the Journal
of Molecular Diagnostics the review paper by the AMP-methylation
working group, entitled
“CpG Methylation Analysis - Current Status of Clinical
Assays and Potential Applications in Molecular Diagnostics:
a Report of the Association for Molecular Pathology.”
Highlights of the 2009 Solid Tumor Subdivision program to be
featured during the Annual Meeting include the Plenary
Session on Friday November 20. Two topics under the umbrella
of the impact of the Cancer Genome Atlas project on solid
tumors will be presented by field experts Marc Ladanyi,
and Sanford Markowitz, with talks entitled:
Translating the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Findings in
Glioblastoma into Molecular Diagnostics and
Genetic Lessons from Colon Cancer, respectively.
On Saturday November 21st another highlight is
the Solid Tumors Workshop focused on “Molecular
Diagnostics and Targeted Therapies of Colon Cancer.” The
expert speakers for this workshop will be Shuji Ogino
and Wade Samowitz discussing Molecular
Classification and Molecular Testing in Colorectal Cancer
and KRAS Mutation Testing, Methods and Application to
Selection of Colorectal Cancer Patients for EGFR-Targeted
Therapies, respectively.
Abstract submission was very successful this year and in addition
to the “very social” poster sessions we will feature on
November 20th a platform presentation workshop
with oral presentations of selected abstracts. Finally, for
the early birds in the group you can enjoy your breakfast
during two Early Bird Sessions with focus on solid tumor
topics.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the 2009 Annual Meeting in
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