{"id":4399,"date":"2025-06-26T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bct2025.org\/?page_id=4399"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:40:19","slug":"novartis-sponsored-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/?page_id=4399","title":{"rendered":"Novartis Sponsored Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4399\" class=\"elementor elementor-4399\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2e8367 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2e8367\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8801b8\" data-id=\"f8801b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58db9ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58db9ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-300x94.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3572\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f02c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f02c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the Novartis Sponsored Dinner Symposium<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7261c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d7261c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Optimising Adjuvant Management in HR+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer: Evolving Perspectives on Patient Selection.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12897aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12897aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"392\">You&#8217;re invited to an engaging and practical symposium exploring the evolving management of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer (HR+\/HER2\u2013 eBC). As clinical evidence continues to mature, clinicians are increasingly faced with decisions around identifying which patients may benefit most from adjuvant treatment and how best to apply emerging data in everyday practice.<\/p><p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"533\">Join <strong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"417\">Dr Belinda Yeo<\/strong>, together with expert panellists <strong data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"473\">Dr Richard De Boer<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"491\">Dr Louisa Lo<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"515\">Dr Stephen Luen<\/strong>, as they explore:<\/p><ul data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"955\"><li data-section-id=\"1yivcht\" data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"617\">The latest evidence shaping adjuvant treatment in HR+\/HER2\u2013 early breast cancer.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1gkhiwb\" data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"704\">Understanding risk profiles and patient selection in contemporary clinical practice.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1n6qwlo\" data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"796\">Practical considerations for integrating evolving evidence into local treatment pathways.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"bkj2xw\" data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"955\">An interactive, case-based panel discussion exploring real-world management challenges and providing the opportunity to ask questions of our expert faculty.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1229\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to gain practical insights from leading breast cancer specialists, explore contemporary approaches to patient selection and adjuvant treatment, and connect with colleagues from across the oncology community. We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985076a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"985076a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet our Guest Speakers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d4fdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d4fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are pleased to introduce the following speakers at the Novartis-sponsored Breakfast Symposium.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82af991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82af991\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8448c5\" data-id=\"f8448c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27919cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-exhibz-speaker\" data-id=\"27919cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1755px) 100vw, 1755px\" \/>                                        <a href=\"#popup_27919cd4238\" class=\"view-speaker ts-image-popup\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\n                        <i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ts-speaker-info\">\n                    <h3 class=\"ts-title\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/?ts-speaker=belinda-yeo\"> Belinda Yeo <\/a> <\/h3>\n                    <p>\n                        Conference Guest Speaker                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <!--- speaker info end -->\n                <!-- popup start-->\n                <div id=\"popup_27919cd4238\" class=\"container ts-speaker-popup mfp-hide\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <div class=\"ts-speaker-popup-img\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1755\" height=\"1755\" src=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13.png 1755w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1755px) 100vw, 1755px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- col end-->\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <div class=\"ts-speaker-popup-content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"ts-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/?ts-speaker=belinda-yeo\"> Belinda Yeo <\/a> <\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"speakder-designation\"> Conference Guest Speaker<\/span>\n                                                                <p>\n                                    <p>Dr Belinda Yeo is jointly appointed to the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, as a Medical Oncologist and to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute as a Clinician Scientist with a specific interest in breast cancer.<\/p><p>She trained in Sydney before joining the Breast Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London as a Clinical and Research Fellow. She completed a Master\u2019s Degree at The University of London and The Institute of Cancer Research in novel genomic and non-molecular breast cancer risk assays.<\/p><p>She is co-lead of the VCCC Research and Education of the Breast Tumour Stream, she is a clinical trial investigator and continues her translational research investigating improving personalisation and minimising toxicities for patients with breast cancer.<\/p>                                <\/p>\n                                <div class=\"ts-speakers-social\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/belinda-yeo-015219bb\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <!-- ts-speaker-popup-content 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  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10.png 1080w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-ASM-Speakers-For-Website-10-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- col end-->\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <div class=\"ts-speaker-popup-content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"ts-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/?ts-speaker=louisa-lo\"> Louisa Lo <\/a> <\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"speakder-designation\"> Symposium Guest Speaker<\/span>\n                                                                <p>\n                                    <p>Dr Louisa Lo is a Specialist Physician in Medical Oncology at the Perth Breast Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Research Centre (BCRC)-WA at Hollywood Private Hospital.<\/p><p>Her immediate focus is on familial breast cancer, cancer prevention, breast cancer management, and new drug studies. Louisa works at the Perth Breast Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Research Centre (BCRC) WA at Hollywood Private Hospital. She also consults at the breast cancer medical oncology clinics at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.<\/p><p>As the Education lead of BCRC-WA, she provides updated clinical education through authoring medical pamphlets, newsletters, and presentations to patients, clinicians, and medical trainees.<\/p><p>Dr Lo graduated from the University of Manchester (UK) with Honours in 2009. She completed her breast cancer oncology fellowship training at the Peter MacCallum Breast Cancer Unit in Melbourne and continued working there as a medical oncologist after her training was complete.<\/p><p>Dr Lo was awarded the prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council PhD scholarship and RACP excellence award in 2017. She is currently completing her PhD in breast cancer liquid biopsy and is interested in using this as a tool to personalise breast cancer treatment for patients.<\/p><p>Dr Lo has been a principal investigator for breast cancer clinical trials and has established her own investigator-initiated studies with sites recruiting in Melbourne and Adelaide.<\/p><p>She has a book chapter and high-impact international cancer journal publications such as the British Journal of Cancer, PLOS Medicine, and Cancer Discovery, and is a reviewer for international cancer journals. She is also a clinical examiner for the FRACP medical physician specialist examinations.<\/p>                                <\/p>\n                                <div class=\"ts-speakers-social\">\n                                                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <!-- ts-speaker-popup-content end-->\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- col end-->\n                    <\/div>\n                    <!-- row end-->\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- popup end-->\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- ts-speaker end  -->\n            \n\n\n            \n            \n            \n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a14e2c\" data-id=\"8a14e2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e6269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-exhibz-speaker\" data-id=\"f6e6269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"exhibz-speaker.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"ts-speaker\" style=\"--speaker-color: #25cd44\">\n                <div class=\"speaker-img\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1.jpg 362w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>                                        <a href=\"#popup_f6e62695154\" class=\"view-speaker ts-image-popup\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\n                        <i class=\"icon icon-plus\"><\/i>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ts-speaker-info\">\n                    <h3 class=\"ts-title\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/?ts-speaker=richard-de-boer\"> Richard De Boer <\/a> <\/h3>\n                    <p>\n                        Symposium Guest Speaker                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <!--- speaker info end -->\n                <!-- popup start-->\n                <div id=\"popup_f6e62695154\" class=\"container ts-speaker-popup mfp-hide\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <div class=\"ts-speaker-popup-img\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1.jpg 362w, https:\/\/bct2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- col end-->\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <div class=\"ts-speaker-popup-content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"ts-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bct2026.org\/?ts-speaker=richard-de-boer\"> Richard De Boer <\/a> <\/h3>\n                                <span class=\"speakder-designation\"> Symposium Guest Speaker<\/span>\n                                                                <p>\n                                    <p>Dr Richard De Boer is a Melbourne-based medical oncologist who treats people with breast and lung cancer. He is a compassionate communicator and will devise treatment plans to realise the best possible outcome.<\/p><p>Dr Richard De Boer is an accomplished medical oncologist with primary interests in breast and lung cancer. His breast cancer interest focus is on endocrine therapy and mechanisms of resistance, and treatment-induced bone loss and bone metastases. His lung cancer interests are targeted therapies, predictors of response\/survival, and small cell lung cancer.<\/p><p>Richard completed his general medical training and then medical oncology training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. In 1997 he undertook a three year breast and lung cancer clinical research Fellowship at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. He returned to Melbourne in 2000 and since then has been a consultant medical oncologist working in both public and private practice.<\/p><p>Richard is actively involved in clinical research, and is the principal investigator in both local and international studies.<\/p>                                <\/p>\n                                <div class=\"ts-speakers-social\">\n                                                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <!-- ts-speaker-popup-content end-->\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- col end-->\n                    <\/div>\n                    <!-- row end-->\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- popup end-->\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- ts-speaker end  -->\n            \n\n\n            \n            \n            \n\n\n\n    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