Noteworthy lectures focus on cutting edge therapeutics

SAN ANTONIO-Oncology NEWS International guest editor Dr. Andrew D. Seidman recommends the following SABCS 2008 lectures:

• William L. McGuire memorial lecture What is cancer? How modern molecular science is challenging traditional views," given by Larry Norton, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

• Mini-symposium "Molecular Profiling for guiding therapeutic decisions," moderated by Suzanne A.W. Fuqua, PhD, from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and Laura van't Veer, PhD, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam. Topics: RNA, personalized medicine, predictors of response to adjuvant therapy.

• American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) distinguished lectureship in breast cancer research Titled "Deconstructing metastasis," the lecture will be delivered by Joan Massagu, PhD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York