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Overview: biology is the foundation of therapy; Part I. Basic Research: Introduction to basic research; Section 1. Models and Tools for Metastasis Studies: 1. Animal models of cancer metastasis; 2. Drosophila and zebrafish: genetic models for cancer metastasis; 3. Computational models; 4. Intravital microscopy to visualize invasion and metastasis; Section 2. Genes: 5. Metastasis-promoting genes; 6. The role of metastasis suppressor genes in metastasis; 7. Stromal-derived factors that dictate organ-specific metastasis; 8. Metastasis genes: epigenetics; 9. Germline variation and other host determinants of metastatic potential; 10. The influence of aging and cellular senescence on metastasis; Section 3. Various Properties of Cancer Cells: 11. The continuum of epithelial mesenchymal transition - implication of hybrid states for migration and survival in development and cancer; 12. Apoptosis, anoikis, and senescence; 13. Metastatic inefficiency and tumor dormancy; Section 4. Stromal Cells/Extracellular Matrix: 14. Role of inflammation in metastatic progression; 15. Proteolytic cascades in invasion and metastasis; 16. Role of matrix metalloproteinases in tumor invasion and metastasis; 17. Cell-derived microvesicles and metastasis; Section 5. Systemic Factors: 18. Exploring the earliest steps in metastasis: the pre-metastatic niche; 19. Growth regulatory pathways contributing to organ selectivity of metastasis; 20. Determinants of organ-specific metastasis; 21. Function and expression of the uPA/uPAR system in cancer metastasis; 22. The lymphatics: on the route to cancer metastasis; Part II. Clinical Research: 23. Introduction to clinical research; 24. Sarcoma; 25. Neuroblastoma; 26. Retinoblastoma; 27. Primary brain tumors and cerebral metastases; 28. Head and neck cancer metastasis; 29. Cutaneous melanoma: therapeutic approaches for metastatic disease; 30. Gastric cancer metastasis; 31. Metastatic pancreatic cancer; 32. Metastasis of primary liver cancer; 33. Advances in management of metastatic colorectal cancer; 34. Lung cancer metastasis; 35. Metastatic thyroid cancer: evaluation and treatment; 36. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma; 37. Bladder cancer; 38. Bone complications of myeloma and lymphoma; 39. Breast metastasis; 40. Gynecologic malignancies; 41. Prostate cancer metastasis: thoughts on biology and therapeutics; 42. The biology and treatment of metastatic testicular cancer; 43. Applications of proteomics to metastasis diagnosis and individualized therapy; 44. Critical issues of research on circulating and disseminated tumor cells in cancer patients; 45.  Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy; 46. Molecular imaging and metastasis; 47. Preserving bone health in malignancy and complications of bone metastases; 48. Role of platelets and thrombin in metastasis; Section 6. Therapies: 49. Cancer nanotechnology offers great promise for cancer research and therapy; 50. Metronomic chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic disease: from preclinical research to clinical trials; 51. Immunotherapy; 52. Discovery and development of drugs targeting tumor invasion and metastasis; 53. The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic disease; 54. Prospects for clinical trials of metastasis inhibitors.

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