Recent Advances in Renal Cancer
14 - 15 May 2009
London
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Details
DAY 1 – Thursday 14th May
| 08.30-09.25 | Registration and refreshments |
| 09.25-09.30 | Welcome & introduction |
| 09.30-10.00 | Risk factors and predisposition Professor Eamonn Maher Professor of Medical Genetics and Honorary Consultant of Clinical Genetics University of Birmingham School of Medicine |
| 10.00-10.30 | Paediatric kidney cancers Dr Gill Levitt Consultant in Oncology and Late Effects Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London |
| 10.30-11.00 | Effective multidisciplinary approaches to management of renal cancer patients Dr Vincent Khoo Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Oncology Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| 11.00–11.10 | Discussion |
| 11.10-11.30 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 11.30-12.00 | Advances in diagnostic imaging and staging of renal tumours Dr Giles Rottenberg Consultant Urologist Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| 12.00-12.30 | Prognostic and predictive biomarkers – implications for treatment Professor Roz Banks Professor of Biomedical Proteomics St James’ University Hospital, Leeds |
| 12.30-12.40 | Discussion |
| 12.40-13.20 | Lunch and exhibition viewing |
| 13.20-13.40 | Tumour ablation for early renal cancer Dr Alice Gillams Senior Lecturer and Consultant University College London and University College London Hospital |
| 13.40-14.00 | Cryotherapy and partial nephrectomy for early stage disease Mr Chris Anderson Consultant Urological Surgeon St George's Hospital, London |
| 14.00-14.30 | Approaches for managing advanced and metastatic disease Dr James Larkin Consultant Medical Oncologist Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| 14.30-15.00 | Laparoscopic vs open surgery Mr David Hrouda Consultant Urological Surgeon Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London |
| 15.00-15.10 | Discussion |
| 15.10-15.30 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 15.30-16.00 | Advances in robotic surgery Mr Prokar Dasgupta Consultant Urological Surgeon Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital, London |
| 16.00-16.30 | Role of intraoperative pathological consultations Dr Cathy Corbishley Consultant Histopathologist St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London |
| 16.30-17.00 | Adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy? Dr Simon Chowdhury Consultant Medical Oncologist Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital, London |
| 17.00 | Discussion and close of day one |
DAY 2 – Friday 15th May
| 08.30-09.00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 09.00-09.30 | Role of tyrosine kinase and mTOR inhibitors in current and future therapies Dr Sara Ramsey Specialist Registrar in Urology Southern General Hospital, Glasgow |
| 09.30-10.00 | Efficacy of VEGF inhibition Professor JK Mellon Professor of Urology University of Leicester |
| 10.00-10.30 | Combination targeted therapies Dr Simon Chowdhury Consultant Medical Oncologist Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital, London |
| 10.30-10.40 | Discussion |
| 10.40-11.10 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 11.10-11.40 | Are autologous vaccines the future of renal cancer therapy? Professor Angus Dalgleish Professor of Oncology St George’s University of London |
| 11.40-12.20 | Reaction to the NICE Guidelines: clinical vs cost-effectiveness Professor Jonathan Waxman Professor of Oncology Imperial College, London |
| 12.20-12.30 | Discussion |
| 12.30-13.20 | Lunch and exhibition viewing |
| Chair: | Professor John Wagstaff Professor of Medical Oncology, Swansea School of Medicine & Director of the Wales Cancer Trials Network |
| 13.20-13.50 | Launch of the UK Guidelines for the systemic treatment of renal cell carcinoma Dr Paul Nathan Consultant Medical Oncologist Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Middlesex |
| 13.50-14.20 | Measuring the responses to therapy Professor John Wagstaff Professor of Medical Oncology, Swansea School of Medicine & Director of the Wales Cancer Trials Network |
| 14.20-14.50 | Long-term effects and toxicity of treatments for kidney cancer Dr Paul Nathan Consultant Medical Oncologist Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Middlesex |
| 14.50-15.00 | Discussion |
| 15.00-15.20 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 15.20-15.50 | Helping patients cope with kidney cancer Wendy Ansell Macmillan Urology Nurse Specialist St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London |
| 15.50-16.45 | Case studies of effective care pathways Mr Chris Anderson Consultant Urological Surgeon St George’s Hospital, London & Dr Jonathan Shamash Consultant Medical Oncologist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, St Bart's and the London NHS Trust |
| 16.45-17.00 | Discussion |
| 17.00 | Close of conference |
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