Chondrosarcoma Foundation Think Tank Meeting
Chondrosarcoma Foundation Think Tank
Topic 4: Surgery and Interventions
On November 11 in Boca Raton, Florida; the Chondrosarcoma Foundation hosted its first Think Tank entitled: Advancing Chondrosarcoma Treatment, Preventing Disease Progression, Recurrence & Metastasis. The link to this video is: https://csfshayna.org/surgery/
Joseph Schwab, M.D.; Christian Meyer, M.D. and J.W. Snider, MD., discuss the role surgery and other interventions have in the prevention of disease progression? Should surgery continue to be the first intervention considered in treating chondrosarcoma or do we consider other interventions or combinations before or immediately after surgery to prevent disease recurrence/metastasis? Each presenter discussed the options and specifically the role radiation therapies including proton radiation, and systemic medications have in preventing disease progression
Each addressed what pre/post-surgical interventions can be applied to prevent disease progression. They discussedimproving therapy with risk stratification protocols for those who need more intensified therapy than those who need less?
Joseph H. Schwab, M.D., M.S., is the Director of Spine Oncology for Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Cedars-Sinai Center for Surgical Innovation and Engineering in Los Angeles, CA.
Christian Meyer, M.D., Ph.D. is the Associate Professor and lead medical oncologist for adult sarcoma patients at Johns Hopkins Univ in Baltimore, Md.
J.W. Snider, M.D., is a Radiation Oncologist and the Chief Medical Officer for Proton International, LLC.
