Symposium Theme: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges

Dates: July 17, 2026

Location: Louisville, KY / Hybrid Virtual

The Science of Hope

Focus: Medical advancements, clinical trials, and the future of treatment.

This event is intended for patient advocates, caregivers, oncology professionals, and researchers.

Time	Session Title	Description
9:00 AM	Opening Keynote Panel: The 2026 MBC Landscape	A high-level overview of the shift toward "chronic disease management" in MBC, featuring local and national oncology leaders and patient advocates.
10:30 AM	ADC 2.0: The Precision Revolution	Deep dive into the newest generation of Antibody-Drug Conjugates and how they are changing outcomes for HER2-low and Triple Negative patients.
11:45 AM	Liquid Biopsies & MRD	How blood-based testing is now being used to monitor treatment response in real-time and catch resistance mutations (like ESR1) earlier.
1:00 PM	Networking Lunch: "Research Q&A"	Q&A with researchers funded by Twisted Pink.
2:30 PM	Clinical Trials: Beyond the Last Resort	A workshop on navigating the 2026 trial landscape, emphasizing trial matching tools and diversity in participation.
4:00 PM	AI in Your Care: Friend or Foe?	Discussing how AI is being used in 2026 for scan interpretation and personalized risk modeling, while addressing data privacy.

Presenting Sponsors:

2026 MBC Symposium