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lURIE CANCER CENTER AND Northwestern Medicine
​EXPERTS TO PRESENT AT THE 
2025 ASCO® Annual Meeting

Physicians and scientists from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine will present and discuss leading-edge research in cancer care at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, May 30 – June 3, at McCormick Place in Chicago and Online. Visit us at Booth 11016.

The program features more than 200 sessions complementing the meeting’s theme: Driving Knowledge to Action: Building a Better Future. Below are some highlights from this year’s presentations. 
Explore the full list of presentations by Lurie Cancer Center scientists.

a sample of our presentation schedule

Saturday, May 31

​Time
Location
Track & Session
Presenter
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8:00 AM
S504
Central Nervous System Tumors
Case-Based Panel: Therapeutic Options for Patients With Leptomeningeal Disease
Priya Kumthekar, MD
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Sarcoma
Poster Session: Clinical and prognostic implications of the TCR repertoire in leiomyosarcoma
John Seng Wang, MD

Senior Author:
Seth Pollack, MD

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Abstract: 11573
Poster: 56
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary
Poster Session: EMERALD-Y90: A phase 2 study to evaluate transarterial radioembolization (TARE) followed by durvalumab (D) and bevacizumab (B) for the treatment of participants (pts) with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) eligible for embolization
Riad Salem, MD

Abstract: TPS4221
​Poster: 501a
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Gastrointestinal Cancer – Colorectal and Anal
​Poster Session: ​Leveraging EHRs and a phenome-wide association study to identify pre-diagnostic clinical markers in early-onset colorectal cancer
Sachleen Kaur Tuteja, BA

Senior Author: Theresa L. Walunas, PhD


Abstract: 3622
Poster: 291
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Central Nervous System Center Tumors
Poster Session: Combining abemaciclib, temozolomide, and radiation in DIPG PDOX models: Insights from single-cell RNA-seq on cellular subtypes and genes critical for responsiveness and resistance
Zilu Huang, MD

​Senior Author: John Kalapurakal, MD


Abstract: 2073
Poster: 119
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   1:15 PM
Hall B1
Breast Cancer - Metastatic
Oral Abstract Session:
New at the Dispensary: Easy Pills to Swallow? 
William John Gradishar, MD
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1:30 PM
Hall A
Quality Care/Health Services Research
Poster Session: ​Longitudinal risk of physical functional impairment and health care utilization in cancer survivors within 3 years of diagnosis
Ann Marie Flores, PhD, PT

Abstract: 11081
​Poster: 420
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1:30 PM
Hall A
Quality Care/Health Services Research
​Poster Session: ​Utilization and timeliness of next-generation sequencing testing for patients with resected or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: A real-world analysis
Raheem Bell, MD

Senior Author: Nisha Mohindra, MD


Abstract: 11101
Poster: 440
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3:30 PM
Hall A
Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary
Oral Abstract Session: Preliminary results from the randomized phase 2 study (1801 part 3B) of elraglusib in combination with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (GnP) versus GnP alone in patients (pts) with previously untreated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC)
Devalingam Mahalingam, MD, PhD

Abstract: 4006
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Sunday, June 1

8:00 AM
Hall D1
Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Highlights of the Day Session

Jane Winter, MD
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8:00 AM
Hall B1
Breast Cancer - Local/Regional/Adjuvant
Rapid Oral Abstract Session: ​The Promise study: A presurgical randomized clinical trial of CE/BZA vs placebo in postmenopausal women with ductal carcinoma in situ
Swati Kulkarni, MD

Abstract: 512
see details

8:00 AM
E451
Liver-Directed Therapies in Colorectal Cancer: Old Hats and New Tricks
Education Session: ​Ablation, Embolization, and Radiation Approaches to Colorectal Liver Metastases
Riad Salem, MD
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Hematologic Malignancies: Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Poster Session: ​Comparative analysis of survival outcomes in infused versus not-infused patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma referred for CART
John Seng Wang, MD

Reem Karmali, MD


Abstract: 7056
Poster: 239
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9:45 AM
E350
Refining Local Therapies in Central Nervous System Oncology
Clinical Science Symposium: Redefining the Boundaries of Local Therapy
Adam Sonabend, MD, PhD
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Monday, June 2

8:00 AM
S100A
Gynecologic Cancer
Oral Abstract Session: ​Cuts Both Ways: Surgical Impact in Gynecologic Malignancies
Emma Barber, MD
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Genitourinary Cancer – Kidney & Bladder
Poster Session: ​Intravesical sacituzumab tirumotecan in participants with intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer: The phase 1/2 TroFuse-027 study
Joshua Meeks, MD, PhD

Abstract: TPS4627
Poster: 419A
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Genitourinary Cancer – Kidney & Bladder
Poster Session: A phase II trial to evaluate clinical efficacy, pharmacodynamics and exploratory analysis of pemetrexed in relation to MLL4 and UTX alteration status in patients with relapsed/refractory metastatic urothelial carcinoma and other solid tumors
Carolyn Moloney, MD

​Senior Author: Devalingam Mahalingam, MD, PhD

Abstract: TPS4621
Poster: 416A
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9:00 AM
Hall A
Breast Cancer - Metastatic
Poster Session: 
Integrating dynamic analysis of serial ctDNA testing to enhance diagnostic and prognostic assessments in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Qiang Xhang, MD, Phd

Abstract: 1042
​Poster: 21
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9:45 AM
S406
Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology
Education Session: Where Are We: Liquid Biopsy and ctDNA for Biomarker-Driven Therapies for Cancer Detection and Treatment
Janice Lu, MD, PhD
See Details

11:30 AM
S504
Sarcoma
Rapid Oral Abstract Session: A clinical and genomic landscape analysis of GI stromal tumors
Nadeem Bilani, MD

Senior Author: Pedro Hermida de Viveiros, MD

Abstract: 11512
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