The Tata Memorial Centre, India
The National Cancer Institute, USA
The American Cancer Society &
The Indian Society for the Study of Lung Cancer


5th Conference on Evidence Based Management of Cancers In India
and
2nd Conference of Indian Society for the Study of Lung Cancer
on

Tobacco Control and Lung Cancer

Day 1 , Monday, February 26, 2007 : Tobacco Epidemiology & Prevention
08:30 Onwards
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
 Ketayun A Dinshaw (TMC, IND), Tom Glynn (ACS, USA)
09:30 – 11:00 Session I : Tobacco Related Cancers - Trends
Chairs:  Ketayun A Dinshaw (TMC, IND), R Sankaranarayanan (IARC, Lyon, France)
09:30 – 10:00
Global Trends
R Sankaranarayanan (IARC, Lyon, France)
10:00 – 10:30
National Trends
A Nandkumar (ICMR-NCRP, IND)
10:30 – 11:00
Tobacco and Cancer - Studies in India
Vendhan Gajalakshmy (ERC, IND)
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Session 2 : Tobacco Control – Primary Prevention : Part I
Chairs:Rajesh Dikshit (TMC,IND),  A Nandkumar (ICMR-NCRP, IND)
11:30 – 12:00
Facts & Fiction about Implementing Second - Hand Smoke Policies - A Tale of Two States
Dileep Bal (DOH, Hawaii, USA)
12:00 – 12:30
Economics of Tobacco Control
Vinayak M. Prasad (GOI, IND)
12: 30 – 13:00
Tobacco Control in India : Legislation and Youth Advocacy
K Srinath Reddy (AIIMS, IND)
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break & Poster Viewing
14:00 – 15:30 Session 3 : Tobacco Control – Primary Prevention : Part II
Chairs: Dileep Bal (DOH, Hawaii, USA), Rajeev Sarin (ACTREC, IND)
14:00 – 14:30
Evidence –informed Provisions for Tobacco Control
Sinead Jones (BGI, USA)
14:30 – 15:00
Engaging Doctors in Tobacco Control
Tom Glynn (ACS, USA)
15:00 – 15:30
The Tobacco Free Mumbai Campaign
Jairaj G Thanekar (EHO,MCGB,IND)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Session 4 : Tobacco Control – Secondary Prevention
Chairs: Jairaj G Thanekar (EHO,MCGB,IND), Shekhar Salkar (NOTE, IND)
16:00 – 16:20
Screening for Oral Cancer : Thiruvananthapuram
R  Sankarnarayanan (IARC, Lyon ,France)
16:20 – 16:40
Tobacco Cessation – India
Surendra S Shastri (TMH, IND)
16:40 – 17:00
Tobacco Control in India - Funding Opportunities
Sinead Jones (BGI, USA)
17:00 – 17:30
Molecular Screening and Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Sudhir Srivastava (NCI, USA)
20.30 Conference Banquet at " Gallops", The Royal Turf Club of India
(Mahalakshmi Race Course)
Day 2 , Tuesday, February 27, 2007 : Lung Cancer
08:30 Onwards
Registration
09:15 – 10:30 Session 1 : Screening, Testing and Early detection
Chairs:  Surendra S Shastri (TMH, IND), Rajan Badwe (TMH, IND)
09:15 – 09:45
Screening for Lung Cancer : What is the Evidence Base Today ?
Christine Berg (NCI, USA)
09:45 – 10:30
Indian Society for the Study of Lung Cancer (ISSLC) Oration:
Chairs: D Behera (IND), D Gupta (PGI, Chand, IND)

Novel Strategies for Lung Cancer Management In India
Purvish M Parikh (TMH, IND)
10:30– 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2 : Management of Lung Cancer
Chairs: Shyam Shrivastava (TMH, IND), R Deshpande (IND)
11:00 – 11:30
Surgical Management of Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
Pierre Theodore (ICSF, USA)
11:30 – 12:00
Radiation Therapy and Multi Disciplinary Management of Lung Cancer
Bhadrasain Vikram (NCI, USA)
12: 00 – 12:30
Pharmacogenomic Approaches for the management of NSCLC
George Simon (HLMCC & RI, USA)
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch Break and Poster Viewing
13:15 – 14:00 Session 3 : Panel Discussion   : Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer
Moderators : C Pramesh (TMH, IND), Surya Kant (IND)
Panelist : Neeta Singh (IND), P Prabhudesai (IND), S Juvekar (TMH, IND)
V Rangarajan (
TMH, IND), Arvindkumar (IND), A Dulhan (TMH, IND)
14:00 – 15:00 Session 4 : Geriatric and Pallative care
Chairs: M Muckaden (TMH, IND), Rajendra Prasad (IND)
14:00 – 14:30
Integrating Pallative Care into Cancer Care
James Cleary (Univ. Wisconsin, USA)
14:30 – 15:00
Geriatrics and Lung Cancer
William Ersheler (NCI, USA)
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30– 16:15 Session 5: Panel Discussion: Localised Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Moderators:  Rajesh C Mistry (
TMH, IND), Purvish M Parikh (TMH, IND)
Panelist: R Deshpande (
IND), S Sharma (IND), Seethalakshmi (TMH, IND), K Prabhash (TMH, IND), S Tandon (TMH, IND)
16:15– 16:45 Concluding Remarks 
Ketayun A Dinshaw (TMC, IND), Joe Harford (NCI, USA), Tom Glynn (ACS, USA)
20:30
Hospital Day Dinner - Taj Land's End (Poolside)
Day 3 , Wednesday, February 28, 2007 : Lung Cancer
08:30 Onwards
Registration
09:00 – 10:30 Session 1: Lung Cancer Management, Innovative Concepts and Strategies
Chairs: KM Mohandas (TMH, IND), BK Smruti (IND)
09:00 – 09:30
Evidence Based Medicine – Problems, Challenges and Opportunities with special relevance to Lung Cancer in India
Praful B Desai (IND)
09:30 – 10:00
Tailoring Therapy for Individuals
T Mok (Hongkong)
10:00 – 10:30
Chemotherapy Scheduling – Cost Effective Regimen
M Zwitter (Slovenia)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Hospital Day Oration
The Globalisation of Cancer

Peter Boyle, Director, International Agency for Research in Cancer,
Lyon, France

Book release : Guidelines for Tobacco Control in India
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break, Poster Viewing
13:30 – 15:30
Session 3 : Panel Discussions
13:30 – 14:10
I.  Stage IIIA Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Moderators:  S Kapoor (IND), M Basade (IND)
Panelist:  H Menon (
TMH, IND), Vijayanand Reddy (IND), D Behra (IND), Harit Chaturvedi (IND)
14:10 – 14:50
II.  Stage IIIB & IV Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Chairs: H Malhotra (IND) , A Chang (Singapore)
 Panelist: GS Bhattacharya (IND), R Jalali (IND), Ali Moiyadi (TMH, IND),
 P Jain (TMH, IND)
14:50 – 15:30
III. Small Cell Lung Cancer
Chairs: J P Agarwal (TMH, IND) R Nimmagadda (IND)
Panelist: Govind Babu (IND), A Venniyoor (IND), B Mohanti (IND), G C Khilnani (IND)