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As IwritemypenultimatePresident’sReport for the SocietyNews, I reflectback on the past two years. As I had anticipated, it has been a time ofsignificanttransitionforMASCCandanexcitingchallengetolead.

With Åge Schultz’s retirement from the position of Executive Director, wewere delighted to find and appoint Melissa Chin to lead us into the 21stcentury.TheofficesuccessfullymovedfromCopenhagentoToronto.Wewerethen faced with the task of appointing a successor to Study GroupCoordinatorandDevelopmentManagerAnneYoung.DonGubitosacame touswithawealthofexperienceinthepharmaceuticalindustryandserveduswell, but resigned after a year for personal reasons. Early this year, wewelcomedLeslieJohnsonintotheseroles.Shehashitthegroundrunningandcontinuedthedevelopmentofwell-definedproceduresforStudyGroupsandwell-articulatedexpectationsfortheirperformance.

Givenallofthesechanges,wetooktheopportunitytoreviseandsimplifyourBylaws and Articles of Association with our new legal advisors. Thesedocumentsneededupdating,butalsoneedtoallowflexibilityofoperationswithintheorganization.

AnotherimportantmatterupforrenewalwasourMOUwithourpartnersatISOO.AsISOOexpands,weneedtoachievethebalanceofprovidingsupport,whileallowingsufficient independenceforISOOtocontinuegrowinginitsownright.Welookforwardtocontinuingourstrongassociation.

Perhaps themost importantexercise forour futurehasbeen thestrategicplanningprocess lastyear.Weengagedwith theBoardandmanyofourmemberstoreviewindetailtheopportunitiesforgrowthinmostofouractivities,andwebroughtthegrouptogetherinameetingpriortotheWashingtonAnnualMeeting.Mysuccessor,President-ElectRajLallajoinedmeinthisendeavortoensurethattheprocesssetanagendaforat leastthreeyears.Ofseveral initiativesstronglyendorsedlastyear,thatofbroaderengagementthroughsocialmediawillbeprominentatthisyear’sAnnualMeetinginVienna.

OurAnnualMeetingisthemainstayofMASCC.TheAdelaidemeetingin2016signaledseveralchangestobetterequipusforexpansion. The meeting has incorporated digital methods through e-posters, presentations, and apps to provide meetingmaterials.Wehaverevampedourwebsitesoastobettersupportthemeetingandotheractivities.Wearealsoensuringthatspeakersrepresentthebreadthofourmembership.Overthelastcoupleofyears,wehaveopenedupthePresidentialdinnertomoreattendeesandcreatedamorevibrantevent,whichwillcontinueinVienna.WearealsogoingtothemarketplacetoseewhatotherProfessionalConferenceOrganizers(PCOs)canofferustokeepourmeetingfreshandengaging.

AgreatpleasureduringmytenureasPresidenthasbeentoseeincreasedparticipationbeyondtheUSAandEurope,withtheadditionofsupportivecareresearchersandpractitionersfromSoutheastAsia.Continued.

NEWSWelcome to the May Issue of the MASCC Society News Thismonth, IanOlverreviewsMASCC’sprogresstowardnumerousgoalsoverthepasttwoyearsofhis termasPresident.Webringyouanexcitingsneak-peekattheupcomingAnnualMeeting.WeurgeallmemberstogetinvolvedinStudyGroups,notingthattheAnnualMeetingpresentsagoodopportunitytofindoutmoreaboutgroupsthatmightmatchyourinterests.Asusual,weincludeseveralconferenceremindersanddeadlines.WeextendawarmwelcometonewmemberswhojoinedusinMarch.AndweencourageeverymembertobeavoiceforMASCC!

AllissuesoftheMASCCSocietyNewsareavailableonlineatwww.mascc.org/society-news.Olderissues(throughAugust,2016)canbefoundinthebackpagesofourjournal,SupportiveCareinCancer.

~ToniClark,Editor

President’s Message

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President'smessagecontinued.ThiswastheoriginalpurposeofholdingameetinginAdelaide.WehavebeenrewardedwithverysignificantengagementbyJapaneseandKoreanmembers,inadditiontoourChinesemembers.Already,thenumberofJapaneseandKoreanregistrantsfortheViennameetingisimpressiveandaddsanewdimensiontoourmembership.IwasinvitedtothemeetingoftheJapaneseAssociationofSupportiveCareinCancer(JASCC)bothlastyearandthisyearaspartofthebuilduptoholdingourownmeetinginYokohamain2021.

AfinalMASCCproductthatneededcompletionwasarevisededitionoftheMASCCTextbook.Ihavenowcompletededitingthe Second Edition and the publisher, Springer Healthcare, believes that it will be released in October this year. Also, byseparatingtheSocietyNewsfromourjournal,wehavebeenabletosharenewsandupdatesinamoretimelymanner,andToniClarkhasdoneagreatjobofincreasingtheimpactofthisnewsletter.

Allofthesechangesprovideasolidfoundationformovingforward.TheViennameetingisshapingupverywellintermsofabstractssubmittedandearlyregistrants,andIlookforwardtoseeingyouthereasIhandthereinstoRajLalla.

~IanOlver

A Sneak-Peek at the 2018 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting TheMASCC/ISOOAnnualMeetingwillbeheldinVienna,Austria,June28-30.Thisyear’smeeting,MASCC’s27thandISOO’s32nd, will bring together world-renowned experts, clinicians, and researchers to address numerous topics in supportivecancer care.Meeting Chair Rachel Gibson, alongwith the Scientific Committee, has put together an exciting program ofpresentations,workshops,e-posters,anddiscussions.Theseeventswillshowcaserecentprogressinmanagingthesymptomsandsideeffectsofcanceranditstreatment,aswellaslookaheadatexcitingnewadvancesonthehorizon.The2018meetingoffersanopportunity tocelebratethe impactofsupportivecareonpatientexperience, treatmentoutcomes,andsurvival,and tocollaboratewith like-mindedcolleagues fromaround theworld tocontinuemaking strides in the future. Joinus inVienna!

PLENARYSESSIONSPlenary 1: Cannabinoids for Symptom Management and Cancer Therapy Chair:RachelGibsonMellarDavis.EvidenceforCannabinoidsinSymptomManagementPaulFarquhar.DoCannabinoidsHaveaRoleintheManagementofCancerPainDeclanWalsh.EstablishedandPotentialTherapeuticApplicationsofCannabinoidsinOncology

Cannabis is increasinglypromotedasaclassofdrugs that improvesymptomsandcanpotentially treatcancers. Invarioussurveysanddependingonthecountry,asmanyas10%to20%ofpatientsundergoingcancertreatmentsareusingcannabis.Medical cannabis has been used to reduce pain and pain-related insomnia, as well as anorexia, anxiety, dysgeusia, andnausea.Somepatients takecannabis to treat their cancerandoncologistsareoftenunaware that theirpatientsareusingmedical cannabis. Chronic cannabis useproduces sideeffects that sometimes resemble cancer-related symptoms, suchasnausea, vomiting, insomnia, and depression. The evidence formedical cannabis as an analgesic has been summarized inmultiplesystematicreviewsandseveralmeta-analyses.Butitsbenefitsfornon-painsymptomshavenotbeenasextensivelyinvestigated. Trials involving patients with chronic illnesses suggest that cannabis may have a beneficial effect on somesymptoms.ThisPlenarySessionwillreviewtheevidenceforcannabinoidsinsymptommanagementandtheirroleincancer-related pain andother symptoms, aswell as established andpotential therapeutic applications of cannabinoids in cancertreatment.

Plenary 2: Cardiac Toxicities Arising from Cancer Therapies Chair:IanOlverThomasSuter.IschemicHeartDiseaseintheCancerPatient:ConsiderationsBeyondConventionalArteriosclerosisMichaelEwer.MyocardialInflammationafterCheck-PointInhibitorExposure:HowSeriousistheProblemSandraSwain.NewCardiacGuidelines—WhereTheyAgree,WhereTheyDiffer,andHowDoesItAffectPatientCare

Cardiotoxicitycanbeaveryserioussideeffectofcancertherapy.Cliniciansneedtohaveasoundunderstandingof itsriskfactors,prevention,detection,andtreatment.Cardiotoxicityassociatedwithcytotoxicdrugs,suchasanthracyclines, iswellknown as a cumulative toxicity that lowers the ejection fraction. The targetedmonoclonal antibody, trastuzumab, is alsoassociatedwithcardiotoxicityandaddscomplexitytotreatmentdecision-making,particularlyinbreastcancer.Now,weareseeingmyocardialinflammationwiththenewcheckpointinhibitors.Newcardiacguidelinescoversuchrecentadvancesinthefield.Itis,therefore,timelytofocusonthissideeffect.Continued.

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Continued… Sneak-Peek at the 2018 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting Thomas Suter will focus onmechanisms beyond just arteriosclerosis when cancer patients present with ischaemic heartdisease.MichaelEwerwilldiscussthecardiaceffectsofthenew,targetedtherapies,whileSandraSwainwillguideusthroughthechangesinthemostrecentguidelines.

Plenary 3: Post Chemotherapy Cognitive Impairment

Chair:RajLallaMichelle Janelsins. Cognitive Complaints in Survivors of Breast Cancer After Chemotherapy Comparedwith Age-MatchedControlsKarinOlson.AssessingCognitiveFunctioninAdultsReceivingChemotherapyIda(Ki)Moore.OverviewoftheEffectsofCancerTreatmentonCognitiveImpairmentsinChildren

Cancer-relatedcognitiveimpairmentisasignificantsourceofdistressforcancerpatientsreceivingchemotherapy.Researchinthisareahasbeenlimitedbysmallsamplesizes,lackofpre-therapyandlong-termfollow-up,andotherproblems,suchasthedifficultyofassessing cognitive change.KarinOlsonwill address someof the challengesassociatedwithmeasuring cognitivechangesandproposesomestrategiesforaddressingthisissue.MichelleJanelsinswilldiscusstheresultsofalargeprospective,longitudinal, and nationwide study of breast cancer patients compared to age-matched controls, adjusting for relevantcovariates.Shewillalsodiscussriskfactorsforcognitivedeclineandavenuesforfutureresearch.AndIda(Ki)Moorewilladdressthe effects of chemotherapy on such cognitive functions as short-term memory, visual-motor integration, and attention inchildrenwithacutelymphoblasticleukemia(ALL).MooreandhercolleagueshavealsoinvestigatedriskfactorsandmechanismsfortheneurologicinjuryassociatedwithaggressivetreatmentdirectedatthecentralnervoussysteminchildrenwithALL.

WORKSHOPSYoucanfindfullworkshopdescriptions intheFebruary2018issueoftheSocietyNewsandattheMASCCAnnualMeetingwebsite.AllworkshopswillbeheldonthemorningofJune28th.Separateregistrationisrequired.

Workshop 1: Mucositis Study Design: What Do We Need to Know? ThisworkshopwillbeledbySharonElad,MucositisStudyGroup.

Workshop 2: Update and New Developments in Supportive Care of Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia ThisworkshopispresentedbytheSkinToxicitiesStudyGroupandwillbeledbyJenniferChoiandMarioLacouture.

Workshop 3: What Does the Future Hold? Prognostication in Advanced Cancer and Clinical Decision Making ThisworkshoprepresentsacollaborationoftheEducation,PalliativeCare,Nutrition&Cachexia,andPediatricsStudyGroupsandwillbeledbyDavidHui,MariannevandeWetering,PazFernández-Ortega,andEgidioDelFabbro.

Workshop 4: Update and New Developments in Supportive Care of Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy ThisworkshopispresentedjointlybytheNeutropenia,InfectionandMyelosuppressionStudyGroupandtheSkinToxicitiesStudyGroup,andwillbeledbyJeanKlastersky,MarioLacouture,JenniferChoi,andBernardoRapoport.

Workshop 5: Challenging Communications in Oncology Thisworkshop,whichrepresentsacollaborationbetweenthePsychosocialStudyGroupandthePalliativeCareStudyGroup,willbeledbyAndrewDavies,LidiaSchapira,PennySchofield,andGregCrawford.

PARALLELSESSIONSThis year’s parallel sessions will focus on numerous challenges facing cancer patients and caregivers, including themanagementofcancersymptomsandsideeffectsoftreatment.Topicswill includeoralhealth,bonehealth,cardiotoxicity,skintoxicities,mucositis,neuropathy,andinfections—tonamebutafew.Somesessionswillfocusattentiononspecificagegroups: pediatric patients, adolescents, and older adultswith cancer. Educational sessions include a seminar in preparingmanuscripts for journal submission and a special sessiononusing socialmedia to further the aimsof, and knowledge in,supportivecancercare.Therewillalsobeapreviewofnextyear’smeetinginSanFrancisco.

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Continued… Sneak-Peek at the 2018 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting

JOINTSESSIONSANDINTERNATIONALPERSPECTIVESEONS/ONS/MASCCJointParallelSessionEuropeanOncologyNursingSociety,OncologyNursingSociety,andMASCCThursday,June28,3:35-4:35EtiologyandManagementofSleepDisruption,FatigueandRelatedSymptomsAcrosstheCancerTrajectoryinPatientsandCaregiversThe sessionwill draw on the expertise of amultidisciplinary group of experts andwill provide information on the latestdevelopmentsinthecausesandmanagementofcancer-relatedfatigue,sleep,anddepressioninpatientsandcaregivers.

JASCC/MASCCParallelSessionFriday,June29,2:10-3:10TheEvolvingApproachtoManagementofCancerCachexiaSyndromeThe JapaneseAssociation of Supportive Care in Cancer joinsMASCC in highlighting emerging research on the causes andmechanismsofcancer-relatedcachexia.Speakerswilladdressrecentresearchandclinicalapplications.

SIOG/MASCCParallelSessionInternationalSocietyforGeriatricOncologyandMASCCSaturday,June30,8:40-10:10SupportingOlderAdultswithCancer:CognitiveImpairment,Delirium,andSleep—APracticalGuideTheInternationalSocietyofGeriatricOncology(SIOG) joinsMASCCtoaddressproblemsfacedbyolderadultswithcancer.Speakers will address the management of patients with cognitive impairment, delirium, and dementia, as well as sleepdisturbance,polypharmacy,andinappropriatemedicationuse.

AFSOSParallelSessionFrench-SpeakingAssociationforSupportiveCareSaturday,June30,12:15-1:45InternationalPerspective:AFSOS,theFrench-SpeakingAssociationforSupportiveCare

EasternEuropeParallelSessionSaturday,June30,12:15-1:45InternationalPerspective:DevelopingSupportiveCareinEasternEurope:DifferentModelsandSimilarChallenges

E-POSTERSE-postersessionswilladdresstopicsincancerpain,educationinsupportivecare,pediatrics,psycho-oncology,andqualityoflife. The posters, available for viewing throughout the meeting, also allow delegates to contact authors directly and areavailableforpreandpostviewingthroughtheMASCC2018conferenceapp.

ISOOSESSONSBone Necrosis: A Joint ASCO/MASCC/ISOO Consensus on Management and Prevention Strategies for the Oncologist and Dentist

Head and Neck Cancer Related Pain: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions Associated with Cancer Therapy: Separating the Good from the Bad and Ugly

MeetYourColleaguesinSupportiveCareThe Annual Meeting provides an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues from around the world. Takeadvantage of this chance to share research and clinical perspectives, as well as to welcome and introduce newMASCCmembersandyounginvestigatorstoexpertsinthefield.OpportunitiesfornetworkingwillincludeaWelcomeReceptionforNewMembersandAwardsCeremonies, theMASCCBusinessMeeting(GeneralAssembly),StudyGroupmeetings,andtheMASCCPresidentialDinner.

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MASCCatOncologyNursingSocietyAnnualCongressMASCCwillhaveaboothatthe43rdAnnualCongressoftheOncologyNursingSocietyinWashington,DConMay17to20.Ifyouareattendingthemeeting,pleasestopbyandsayhello!

Reminder:BookDiscountsforMembers!Visitourwebsite’sBooksPagetoseecurrenttitlesinsupportivecancercareandaccessbookdiscountsofupto30%forMASCCmembers.

Reminder:AnnualMeetingDeadlinesforSIOG(InternationalSocietyforGeriatricOncology)AbstractSubmissionDeadline:June8,2018|EarlyRegistrationDeadline:June19,2018

MASCC/ISOO2018—HelpSpreadtheWord!Our2018MeetingToolkit,http://www.mascc.org/meeting-toolkitHereyoucanfindPowerPointslidesets,banners,adverts,andsignaturebannerstouseinyouremailsignaturefiles.

BeaVoiceforMASCC!SayafewwordsaboutMASCCandourAnnualMeetingatyournextspeakingengagement.ContactMelissaChinatmchin@mascc.orgforafewMASCCslidestoaddtoyourpresentation.AndjoinusinViennaforanexcitingprogramfeaturingsupportivecareresearchadvancesandclinicalapplications.

VIENNA 2018

SAN FRANCISCO

2019SEVILLE 2020

June 28-30

Future MASCC/ISOO Meetings

YOKAHAMA 2021

June 21-23 TBA TBA

Get Involved in MASCC Study Groups TheAnnualMeeting isanexcellentopportunity to findoutwhatMASCCStudyGroupsaredoing. Ifyouareattending themeeting,feelfreetoattendanyStudyGroupmeetingsinwhichyouareinterested.Youdon’thavetobeamember.There,youwillhearaboutcurrentandupcomingprojects. Ifyouhaveaspecial interestorprojectinmind,youcanfindoutif it’ssomethingothersareinterestedin.MeettheStudyGroupleadersandfindouthowtogetinvolved.Remember,thisisyouropportunity to contribute toMASCC’s futuredirections andpriorities.Make sure your voice is heard. Youwill find all theStudyGroupmeetingslistedintheMeetingProgram.Pleasemakenoteofthesewhenplanningyoursessionattendance.

MASCCmembersunabletoattendtheAnnualMeetingcanstillparticipate inStudyGroupactivities.Participating inStudyGroupsisthebestwaytomeetlike-mindedcolleaguesandgetinvolvedinMASCCactivities.YoucanjoinuptothreeStudyGroups,andyoucanchangeyourStudyGroupmembershipatanytime.StudyGroupsconductliteraturereviewsandsurveys,organizeandconductresearchstudiesandeducationalprojects,anddeveloppracticeguidelines.AsaStudyGroupmember,youcancontributetoMASCCbyreviewingmeetingabstractsandeducationalmaterials,monitoringyourGroup’swebpage,andcontributinghelpfulresources.Eachyear,severalin-depthworkshops,presentedbyoneormoreStudyGroups,areheldattheMASCC/ISOOAnnualMeeting.Thesewell-attendedworkshopsprovideopportunitiesforparticipantstohearaboutthelatestresearch,tosharetheirownexperience,andtomeetcolleagueswithsimilarinterests.

IfyouareanewmemberorhavenotyetsignedupforStudyGroupmembership,besuretodoso.StartbytakingalookattheMASCCwebpagesofStudyGroups inwhichyou’re interestedorcontact theStudyGroup leaderstoaskhowyoucanbecomeinvolvedinongoingprojects.

ToselectorchangeyourStudyGroupmembership,goto“MyAccount”andthen“EditMyProfile.”KeepyourStudyGroupmembershipsuptodateinordertoreceivethelatestcommunicationsfromStudyGroupChairs. IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutStudyGroupsorhowtosignup,contactourStudyGroupCoordinator,LeslieJohnson.

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May 7-8, 2018Grandangolo in Oncologia: Focus Su Terapie Di Supporto(Focus on Supportive Care in Cancer)Bologna, Italy

May 17-20, 2018ONS 43rd Annual Congress Washington, DC, USA

June 27-30, 2018SIOG 2018 Advanced Course in Geriatric OncologyTreviso, Italy

September 17-18, 201833rd International Conference on Oncology Nursing and Cancer CareTokyo, Japan

September 23-26, 2018International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN)Auckland, New Zealand

October 19-23, 2018 ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology, 2017 CongressSecuring access to optimal cancer care.Munich, Germany

November 16-17, 2018Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology SymposiumSan Diego, California

November 16-18, 2018International Society of Geriatric OncologySIOG Annual ConferenceAmsterdam, The Netherlands

Have any news items to share? Please send contributions to Toni at tclark@mascc.org.

Cristina Abdalla, Brazil Masakazu Abe, Japan S. Adinarayanan, India Carla Agasi-Idenburg, Netherlands Trevor Austin, United States Gil Bar-Sela, Israel Patricia Brooks, Canada Catherine Carroll, Ireland Aditi Chaturvedi, India Yan Ki Cheung, Hong Kong Fernando Cintra, Brazil Johan De Munter, Belgium Ana de Santiago Ruiz, Spain Typhaine De Vandeul, France Annie Drowart, Belgium Marianna Ferrara, Italy Patricia Gibbons, United States Wendy Gifford, Canada Lisa Grech, Australia Mayank Gupta, India Sajid Haque, United States Iihara Hirotoshi, Japan Hidehito Horinouchi, Japan Markus Horneber, Germany Saurabh Joshi, India Susie Keepper, United States Mohd Yunus Khilji, India Changnam Kim, Republic of Korea

Antje Koller, Austria Chinthu S. Kumar, India Yun-Hsiang Lee, Taiwan Karine Legeay, France Chi Li, Australia Lucie Monceau-Baroux, France Stafanie Mooney, United States Tapajyoti Mukherjee, India Steven Oppenheim, United States Adaixa Padron, United States Brian Portanova, United States Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, India Nisha Rathi, United States Evgeniya Shatokhina, Russian Federation Pankaj Singhai, India Barbora Slaba, Solvakia Dawn Stacey, Canada Maria Suarez-Almazor, United States Thevakirupai Thirukumaran, Sri Lanka Tzuwen Tseng, Taiwan C. Daniel Udayan, India Helena Ullgren, Sweden Fusun Uzgor, Turkey Stephanie van Leeuwen, Netherlands Diane Von Ah, United States Ayse Zkaraman, Turkey

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