Friday 25^th April 2008

14:00     Welcome and presentation of SAMO [D. Betticher]

14:05     Introduction [N. Demartines]

Rectal Cancer

14:15     Rectal cancer needs MRI to improve treatment strategy [G. Brown]

15:00     Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy – does it work without? [R. Fietkau]

15:45     Coffee break

16:15     Surgery of rectal cancer 2008 – State of the Art [D. Hahnloser]

17:00     Adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer – Rationale or emotional [D. Köberle]

17:45     TUMORBOARD (Chair: N. Demartines, M. Montemurro)

• simultaneous liver metastastsis (Disc: D. Köberle, G. Mentha)
• OP vs. Chemo – which comes first (Disc: G. Mentha, M. Montemurro)
• pulmonary mets – therapeutic nihilism or aggressive treatment (Disc: M. Montemurro)

18:30     Adjourn

Saturday 26^th April 2008

Colon Cancer and Liver Metastasis

08:00     Pathology: Molecular markers for colorectal cancer [W. Jochum]

08:45     Radiology: Preoperative diagnosis of liver metastases (MRI,CT,US,Volumetrie) [A. Denys]

09:30     Nucl. Med: PET – Staging / Restaging [T. Hany]

10:15     Coffee break

10:45     Oncology: State of the Art - Treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer [C. Köhne]

11:30     Oncology: Neoadjuvant treatment of liver metastases (incl. intrahep chemo) [A. Roth]

12:15     Lunch break

Colon Cancer and liver Metastasis

13:30     Surgical strategies to improve resecability of liver metastasis [G. Mentha]

14:15     TUMORBOARD (Chair: M. Montemurro)

• case presentations
• difficult diagnosis (Disc: A. Denys, T. Hany, G. Brown)
• complex strategies (Disc: C. Köhne, D. Köberle, G. Mentha)
• pulmonary mets (Disc: C. Köhne)

15:00     Conclusion and closure [N. Demartines, M.Montemurro]