Session 17

 

Sunday, September 3
4:30 – 6:30 pm

Room 2

 

 

Chemotherapy and Chemo-Radiotherapy in curative treatment of esophageal cancer

Future directions – Debates

 

Chairs: Arnaud Roth (Switzerland) – Salah-Eddin Al-Batran (Germany)

Panel: William Allum (UK) – Mark J. Krasna (USA) – Thomas Ruhstaller (Switzerland)
– Vikash Sewram (South Africa) – Fredrik Klevebro (Sweden)

 

 

• New techniques of radiotherapy. Alessia Pica (Switzerland)  
  IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy) – 3D conformal radiotherapy – Brachytherapy

Debate

• Chemotherapy alone + Surgery. Salah Al Batran (Germany)

vs

Chemo-Radiotherapy before surgery. Peter C. Wu (USA)

Debate

• Conservative curative treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer. Philippe Nafteux (Belgium)

• Trimodality therapy in esophageal cancer. Mark J. Krasna (USA)

• Is surgery needed in patients with complete response after Radio-Chemotherapy?
  Marc Schiesser (Switzerland)
• 
  The French / Swiss study protocol. Thomas Ruhstaller (Switzerland)

Debate

• Minimally invasive surgery following Radio-Chemotherapy. Fredrik Klevebro (Sweden)
• Salvage surgery, a new concept. Luigi Bonavina (Italy)

Debate