Pre-ISPN Neuro-Oncology Symposium: Molecular Biology for Neuro-Oncology: An Update
Organized by: SIOP-Europe Brain Tumour Training & Education Group
Convenors: Guirish A Solanki, John Apps, Claudia Faria, Christian Dorfer, Enrico Opocher, Yasmin Lassen
Date: 06 December 2022 / 11:55 - 17:00 (Local Singapore Time)
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Symposium Registration:
There is limited space and registration will be on "first come – first served" basis. All registered and paid attendees are eligible to attend. You will receive your personal registration link by email from the Meeting Secretariat.
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Time |
Section |
Description |
Speaker |
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11:55-12:00 |
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Welcome and Introduction |
Guirish Solanki/Prof. Wan Tew Sew |
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12:00-12:30 |
Neuro-Oncology |
Therapeutic Implications of New Molecular Understandings & Classification of Childhood Brain Tumours |
Prof. Roger Packer Brain Tumor Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA |
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12:30-12:35 |
Discussion |
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12:35-13:05 |
Neuro-pathology
Molecular Classification
Molecular Characterisation |
WHO classification of pediatric CNS tumors – principles and opportunities |
Prof. David Ellison Chair of the Department of Pathology, St Jude’s Hospital, Memphis, USA |
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13:05-13:25 |
Updates on the WHO Classification of Paediatric Brain Tumours 2021 |
Jason Chiang Consultant Neuro-pathologist, St Jude’s Hospital, Memphis, USA |
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13:25-13:30 |
Discussion |
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13:30-13:45 |
Neuropathology: From Surgery to Tissue Diagnosis |
Ashirwad Merve Senior Neuro-Pathologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK |
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13:45-14:00 |
Molecular Characterization of Medulloblastomas in a Single Institution |
Enrica Tan Senior Consultant Oncologist, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Singapore |
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14:00-14:15 |
Neurosurgery |
Surgical Implications of Medulloblastoma Subgroups |
Prof. Christian Dorfer Vice-Chair Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria |
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14:15-14:20 |
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Discussion |
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14:20-14:50 |
Germ Cell Tumours |
Management of Germ Cell Tumours: An Update |
Prof. Gabriele Calaminus |
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14:50-15:05 |
Surgery for Germ Cell Tumours |
Prof. Robert Hsin-Hung Chen Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
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15:05-15:10 |
Discussion |
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15:10-15:30 |
Neurosurgery |
Stereotactic & Robotic Brainstem Biopsy in the era of Molecular Stratification: A Path to biological therapies |
Guirish Solanki Consultant Neurosurgeon, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK |
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15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45-16:00 |
Global Neuro-Oncology |
Can Genomic Innovations in paediatric brain tumours Transform Outcomes in Low/Middle-Income Countries |
Prof Simon Bailey Professor of Paediatric Neuro-Oncology, Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
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16:00-16:30 |
Round Table: Molecular Biology Advances: The Global Perspective |
Alan Davidson (Africa), |
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16:30-16:45 |
Putting it all together |
Guirish Solanki / Simon Bailey |
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16:45-17:00 |
Closing Remarks |
Final Thoughts |
Guirish Solanki/Prof. Wan Tew Sew |