Scientific Program

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September 29, 2025 (Monday)

08:00–08:15

   

Welcome message

David Cibula (Czech Republic)
 

08:15–10:15

 

Diagnostics and staging

Chairs: Daniela Fischerova (Czech Republic), Lukas Lambert (Czech Republic)

08:15–08:45   Rational use of imaging methods in gynaecological oncology
Daniela Fischerova (Czech Republic), Lukas Lambert (Czech Republic), Sona Balogova (Slovakia)
08:45–09:00   Preoperative staging of pelvic masses
Daniela Fischerova (Czech Republic)
09:00–09:30   Assessment of lymph nodes by US, PET and MRI
Filip Fruhauf (Czech Republic), Lukas Lambert (Czech Republic), Sona Balogova (Slovakia)
09:30–09:35   Fitness break
09:35–09:50   Pelvic side wall anatomy and assessment
Gabor Szabo (Hungary)
09:50–10:05   Imaging guided procedures
Maciej Stukan (Poland)
10:05–10:20   Discussion
10:20–10:45   Coffee break

10:45–12:10

 

Systemic treatment of ovarian cancer in the first line

Chairs: David Cibula (Czech Republic), Pavel Dundr (Czech Republic)

10:45–11:00   What is BRCA, HRD, HRR, and how they are tested
Pavel Dundr (Czech Republic)
11:00–11:15   Biomarkers in ovarian cancer – which and when
Vit Weinberger (Czech Republic)
11:15–11:20   Fitness break
11:20–11:35   Current SoA chemotherapy
Radoslaw Madry (Poland)
11:35–11:50   Maintenance treatment in 1L and beyond
David Cibula (Czech Republic)
11:50–12:10   Discussion
12:10–13:10   Lunch break

13:10–14:10

 

Live ultrasound scanning

Daniela Fischerova (Czech Republic), Filip Fruhauf (Czech Republic)

14:10–14:25

 

Best abstract session

Chairs: Michal Zikan (Czech Republic), David Cibula (Czech Republic)

14:25–16:00

 

Surgical treatment in early stages

Chairs: Michal Zikan (Czech Republic), David Cibula (Czech Republic)

14:25–14:45   Surgical treatment of early stage cervical cancer in the “after SHAPE” era
David Cibula (Czech Republic)
14:45–15:00   Surgical treatment of non-epithelial and other rare ovarian tumors
Michal Zikan (Czech Republic)
15:00–15:05   Fitness break
15:05–15:25   Sentinel lymph node biopsy in gynaecological cancers
David Cibula (Czech Republic)
15:25–15:40   Management of patients with micrometastases and isolated tumor cells in SLN
Roman Kocian (Czech Republic)
15:40–16:00   Discussion
16:00–16:25   Coffee break

16:25–17:50

 

Platinum resistant recurrent ovarian cancer (PROC)

Chairs: Toon van Gorp (Belgium), David Cibula (Czech Republic)

16:25–16:40   Current SoA treatment of PROC
Toon van Gorp (Belgium)
16:40–16:55   Predictive biomarkers and their testing
Pavel Dundr (Czech Republic)
16:55–17:05   What is ADC and how it works
Toon van Gorp (Belgium)
17:05–17:15   First ADC approved in ovarian cancer in Europe
David Cibula (Czech Republic)
17:15–17:30   Challenging management of new types of adverse events 
Sajjad Ahmad (United Kingdom)
17:30–17:45   Discussion
17:45–17:50   Fitness break


17:50–18:50

 


Fertility sparing treatment and cancer in pregnancy

Chairs: Jiri Slama (Czech Republic), Michael Halaska (Czech Republic)

17:50–18:05   Fertility preservation in cervical cancer
Jiri Slama (Czech Republic)
18:05–18:20   Fertility preservation in endometrial cancer
Mikulas Redecha (Slovakia)
18:20–18:35   Management of gynaecological tumors in pregnancy
Michael Halaska (Czech Republic)
18:35–18:50   Discussion

September 30, 2025 (Tuesday)

08:00–09:05

 

Endometrial cancer

Chairs: Ales Ryska (Czech Republic), Toon van Gorp (Belgium)

08:00–08:15   Molecular classification in endometrial cancer for beginners
Ales Ryska (Czech Republic)
08:15–08:30   Indications of adjuvant treatment in the molecular era
Igor Sirak (Czech Republic)
08:30–08:45   Systemic treatment of metastatic and recurrent endometrial cancer
Toon van Gorp (Belgium)
08:45–09:00   Discussion
09:00–09:05   Fitness break


09:05–10:05

 


Surgical treatment in advanced stages

Chairs: Zoltan Novak (Hungary), Nicolò Bizzarri (Italy)

09:05–09:25   Secondary cytoreduction in ovarian and endometrial cancer
Zoltan Novak (Hungary)
09:25–09:40   Pelvic exenteration
Nicolò Bizzarri (Italy)
09:40–09:50   LEER and out-of-box procedures
Vito Chiantera (Italy)
09:50–10:05   Discussion
10:05–10:30   Coffee break

10:30–12:05

 

Perioperative and palliative care

Chairs: Sara Nasser (Italy/Germany), Maja Pakiz (Slovenia)

10:30–10:50   Implementation of ERAS and prehabilitation into the routine practice
Maja Pakiz (Slovenia)
10:50–11:10   Early palliative care and best supportive care in gynaecological oncology
Sara Nasser (Italy/Germany)
11:10–11:15   Fitness break
11:15–11:45   Communicating serious news effectively: Tips and tricks for a person-centred approach
Katerina Rusinova (Czech Republic)
11:45–12:05   Discussion
12:05–13:05   Lunch break

13:05–14:10

 

Video session – Key steps in key surgical procedures visualized

Chairs: Alessandro Buda (Italy), Michael Halaska (Czech Republic)

13:05–13:20   Paraaortic lymphadenectomy (MIS)
Alessandro Buda (Italy)
13:20–13:35   Nerve sparing radical hysterectomy (MIS)
Andreas Ν. Kavallaris (Greece)
13:35–13:50   Radical hysterectomy (open)
Michael Halaska (Czech Republic)
13:50–14:05   Pelvic LN staging
Maciej W. Socha (Poland)
14:05–14:10   Fitness break


14:10–15:30

 


Management of locally advanced and metastatic cervical cancer

Chairs: Igor Sirak (Czech Republic), David Cibula (Czech Republic)

14:10–14:20   Chaos in classification (intermediate/ high risk, IB3, locally advanced disease, FIGO 2014 vs 2018)
David Cibula (Czech Republic)
14:20–14:40   What is the current standard in locally advanced cervical cancer (chemoradiotherapy vs induction chemotherapy vs immunotherapy)
Igor Sirak (Czech Republic)
14:40–15:00   First line treatment of metastatic disease
Pawel Blecharz (Poland)
15:00–15:10   How to manage toxicity and enhance treatment compliance
Assia Konsoulova (Bulgaria)
15:10–15:30   Discussion
15:30–15:55   Coffee break

15:55–17:15

 

Immunotherapy and endocrine treatment

Chairs: Jitka Fucikova (Czech Republic), Ludmila Krizova (Czech Republic)

15:55–16:10   A guide to cancer immunotherapy
Radek Spisek (Czech Republic)
16:10–16:25   Principles of cancer immunotherapy strategies
Jitka Fucikova (Czech Republic)
16:25–16:40   Endocrine treatment in gynaecological tumors
Jiri Presl (Czech Republic)
16:40–16:55   The role of NGS and molecular tumor boards in current management
Ludmila Krizova (Czech Republic)
16:55–17:15   Discussion

Last update on September 10, 2025.

The program might be subject to necessary changes.

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