Conference Program

We have published the program of Updates in Oncology Conference.

SCIENTIFIC THEMES: Translational oncology, Breast cancer, Melanoma, Lung Cancer, Radiotherapy, Pathology of cancer, Hepatocarcinoma/billiary tract, Gastric and Colorectal cancer, Prostate and kidney cancer, Supportive care in oncology.

 

Thursday, May 9, 2019

13:00 – 18:30 – Scientific Papers and Symposia
19:00 – Official Opening and Welcoming Cocktail

Friday, May 10, 2019

07:00 – 08:00 – Young oncologist (breakfast workshop) – How to make research MD Anderson Cancer Center – Ana Mercedes Ciurea, Monica Loghin, Catalin Loghin
08:00 – 18:30 – Scientific Papers and Symposia (with coffee breaks from 10:00 to 10:15 and 16:00 to 16:15; lunch from 13:00 to 14:00)
20:00 – Dinner

Saturday, May 11, 2019

08:00 – 18:30 – Scientific Papers and Symposia (with coffee breaks from 10:00 to 10:15 and 16:00 to 16:15; lunch from 13:00 to 14:00)
16:00 – 17:00 – Nutrition (workshop)
20:00 – Dinner

IMPORTANT! All the lectures will be given as follows: faculty updates (15 – 20 minutes), debates (20 minutes), expert conclusion (5 minutes).

13:0015:00SUPPORTIVE CARE  Chairmen: Monica Loghin, Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu
13:00 – 13:40 – Oncological drugs and shadow enemy – renal failureAdrian Covic
13:40 – 14:20 – Cardio-Oncology: A pragmatic primerCătălin Loghin
14:20 – 15:00 – Immunotherapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cells) induced neurotoxicityMonica Loghin

15:0015:25SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
15:00 – 15:15 – Satellite symposium – Sandoz – SA vs. LA G-CSF – optimal choice – Cristina Oprean
15:15 – 15:25 – Satellite symposium – Pfizer – Bigger expectations with first in class CDK4/6i: Raising the bar with Palbociclib in mBC careSimona Volovăţ

15:25 – 15:45 – Coffee-break

15:4517:00SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
15:45 – 16:00 – Satellite symposium BMS- Opdivo: Long-Term Survival Outcomes in Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung CancerIuliu Ionaş
16:00 – 16:30 – Satellite symposium Roche – Spotlight on cancer immunotherapy: Atezolizumab across lines of therapy and histologiesTudor Eliade Ciuleanu
16:30 – 17:00 – Satellite symposium Astra Zeneca – Molecular diagnosis and targeted therapy – Standard in NSCLC
Chairman: Constantin Volovăţ
Diana Petroiu, Ciprian Lovin

17:0018:00LUNG CANCER. IMAGING  Chairman: Lucian Miron
17:00 – 17:20 – Profilling a patient for immunotherapy in NSCLC?Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu
17:20 – 17:40 – Updates in SCLC cancerLucian Miron
17:40 – 18:00 – Essential items for structured reporting of rectal cancer MRIFerdinand Bauer

20:00 – Official Opening & Welcoming Cocktail (Voievozilor Hall, Palace of Culture) 

07:0008:00Young oncologist – Breakfast Workshop
How research is being done at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX
Ana Mercedes Ciurea, Cătălin Loghin, Monica Loghin, Ecaterina Dumbravă

08:0010:45BREAST CANCER (I) – Chairmen: Maria Joao Cardoso, Lucian Miron, Ecaterina Dumbravă
08:00 – 08:45 – Surgery after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy after St. Gallen 2019 – Debates: Is the axilla still a place to visit? – Expert opinion: What to do in clinical practice?Maria Joao Cardoso
08:45 – 09:30 – Breast Cancer-Immediate reconstruction and radiotherapy – evidence based recommendations – How do we do it in everyday practiceCarlos Comenda Mavioso
09:30 – 10:00 – Updates in luminal breast cancerDaniela Zob
10:00 – 10:45 – Updates in biology and treatment of triple negative breast cancerJoana Ribeiro

10:4511:00Coffee-break

11:0012:05BREAST CANCER (II) – Chairmen: Maria Joao Cardoso, Lucian Miron, Ecaterina Dumbravă
11:00 – 11:45 – What´s new in the HER2 + breast cancer treatmentBerta Sousa
11:45 – 12:05 – Translational research in breast cancer – Ecaterina Dumbravă

12:0513:50SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
12:05 – 12:25 – Satellite symposium Roche – Breast: “Twenty years of anti-HER2 monoclonal antibodies”Simona Volovăţ
12:25 – 12:55 – Satellite symposium Astra Zeneca – BRCA mutation in ovarian cancer, implication for clinical practice – Chairman: Dana Clement
Constantin Volovăţ
12:55- 13:10 – Satellite symposium Amgen – Kanjinti – The First and Only transtuzumab biosimilar, with switch data from the reference productD. Ghizdăvescu
13:10 – 13:35 – Satellite symposium Novartis – Berta Sousa
13:35 – 13:50 – Satellite symposium Sanofi – Cabazitaxel in metastatic prostate cancer – Suceava hospital experienceDoina Motan Ganea

13:5015:00Lunch (Panoramic Restaurant, Internațional Hotel)

15:0016:10TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH – Chairman: Sumit K. Subudhi
15:00 – 15:30 – Translational research and early clinical trials: from bench to bedside and backEcaterina Dumbravă
15:30 – 15:50 – Liquid biopsy-the new kid on the blockSimona Volovăț
15:50 – 16:10 – Debates: Challenges of translational researchEcaterina Dumbravă

16:1017:10SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
16:10 – 16:40 – Satellite symposium Janssen – News on advanced prostate cancer treatmentDana Clement
16:40 – 16:55 – Satellite symposium BMS – Optimal Sequence of Treatment in Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaDana Clement
16:55 – 17:10 – Satellite symposium MerckŞerban Negru

17:1017:25Coffee Break

17:2518:30PROSTATE AND RENAL CANCER – Chairman: Lucian Miron
17:25 – 18:10 – Immunotherapy in prostate cancer  – Sumit K. Subudhi
18:10 – 18:30 – Targeted therapies and immunotherapy in renal cell carcinomaŞerban Negru

20:00Dinner (Bellaria Hotel)

08:0009:15MELANOMA (I) -Chairmen: Merrick Ross, Şerban Negru
08:00 – 08:25 – Surgery for primary melanoma and micrometastatic lymph node disease – WLE, SLNB, CLNDRobert Andtbacka
08:25 – 08:50 – Application of special techniques to the diagnosis and management of melanocytic lesionsVictor Prieto
08:50 – 09:15 – Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant therapy for high risk and recurrent melanomaMerrick Ross

09:1509:30Coffee Break

09:3011:45MELANOMA (II) – Chairmen: Merrick Ross, Şerban Negru
09:30 – 09:55 – Therapies for metastatic melanoma – Targeted therapy, immunotherapy, intralesional therapyRobert Andtbacka
09:55 – 10:20 – Cutaneous side effects of targeted therapy and immunotherapy for advanced melanomaAna Ciurea
10:20 – 11:45 – Case discussionsMerrick Ross

11:4513:00SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
11:45 – 12:10 – Satellite symposium NovartisMichele del Vechio
12:10 – 12:25 – Satellite symposium BMS – Opdivo: Redefining the therapeutic algorithm in metastatic melanomaDiana Petroiu
12:25 – 12:45 – Satellite symposium Astellas – New challenges in hormonal resistant prostate cancerIuliu Ioan Ionaş
12:45 – 13:00 – Satellite symposium Amgen – Clinical practice – Vectibix, as first choice for WT mCRC patientsAmedeia Niță

13:0014:00Lunch (Panoramic Restaurant, International Hotel)

14:0016:00COLORECTAL AND HEPATOBILLIARY CANCER – Chairman: Viorel Scripcariu
14:00 – 14:30 – Multimodal treatment of mid and low rectal cancer-the experience on 600 cases of one surgical teamViorel Scripcariu
14:30 – 15:00 – Updates in hepatic transplantation for hepatocarcinoma. Surgical issues in hepatobilliary cancersCristian Lupașcu
15:00 – 16:00 – Sequencing of systemic therapies in HCCThe emerging role of immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: Can we transform it from palliative to curative?Ahmed Kaseb

16:0016:15Coffee Break

16:1517:15SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
16:15 – 17:00 – Workshop endorsed by Eli Lilly: Long-term enteral nutrition for outpatients
Chairman: Constantin Volovăţ
Surgeon’s point of viewNicolae Dănilă
Nutritionist’s point of viewLaura Mihalache
Medical oncologist’s point of viewIrina Grecu
17:00 – 17:15 – Satellite symposium Ipsen – Current practice in prostate cancer managementMihaela Spiridon

17:1518:30 IMAGING. RADIOTHERAPY – Chairman: Victor Prieto
17:15 – 17:35 – Prostate cancer – role of multi-parametric MRI and where are we todayDragoș Negru
17:35 – 17:55 – Histopathological insights into renal cell carcinoma: between simplicities and difficultiesIrina Căruntu, Delia Ciobanu Apostol, Simona Eliza Giuscă, Ana Pătrașcu, Dan Ferariu
17:55 – 18:15 – The Romanian contribution in hadron-therapy: history, realities and actualitiesNicolae Verga
18:15 – 18:30 – Radiomics: An Evolving Cornerstone of Precision MedicineCălin Buzea, Dragoş Iancu

20:00Dinner (Bucium restaurant)

13:0015:00SUPPORTIVE CARE  Chairmen: Monica Loghin, Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu
13:00 – 13:40 – Oncological drugs and shadow enemy – renal failure – Adrian Covic
13:40 – 14:20 – Cardio-Oncology: A pragmatic primer – Cătălin Loghin
14:20 – 15:00 – Immunotherapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cells) induced neurotoxicity – Monica Loghin

15:0015:25SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
15:00 – 15:15 – Satellite symposium – Sandoz – SA vs. LA G-CSF – optimal choice – Cristina Oprean
15:15 – 15:25 – Satellite symposium – Pfizer – Bigger expectations with first in class CDK4/6i: Raising the bar with Palbociclib in mBC care – Simona Volovăţ

15:25 – 15:45 – Coffee-break

15:4517:00SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
15:45 – 16:00 – Satellite symposium BMS- Opdivo: Long-Term Survival Outcomes in Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Iuliu Ionaş
16:00 – 16:30 – Satellite symposium Roche – Spotlight on cancer immunotherapy: Atezolizumab across lines of therapy and histologies – Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu
16:30 – 17:00 – Satellite symposium Astra Zeneca – Molecular diagnosis and targeted therapy – Standard in NSCLC
Chairman: Constantin Volovăţ
Diana Petroiu, Ciprian Lovin

17:0018:00LUNG CANCER. IMAGING  Chairman: Lucian Miron
17:00 – 17:20 – Profilling a patient for immunotherapy in NSCLC? – Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu
17:20 – 17:40 – Updates in SCLC cancer – Lucian Miron
17:40 – 18:00 – Essential items for structured reporting of rectal cancer MRI – Ferdinand Bauer

19:00 – Welcoming Cocktail

07:0008:00Young oncologist – Breakfast Workshop
How research is being done at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX
Ana Mercedes Ciurea, Cătălin Loghin, Monica Loghin, Ecaterina Dumbravă

08:0010:45BREAST CANCER (I) – Chairmen: Maria Joao Cardoso, Lucian Miron, Ecaterina Dumbravă
08:00 – 08:45 – Surgery after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy after St. Gallen 2019 – Debates: Is the axilla still a place to visit? – Expert opinion: What to do in clinical practice? – Maria Joao Cardoso
08:45 – 09:30 – Breast Cancer-Immediate reconstruction and radiotherapy – evidence based recommendations – How do we do it in everyday practice – Carlos Comenda Mavioso
09:30 – 10:00 – Updates in luminal breast cancer – Daniela Zob
10:00 – 10:45 – Updates in biology and treatment of triple negative breast cancer – Joana Ribeiro

10:4511:00Coffee-break

11:0012:05BREAST CANCER (II) – Chairmen: Maria Joao Cardoso, Lucian Miron, Ecaterina Dumbravă
11:00 – 11:45 – What´s new in the HER2 + breast cancer treatment – Berta Sousa
11:45 – 12:05 – Translational research in breast cancer  –Ecaterina Dumbravă

12:0513:50SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
12:05 – 12:25 – Satellite symposium Roche – Breast: “Twenty years of anti-HER2 monoclonal antibodies”- Simona Volovăţ
12:25 – 12:55 – Satellite symposium Astra Zeneca – BRCA mutation in ovarian cancer, implication for clinical practice- Chairman: Dana Clement
Constantin Volovăţ
12:55- 13:10 – Satellite symposium Amgen – Kanjinti – The First and Only transtuzumab biosimilar, with switch data from the reference product – D. Ghizdăvescu
13:10 – 13:35 – Satellite symposium Novartis –Berta Sousa
13:35 – 13:50 – Satellite symposium Sanofi – Cabazitaxel in metastatic prostate cancer – Suceava hospital experience – Doina Motan Ganea

13:5015:00Lunch (Panoramic Restaurant, Internațional Hotel)

15:0016:10TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH – Chairman: Sumit K. Subudhi
15:00 – 15:30 – Translational research and early clinical trials: from bench to bedside and back – Ecaterina Dumbravă
15:30 – 15:50 – Liquid biopsy-the new kid on the block – Simona Volovăț
15:50 – 16:10 – Debates: Challenges of translational research – Ecaterina Dumbravă

16:1017:10SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
16:10 – 16:40 – Satellite symposium Janssen – News on advanced prostate cancer treatment – Dana Clement
16:40 – 16:55 – Satellite symposium BMS – Optimal Sequence of Treatment in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma – Dana Clement
16:55 – 17:10 – Satellite symposium Merck – Şerban Negru

17:1017:25Coffee Break

17:2518:30PROSTATE AND RENAL CANCER – Chairman: Lucian Miron
17:25 – 18:10 – Immunotherapy in prostate cancer  – Sumit K. Subudhi
18:10 – 18:30 – Targeted therapies and immunotherapy in renal cell carcinoma – Şerban Negru

20:00Dinner (Bellaria Hotel)

08:0009:15MELANOMA (I) -Chairmen: Merrick Ross, Şerban Negru
08:00 – 08:25 – Surgery for primary melanoma and micrometastatic lymph node disease – WLE, SLNB, CLND – Robert Andtbacka
08:25 – 08:50 – Application of special techniques to the diagnosis and management of melanocytic lesions – Victor Prieto
08:50 – 09:15 – Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant therapy for high risk and recurrent melanoma – Merrick Ross

09:1509:30Coffee Break

09:3011:45MELANOMA (II) – Chairmen: Merrick Ross, Şerban Negru
09:30 – 09:55 – Therapies for metastatic melanoma – Targeted therapy, immunotherapy, intralesional therapy – Robert Andtbacka
09:55 – 10:20 – Cutaneous side effects of targeted therapy and immunotherapy for advanced melanoma – Ana Ciurea
10:20 – 11:45 – Case discussions – Merrick Ross

11:4513:00SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
11:45 – 12:10 – Satellite symposium Novartis – Michele del Vechio
12:10 – 12:25 – Satellite symposium BMS – Opdivo: Redefining the therapeutic algorithm in metastatic melanoma – Diana Petroiu
12:25 – 12:45 – Satellite symposium Astellas – New challenges in hormonal resistant prostate cancer – Iuliu Ioan Ionaş
12:45 – 13:00 – Satellite symposium Amgen – Clinical practice – Vectibix, as first choice for WT mCRC patients – Amedeia Niță

13:0014:00Lunch (Panoramic Restaurant, International Hotel)

14:0016:00COLORECTAL AND HEPATOBILLIARY CANCER – Chairman: Viorel Scripcariu
14:00 – 14:30 – Multimodal treatment of mid and low rectal cancer-the experience on 600 cases of one surgical team – Viorel Scripcariu
14:30 – 15:15 – Updates in hepatic transplantation for hepatocarcinoma. Surgical issues in hepatobilliary cancers – Cristian Lupașcu
15:15 – 16:00 – The emerging role of immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: Can we transform it from palliative to curative? – Ahmed Kaseb

16:0016:15Coffee Break

16:1517:15SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
16:15 – 17:00 – Workshop endorsed by Eli Lilly: Long-term enteral nutrition for outpatients
Chairman: Constantin Volovăţ
Surgeon’s point of view – Nicolae Dănilă
Nutritionist’s point of view – Laura Mihalache
Medical oncologist’s point of view – Irina Grecu
17:00 – 17:15 – Satellite symposium Ipsen – Current practice in prostate cancer management – Mihaela Spiridon

17:1518:30 IMAGING. RADIOTHERAPY – Chairman: Victor Prieto
17:15 – 17:35 – Prostate cancer – role of multi-parametric MRI and where are we today – Dragoș Negru
17:35 – 17:55 – Histopathological insights into renal cell carcinoma: between simplicities and difficulties – Irina Căruntu, Delia Ciobanu Apostol, Simona Eliza Giuscă, Ana Pătrașcu, Dan Ferariu
17:55 – 18:15 – The Romanian contribution in hadron-therapy: history, realities and actualities – Nicolae Verga
18:15 – 18:30 – Radiomics: An Evolving Cornerstone of Precision Medicine – Călin Buzea, Dragoş Iancu

20:00Dinner (Bucium restaurant)

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