
The Show and After Show: What's Happening at the 43rd Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium?
Co-hosts Kristie L. Kahl and Andrew Svonavec highlight what to expect at the 43rd Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, such as new chemotherapeutics and targeted therapies.
Welcome to The Show and After-Show with Andrew Svonavec and Kristie L. Kahl, your essential guide to the 43rd Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium (CFS).
This must-attend event, with a genesis dating back to the 1980s, has long set the standard for cancer care education. CFS 2025 takes place from November 12-14 , calling the New York Hilton Midtown home once again.
Learning Objectives and Key Focus Areas
Co-chaired by Benjamin P. Levy, MD; John O. Mascarenhas, MD; and Tiffany A. Traina, MD, FASCO, the program is designed around 4 critical learning objectives:
- Describing supporting evidence for novel biomarker-testing approaches to guide targeted therapies and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Evaluating efficacy and safety data from recent pivotal trials.
- Developing personalized treatment plans, including new guideline recommendations and decision-making considerations.
- Applying strategies to identify and mitigate treatment-related adverse effects to improve quality of life.
CFS 2025 focuses on rapid change in the oncology landscape. The focus this year is squarely on how innovative approaches—like new chemotherapeutics, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies, both alone and in combination—fit into existing treatment paradigms. This symposium offers a critical knowledge base for safely and effectively integrating these new diagnostic, therapeutic, and supportive care strategies.
CFS Program Highlights
On day 1, focused on hematology, the program is packed for specialists, including sessions on multiple myeloma (MM) and leukemia. Noa Biran, MD, will discuss "Early Relapse of Multiple Myeloma: When and on Whom to Use CAR T?” while Ajai Chari, MD, will break down "Optimizing the Treatment Sequence for Multiply Relapsed MM.”
In addition, Gail J. Roboz, MD, will cover "Optimizing the Use of Targeted Therapies for Relapsed/Refractory AML,” and a session moderated Mascarenhas will review "Using JAK Inhibitors in Myelofibrosis Now and in the Future.”
On day 2, shifting to solid tumors, the focus of the agenda will shift heavily to genitourinary, breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. Throughout the conference, look out for the discussion on "The Future of Oncology in Practice," tackling the biggest shifts coming to the field.
Beyond CFS: Extra Opportunities
Also happening on Saturday, November 15, PER will host the New York Lung Cancers Symposium. Additionally, patients can attend the Educated Patient Lung Cancer Summit, hosted by CURE in tandem with New York Lung, to help them become their own best advocates. Patients can register at
Finally, be sure to check out SCOUT (Scientific Clinical Outcomes and Updates Today), a multi-agent intelligent assistant designed to give providers the answers needed, and say hi to the mascot!
Don't wait for the literature review—get the knowledge straight from the source! Register for CFS today by visiting:
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