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Rare Cancers Conference 2026: Advances in Diagnosis, Genomics, and Targeted Therapies for Rare and Orphan Malignancies | San Francisco

Venue: Hotel Nikko San Francisco, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

Start Date: November 14, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binaytara

Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

Conference Co-Chair

University of California San Francisco

Jeffrey Bien

Planning Committee

Katherine Fuh

Planning Committee

Aman Chauhan, MD

Planning Committee

University of Kentucky

Nam Bui

Planning Committee

Faculty

Gini Deshpande

Session Chair

David Oh

Session Chair

Harish Vasudevan

Session Chair

Kathleen Moore

Topic Presenter

Grant Eilers, MD PhD

Topic Presenter

Kelli Walker, PharmD

Topic Presenter

Greg Charville

Topic Presenter

Stanford University School of Medicine

Karla V Ballman, PhD

Topic Presenter

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Stanford University School of Medicine

Spencer Behr, MD

Case Presenter

Agenda

Saturday, November 14th, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PDT, GMT-07:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast, Registration, and Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 1: The Modern Rare Cancer Playbook: From Histology to Molecular Taxonomy and Actionable Care Pathways

Session Chair: Nam Bui

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Diagnostic accuracy in Rare Cancers (Pathology Pearls) – Grant Eilers, MD PhD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Practical Genomics for Rare Cancers (Community-to-academic Workflow) - Presenter TBD

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Practical Genomics for Rare Cancers – Greg Charville

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Moderators:

Nam Bui

Panelists:

Grant Eilers, MD PhD; Greg Charville

09:30 AM - 10:30 AMSession 2: Germline/Hereditary Risk in Rare Malignancies

Session Chair: Harish Vasudevan

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Topic TBD - Presenter TBD

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

NFI & Rad Onc highlight germline mutation and radiation treatment) – Harish Vasudevan

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Topic TBD - Presenter TBD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Moderators:

Harish Vasudevan

10:30 AM - 10:45 AMBreak & Exhibits

10:45 AM - 12:00 PMSession 3: Plenary Lecture

Session Chair: Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Precision Therapy Across Rare Cancers - What Changes Practice Now - Presenter TBD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits

01:00 PM - 01:45 PMSession 4: Multidisciplinary Rare Tumor Board

Session Chair: Jeffrey Bien

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Case 1: Radiologist – Spencer Behr, MD

01:10 PM - 01:15 PM

Q&A

01:15 PM - 01:25 PM

Case 2: Low grade serous ovarian cancer - Case presenter TBD

01:25 PM - 01:30 PM

Q&A

01:30 PM - 01:40 PM

Case 3: ACC - Case Presenter TBD

01:40 PM - 01:45 PM

Q&A

01:45 PM - 02:45 PMSession 5: Immunotherapy in Rare Cancers - Nuance, Biomarkers, and Toxicity Management

Session Chair: David Oh

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM

CNS/METs Management - Topic Presenter TBD

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

CART – Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Topic TBD - Topic Presenter TBD

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Panel Discussion and Q &A

Moderators:

David Oh

Panelists:

Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD

02:45 PM - 03:00 PMBreak & Exhibits

03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSession 6: Rare Cancer Rapid Updates: Spotlight Series

Session Chair: Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

03:00 PM - 03:10 PM

Sarcoma & Connective Tissue (Including ultrarare subsets) – Nam Bui

03:10 PM - 03:15 PM

Q&A

03:15 PM - 03:25 PM

Rare GI/Hepatobiliary (includining cholangio subsets; appendix, NETs) – Aman Chauhan, MD

03:25 PM - 03:30 PM

Q&A

03:30 PM - 03:40 PM

Rare CNS Tumors (molecular subsets, treatment pitfalls) - Topic Presenter TBD

03:40 PM - 03:45 PM

Q&A

03:45 PM - 03:55 PM

Rare Head & Neck/Thoracic (salivary, thymic, sinonasal/NUT)

03:55 PM - 04:00 PM

Q&A

About Rare Cancers Conference 2026: Advances in Diagnosis, Genomics, and Targeted Therapies for Rare and Orphan Malignancies | San Francisco

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