Friday, October 9, 2009
| 9.00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10.00 | Opening and welcome. President Hanna Mäenpää |
| 10.15 | Session I : Angiogenesis in brain tumours
Chair: Prof. Hans Skovgaard Poulsen and Dr. Pirjo Laakkonen
Lecture: Prof. Hans Skovgaard Poulsen: Angiogenesis in gliomas
-oral presentations |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | Session II: Gene therapy and other innovative therapies
Chair: Prof. Juha Jääskeläinen and Prof. Roger Henriksson
Lecture:. Prof. Seppo Ylä-Herttuala: Gene therapy in gliomas
Lecture: Prof WolfgangWick, EORTC: Future aspects in glioma treatment
-oral presentations |
| 15.00 | Coffee + Tour in Jail |
| 15.30 | Session III: Controversies
Chair: Prof. Knut Lote and Dr. Matti Seppälä
Prof. Juha Jääskeläinen: Controversies in the neurosurgical treatment of gliomas.
Prof. Roger Henriksson: Controversies in the oncological treatment of gliomas. |
| 16.30 | Highlights of the day and general discussion. Dr. Hanna Mäenpää |
| 17.10 | Departure from the hotel lobby to Suomenlinna Fortress. Please be prepared for a short walk (15 min to the ferry leaving from Square Market. Take warm clothes and comfortable shoes. |
| 17.40 | Ferry from Market Square (main quay) to Suomenlinna |
| 18.00 | Sight seeing Suomenlinna guided by Dr. Matti Seppälä |
| 19.00 | Dinner at Pirunkirkko |
| 22.20 | Ferry leaves to Helsinki |
Saturday, October 10, 2009
| 9.00 | Session IV: Advances in radiotherapy
Chair: Prof. Heikki Minn and Dr. Mikko Tenhunen
Lecture : Dr. Leena Kankaanranta: BNCT |
| 9.45 | Lecture : Prof Erik Blomquist: Proton treatment |
| 10.15 | Coffee |
| 10.30 | Session V: Stem cells
Chair: Dr. Anders Paetau and Dr. Olli Tynninen
Lecture: Dr. Simone Niclou: Stem cells in glioma
-oral presentations |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | Session VI: Diagnostic aspects of gliomas
Chair: Prof. Hannu Haapasalo and Dr. Simone Niclou
Lecture1: Dr. Anders Paetau: Pathologic diagnosis of gliomas: Diagnostic, prognostic and predictive markers.
Lecture 2: Prof. Sakari Knuutila: Molecular pathology of solid tumours: Current status and new trends in gliomas (to be confirmed) |
| 14.00 | General assembly: Dr. Hanna Mäenpää
-Next president, next meeting
-Closing remarks
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The main topics of the program will be basic, translational and clinical research within neuro-oncology
Update your knowledge in new treatment modalities in glioma: gene theraphy, antiangiogenic treatment and new methods in radiotherapy.
What is the role of surgery in the modern treatment of brain tumours?
Stem cells, what do we know about their role in glioma.
Diagnostic, prognostic and predictive factors in brain tumors.
