10th ESO SIOPE Masterclass in Paediatric Oncology
26.01.2026 - 15.03.2026
BLOCK 1 ONLINE - BLOCK 2 BARCELONA, SPAIN
MASTERCLASS
Block 2
12.03.2026 - 15.03.2026
10th ESO-SIOPE Masterclass in Paediatric Oncology
Programme
12 March | ||
| 19:30 | Participants' arrival, registration | |
13 March | ||
| 8:15 | Welcome by ESO and SIOPe Andishe Attarbaschi, AT | |
| 8:30 | Spotlight 1: Minimal detectable disease Cinzia Lavarino, ES - Carmelo Rizzari, IT | |
| 8:50 | Clinical session: Leukaemia | |
| 8:50 | Leukemia tumour board (3 cases by participants) Chairs:: Andishe Attarbaschi, AT - Susana Rives, ES - Carmelo Rizzari, IT | |
| 9:50 | Coffee break | |
| 10:20 | Clinical session: Lymphoma | |
| 10:20 | Lymphoma tumour board (3 cases by participants) Chairs:: Andishe Attarbaschi, AT - Jaime Verdú Amorós, ES | |
| 11:20 | Debate 1: Proton vs. Photon Therapy Geert Janssens, NL | |
| 12:00 | Clinical session: Nephrogenic tumour | |
| 12:00 | Nephrogenic tumor board (2 cases by participants) Chairs:: Maite Gorostegui, ES - Norbert Graf, DE | |
| 12:40 | Lunch | |
| 13:40 | PARALLEL SESSIONS: | |
| 13:40 | Small groups: tumour board (8 cases by participants) - Group red | |
| 13:40 | Small groups: tumour board (8 cases by participants) - Group blue | |
| 15:40 | Coffee break | |
| 16:00 | PARALLEL SESSIONS: | |
| 16:00 | Workshop: Communication with patients - Group A Luisa Basset-Salom, ES - Hannah Gsell, AT | |
| 16:00 | Workshop: Palliative care and end of life - Group B Emilia Comas, ES - Ana Lacerda, PT | |
| 16:00 | Workshop: Supportive care (nutrition, antibiotic prophylaxis, etc.) - Group C Thomas Lehrnbecher, DE - Bob Phillips, UK | |
| 18:00 | End of the first day | |
14 March | ||
| 8:30 | Spotlight 2: Etiology/predisposition of pediatric cancer Jette Bakhuizen, NL - Hector Salvador, ES | |
| 8:50 | Clinical session: Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumours Chairs:: Alvaro Lassaletta, ES - Andres Morales, ES | |
| 8:50 | CNS Tumours tumour board (3 cases by participants) | |
| 9:50 | Debate 2: Inequalities in Pediatric Oncology across Europe Guillermo Chantada, ES - Katrin Scheinemann, CH | |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 | Clinical session: Neuroblastoma Chair: Jaume Mora, ES | |
| 11:00 | Neuroblastoma tumour board (2 cases by participants) | |
| 11:40 | Spotlight 3: The most frequent infant cancers and their peculiarities including long-term effects Gianni Bisogno, IT | |
| 12:10 | Clinical session: Bone + STS tumours Chairs:: Andrea Ferrari, IT - Leo Kager, AT | |
| 12:10 | Bone + STS tumours tumour board (2 cases by participants) Discussion leader: Shushan Hovsepyan, AM | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | PARALLEL SESSIONS: | |
| 14:00 | Small groups: tumour board (8 cases by participants) - Group red | |
| 14:00 | Small groups: tumour board (8 cases by participants) - Group blue | |
| 16:00 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30 | PARALLEL SESSIONS: | |
| 16:30 | Workshop: Communication with patients - Group B Luisa Basset-Salom, ES - Hannah Gsell, AT | |
| 16:30 | Workshop: Palliative care and end of life - Group C Emilia Comas, ES - Ana Lacerda, PT | |
| 16:30 | Workshop: Supportive care (nutrition, antibiotic prophylaxis, etc.) - Group A Thomas Lehrnbecher, DE - Bob Phillips, UK | |
| 18:30 | End of the second day and aperitif at the venue | |
15 March | ||
| 8:30 | Debate 3: Antibody-based therapy + allo-SCT vs. CART in r/r ALL Andishe Attarbaschi, AT - Carmelo Rizzari, IT | |
| 9:10 | Clinical session: Very rare tumours Chairs:: Alicia Castañeda Heredia, ES - Andrea Ferrari, IT | |
| 9:10 | Very rare tumours tumour board (3 cases by participants) | |
| 10:10 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30 | PARALLEL SESSIONS: | |
| 10:30 | Workshop: Communication with patients - Group C Luisa Basset-Salom, ES - Hannah Gsell, AT | |
| 10:30 | Workshop: Palliative care and end of life - Group A Emilia Comas, ES - Ana Lacerda, PT | |
| 10:30 | Workshop: Supportive care (nutrition, antibiotic prophylaxis, etc.) - Group B Thomas Lehrnbecher, DE - Bob Phillips, UK | |
| 12:30 | Learning self-assessment test | |
| 12:50 | Closing remarks and departures | |
Faculty
Andishe Attarbaschi, Saint Anna Children's Hospital, Dept. of Paediatrics, Vienna, AT
Jette Bakhuizen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, ., Utrecht, NL
Luisa Basset-salom, ES
Gianni Bisogno, University of Padova, Dept. of Women's and Children's Health, Padova, IT
Alicia Castañeda Heredia, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, ., Barcelona, ES
Guillermo Chantada, Hospital Garrahan, Dept.of Haemato-Oncology, Buenos Aires, AR
Emilia Comas, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, ., Barcelona, ES
Andrea Ferrari, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Div. di Oncologia Pediatrica, Milano, IT
Maite Gorostegui, Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona, ., Esplugues de Llobegrat, ES
Norbert Graf, Saarland University Hospital (UKS), Dept. for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Homberg, DE
Hannah Gsell, AT
Shushan Hovsepyan, Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center, Dept. of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Yerevan, AM
Geert Janssens, University Medical Center Utrecht, ., Utrecht, NL
Leo Kager, St Anna Children's Hospital, Dept. of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Vienna, AT
Ana Lacerda, IPO Lisboa, Lisbon, PT
Alvaro Lassaletta, University Children's Hospital Nino Jesus, Paediatric Hematology Oncology Dpt., Madrid, ES
Cinzia Lavarino, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, ES
Thomas Lehrnbecher, University Children's Hospital, Dept. of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Frankfurt am Main, DE
Jaume Mora, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, ., Barcelona, ES
Andres Morales, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, ., Barcelona, ES
Bob Phillips, University of York, ., York, UK
Susana Rives, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, ., Barcelona, ES
Carmelo Rizzari, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo, University of Milano-Bicocca, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Dpt., Monza, IT
Hector Salvador, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, ., Barcelona, ES
Katrin Scheinemann, Stiftung Ostschweizer Kinderspital, Paediatric Oncology Dpt., St. Gallen, CH
Jaime Verdú Amorós, GVA.ES - Generalitat Valenciana, ., Valencia, ES



