09-12, 11:45–12:45 (Europe/Istanbul), Head & Neck Surgery 1
Head and neck cancer is a common yet aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, particularly when diagnosed at advanced stages. Despite progress in surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiotherapeutic interventions, overall disease control and patient survival rates remains low due to high rates of recurrence and therapeutic resistance. Head and neck cancer continues to be a challenging disease and many efforts across the world are in process to help diagnose, treat, manage and surveil this disease and the patients it affects. Treatment related toxicity are long lasting and affect patient quality of life and function. Advances in therapeutics and new technologies continue to be developed and utilized in management of this challenging disease. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy approaches are about to gain approval as standard of care. This may help select patients to de-intensify and if needed intensify surgical and non-surgical therapies. Continued advancement and study of therapeutic approaches are needed to increase response rates and maintain long term control in both HPV positive and negative cancers. Advances in diagnostics, treatment, surveillance and rehabilitation will continue to be needed to improve overall head and neck cancer patient outcomes.
This panel of experts will discuss new technologies, advances and treatment strategies in head & neck cancer. Speakers and panel discussion will focus on the future of innovation and unmet needs, as well as what is/are the next frontier(s) in head and neck cancer:
Faculty Roster for American Academy of Otolaryngology Panel Symposia:
Wojciech Mydlarz MD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clint Allen MD
Center for Cancer Research/National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Health
Nicole Schmitt MD
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
Steven Chinn MD, MPH
Hillman Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Mark Zafereo MD University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jaime Ku MD
Head and Neck Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Eleni Rettig MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Melina Windon MD
Markey Cancer Center
University of Kentucky School of Medicine
- Unmet needs in diagnosis, treatment, surveillance and rehabilitation of head and neck cancer
- Advances in treatment and response adjusted and directed therapy - Future of clinical trials in head and neck cancer; next frontier(s)?
- Artificial Intelligence in head and neck cancer
American Academy of Otolaryngology Expert Panel Symposium. Purpose of this panel is to present what the unmet needs are and what the future may hold in terms of clinical trials and management advances.
Dr. Wojciech (Wojtek) Mydlarz is a fellowship-trained head and neck oncologic surgeon with special interests in minimally invasive robotic and endoscopic surgery, skull base surgery and endocrine surgery. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine followed by a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology and skull base surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is the Chair of Surgery at Suburban Hospital, Director of Head and Neck Surgery in the National Capitol Region, and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oncology and Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical research interests include surgical and non-surgical treatment outcomes in head and neck cancer patients, molecular biology of head and neck cancer, clinical applications of novel targeted cancer therapies, robotic and laser surgery and their clinical applications, and minimally invasive surgical approaches for head and neck cancer.
He is a member of the American Head and Neck Society, North American Skull Base Society as well as American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, where he serves on various national committees. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Mydlarz has written and contributed to numerous publications, articles, book chapters. He has given numerous national and international lectures as an invited speaker. He serves on the editorial boards of Oral Oncology and Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology where he is also a section editor. He is a frequent reviewer for Oral Oncology, Head and Neck, The Laryngoscope and JAMA Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery journals.
Dr. Nicole Schmitt's clinical and research work is focused on head and neck surgical oncology and novel therapeutic combinations, including repurposed drugs. She received her MD degree at Washington University School of Medicine in 2006. She completed her general surgery internship as well as her research fellowship and residency in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the University of Washington, and completed a fellowship in head and neck surgery and tumor biology at the University of Pittsburgh.
