About the Meeting

The 2025 MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting will bring Australian Oncologists together to discuss, learn, and plan as we pivot further into the rapidly expanding field of cancer immunotherapy. The meeting Beyond the Checkpoints – Navigating the Immunotherapy Revolution, will be a timely opportunity to explore how immunotherapy has not replaced, but has enriched cancer care alongside more established treatment approaches. The meeting will draw national and international experts together to face the dual challenges of immunotherapy failure and immune-related adverse events. Sessions will provide updates on key clinical advances across major cancer types, and cover the insights needed for attendees to stay ahead of the next wave of immunotherapeutics that lie Beyond the Checkpoints. How clinicians navigate the ever-changing treatment options, moving goalposts of survival, and access to evolving standards of care will form the central focus of this year’s professional sessions.

As the peak national scientific forum for Medical Oncologists, the 2025 meeting will host a comprehensive mix of scientific and professional sessions including dedicated trainee and YOGA content, oral and poster presentations, an extensive Industry Exhibition, and networking and social events headlined by the Annual Meeting Dinner.

We welcome you to join your colleagues for an energising Annual Meeting in Melbourne on 12 - 14 August, 2025.

Dr Miles Andrews and Dr Lavinia Spain

2025 ASM Co-Convenors

KEY DATES

Call for Abstracts Mon 2 Dec
Early Bird registration opens Mon 3 Feb
Early Bird registration closes Sun 15 Jun
Call for Abstracts closes Sun 15 Jun
Abstract selection advice Thurs 3 Jul
Travel Award Application closes Fri 11 July

All MOGA trainees are entitled to complimentary entry.
Date: Tuesday 12 August
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: Delacombe Room, Pullman Melbourne on the Park
Topic: Oral Chemotherapy: Advancing Treatment Beyond the Day Unit
Speakers:
- Dr Niara Oliveira, Medical Oncologist, Mater Hospital, Brisbane
- Dr Richard DeBoer, Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & Epworth Freemasons
This session will equip advanced trainees with valuable insights into the growing role of oral chemotherapy in oncology. The discussion will explore evolving practices in personalised medicine, address the challenges of patient adherence, and highlight key considerations in treatment safety.
Sponsored by Eisai
YOGA Members receive complimentary access
Date: Tuesday 12 August
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue:Stradbroke Room, Pullman Melbourne on the Park
Topic: Evolutions in HR+ HER2- EBC Adjuvant care; Selecting Patients and their Treatments.
Speaker: Dr Belinda Yeo
Join us for an insightful evening with Dr Belinda Yeo, who will present on the key critical advancements in adjuvant care including CDK4/6i, with a focus on the patient selection criteria for high-risk patients and abemaciclib, supported by recent data publications and real world evidence.
Sponsored by Eli Lilly
Abstract posters will be displayed throughout the meeting. In the second half of each lunchtime, presenters will stand by their posters to discuss their work during designated poster sessions.
Sponsored by Menarini
Each Abstract Award provides funding of AUD$2,000 to support the recipient’s professional education and research. Eligibility is exclusive to MOGA members.
Abstract Awards include:
- Best Oral Presentation by a Medical Oncology Trainee
  Dr David Yap
- Best Oral Presentation by a Young Medical Oncologist (within 5 years of receipt of Fellowship)
  Dr Catherine Bennett
- Best Oral Presentation by a Medical Oncology Consultant
  Dr Grace Gard
- Best Poster
  Dr Philip Macilwraith
Awards will be presented on Day 3 of the 2025 MOGA ASM
Only abstracts submitted by oncology trainees, clinicians, professionals and researchers can be submitted. Refer to Program Guidelines for more info. Abstracts will be considered for oral and poster presentations, and will be selected through a competitive review process.
Program Guidelines
Abstracts Frequently asked questions and Key Dates
Call for Abstracts closing date: Sunday, 15 June 2025
2025 Travel Award recipients
MOGA is offering travel awards to advanced Trainees and Young Oncologists (within 5 years of Fellowship) to support their attendance at the 2025 MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting. Eligibility is exclusive to MOGA members.
Award recipients will receive up to AUD $1000 to assist in covering their expenses (airfare and accommodation) to attend the meeting.
Recipients will be selected on merit based on the following application requirements:
1. Covering letter from the applicant outlining the anticipated professional benefits from meeting attendance, noting details of any abstract the applicant has submitted to the meeting and/or that has been selected for the Poster Display or an Oral Session as part of the meeting;
2. Full curriculum vitae including details of training, awards and prizes, publications and meeting presentations; and,
3. Letter of support from the applicant’s department head on the applicant’s suitability for receipt of an award.

For ASM inquiries, email moga@theconferencecompany.com

Mentorship

Connect and grow at this year's MOGA ASM! At the registration desk, you'll find "Looking for Mentor" and "Happy to Mentor" stickers to add to your name badge. This is a fantastic opportunity to either guide the next generation of oncologists or find an experienced mentor to support your journey. If you're passionate about sharing your expertise with a Trainee or Young Oncologist, or if you're a Trainee or Young Oncologist eager for guidance, simply pick up the relevant sticker and click here to join the National Oncology Mentorship Program (NOMP)

PROGRAM

Program

View the full meeting program including presenter biographies and abstract information at the link below.

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DAY 1

Tuesday 12th August
10.00am Workforce ASCO Joint Session: Strategies to Operationalise Wellbeing at an Individual and Institutional Level
12.00pm Lunch
1.00pm Symposium: Four-in-Twenty Practice-Changing Updates (Breast, Upper GI, Prostate, Lung)
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm Trainee Program: Things I Wish I Knew
3.30pm YOGA Program: The Modern Oncologists’ Toolkit
6.00pm Trainee Dinner
6.30pm YOGA Dinner

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DAY 2

Wednesday 13th August
9.00am Opening Ceremony & Keynote Session: Beyond the Checkpoints – Navigating the Immunotherapy Revolution
10.00am Morning Tea
10.45am Masterclass in Novel Immunotherapy Management Beyond the Checkpoints
12.15pm Lunch
1.30pm Oral Abstract Session: Trainees
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm Multidisciplinary Management of Brain Metastases
6.00pm ASM Dinner

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DAY 3

Thursday 14th August
8.00am Wiley: Meet the Publisher and Editor
9.00am Highlight Session: Shifting Paradigms: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Approaches
10.00am Morning Tea
10.15am Oral Abstract Session: Young Oncologists and Senior Consultants
11.30am Symposium: Raising the Bar with Novel Therapeutics and Combinations
12.30pm Lunch
1.00pm Industry Innovator Session: Bridging Funding to Enable Faster Access to Medicines in Australia
1.30pm Symposium: Including the Patient Perspective in Routine Care: How Can We Incorporate PROMs and What are the Barriers?
2.30pm Afternoon Tea
2.50pm Symposium: Voluntary Assisted Dying: Workforce Evolution and Access
4.200pm Closing Remarks and Award Presentations
*Sessions and times are subject to change.

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