Lunch and WELCOME

CENTRALE MODERATOR: DR. MARC CLAESSENS, AZ KLINA BRASSCHAAT

Bladder cancer

Chairs: Prof Dr. Karel Decaestecker & Prof. Dr. Christof Vulsteke

Panel:

• Prof. Dr. Charles Van Praet, Urology, UZ Gent, BE
• Dr. Thomas Van den Broeck, Urology, ZAS, BE
• Dr. Thomas Meyskens, Oncology, AZ Klina Brasschaat, BE

WHAT TO ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE PATIENT: LIVE DISCUSSIONS

NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER MANAGEMENT: TRANSLATING EMERGING EVIDENCE INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE

• Do I really need a re-TURBT?
• Hi doc, can you take my bladder polyp away with a robot?
• BCG does not work, my bladder cancer comes back. Can you spare my bladder?

MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER MANAGEMENT: TRANSFORMING THE TREATMENT LANDSCAPE

• I read in the newspaper about a new drug before bladder removal to improve my chances. Can I get this?
• 60% chance that my bladder cancer melts away. Why would you still take my bladder out?
• My bladder is out and the scan is perfect, why do I need to keep on receiving this drug infusions for another 8 months?

Coffee break

CENTRALE MODERATOR: DR. MARC CLAESSENS, AZ KLINA BRASSCHAAT

Testis cancer: Seminoma stage IIa-IIb: knife, ray or drug

Chairs: Prof. Dr. Maarten Albersen & Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer.

• The plea for chemotherapy Dr. Michiel Strijbos, Medical Oncology, AZ Tienen, BE
• The plea for surgery Prof. Dr. Maarten Alberssen, Urology, UZ Leuven, BE
• The plea for radiotherapy Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer, Radiotherapy, UZ Leuven, BE

Coffee Break

Satellite symposium – Janssen Pharmaceutica

Networking Reception & Congress Dinner

Prostate cancer

Chairs: Dr. Filip Ameye & Prof. Dr. Steven Joniau

Panel: 

• Prof. Dr. Alberto Bossi, AMETHYST Radiotherapy Group, Charlesbourg-La Défense centre, FR
• Dr. Lorenzo Staelens, Radiotherapy, AZ Delta Roeselare, BE
• Dr. Sarah Buelens, Urology, UZ Brussel, BE

What to answer to the question of the patient: live discussions

1. “I am 59 and my PSA is 3.45. My GP says this is ok.”
2. “My urologist says I can wait till my PSA goes up”
3. “Do I need hormones and how long?”
4. “Is there an alternative to treat my single bone metastasis?”
5. “What are the advantages to take these extra pills?”
6. “Is there something wrong with my DNA?”

Coffee break

Renal cell cancer

Chairs: Dr. Peter Schatteman & Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer

What to answer to the question of the patient: live discussion

1. “Here is my CT. Do I really need to get the whole kidney out?”
   Prof. Dr. Karel Decaestecker, Urology, AZ Maria Middelares, BE
2. “After the surgery, my GP said it is a bad tumor: can you offer me something extra that makes me live longer?”
   Dr. Tom Van den Mooter, Urology, ZAS, BE
3. “Do I really need to take these pills for those 2 lung lesions?”
   Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer, Radiotherapy, UZ Leuven, BE

Closing remarks & farewell

LUNCH