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An exciting multi-disciplinary event focusing
on the state-of-the-art in lung cancer management.

Perspectives in Lung Cancer provides a comprehensive overview of the most significant advances in lung cancer treatment presented by a world-renowned faculty and is designed to impact the daily practice of healthcare professionals.

 

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Noordwijk,The Netherlands


The 6th Princess Margaret Hospital Conference on New Developments in Cancer Management
4 – 6 October 2006
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4th European Conference: Perspectives in Gynecologic Oncology
19 – 20 January 2007
Barcelona, Spain

Friday, 8 September 2006

08:50
Welcome and introduction
Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD and Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD

Session I: State-of-the-art lectures

09:00
The changing epidemiology of lung cancer Carolyn Dresler, MD, MPA

09:20
Sex related differences in lung cancer
Enriqueta Felip, MD

09:40
Diagnostic algorythm
Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD

10:00
Staging – toward a new staging system
Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD

10:20
Prognostic and predictive factors
Nico van Zandwijk, MD, PhD

10:40
Panel discussion

11:10
Coffee break

Session II: Rare tumors

11:30
Diagnosis and staging of mesothelioma
Paul Baas, MD, PhD

11:50
Mediastinal tumors
Walter Weder, MD

12:10
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma: Diagnosis and treatment
Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD

12:30
The management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Jan P. van Meerbeeck, MD, PhD

12:50
Discussion

13:10
Lunch break

14:10
Lunch symposium supported by Roche

Session III: Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung

15:20
Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung: The pathologist’s point of view
Mauro Papotti, MD

15:40
Bronchoscopic treatment for typical and atypical carcinoids
Tom G. Sutedja, MD

16:00
Treatment concepts in small cell lung cancer
Nicholas Thatcher, MB, BChir, PhD

16:20
Diagnosis and management of large cell neuroendocrine lung carcinoma
Thierry Le Chevalier, MD

16:40
Panel discussion

17:00
Coffee break

Session IV: Difficult cases in lung cancer I

17:20
A patient with resectable small cell lung cancer
Paul R. De Leyn, MD, PhD

17:50
Supportive care in the lung cancer patient
Peter G. Harper, MD

18:20
Chair summary and take home message
Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD and Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD

18:30
Adjourn

 

 

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Saturday, 9 September 2006

Session V: Parallel meet the expert sessions

08:00
Diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion
Nico van Zandwijk, MD, PhD

Biomarkers and treatment of bone metastases
Paris A. Kosmidis, MD and Peter G. Harper, MD

Lung cancer in women
Enriqueta Felip, MD and Silvia Novello, MD

Session VI: Integrated therapeutic approach in lung cancer

09:00
Stage I-II- IIIAN1 NSCLC
Ulrich Gatzemeier, MD

09:20
Treatment of N2 disease
Johan F. Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD

09:40
Therapeutic approaches to stage IIIB patients Paul van Houtte, MD

10:00
A look at the future of lung cancer therapy Rafael Rosell, MD, PhD

10:20
Panel discussion

10:40
Coffee break

Session VII: Difficult cases in lung cancer II

11:00
The poor performance status patient with NSCLC
Egbert F. Smit, MD, PhD

11:30
Endobronchial treatment
Stefano Gasparini, MD

12:00
Stage IV disease
Wilfried Eberhardt, MD

12:30
Treatment of single site metastases
Ugo Pastorino, MD

13:00
Lunch break

Session VIII: New agents in lung cancer
Moderator: Christian Manegold, MD

14:30
Toll-Like receptor 9 (TLR 9) - activation for the treatment of advanced NSCLC Christian Manegold, MD

14:50
Multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Jean-Yves Douillard, MD, PhD

15:10
Vaccines
Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD

15:30
EGFR dual inhibitors
Robert Pirker, MD

15:50
Bortezomib
Lucio Crinò, MD

16:10
Apoptotic agents
Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD

16:30
Panel discussion

16:50
Chair summary and take home message
Pieter E. Postmus, MD, PhD and Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD

17:00
Adjourn

 

supported by Lilly