The introductory meeting of the Prostate and GU Cancer Working Group was held on October 20, 2009. The meeting was sponsored by the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology and Genetech. Vasily Assikis, MD, Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants and Omer Kucuk, MD, Winship Cancer Institute are co-chairs of the Prostate and GU Cancer Working Group. The purpose of the Working Group is to develop protocol concepts for Investigator-Initiated studies that benefit patients state-wide, prioritize available prostate and GU cancer trials, discuss case presentations and expand access to prostate and GU cancer trials. 
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Participants of the October meeting included radiation oncologists, urologists, medical oncologists, industry sponsors and research professionals. Meeting topics included the following:
A Prospective, multicenter phase I/II safety and tolerability of unilateral vascular-Targets photodynamic therapy using WST11 in patients with localized prostate cancer
James K. Bennett, MD, FACS
Midtown Urology
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Strategic Planning Involvement
Janet Rechtman, PhD
Fanning Institute
University of Georgia
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Genitourinary Radiation Oncology Research Program at Emory
Ashesh B. Jani, MD, MSEE
Peter J. Rossi, MD
Winship Cancer Institute
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Anti-Androgen Clinical Trials
Vasily J. Assikis, MD
Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants
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Integrative Medicine
Omer Kucuk, MD
Winship Cancer Institute
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Case Presentations
Vasily J. Assikis, MD
Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants
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