SSO 2023 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care

The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) will host its 2023 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care in Boston, MA on March 22–25. Over 1,900 participants from 40 countries are scheduled to attend.

Leaders from the Mass General Cancer Center will join international colleagues to share their latest research and clinical advancements in surgical oncology at SSO 2023. There will be 12 symposia sessions covering a broad range of topics, as well as oral and video abstracts, "Meet the Experts" sessions, "Great Debates," and poster presentations throughout the conference. 

Mass General Participants

Genevieve M. Boland, MD, PhD

The Use of Circulating Tumor DNA in the Management of Cutaneous, Thoracic and Breast Malignancies
March 23, 2023: 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Location: Ballroom A

Melanoma in Pregnancy—Immunotherapy Considerations
March 24, 2023: 12:11 p.m. – 12:21 p.m.
Location: SSO HUB Theater

P48: Increased Frequency of Gene Mutations Significantly Decreases Recurrence Risk In High-risk Stage II Melanoma Patients
March 24, 2023: 3:31 p.m. – 3:36 p.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Melanoma & Sarcoma Zone

David C. Chang, MD, PhD, MPH, MBA; Tawakalitu Oseni, MD, FACS, MPH;  and Chi-Fu J. Yang, MD

P66: Medicaid Expansion Increases Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis in Urban Blacks
March 23, 2023: 9:21 a.m. – 9:26 a.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Rare/Metastatic Cancers Zone

Sonia Cohen, MD, PhD

Surgeons Role in Driving Window of Opportunity and Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Trials
March 24, 2023: 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Immuno-Oncology Zone

Avril K. Coley, MD

P15: Relationship of Repeat RNA Expression in Cancer Metastasis
Co-Authors: Joseph Franses, MD, PhD, and David T. Ting, MD
March 23, 2023: 9:11 a.m. – 9:16 a.m.
Location: SSO HUB: CRS, HPB, Pan-Tumor & Upper GI Zone

Reagan A. Collins, BA

P22: Adoption of Robotic Adrenalectomy Is Associated With a Short Learning Curve and Improved Outcomes
March 23, 2023: 3:36 p.m. – 3:41 p.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Breast & Endocrine Zone

Aikaterini Dedeilia, MD

P48: Increased Frequency of Gene Mutations Significantly Decreases Recurrence Risk in High-risk Stage II Melanoma Patients
Session: Melanoma Poster Presentations 2
March 24, 2023: 3:31 p.m. – 3:36 p.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Melanoma & Sarcoma Zone

Howard L. Kaufman, MD

The Evolution of Novel Combination Immunotherapies—Intralesional Treatments and New Targets for Treatment
March 23, 2023: 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Immuno-Oncology Zone

John T. Mullen, MD

Meet the Experts: Current Controversies in the Management of Gastric Cancer
March 23, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Location: Room 304

Tolga Ozmen, MD

HUB Moderator
Breast Poster Presentations 1
March 23, 2023: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Breast & Endocrine Zone

Aparna Parikh, MD

Updates in the Role of Multimodality Therapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases
Perioperative Systemic Chemo
March 23, 2023: 9:27 a.m. – 9:39 a.m.
Location: Ballroom B

Philip J. Saylor, MD

Adrenal Metastases in the Era of Targeted/Immunotherapy From an Oncologist's Perspective
March 23, 2023: 12:27 p.m. – 12:37 p.m.
Location: Ballroom C

Michelle C. Specht, MD, and Alphonse G. Taghian, MD, PhD

Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema and Its Relationship to Major Landmark Trials in Surgical Oncology and Radiation Oncology
Co-Authors: Amy M. Shui and Brooke C. Juhel 
March 24, 2023: 5:21 p.m. – 5:31 p.m.
Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD

HUB Presenter: Telemed and COVID Era Prehab
March 24, 2023: 9:56 a.m. – 10:06 a.m.
Location: SSO HUB: Rare/Metastatic Cancers Zone

Moderator: HPB Parallel Session 2
March 25, 2023: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Location: Ballroom A