Main Hall
Chairs: Milica Nestorovic, Oliver Strobel
08:30 - 8:45 Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah MRI in Colorectal Liver Metastases: Direction, Characterization and Outcome Prediction
08:45 - 09:00 Gabriela Möslein Personalized surgery for patients with hereditary predisposition for cancer
09:00 - 09:15 Anna Martling Precision medicine in practice: how an old drug is finding a new role in CRC
09:15 - 09:30 Felix Aigner Transanal Surgery for Rectal Cancer:
From Basic Techniques to Artificial Intelligence
09:30 - 9:45 Ian Jenkins Pelvic exenteration - limits and outcome
09:45 - 10:00 Discussion
Main Hall
Chairs:Laura Fernandez, Daniela Kandioler
10:30 - 10:45 Rodrigo Perez TNT for early rectal cancer – the ideal candidates for organ preservation
10:45 - 11:00 Werner Dolak Update on endoscopic techniques: from cold snare mucosectomy to endoscopic intramuscular dissection
11:00 - 11:15 Gabriela Möslein Fact check genetics for surgeons – mandatory knowledge
11:15 - 11:30 Evangelos Xynos Prognostic histopathological features in CRC of early onset
11:30 - 11:45 Adam Dziki The role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer and colitis-associated cancer
11:45 - 12:00 Discussion
Foyer
Main Hall
Chairs: Lasislaus Sinkovic, Gerd Silberhumer
13:00 - 13:15 Danilo Miskovic Augmented Reality: Moving Robotics Forward
13:15 - 13:30 Matthias Turina Robotic CME for right sided colon cancers
13:30 - 13:45 Amjad Parvaiz Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: indication and oncological outcomes
13:45 - 14:00 Michael Bergmann Robotic proficiency should be mandatory in colorectal centers
14:00 - 14:30 Round table: Is there still a necessity for open surgery?
Modearator: Brendan Moran
Foyer
Chair: Irene Kührer, Enrico Cosentini
1) A preoperative prediction model based on sTREM2 and APRI+ALBI improves the prediction of postoperative liver failure; S. Holst, Vienna
2) Adoption, Learning Curve, and Clinical Outcomes of Intracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: A Single-Center Cohort Study, Ali Toffaha, Doha
3) Delayed coloanal anastomosis (turnbull–cutait procedure): a single-center experience; Marko Miladinov, Belgrade
4) A preoperative prediction model based on sTREM2 and APRI+ALBI improves the prediction of postoperative liver failure; S. Holst, Vienna
5) Adoption, Learning Curve, and Clinical Outcomes of Intracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: A Single-Center Cohort Study; Ali Toffaha , Doha
6) Delayed coloanal anastomosis (turnbull–cutait procedure): a single-center experience; Marko Miladinov, Belgrade
7) Comparison of Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) and Transanal Endoscopic Operations (TEO); Hüseyin Sinan, Istanbul
8) Dual PTPN2/PTPN1 inhibition augments bispecific T cell engager activity in patient-derived tumor models; Magdalena Rizk, Vienna
9) Highly Specialised Rectal Cancer Surgery Centres in the Czech Republic: Goals and Future Perspectives; Julius Orhalmi, Prague
10) Analysis of preoperative risk factors and histopathological profile in predicting anastomosis dehiscence after surgical resection of colorectal carcinoma; Nenad Marković, Kragujevac, Serbia
11) Health-Related Quality of Life With Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Plus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer: Secondary Analysis of the Randomized CHINOREC Trial; Rebecca Zirnbauer, Vienna
12) Morbidity and Mortality of Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Chemotherapy at a Tertiary Care Center from 2019 to 2025, Along with the Establishment of a Biobank; Clemens Quint, Vienna
13) Impact and evolution of minimal invasive surgery in a centralized colorectal service: trends, safety and oncological outcomes across 15 years; Ali Toffaha, Qatar
14) Pelvic exenteration(PE) as extreme surgical indication for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) in the era of promising neoadjuvant treatments; Alessio Vagliasindi, Rionero in the Vulture
15) Laparoscopic surgery for complex and non complex Crohn’s disease Janos Tajti, Szeged
16) Perioperative APRI+ALBI Score Messungen ermöglichen die Vorhersage von verzögertem postoperativen Leberversagen; V. Berger-Wiegele, Vienna
17) Robotic Rectopexy for Rectal Prolapse: A Single-Center Experience Natália Hamranová, Prague
18) Assessing the appropriateness and outcomes of two-week-wait colonoscopy referrals for fit-positive patients under 40: a district general hospital experience; Aisha Nazeer,Milton Keynes, UK
19) Obesity as a predictor of tumor response to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer; Yusif Aliyarov, Baku, Azerbaijan
20) Outcome after Right Hemicolectomy with Special Focus on Anastomotic Leakage – A Retrospective Analysis on 641 Patients; Andreas Shamiyeh, Linz
21) Using patient-derived malignant ascitic effusions to decipher anti-tumor responses after STING agonist treatment; Markus Fabits, Vienna
22) Minimally Invasive Hartmann‘s Reversal: Short-Term Outcomes and Predictors of successful MIS in a Nine-Year Retrospective Cohort; Ali Toffaha, Qatar
23) Postoperative feeding timing and risk of gastrointestinal complications after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery:a retrospective cohort study; Miaoxin Huang, Budapest
24) Preoperative von Willebrand Factor Antigen Is Associated with Long-Term Survival After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases; Florian Lehner, Vienna
25) STING activation counteracts the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in complex tumor models of colorectal cancer and restores IL-15-mediated activation of natural killer cells; Daphni Ammon, Vienna
26) Meaning of a 5-year follow-up for metastasis and local recurrence in colorectal cancer; Andreas Shamiyeh, Linz
27) The distribution and pattern of metastases of colorectal cancer (CRC) in a cohort of black african patients in Sub-Saharan Cameroon; Elroy Patrick Weledji, Buea, Cameroon
28) Successful Long-Term Disease-Free Survival Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Extralevator Abdominoperineal Excision (ELAPE) for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Case Report; Nenad Marković, Kragujevac, Serbia
29) From Adoption to Maturity: Learning-Curve Evolution, Clinical Outcomes, and Lessons Learned After More Than 200 Consecutive Robotic Colorectal Procedures; Ali Toffaha, Qatar
30) Colonic Stenting in Obstructing Colorectal Cancer: Is There an Opportunity for Refinement?; Ammar Aleter, Qatar
31) Beyond the Tumor: Sexual Function, Psychological Distress, and Body Image After ELAPE; Semra Dogan, Istanbul
Main Hall
Chairs: Jose Azavedo, Attila Paszt
15:00 - 15:15 Johannes Knoth From TNT to Watch and Wait: Evolving radiotherapy strategies for organ preservation in rectal cancer
15:15 – 15:30 Moran Brendan OReCO – Optimizing Rectal Cancer Outcomes – This is our current Pelican Educational Program
15:30 - 15:45 Dieter Hahnloser What to do in case of near clinical response after TNT for rectal cancer
15:45 - 16:00 Martin Weiser TNT and a lecture on organ preservation- long term results from the OPRA study
16:00 - 16:15 Marie-Antonietta Gambacorta TNT in Rectal Cancer: Optimizing Treatment and Organ Preservation
16:15 - 16:40 Round table: Are there patients who are not eligible for TNT?
Moderator: Irene Kührer
Main Hall
Chairs:Ingrid Haunold, Igor Stipančić
17:00 - 17:15 Gabriele von Ramshorst Beyond Surgical Cure: Addressing Sexual Health and Intimacy for Women after Colorectal Cancer
17:15 - 17:30 Hermann Kessler How does Robotic Approach Affect Patients Following Rectal Cancer Surgery? A Quality of Life Analysis
17:30 - 17:45 György Lázár Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer – A 20-Year Single-Center Experience
17:45 – 18:00 Unger Lukas Timing and choice of surgical therapy in Crohn‘s disease - long term outcomes
18:00 - 18:15 Stephan Polterauer Robotic uterine transposition: a novel fertility sparing surgery technique for young patients receiving TNT
18:15 - 18:30 Round Table: What do we know about quality of life of our patients?
Moderator: Adam Dziki
Entrance Meeting Location
Fuhrgassl-Huber, Neustift am Walde 68, 1190 Wien
This event will be held at a traditional Austrian venue at the invitation of the Mayor of Vienna.