The RISE Forum: A Research, Innovation, & Science Exchange: Industry Developments and Innovation Pipeline

Moderators: 

• Isabel G. Newton, MD, PhD
• Julius Chapiro, MD, PhD
• Muneeb Ahmed, MD, FSIR

Faculty: 

• Isabel G. Newton, MD, PhD | Abscopal Effects: Facts and Fiction
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Define criteria for abscopal effect in local therapies
    • Critically discuss the existing evidence regarding abscopal effect in the literature and its implications

• Julius Chapiro, MD, PhD | Integrating Machine Learning into Future Trials For Embolotherapies
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Describe specific advances in imaging analysis and machine learning for embolotherapies
    • Identify opportunities to integrate these concepts into future clinical trials

• Jason Chiang, MD, PhD | The Role of LRT in Emerging Biological Therapies for Cancer
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Identify technical advantages of image-guided and endovascular approaches in local delivery of biological payloads
    • Describe opportunities to improve the efficacy of next generation cancer therapies through locoregional delivery

• Jens Ricke, MD | Trial Failures: What Have We Learned?
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss trial design analysis of these recent landmark trials – speaker can decide which on trials to focus however should engage the audience in both positive and negative trials where critical analysis can be performed rather than a broad overview of every trial recently done
    • Describe or identify trials design flaws in chosen landmark trials that led to desirable or less than desirable outcome

• Muneeb Ahmed, MD, FSIR | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Clinical Integration of Novel Technologies
  • Learning Objectives: 
    • Discussion on implementation strategies for new devices

• Glauco Souza, PhD, MBA | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: From Concept to Commercialization
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discussion with symposium attendees and faculty on challenges and opportunities for clinical implementation of emerging tools