Final  program

 

 

Thursday 1st May 2008

 

 

17:00                Registration

 

17:30-19:00       Round table: New aspects in diagnosis of lung cancer

                        Chairs: D. Bouros, K. Syrigos

                              Moderators: K. Papazisis, S. Trifon

 

                        The new staging classification of lung cancer

                        J. P. Sculier

 

                        How to stage the mediastinum- when mediastinoscopy is obligatory?

                        E. Sepsas

 

                        New bronchoscopic techniques in the diagnosis of lung cancer (EBUS)

                        M. Zachariadis

 

                        Genetic biomarkers for early lung cancer detection

                        A. Charpidou

                       

19:00-20:00       Opening ceremony

                        Lecture: Dinners and wines in ancient Greece

                        S. Retsas

 

21:00                Welcoming reception ( Volcano View Hotel )

                        Greek Traditional Music

 

Friday 2nd May 2008          

 

08:45-09:10             Lecture: Preoperative evaluation    

                              J. Arapis

                              Chairs: P. Christaki, N. Galanis

 

09:10-10:00             Round table: NSCLC treatment

                              Chairs: K. Zarogoulidis, A. Rapti

                              Moderator: W. Eberhardt

 

                             Choosing the optimal first line treatment of NSCLC

                             K. Syrigos

 

                             Adjuvant chemotherapy: state of the art

                             R. Pirker                

 

10:00-10:20           Break

 

0:20-11:50             Round table: Novel therapeutics- the future

                            Chairs: K. Gourgoulianis, G. Stathopoulos

                            Moderator: N. Kerenidi, A. Rapti

 

                            Anti-VEGFR and advanced NSCLC

                            J. P. Van Meerbeck

 

                           Chemoembolization of lung cancer with cytotoxic agents

                           K. Malagari

 

                           The role of Cyberknife in the treatment of lung cancer

                           N. Salvaras 

 

11:50-12:05          Brake

 

12:05-12:25          Lecture: The role of surgery in the management of  Mesothelioma 

                           A. Foroulis

                           Chair: E. Sepsas

                       

12:25-13:25          Oral presentations

                           Chairs: P. Giaboudakis, E. Mylonaki

 

13:25-13:45          Posters Presentations

                           Chairs: M. Agelidou, D. Iakovidis

 

13:45-17:30          Break

 

17:30-19:10          Hot issues

                           Chairs: F. Palamidas, N. Secen, M. Veslemes

                           Moderators: E. Athanasiadis, G. Dahabre

 

                           Novel vaccines-Immunotherapy

                           Ν. Κerenidi

           

                           Neuroendocrine tumours

                           G. Stamatis

 

                           Lung cancer in women

                           M. Agelidou

 

                           Strategies to improve outcome in NSCLC stage IΙΙ

                           W. Eberhardt

 

19:10-19:25          Brake

 

19:25-19:45          Lecture: The role and the management of tumour hypoxia

                           N. Thacher

                           Chair: N. Secen

                           Moderator: R. Pirker

 

 

 

Saturday 3rd May 2008