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2026 Best of ASCO® Pittsburgh


  • DoubleTree Pittsburgh Downtown One Bigelow Square Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 United States (map)

In-Person Access Only | 7.50 CME Credits & MOC Points

Please read:All programs remain free. Registrations will require a credit card as a cancellation hold. A fee of $99 will only be incurred in the event of a no-show or cancellation within 5 days without written confirmation to the Total Health Program Team. Industry representatives—defined as any individual who is employed by, contracted with, owns, or represents a drug, device, diagnostic, or other healthcare-related commercial entity, regardless of clinical credentials or licensure—are not permitted to attend Total Health events as general attendees. Members of industry must contact exhibits@totalhealthoncology.com

Total Health's 2026 Best of ASCO® Pittsburgh Conference is an officially licensed Best of ASCO® meeting. This Post ASCO® Annual Meeting review showcases abstracts from highly rated presentations, allowing attendees to engage with the latest research and strategies in oncology education. This accredited meeting will be hosted as an in-person conference only with on-demand access for registered attendees.

 

Program Chairs:
Cyrus Khan, MD (Allegheny Health Network)
Shannon Puhalla, MD (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)

Conference Agenda

Saturday, August 1, 2026

8:00 AM
Coffee and Exhibits

8:30 AM
Program Chair Welcome‍ ‍

8:40 AM
Colorectal Cancer

Dulabh Monga, MD | Allegheny Health Network

9:10 AM
Non-Colorectal Cancer

Salwan Al Mutar, MD, MS | The START Center for Cancer Research

9:40 AM
Breakfast and Exhibits

9:55 AM
Non-CME Breakfast presented by Pfizer

10:40 AM
Prostate Cancer

Fuat Bicer, MD, PhD | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

11:10 AM
Non-Prostate Cancer

Elshad Hasanov, MD, PhD | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

11:40 AM
Lunch and Exhibits

11:55 AM
Non-CME Lunch presented by Exelixis

12:40 PM
Housekeeping and Survey

12:50 PM
Leukemia

Salman Fazal, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

1:20 PM
Lymphoma

Cyrus Khan, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

1:50 PM
Multiple Myeloma

Prerna Mewawalla, MD | Drexel University College of Medicine

2:20 PM
Melanoma

Merve Hasnov, MD | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ‍‍ ‍

2:50 PM
Adjourn

Sunday, August 2, 2026

8:00 AM
Coffee and Exhibits

8:30 AM
Program Chair Welcome

8:40 AM
Small Cell Lung Cancer

Liza Villaruz, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

9:10 AM
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

So Yeon Kim, MD | Yale Cancer Center

9:40 AM
The Emerging Role of PD-1 × VEGF Bispecific Antibodies in NSCLC

Liza Villaruz, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ‍‍ ‍

10:00 AM
Breakfast and Exhibits

10:40 AM
Head and Neck Cancer

Robert Ferris, MD, PhD | UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

11:10 AM
Sarcomas and Rare Cancers

Alexander Helfand, MD | Allegheny Health Network

11:40 AM
Lunch and Exhibits

11:55 AM
Non-CME Lunch presented by Natera

12:40 PM
Survivorship

Donna Falcone, DNP, MSN, MS, FNP-BC, CRNP | Falcone Nursing

1:10 PM
Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Marija Balic, MD, PhD | University of Pittsburgh Physicians

1:40 PM
Metastatic Breast Cancer

Shannon Puhalla, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

2:10 PM
Adjourn

Agenda Subject To Change. All times are EST.

 
 
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