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British Gynaecological Cancer Society International Scientific Meeting

Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool UK
13 & 14 November 2008
European Society of Gynaecological Oncology   European Society for Medical Oncology

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Scientific Programme

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Thursday, 13 November

09:00
10:00
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

10:00
12:30
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

A Tristram (Cardiff)
'Vaccines for cervical cancer- which populations and why?'

M Gore (London)
'Targeted therapies in gynaecological cancers - the way forward'

C Kingsland (Liverpool)
'Egg preservation for gynaecological cancers'

12:30
13:30
Lunch / posters / exhibition viewing

13:30
15:00
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

A van der Zee (Groningen)
'Neo-adjuvant therapy for ovarian cancer - clinical aspects'

J Brenton (Cambridge)
'Neo-adjuvant therapy for ovarian cancer - molecular aspects'

E Berns (Rotterdam)
'Towards a platinum response signature in ovarian cancer'

15:00
15:45
DEBATE 1

J Sehouli (Berlin)
'Endometrial cancer - the role of adjuvant chemotherapy'

C Creutzberg (Groningen)
'The relative merits of radiation therapy for endometrial cancer'

Moderator: G Thomas (Canada)

15:45
16:15
Tea, Coffee & exhibition viewing

16:15
17:15
CLINICAL TRIALS

A Du Bois (Wiesbaden)
G Rustin (London)
'The implications of recent clinical trials on clinical practice in ovarian cancer'

17:15
18:30
AGM

19:30
20:00
Dinner, Crowne Plaza, Liverpool

Friday, 14 November

08:30
10:15
PROFFERED PAPERS

09:45
10:30
TUMOUR BOARD

10:15
10:30
Tea, Coffee & Exhibition viewing

10:30
11:15
D Luesley / J Herod - Chairs
Surgery

'GROINS II Study in vulvar cancer'
'Fertility sparing surgery for cervical cancer'
'Maximal cytorecuctive surgery in ovarian cancer'

11:15
12:00
P Blake / H Gabra - Chairs
Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy

'Uterine serous tumours' Dr N Reed
'Carcinosarcomas' Professor H Gabra
'Chemotherapy for cervical cancer' Dr P Symonds

12:00
12:30
J Winning / S Roberts - Chairs
Nursing

'Liverpool care of the dying pathway' A Roberts (Liverpool)
'The development of a nurse led holistic follow up clinic' S Roberts (Liverpool)

12:30
12:45
U Beller (Israel)

'ESGO and International Journal of Gynaecological Cancer – the way forward'

12:45
13:45
Lunch / posters / exhibition viewing

13:45
14:45
DEBATE 2

'Is surgery necessary for ovarian cancer?'

14:45
15:30
KEYNOTE LECTURE
P Selby (Leeds)

'Integration of Research and Clinical Practice in the UK'

15:30
16:00
Tea and Close

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