Charles L. Spurr Piedmont Oncology Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

6:00 pm – Reception and Registration for all Attendees and Exhibitors

Friday, May 1, 2026

7:15 am – Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

General Session

8:00 am – Welcome & Remarks
Bayard L. Powell, MD
Professor, Cancer Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

8:10 am – Improving Survivorship in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: the Next Challenge
Barbara A. Murphy, MD
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Director, Head and Neck Research Program
Director, Pain and Symptom Management Program
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

9:10 am – Triple Negative Breast Cancer Update
Tiffany Traina, MD, FASCO
Vice Chair of Outpatient Operations, Department of Medicine
Section Head, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Clinical Research Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

10:10 am – Break and Exhibits

10:40 am – Unlocking the Promise of Antibody Drug Conjugates: From Promise to Practice & Beyond
Patricia LoRusso, DO
Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine, Medical Oncology
Chief, Experimental Therapeutics
Associate Cancer Center Director, Experimental Therapeutics
Yale School of Medicine

11:40 am – CSF3R Mutations in Human Disease and Opportunities for Conducting Research Through Society and Organization Awards
Belinda R. Avalos, MD
Senior Advisor to the President, Advocate Health Levine Cancer
Professor, Cancer Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2025 American Society of Hematology (ASH) President

12:40 pm – Lunch

1:50 pm – Federal Legislative Update: Impact on Oncology
Ted Okon, MBA
Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance (COA)

2:50 pm – The Clot Thickens: Thrombosis and Hemostasis in Cancer
Ryan Woods, MD
Associate Professor, Cancer Medicine
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

3:50 pm – Adjourn

4:00 pm – Platinum Exhibitor Breakout

Saturday, May 2, 2026

7:15 am – Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

General Session

7:50 am – Welcome & Remarks
Bayard L. Powell, MD
Professor, Hematology and Oncology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

8:00 am – Medical Management of Localized Urothelial Cancer
Benjamin W. Rush, MD
Assistant Professor, Cancer Medicine
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

9:00 am – Incorporating Precision Medicine into the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Geoffrey L. Uy, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director for Clinical Research, Division of Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine

10:00 am – Break and Exhibits

10:30 am – CLL Update
John C. Byrd, MD
Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Affairs
University of Pittsburgh

11:30 am – Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup
William Jeffrey Petty, MD
M. Robert Cooper Professor, Cancer Medicine
Co-Leader, Thoracic Oncology
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

12:30 pm – Adjourn

Hotel Information

Hyatt Regency Greenville
220 North Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864.235.1234
Email: greenville@hyatte-concierge.com

Rate: $182 per night plus taxes and fees
A room block is being held under Spurr Oncology Symposium until April 9, 2026.
Book here