Breast Cryoablation Mini Master Class

Breast Cryoablation Mini Master Class

The Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) will host a second hands-on Breast Cryoablation Mini Master Class on Saturday, 1 February 2025, in conjunction with the SIO 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting.

This half-day program highlights the basics of ablative therapies, breast cancer therapies, and patient selection for breast ablation through didactic presentations, case-based sessions, and dedicated hands-on training led by expert faculty.

This course covers...

Basic cryoablation and thermoprotective techniques
Key elements of pre-ablation imaging
Fundamentals techniques in breast cryoablation
Breast cancer cryoablation: How I do it (case-based) presentations
Multidisciplinary tumor board
Post-ablation imaging: Algorithm and imaging findings
Patient follow-up in breast cryoablation: Managing complications
Cryoablation in advanced breast cancer: “Pushing the envelope”
Breast cancer cryoablation and immunotherapy: The new frontier
Basics of surgical and medical therapy for breast cancer
Literature review of notable studies for breast cryoablation
Building a successful breast cryoablation practice

Program

Schedule information is subject to change. Additional faculty details to be added as invitations are accepted. Last updated 31 July 2024.

Saturday, 1 February 2025
Time	Session
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.	Session 1 Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Introduction to Cryoablation and Thermoprotective Techniques, Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Literature Review of High Level Studies for Breast Cryoablation, Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology Implementing Breast Cryoablation in Practice, Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.	Session 2 Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Fundamentals of Preablation Imaging, Lesion Selection, and Patient Work-up, Peter J. Littrup, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center Breast Cancer Cryoablation: Step-by-step, Franco Orsi, MD, European Institute of Oncology Post-ablation Imaging: Algorithm and Imaging Findings, Monica L. Huang, MD, FACR, MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Session 3 Moderators: Yolanda Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, WVU/Charleston Area Medical Center Cryoablation in Advanced Breast Cancer: Pushing the Envelope, Yolanda Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Combination of Locoregional Treatments and Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients, Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, WVU/Charleston Area Medical Center Introduction to Surgical Management of Breast Cancer, Rache Simmons, MD, MS, MBA Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer, William Sikov, MD, FACP, FNCBC, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	MDT Tumor Board Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Yolanda Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Panelists: Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology; Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, WVU/Charleston Area Medical Center; Rache Simmons, MD, MS, MBA Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital; William Sikov, MD, FACP, FNCBC, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; others TBD
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Hands-on Learning

Recognizing Our Supporters

SIO is proud to have the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) as an organizational supporter of the Breast Cryoablation Mini Master Class.