AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
 
ROMANIAN NATIONAL SOCIETY
OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY 
 
 

 
 
   

 
 
ASCO – SNOMR SYMPOSIUM
„NEW TRENDS IN MEDICAL
ONCOLOGY”
 
THE 10TH
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF 
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY 
„ACTUALITIES IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY” 
 

 
13-16 OCTOBER 2011
Hotel PIATRA MARE
 POIANA BRASOV
ROMANIA
 
 
PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
 
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   Zi
  de conferinta  | 
  
   Cursuri
  teoretice  | 
 
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   Titlu
  sesiune  | 
  
   Lucrari
  stiintifice  | 
 
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   Simpozion
  ASCO  | 
  
   Sesiune
  speciala  | 
 
 
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   THURSDAY, 13TH OCTOBER  | 
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   15:30
  - 16:00  | 
  
   THE
  OPENING OF 10TH NATIONAL CONFERNCE OF ONCOLOGY  | 
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   16:00
  - 17:00  | 
  
   ORIGINAL
  STUDIES - CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ROMANIAN ONCOLOGY NETWORK  | 
  
   POSTER
  PRESENTATION - SESSION 1  | 
 
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   17:00
  - 17:30  | 
  
   Aplicarea principiilor de medicina integrativa in terapiile complementare antitumorale  | 
  
   Dr. Gheorghiev Gheorghi  | 
 
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   17:30
  - 19:00  | 
  
   ROLE
  OF PET CT IN DIAGNOSTIC OF MALIGNANT TUMORS  | 
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   17:30
  - 17:50  | 
  
   PET-CT Detection Of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer In Patients With Increasing CA 12-5  | 
  
   Dr. Catalin Mazilu, Dr. George Ionescu, Fiz. Pr. Constantin Popescu  | 
 
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   17:50
  - 18:10  | 
  
   Metastases with unknown primary tumor – PET/CT role  | 
  
   Dr. George Ionescu, Dr. Catalin Mazilu, Fiz. Pr. Constantin Popescu  | 
 
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   18:10
  - 18:40  | 
  
   Imaging complementary
  methods in ocological diagnostic  | 
  
   Dr. Oana Amza  | 
 
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   18:40
  - 19:00  | 
  
   PET/CT and SPECT/CT Multimodality molecular imaging systems – applications in oncology: image fusion, radiotracer specificity, SUV, detection limit, patient radiation dose/exposure  | 
  
   Fiz. Pr. Constantin Popescu, Dr. C. Chirion, Dr. R. Vladescu, Dr. Catalin Mazilu, Dr. George Ionescu  | 
 
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   19:00
  - 19:30  | 
  
   MALIGNANT
  MELANOMA - NEW TREATMENT OPPORTUNITIES - I  | 
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   19:00
  - 19:30  | 
  
   Ipilimumab - new treatment option for malignant melanoma  | 
  
   Conf Dr Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu  | 
 
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   20:00  | 
  
   SOCIAL
  EVENT. WELLCOME COCKTAIL  | 
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   FRIDAY, 14TH OCTOBER  | 
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   08:30
  - 10:45  | 
  
   TREATMENT
  OF HER2 POSITIVE BREAST CANCER - CLINICAL ROUTINE EXPERIENCE AND CLINICAL
  RESEARCH EXPERIENCE  | 
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   08:30
  - 08:45  | 
  
   HER2 testing in breast carcinomas –local approach.  | 
  
   Prof. Dr. Carmen Ardeleanu  | 
 
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   08:45
  - 09:00  | 
  
   Trastuzumab benefits over HER2 + breast cancer treatment with HR negative .  | 
  
   Dr. Tanasescu Radu  | 
 
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   09:00
  - 09:15  | 
  
   Trastuzumab therapy in the adjuvant status -concomitant vs sequential therapy .  | 
  
   Dr. Florin Bacanu  | 
 
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   09:15
  - 09:30  | 
  
   HERA trial 4 years follow-up overview .  | 
  
   Dr. Serban Negru  | 
 
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   09:30
  - 09:45  | 
  
   Management of Her2+ breast cancer patients with HR positive.  | 
  
   Dr. Dana Grecea  | 
 
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   09:45
  - 10:00  | 
  
   Trastuzumab treatment for men with Her2 positive breast cancer .  | 
  
   Dr. Rosioru Benonia  | 
 
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   10:00
  - 10:15  | 
  
   Particularities of HER2 3+ metastatic breast cancer patients treated with Trastuzumab .  | 
  
   Dr. Morar Bolba Gabriela  | 
 
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   10:15
  - 10:30  | 
  
   Safety profile in breast cancer patients treated with Trastuzumab for their Her2+ disease.  | 
  
   Dr. Simona Mihutiu  | 
 
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   10:30
  - 10:45  | 
  
   Insights on small tumors breast cancer patients after Trastuzumab treatment  | 
  
   Dr. Dana Stanculeanu  | 
 
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   10:45
  - 11:00  | 
  
   COFFEE
  BREAK  | 
  
   
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   11:00
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   MALIGNANT MELANOMA - NEW TREATMENT OPPORTUNITIES - II  | 
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   11:00
  – 11.30  | 
  
   Perspectives in treatment of malignant melanoma  | 
  
   Peter Mohr MD PhD, Center of Dermatology Elbeklinikum Buxtehude, Germany  | 
 
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   11:30
  - 12:50  | 
  
   BREAST
  CANCER HORMONAL TREATMENT AND BISPHOSPHONATES  | 
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   11:30
  - 11:50  | 
  
   Aromatase Inhibitors in the Adjuvant Setting of Early Breast Cancer: from in vitro activity to clinical efficacy  | 
  
   Dr. Daniela Grecea  | 
 
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   11:50
  - 12:10  | 
  
   Updates in hormonotherapy of breast cancer  | 
  
   Dr Motan Ganea Doina Elena (to be confirmed)  | 
 
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   12:10
  - 12:30  | 
  
   Fulvestrant - new option, confirmed eficcacy in hormonal treatment of breast cancer  | 
  
   Dr. Dana Stanculeanu  | 
 
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   12:30
  - 12:50  | 
  
   Clinical Evidence Supporting Anticancer Activity of Bisphosphonates: Insights From Breast Cancer  | 
  
   Dr. Mircea Dediu (to be confirmed)  | 
 
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   12:50
  – 14:00  | 
  
   LUNCH
  BREAK  | 
  
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   14:00
  – 14:20  | 
  
   SUPPORTIVE
  CARE: FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA  | 
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   14:00
  – 14:20  | 
  
   How febrile neutropenia can be prevented optimally?  | 
  
   Conf Dr Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu (to be confirmed)  | 
 
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   14:20
  – 15:10  | 
  
   SUPPORTIVE
  CARE. ANEMIA Argumentes and contra-argumentes in chemotherapy-induced anemia
  (CIA)  | 
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   14:20
  – 14.35  | 
  
   Transfusions vs. Eritropoesis stymulating agents (ESA)  | 
  
   Pro transfuzii: A. Cucuianu  | 
 
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   Pro ESA: H. Bumbea  | 
 
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   14.35
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   Based on existing data, can ESA be safety administrated in CIA?  | 
  
   Pro: R. Curca  | 
 
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   Contra: M. Dediu  | 
 
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   14.50
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   There is clinically relevant differences between first generation ESA (epoetina alfa, -beta) and second generation ESA (darbepoetina)?  | 
  
   Pro: L. Ciule  | 
 
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   Contra: M. Stanculeanu  | 
 
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   15:10
  - 16:00  | 
  
   ECONOMY
  BURDENS IN MODERN ONCOLOGY - COST EFFICACY ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC TOPICS   | 
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   15:10
  - 15:40  | 
  
   Cost constrains in
  oncology  | 
  
   Prof. Paul Cornes  | 
 
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   15:40
  - 16:00  | 
  
   Cost-efficacy in oncology: target therapy in renal carcinoma  | 
  
   Dr. Florian Berghea  | 
 
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   16:00
  - 16:15  | 
  
   COFEE
  BREAK  | 
  
   
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   16:15
  - 19:15  | 
  
   ASCO
  - SNOMR SYMPOSIUM - NEW TREND IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY - I  | 
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   16:15
  - 16:20  | 
  
   Welcome. Introduction to symposium  | 
  
   Dr. Alexandru Grigorescu  | 
 
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   16:20
  - 16:50  | 
  
   Lung cancer updates  | 
  
   Prof Paris Kosmidis  | 
 
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   16:50
  - 16:05  | 
  
   Lung cancer case presentation  | 
  
   Dr. Alexandru Grigorescu  | 
 
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   16:05
  - 17.15  | 
  
   Lung cancer - discussion  | 
  
   
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   17:15
  - 17:45  | 
  
   Breast cancer updates  | 
  
   Prof. Sandra Swain  | 
 
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   17:45
  - 18:00  | 
  
   Breast cancer case presentation  | 
  
   Dr. Alexandru Eniu  | 
 
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   18:00
  - 18:10  | 
  
   Breast cancer - discussion  | 
  
   
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   18:10
  - 18:30  | 
  
   COFEE
  BREAK  | 
  
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   18:30
  - 18:55  | 
  
   Active immunotherapy for cancer. Part I: Sipuleucel-T for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer  | 
  
   Mihaela Popa McKiver  | 
 
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   18:55
  - 19:20  | 
  
   Active immunotherapy for cancer. Part II: BiovaxID for consolidation of first-line remission in follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma  | 
  
   Mihaela Popa McKiver  | 
 
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   20:00  | 
  
   SOCIAL
  EVENT  | 
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   SATURDAY, 15TH OCTOBER  | 
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   08:30
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   ASCO
  - SNOMR SYMPOSIUM - NEW TREND IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY - II  | 
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   08:30
  - 09:00   | 
  
   Basic research , transitional research importance for clinical practice  | 
  
   Iuliana Gruia MD  | 
 
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   09:00
  - 09:30    | 
  
   Targeted therapies in oncology  | 
  
   Paul Doru MD  | 
 
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   10:00
  – 11:40  | 
  
   COFEE
  BREAK  | 
  
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   10:00
  - 10:30  | 
  
   Colorectal cancer update  | 
  
   Conf Dr Adriana Badulescu, Prof. Dr. Florinel Badulescu  | 
 
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   10:30
  - 10:50  | 
  
   Colorectal cancer case presentation  | 
  
   Paul Doru MD  | 
 
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   10:50
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   Surgery in pancreatic tumors: advances and limitations!  | 
  
   Prof. Doris Henne-Bruns* SPECIAL INVITED  | 
 
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   11:20
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   Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, ESMO designed Centers. Conclusions of the symposium  | 
  
   Dr. Alexandru Grigorescu  | 
 
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   11:40
  - 12:20  | 
  
   SPECIAL TOPIC: Prof. Doris Henne-Bruns and Prof. Michael Untch - Free lecture - Experience in treating cancer
  patients, from diagnostic to recent and modern treatments  | 
  
   Prof. Dr. Doris Henne-Bruns and Prof. Dr. med. Michael Untch  | 
 
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   12:20
  - 13:20  | 
  
   LUNCH
  BREAK  | 
  
   
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   13:20
  -  13:40  | 
  
   Chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma  | 
  
   Dr. Mugur Grasu, Dr. Aurel Fernye, Dr. Radu Dumitru  | 
 
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   13:40
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   Translational Cell Culture Studies in Cancer Research: From Bench to Bed  | 
  
   Associate Professor Burcak Karaca MD PhD, Oncology Department, University of Izmir  | 
 
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   14:00
  - 15:10  | 
  
   CHANGING
  IN THE BEST STANDARD OF CARE: BREAST CANCER, GASTRO-INTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS
  AND NET TUMORS  | 
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   14:00
  - 14:20  | 
  
   A new era in GIST management  | 
  
   Conf. Dr. Adriana Badulescu, Prof. Dr. Florinel Badulescu  | 
 
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   14:20
  - 14:40  | 
  
   Recent advances in medical treatment of NET  | 
  
   Dr Michael Schenker, Prof. Dr. Florinel Badulescu  | 
 
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   14:40
  - 15:10  | 
  
   How to treat my patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer?  | 
  
   Prof. Dr. med. Michael Untch, Chefarzt der Frauenklinik, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch* SPECIAL INVITED  | 
 
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   15:10
  - 15:30  | 
  
   COFEE
  BREAK  | 
  
   
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   15:30
  - 16:30  | 
  
   SUPPORTIVE
  CARE. CANCER PAIN  | 
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   15:30
  - 16:00  | 
  
   Toghether against cancer pain  | 
  
   Dr. Oana Donea, Asociatia pentru Servicii Mobile de Ingrjire Paliativa (SMIP)  | 
 
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   16:00
  - 16:30  | 
  
   Pain therapy: fears and opportunities  | 
  
   Prof. Dr. Ostin Mungiu, UMF Gr T Popa Iasi  | 
 
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   16:30
  - 18:30  | 
  
   GENITO-URINARY
  MALIGNANCIES - RECENT ADVANCES  | 
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   16:30
  - 17:00  | 
  
   Treatment options in metastatic prostate cancer following PSA rising after initial hormonal treatment  | 
  
   Dr. Gabriel Kacso  | 
 
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   17:00
  - 17:30  | 
  
   TROPIC Study, Cabazitaxel+prednison ( CBZP) vs Mitoxantron+prednison (MP) in treatment of metastatic homono-refractory prostate cancer, pretreated with docetaxel  | 
  
   Dr. Anca Mihailov  | 
 
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   17:30  - 18:00  | 
  
   Everolimus: The Standard of Care for Patients with VEGFr-TKI Refractory mRCC  | 
  
   Conf Dr Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu (to be confirmed)  | 
 
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   18:00
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   Current Perspectives and Future Directions with Bone-Targeted Therapies in GU Malignancies  | 
  
   Dr. Gabriel Kacso  | 
 
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   20:00  | 
  
   SOCIAL
  EVENT  | 
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   SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER  | 
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   08:30
  - 10:00  | 
  
   ORIGINAL
  STUDIES - CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ROMANIAN ONCOLOGY NETWORK  | 
  
   POSTER
  PRESENTATION - SESSION 2  | 
 
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   10:00
  - 10:15  | 
  
   CLOSING
  OF 10TH NATIONAL CONFERNCE OF ONCOLOGY; CONCLUSIONS, NEXT CONFERENCE - 2012  | 
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   10:15
  - 12:00  | 
  
   GENERAL
  ENSAMBLLY OF NATIONAL SOCIETY OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY FROM ROMANIA  | 
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