20th Annual Multicenter Merkel Interest Group (MMIG) Meeting
January 31, 2026
Please join the Multicenter Merkel Interest Group (MMIG) meeting in Denver on Friday, March 27th 2026, from 6:30-8:30 PM (MST) at the American Academy of Dermatology Meeting (in the Denver Room of the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, on the Mezzanine level). Please find a floorplan attached.
We will offer a Zoom option for those who will not be in Denver.
Zoom log in: https://washington.zoom.us/w/94185214638
Meeting ID: 941 8521 4638
If joining by Zoom, you will be prompted to register for this event so that our team can keep track of attendees. For ease on the day of the event, you may register in advance using this link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/Lu2o7xfgQluzXu0jQiwrSQ
MMIG Meeting Agenda (times in MST)
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6:30-6:35pm
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Welcome
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Paul Nghiem, MD/PhD (University of Washington)
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6:35-6:50pm
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MCC Clinical Trial Updates
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Nicki Bouche, BS & Victoria Wilk, BA (University of Washington)
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6:50-7:05pm
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Post-PD1 Therapies for Refractory MCC
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Tarek Haykal, MD (University of Michigan)
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7:05-7:20pm
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Adjuvant RT After Complete MCC Excision
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Dan Coit, MD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
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7:20-7:30pm
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The Adjuvant MCC radiation Conundrum: A Different Way to View the Debate?
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Paul Nghiem, MD/PhD (University of Washington)
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7:30-7:45pm
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Single Fraction 8Gy for Adjuvant Treatment of Low-Risk Merkel cell carcinoma: A Prospective, Non-Randomized Trial
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Peter Ch’en, MPH (University of Washington) & Lisa Zaba, MD/PhD (Stanford University)
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7:45-7:50pm
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BREAK
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7:50-8:00pm
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Plans for a Study Using ctDNA as a Guide for Initiating Immunotherapy: TOMMORoW Trial
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Tomoko Akaike, MD (University of Washington)
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7:00-8:10pm
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An Updated MCC Recurrence Risk Calculator via International Collaborations
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Aubriana McEvoy, MD (Washington University, St. Louis)
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8:10-8:25pm
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How Much Has Immunotherapy Improved MCC Outcomes?
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Sophia Shalhout, PhD (Harvard University)
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8:25-8:30pm
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Closing remarks
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Paul Nghiem, MD/PhD
(University of Washington)
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Recording the meeting: We will be taking notes on each of the sessions and as with every previous year, we will prepare a brief written summary. We will record the presentation, but it will never be posted. Instead, the recording will be used to improve the accuracy of our summary and we may share it with individuals that were unable to attend on a case-by-case basis.
Please reach out to Kate Biese ([email protected]) and Paul Nghiem ([email protected]) if you have any questions.