HUM-MOLGEN events: Cancer of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia: from Gene to Cure

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Cancer of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia: from Gene to Cure

January 18, 2002

European Cancer Centre, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
13-15 December 2002

Friday 13 December 2002
 Screening and prevention
 Epidemiology, causes & risks
 Diagnostics: clinical presentation, imaging and staging
 Molecular biological characteristics
 Surgery (live demonstrations)

Saturday 14 December 2002
 Histo-etiological and molecular diagnosis
 Radiation therapy
 Chemotherapy
 Surgical therapy
 Immuno- and gene therapy
 Palliative modalities, pain management and quality of life

Sunday 15 December 2002
 Workshops, several topics

Organized by:

European Cancer Centre

Invited Speakers:

H. Bartelink, Amsterdam, NL;A.C. Begg, Amsterdam, NL;R. Bernards, Amsterdam, NL;A.J.M. Berns, Amsterdam, NL; J.M. Blazeby, Bristol, UK; F.T. Bosman, Lausanne, CH;J.F. Bosset, Besançon, F; S.G. Bown, London, UK; P. Clark, Liverpool, UK; P. Correa, New Orleans, USA; D.T. Curiel, Birmingham, USA; E. van Cutsem, Leuven, B; T.R. DeMeester, Los Angeles, USA; C. Ell, Wiesbaden, G; P. Flamen, Leuven, A. van der Gaast, Rotterdam, NL; K. Geboes, Leuven, B; G. Giaccone, Amsterdam, NL; L. Gossner, Wiesbaden, G; V. Grégoire, Brussels, B; C.J. van Groeningen, Amsterdam, NL; C. Haustermans, Leuven, B; A. Hölscher, Köln, G; J.A. Jankowski, Birmingham, UK; J. Lagergren, Stockholm, S; J.J.B. van Lanschot, Amsterdam, NL; C. La Vecchia, Milan, I; W.R. Lees, London, UK; T. Lerut, Leuven. B; J.D. Luketich, Pittsburgh, USA; K.E.L. McColl, Glasgow, UK; F. McCormick, San Francisco, USA; C.J.L.M. Meijer, Amsterdam, NL; I.M. Modlin, New Haven, USA; F. Mornex, Pierre Benite, F; G.C. O’Sullivan, Cork, IRL; G.J. Peters, Amsterdam, NL; E.M. Quigley, Cork, IRL; R. Riddell, Hamilton, C; A.K. Rustgi, Philadelphia, USA; H. Scherübl, Berlin, G; S. Schneebaum, Tel Aviv, ISR; P.D. Siersema, Rotterdam, NL; J.R. Siewert, München, G; H.J. Stein, München, G; J.E. Tepper, Chapel Hill, USA; G. Triadafilopoulos, Palo Alto, USA; N. de Vries, Amsterdam, NL; T.N. Walsh, Dublin, IRL; H. Watanabe, Niigata, J.

Deadline for Abstracts:

1 Oct. 2002

Registration:

early (before 1 Oct. 2002) € 410, late € 455; student early (before 1 Oct 2002) €225, late students € 295; general on-site fee: € 545

E-mail:

for questions: ecc@ikca.nl, for registration tulpinst@amc.uva.nl

Posted by:

Veronique Ruiz van Haperen, PhD

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