Brain Tumor SymposiumCortona (AR), Italy - July 2-4, 2010
Honorary President Meeting PresidentJohn M. Tew Sergio Maria Gaini
Cincinnati, OH, USA Milan, Italy
Scientific CommitteeEileen Bohan (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Giovanni Broggi (Milan, Italy)
Antonio E. Chiocca (Columbus, OH, USA)
Francesco DiMeco (Milan, Italy)
Alessandro Olivi (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Zvi Ram (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Allen K. Sills (Nashville, TN, USA)
Carlo L. Solero (Milan, Italy)
Organizing CommitteeCecilia Casali
Francesco DiMecoFederico LegnaniAndrea SalmaggiAntonio SilvaniBetty M. Tyler
Department of NeurosurgeryFondazione IRCCS - Istituto Neurologico C. Besta - Via Celoria 11 - 20133 Milano (Italy)
Ph. (+39) 02 70635027 – Fax (+39) 02 70635017 - [email protected]
In collaboration with
Associazione Italiana di Neuro-Oncologia
Under the Auspicies
Program description
This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to join a selected group of outstandinginternational experts from leading Institutions in the discussion of cutting-edgeconcepts and techniques in Neuro-Oncology. In addition, the format of the meeting,as well as its spectacular venue, will allow a friendly and productive interactionamong participants and Faculty with ample opportunities to socialize. The programis aimed at advancing the knowledge of neurosurgeons, neurologists, medicaloncologists, radiation oncologists, neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, internists,nurses, and researchers on the latest emerging neuro-oncology treatments.
Educational Objectives
Discuss integration of new laboratory findings into clinical practiceDescribe the latest advances in clinical CNS tumor care
Present case studies and review with speaker panel
Topics
Pathology of CNS tumorsGBM stem cells
Management of brain metastasesAdvances in malignant gliomas
Advances in neurosurgical oncologySurgery of eloquent areas
Advances in skull base surgerySpine tumors
Provisional FacultyMario AmmiratiMichael L. J. Apuzzo Anthony L. AsherTracy BatchelorLorenzo BelloLucia BenvenutiMitchel S. BergerAlberto BizziJaishri BlakeleyDeborah BlumenthalStefano BorianiHenry Brem Giovanni Broggi Jeffrey BrucePeter C. Burger Fabio CalbucciGiampaolo Cantore Giulio CantùPaolo CappabiancaCarmine M. CarapellaCecilia CasaliSusan ChangAntonio E. Chiocca Pasquale CiappettaAlfredo CiglianoMichael CooperDomenico d’AvellaRoberto Delfini Alberto DelitalaFranco DeMonte Francesco DiMecoClemens DirvenAlessandro Ducati Hugues DuffauCharles G. EberhartVincenzo EspositoMatthew G. EwendAndrea FaliniLaura FariselliGaetano FinocchiaroMaurizio FornariSergio Maria GainiMichelangeloGangemiPaola GavianiFred Gentili Isabelle GermanoPeter C. GersztenFelice Giangaspero Cesare GiorgiRoberta GlickUmberto Godano
Columbus, OH, USALos Angeles, CA, USA
Charlotte, NC, USABoston, MA, USA
Milan, ItalyLivorno, Italy
San Francisco, CA, USAMilan, Italy
Baltimore, MD, USATel Aviv, IsraelBologna, Italy
Baltimore, MD, USAMilan, Italy
New York, NY, USABaltimore, MD, USA
Bologna, ItalyPozzilli, Italy
Milan, ItalyNaples, Italy
Rome, ItalyMilan, Italy
San Francisco, CA, USAColumbus, OH, USA
Bari, ItalyNaples, Italy
Nashville, TN, USAPadua, ItalyRome, ItalyRome, Italy
Houston, TX, USAMilan, Italy
Rotterdam, HollandTurin, Italy
Montpellier, FranceBaltimore, MD, USA
Pozzilli, ItalyChapel Hill, NC, USA
Milan, ItalyMilan, ItalyMilan, ItalyMilan, ItalyMilan, Italy
Naples, ItalyMilan, Italy
Toronto, CanadaNew York, NY, USA
Pittsburgh, PA, USARome, ItalyTerni, Italy
Chicago, IL, USACagliari, Italy
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Ziya L. Gokaslan Stuart A. GrossmanGiancarlo GuizzardiLawrence R. KleinbergChang-Hyuk KwonFred LangJohn J. LaterraSean LawlerFederico LegnaniLinda LiauCharles LiuRussell LonserFrancesco MaiuriYael MardorCarlo E. MarrasRobert L. Martuza Ehud MendelArya NabaviIchiro NakanoMassimiliano NeroniAlessandro OliviBianca Pollo Alfredo Quinones-HinojosaZvi RamBrent ReynoldsLaurence D. Rhines Gregory J. Riggins Roberta RudàMichael SabelAndrea SalmaggiMaurizio SalvatiPrakash SampathAntonio SantoroRaymond Sawaya Massimo ScerratiAllen K. Sills Antonio SilvaniRiccardo Soffietti Dennis A. SteindlerRafael TamargoJohn M. TewReid ThompsonTarik Tihan Francesco TomaselloGiuseppe TrinciaPietro P. VersariAngelo Luigi Vescovi Kevin WalterRonald E. WarnickFumio Yamaguchi
Baltimore, MD, USABaltimore, MD, USA
Florence, ItalyBaltimore, MD, USAColumbus, OH, USA
Houston, TX, USABaltimore, MD, USAColumbus, OH, USA
Milan, ItalyLos Angeles, LA, USALos Angeles, LA, USA
Rockville, MD, USANaples, Italy
IsraelMilan, Italy
Boston, MA, USAColumbus, OH, USA
Kiel, GermanyColumbus, OH, USA
Rome, ItalyBaltimore, MD, USA
Milan, ItalyBaltimore, MD, USA
Tel Aviv, IsraelGainesville, FL, USA
Houston, TX, USABaltimore, MD, USA
Turin, ItalyDüsseldorf, Germany
Milan, ItalyRome, Italy
Providence, RI, USARome, Italy
Houston, TX, USAAncona, Italy
Nashville, TN, USAMilan, ItalyTurin, Italy
Gainesville, FL, USABaltimore, MD, USACincinnati, OH, USA
Nashville,TN, USASan Francisco, CA, USA
Messina, ItalyTrieste, Italy
Alessandria, ItalyMilan, Italy
Rochester, NY, USACincinnati, OH, USA
Tokio, Japan
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Brain Tumor SymposiumCortona (AR), Italy - July 2-4, 2010
08,00 Opening RemarksSergio M. Gaini, John M. Tew, Antonio E. Chiocca, Francesco DiMeco,Alessandro Olivi, Allen K. Sills
PathologyDiscussant: Tarik TihanModerators: Yael Mardor, Bianca Pollo, Maurizio Salvati
08,05 Special Lecture: Peter C. Burger
08,25 Gregory J. Riggins
08,40 Felice Giangaspero
08,55 Charles G. Eberhart
09,10 Sean Lawler
09,25 Michael Cooper
09,40 Deborah Blumenthal
09,55 Russell Lonser
10,10 Discussion and Q&ATarik Tihan
10,30 Coffee Break
Stem cell symposiumDiscussant: Alfredo Quinones-HinojosaModerators: Carmine M. Carapella, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Antonio Silvani
10,45 Dennis A. Steindler
11,00 Brent Reynolds
11,15 Angelo Luigi Vescovi
11,30 Ichiro Nakano
11,45 Chang-Hyuk Kwon
Friday, July 2nd
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Friday, July 2nd
12,00 Isabelle Germano
12,15 Discussion and Q&AAlfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
12,35 Keynote: Michael L.J. Apuzzo
12,55 Lunch
13,50 Open abstract Session I – 5 minutes for presentation14,50 Moderators: Umberto Godano, Giuseppe Trincia
14,50 Open abstract Session II – 5 minutes for presentation15,50 Moderators: Lucia Benvenuti, Paola Gaviani
15,50 Coffee Break
Brain tumor metastasesDiscussant / audience response: Prakash SampathModerators: Alberto Delitala, Laura Fariselli, Francesco Maiuri
16,00 Special lecture: Raymond Sawaya
16,20 Riccardo Soffietti
16,35 Matthew G. Ewend
16,50 Ronald E. Warnick
17,05 Lawrence R. Kleinberg
17,20 Charles Liu
17,35 Short communication: Andrea Salmaggi
17,45 IML CLINICAL CASES audience responsePrakash Sampath
18,50 End of session
19,30 Opening Cocktail
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Advances in malignant gliomasModerators: Domenico d’Avella, Clemens Dirven, Roberta Glick
08,00 Special Lecture: Robert L. Martuza
08.20 John J. Laterra
08.35 Stuart A. Grossman
08.50 Reid Thompson
09,05 Susan Chang
09,20 Jaishri Blakeley
09,35 Michael Sabel
09,50 Tracy Batchelor
10,05 Special lecture: Henry Brem
10,25 Discussion and Q&AAntonio E. Chiocca
10,45 Coffee Break
Advances in glioma and meningioma surgeryDiscussant: Allen K. SillsModerators: Michelangelo Gangemi, Antonio Santoro, Massimo Scerrati
11,00 Special lecture: John M. Tew
11,20 Alessandro Olivi
11,35 Arya Nabavi
11,50 Giovanni Broggi
12,05 Fumio Yamaguchi
12,20 Kevin Walter
12,35 Special Lecture: Jeffrey Bruce
12,55 Discussion and Q&AAllen K. Sills
13,15 Lunch
Saturday, July 3rd
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Saturday, July 3rd
Surgery of eloquent areasModerators: Alberto Bizzi, Alessandro Ducati, Vincenzo Esposito
14,15 Special Lecture: Mitchel S. Berger
14.35 Andrea Falini
14,50 Hugues Duffau
15,05 Lorenzo Bello
15,20 Zvi Ram
15,35 Fred Lang
15,50 Short communication: Roberta Rudà
16,00 IML CLINICAL CASES audience responseAnthony L. Asher
17,00 Coffee break
17,15 Open abstract Session III – 5 minutes for presentation18,15 Moderators: Cecilia Casali, Pasquale Ciappetta
18,15 Open abstract Session IV – 5 minutes for presentation19,15 Moderators: Federico Legnani, Carlo E. Marras
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Skull baseDiscussant: Rafael TamargoModerators: Fabio Calbucci, Cesare Giorgi, Francesco Tomasello
08,30 Paolo Cappabianca
08,45 Franco DeMonte
09,00 Giulio Cantù
09,15 Roberto Delfini
09,30 Fred Gentili
09,45 Mario Ammirati
10,00 Discussant and Q&ARafael Tamargo
10,20 Coffee Break
Spine symposiumDiscussant: Giancarlo GuizzardiModerators: Alfredo Cigliano, Massimiliano Neroni, Pietro P. Versari
10,35 Special Lecture: Ziya L. Gokaslan
10,55 Peter Gerszten
11,10 Lawrence D. Rhines
11,25 Stefano Boriani
11,40 Ehud Mendel
11,55 Maurizio Fornari
12,10 Giampaolo Cantore
12,25 Discussant and Q&AGiancarlo Guizzardi
12.55 Closing remarksAntonio E. Chiocca, Francesco DiMeco, Alessandro Olivi, Allen K. Sills
Sunday, July 4th
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Scientific Information
LanguageThe official language of the Meeting is English.
Abstract submissionYou are invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the 9th InternationalMeeting UPDATES IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY. A panel of physicians will blindlyreview each submission. Abstracts of completed or on-going neuro-oncologyresearch, clinical projects or novel programs will be accepted. The selected abstractswill be presented during the conference.Prize: A 500 euros first prize award will be given to the best abstract.Authors must submit abstracts online at: www.csrcongressi.com/2010X16/Deadline: April 30 2010.
ExpensesAuthors of accepted papers must be prepared to pay all personal expenses incurredincluding meeting registration, travel and accommodation during the Meeting.
CME AccreditationCME Accreditation will be applied for Italian Participants only.
VariationsThe Scientific and the Organizing Secretariats reserve the right to make whateverchange to the program they deem necessary for scientific and/or technical reasons,in compliance with Ministry regulations on CME credits.
Attendance CertificateAt the end of the Congress an attendance certificate will be given to all registeredParticipants.
Audiovisual EquipmentPC projection (only POWER POINT file on CD or on a memory stick, USB portor DVD, it is not possible to use Macintosh computer) will be provided in theMeeting room.Speakers are kindly requested to contact the Slide Centre to upload theirpresentation(s) and to test all the audiovisual material at least one hour before thelecture.
Due to the several foreign guests all slides must be in English.
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How to reach CortonaThe closest airport isFlorence, but forcontinental flights isRome.
Cortona can be easilyreached either by car orby train, being served bythe Autostrada del Sole(Valdichiana exit), State Road SS 71 and the Milan-Florence-Rome railway.
By train: Direct train Milan-Firenze-Roma (see time tables for Rome-Cortona and Milan-Cortona connections: Terontola-Cortona railway station (194 km from Rome, 122 km fromFlorence) or Camucia-Cortona railway station. The Terontola station is 11 km from Cortonaand the Camucia station is 5 km from Cortona. There is a bus service to Cortona from bothstations.
By car: Autostrada del Sole (State Highway green on the map above):"Valdichiana" Exit.Upon exiting the highway, take the Siena-Perugia State Road and continue towards Perugia.There are 3 possible turn-offs for Cortona: Cortona via Manzano, Cortona via Laurentanaand Cortona via Strada Statale 71 (State Road 71). In this latter case, at Camucia thereis a deviation for Cortona and Città di Castello (the Umbran-Cortonese Province Road).
Meeting VenueTeatro SignorelliP.zza Signorelli - 52044 Cortona (AR - Italy)Tel/Fax +39 0575 601882www.teatrosignorelli.com - [email protected]
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