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

Accreditation: 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 7.00 ABIM MOC II | 7.00 ACPE Pharmacy | 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours

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

Aman Chauhan, MD

Planning Committee

University of Kentucky

Jeffrey Bien, MD

Planning Committee

Kaiser Permenante

Nam Bui, MD

Planning Committee

Stanford Health Care

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD

Planning Committee

Ucsf

Faculty

Gini Deshpande, PhD

Session Chair

NuMedii

David Oh, MD, PhD

Session Chair

UCSF Health

Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Session Chair

UCSF Health

Jaydira Del Rivero, MD

Topic Presenter

NCI

Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Stanford University School of Medicine

Grant Eilers, MD PhD

Topic Presenter

UCSF Health

David Oh, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

UCSF Health

Greg Charville, MD, PhD

Topic Presenter

Stanford University School of Medicine

Karla V Ballman, PhD

Topic Presenter

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Sonali Harchandani, MBBS

Topic Presenter

UCSF Health

Sonali Harchandani, MBBS

Topic Presenter

UCSF Health

Kathleen Moore, MD, MS

Topic Presenter

UNMC/Nebraska Med

Brian Na, MD PhD

Topic Presenter

UCSF Health

Cynthia Gasper, MD

Topic Presenter

Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco

Nancy Joseph, MD

Topic Presenter

UCSF

Ivan DeKouchkovsky, MD

Topic Presenter

Ucsf

Spencer Behr, MD

Case Presenter

UCSF Health

Barbara Norquist, MD

Case Presenter

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Kelli Walker, PharmD

Panelist

UCSF Health

Steve Brown, Patient Advocate

Panelist

CureWise Inc.

Agenda

Saturday, November 14th, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PST, GMT-08:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast, Registration, and Exhibits (Niko III)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks (Niko II)

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities (Niko II)

08:30 AM - 09:45 AMSession 1: The Modern Rare Cancer Playbook: From Histology to Molecular Taxonomy and Actionable Care Pathways (Niko II)

Session Chair: Nam Bui, MD

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) – Cynthia Gasper, MD

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Practical Genomics for Rare Cancers – Greg Charville, MD, PhD

09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Recent Advances in Classification and Understanding of Their Molecular Underpinnings – Nancy Joseph, MD

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Moderator:

Nam Bui, MD

Panelists:

Cynthia Gasper, MD; Nancy Joseph, MD; Grant Eilers, MD PhD; Greg Charville, MD, PhD

09:45 AM - 10:45 AMSession 2: Germline/Hereditary Risk in Rare Malignancies (Niko II)

Session Chair: Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

The Role of Germline Mutation Testing in Rare Cancer Management – Jaydira Del Rivero, MD

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

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

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Topic TBD – Barbara Norquist, MD

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Moderator:

Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Panelist:

Barbara Norquist, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBreak & Exhibits (Niko III)

11:00 AM - 11:45 AMSession 3: Plenary Lecture (Niko II)

Session Chair: Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

11:00 AM - 11:35 AM

Precision Therapy Across Rare Cancers - What Changes Practice Now – Kathleen Moore, MD, MS

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Q&A

11:45 AM - 12:45 PMLunch & Exhibits (Niko III) & Product Theatre (Niko I) Explore a Treatment that Targets the Source of Essential Thrombocythemia - Angela Fleischman, M.D., University of California Irvine-Costa Mesa

12:45 PM - 01:30 PMSession 4: Multidisciplinary Rare Tumor Board (Niko II)

Session Chair: Jeffrey Bien, MD

12:45 PM - 12:55 PM

Case 1: Radiologist – Spencer Behr, MD

12:55 PM - 01:00 PM

Q&A

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Case 2: Low grade serous ovarian cancer – Kathleen Moore, MD, MS

01:10 PM - 01:15 PM

Q&A

01:15 PM - 01:25 PM

Case 3: ACC – Jeffrey Bien, MD

01:25 PM - 01:30 PM

Q&A

01:30 PM - 02:30 PMSession 5: Immunotherapy in Rare Cancers - Nuance, Biomarkers, and Toxicity Management (Niko II)

Session Chair: David Oh, MD, PhD

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Toxicity Management – David Oh, MD, PhD

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM

CART – Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Topic TBD – Ivan DeKouchkovsky, MD

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Panel Discussion and Q &A

Moderator:

David Oh, MD, PhD

Panelists:

Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD; Ivan DeKouchkovsky, MD

02:30 PM - 02:45 PMBreak & Exhibits (Niko III)

02:45 PM - 03:45 PMSession 6: Rare Cancer Rapid Updates: Spotlight Series (Niko II)

Session Chair: Varun Monga, MD, MBBS

02:45 PM - 02:55 PM

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

02:55 PM - 03:00 PM

Q&A

03:00 PM - 03:10 PM

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

03:10 PM - 03:15 PM

Q&A

03:15 PM - 03:25 PM

Rare CNS Tumors (molecular subsets, treatment pitfalls) – Brian Na, MD PhD

03:25 PM - 03:30 PM

Q&A

03:30 PM - 03:40 PM

Rare Head & Neck/Thoracic (salivary, thymic, sinonasal/NUT) – Sonali Harchandani, MBBS

03:40 PM - 03:45 PM

Q&A

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