The COVID-19 pandemic could not constrain the excitement for SSO 2020. The virtual meeting, comprised of recorded presentations and live discussions, was supported by members and non-members alike as a source for critical information to move surgical oncology forward. At the center of that concept was SSO Immediate Past President, David L. Bartlett, MD, delivering the Presidential Address. His speech, “Surgical Oncology Moonshot,” was a rallying cry to awaken the spirit of the surgical oncologist. He stated, “There is risk for the field of surgical oncology for not asking the right questions and doing the right trials.” Dr. Bartlett outlines three compelling goals to the Surgical Oncology Moonshot and defines the traits of passion, vision and fortitude as assets to success. Dr. Bartlett said, “Surgeons have an essential role in research and we cannot let that slip away.”
Charles M. Balch, MD, Distinguished Service Award
Masaki Mori, MD, PhD
Kyushu University
Fukuoka, Japan
Dr. Thomas K. Weber Colorectal Cancer Research Award
Naomi M. Sell, MD, MHS
36: Ten Year Survival After Pathologic Complete Response in Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Harvey Baker Traveling Fellow Award
Shaohua Li, MD
3: Neoadjuvant Transarterial Infusion Chemotherapy with FOLFOX Could Improve Outcomes of Resectable BCLC Stage A/B Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Beyond Milan Criteria: A Preliminary Report of a Phase III, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangdong, China
Annual Poster Contest
Best Clinical Research Poster
Thomas O’Keefe, MD
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
P73: Radiation Only Adjuvant Therapy for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Less Effective Than Endocrine Only or Radiation and Endocrine Therapy
Best Basic/Translational Research Poster
Katie M. Leick, MD, MS
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
P129: Peritoneal Cell-Free Tumor DNA as a Biomarker of Peritoneal Recurrence in Resected Pancreatic Cancers
Resident/Fellow Essay Contest (2)
Giacomo Montagna, MD, MPH
Oriana A. Petruolo, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
13: How Often Does Modern Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) Downstage Patients to Breast-Conserving Surgery (BCS)?
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