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HDFCCC Pediatric Malignancies Program Meeting

Thursday, October 01 at 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Add to Calendar 2026-10-01 08:00:00 2026-10-01 13:00:00 HDFCCC Pediatric Malignancies Program Meeting The Pediatric Malignancies Program of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center presents a retreat focused on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pediatric Liver Tumors. AGENDA 7:45 – 8:15 AM Breakfast and Coffee with Symposium Introductions 8:15 - 8:55 AM Amar Nijagal, MD, UCSF From Complex Surgery to Translational Discovery: A Collaborative Approach to Pediatric Liver Tumors 8:55 - 9:25 AM Soo Jin Cho, MD, PhD, UCSF Classification of Pediatric Hepatocellular Neoplasms: Past, Present, and Future 9:25 - 10:00 AM Lola Lopez Terrada, MD, PhD Texas Children’s Hospital KEYNOTE: Advances in Hepatoblastoma Pathogenesis: Emerging Diagnostic and Prognostic biomarkers 10 - 10:10 AM Coffee Break 10:10 - 10:45 AM Bruce Wang, MD, UCSF Single cell resolution spatial characterization of high risk hepatoblastoma 10:45 - 11:20 AM Arun Rangaswami, MD, UCSF Pediatric & AYA Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Update on Clinical Management and Therapeutic Strategies 11:20 AM - 12 PM Emily Perito, MD, UCSF Optimizing immunosuppression after liver transplant in children with liver tumors 12 - 1 PM Closing Remarks and Lunch --------- This is a meeting of the Pediatric Malignancies Program of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. For participation details, please contact Vanessa Hathaway ([email protected]). 1450 3rd Street HD-160 San Francisco, CA 94158 United States View on Map Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center [email protected] America/Los_Angeles public

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The Pediatric Malignancies Program of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center presents a retreat focused on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pediatric Liver Tumors.

AGENDA

7:45 – 8:15 AM
Breakfast and Coffee with Symposium Introductions

8:15 - 8:55 AM
Amar Nijagal, MD, UCSF
From Complex Surgery to Translational Discovery: A Collaborative Approach to Pediatric Liver Tumors

8:55 - 9:25 AM
Soo Jin Cho, MD, PhD, UCSF
Classification of Pediatric Hepatocellular Neoplasms: Past, Present, and Future

9:25 - 10:00 AM
Lola Lopez Terrada, MD, PhD Texas Children’s Hospital
KEYNOTE: Advances in Hepatoblastoma Pathogenesis: Emerging Diagnostic and Prognostic biomarkers

10 - 10:10 AM
Coffee Break

10:10 - 10:45 AM
Bruce Wang, MD, UCSF
Single cell resolution spatial characterization of high risk hepatoblastoma

10:45 - 11:20 AM
Arun Rangaswami, MD, UCSF
Pediatric & AYA Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Update on Clinical Management and Therapeutic Strategies

11:20 AM - 12 PM
Emily Perito, MD, UCSF
Optimizing immunosuppression after liver transplant in children with liver tumors

12 - 1 PM
Closing Remarks and Lunch

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This is a meeting of the Pediatric Malignancies Program of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. For participation details, please contact Vanessa Hathaway ([email protected]).

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