Basic Principles in Oncology Course
Basic Principles in Oncology Course
Arrivals and registration
Departure from hotel
Registration
Welcome and general introduction
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: state of play
Principles of cancer etiology and epidemiology
The hallmarks of cancer: Perspectives for cancer medicine
Principles of cancer genetics
Coffee break
Basic cancer pathology
Principles of biomarker assessment including role of NGS
Principles of staging systems
Basic principles of imaging in cancer assesment
Role of nuclear medicine
Lunch
Principles of surgical oncology
Principles of radiotherapy: Planning , techniques and side effects
How to prepare a clinical case presentation
Coffee break
Introduction to clinical trials
Transfer to hotel
Free evening to explore Luxembourg
Departure from hotel
Basic principles of chemotherapy with toxicity
Basic principles of targeted therapy with toxicity
Basic principles of endocrine therapy with toxicity
Basic principles of immunotherapy with toxicity
Coffee break
Principles of patient assessment
Clinical case presentations and discussion
Pathology ( metastasis of unknown primary)
Carolin Mogler (DE)Immunotherapy
Danny Kupka (CH)Radiotherapy
Barbara Alicja Jereczek-fossa (IT)Targeted therapy
Patrick Neven (BE)Lunch
Oncological emergencies (including infections)
Principles of communication with the cancer patients
Multidisciplinary care and tumor boards
Survivorship issues in cancer patients
Coffee break
Availability and rational use of anti-cancer therapies (priorities or access to drugs)
Career planning and opportunities - Round table discussion
Transfer to hotel
Dinner at hotel
Departure from hotel
Principles of supportive care in cancer patients
Cancer in the Elderly
Principles of palliative care in cancer patients
Coffee break
Critical appraisal of papers
Clinical case presentations and discussion
A palliative care case
Dirk Schrijvers (BE)Case on infection
Anastasia Constantinidou (CY)Self assessment test
Closing remarks
Transfer to hotel or airport
Abdelkader Heddar
Luxembourg Institute of Health, LuxGen Genome Center, Dudelange, LU
Alexandru Eniu
Genolier Cancer Center, Clinique de Genolier, Medical Oncology Dpt., Genolier, CH
Anastasia Constantinidou
Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre and Medical School University of Cyprus, Dept. of Oncology, Nicosia, CY
Barbara Alicja Jereczek-fossa
European Institute of Oncology, Dept. of Radiotherapy, Milano, IT
Carolin Mogler
Technical University Munich, Molecular Pathology Department, Munich, DE
Danny Kupka
Freiburger Spital, HFR Kantonsspital Freiburg, Dept. of Oncology, Freiburg, CH
Dirk Schrijvers
Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen-Middelheim, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Antwerp, BE
Douglas Hanahan
ISREC- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer, Dept. of Life Sciences, Lausanne, CH
Fatima Cardoso
ABC Global Alliance, -, Lisbon, PT
Freddie Bray
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Cancer Surveillance Branch, FR
Ian Tannock
Princess Margaret Hospital, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Toronto, CA
Joseph Gligorov
Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie AP-HP Sorbonne Uiversité, Oncologie Médicale site hôpital Tenon, Paris, FR
Lioe-fee De Geus-oei
Leiden University Medical Center, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Department, Leiden, NL
Luzia Travado
Champalimaud Foundation, Champalimaud Clinical and Research Center, Lisbon, PT
Matthias Schuppe
European Commission, Luxembourg, LU
Matti Aapro
Clinique de Genolier, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, CH
Patrick Neven
University Hospitals Leuven, Gynaecologic Oncology, Leuven, BE
Petra Steyerova
General University Hospital Prague, Clinic of Radiology, Breast Cancer screening and diagnostic center, Prague 2, CZ
Riccardo A. Audisio
Institute of Clinical Sciences - Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept. of Surgery, Göteborg, SE
Silvia Brotea-mosoiu
Oncology Institute of Bucharest, Medical Oncology Dept., Bucharest, RO
Sophie Servais
University of Luxembourg, Oncology Department, Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
Stefan Rauh
Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch Differdange et Esch, Medical Oncology/ Hematology Department, Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
