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POSTGRADUATE COURSE EANO
VIII |
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| Thursday,
September 11, 2008 |
| 09:30-11:00 |
1. CANCER STEM CELLS AND TUMOR THERAPEUTIC
RESISTANCE
Chairperson: A. Tortosa (Barcelona, Spain)
Stem cells and the origin of gliomas
R. Galli (Stem Cell Research Institute, Milano, Italy)
Regulation of glioma stem cell self-renewal
J. Seoane (Vall d'Hebron Univ. Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona,
Spain)
Cancer stem cells and tumor resistance to treatment
A. Tortosa (Escola Universitària d'Infermeria, Universitat
de Barcelona, Spain)
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:30-13:00 |
2. MALIGNANT GLIOMAS: REVIEW OF LOCAL
THERAPIES
Chairperson: J. Piquer (Alzira, Spain)
Fluorescence - guided resection of malignant gliomas
W. Stummer (University of Dusseldorf, Germany)
Drug delivery systems for brain tumor therapy
C. Carapella (Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Roma, Italy)
Impact of new radiotherapy techniques in the treatment of malignant
gliomas
M. Santos (Clinica Benidorm, Alicante, Spain) |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00-15:30 |
3. UPDATE IN MEDULLOBLASTOMAS
Chairperson: A. Navajas (Bilbao, Spain)
Incidence and survival of Medulloblastoma
R. Peris (Spanish National Childhood Cancer Registries, University
of Valencia, Spain)
Biological markers in Medulloblastoma - Prognostic value of molecular
abnormalities
D. Ellison (Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
UK)
Stratification of treatment in medulloblastomas based on prognostic
factors
Radiotherapy: J. Giralt (Hospital Universitary Vall d´Hebron,
Barcelona, Spain)
Chemotherapy: A. Navajas (Pediatric Oncology Unit Hospital, Cruces,
Bilbao, Spain) |
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| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
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| 16:00-17:30 |
4. NEW IMAGING TOOLS IN THE MANAGEMENT
OF BRAIN TUMORS
Chairperson: J. Alvarez-Linera (Madrid, Spain)
Diffusion weighted and perfusion MR techniques in the evaluation of
brain tumors
J. Alvarez-Linera (Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid, Spain)
MR spectroscopy in the diagnosis and follow-up of malignant gliomas
R. Agatti (Hospedal Belarla, Bologna, Italy)
Role of positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of gliomas
H. Engler (Uppsala University, Sweden) |
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PROGRAMME POSTGRADUATE
COURSE |
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