Young BSPHO Symposium 2024

The 2024 Young BSPHO symposium will take place on November 22nd from 12:30 to 18:00  in UZ Leuven (Gasthuisberg - Auditorium Hergé). 

The theme for the Young BSPHO symposium will be 'Novel therapies and new techniques in pediatric oncology'.

The symposium will feature speakers presenting various aspects of pediatric oncology, spanning from surgical to paramedical and from fundamental to clinical topics. There will also be interactive Q&A sessions to provide opportunities for discussion.

Agenda:

12.30: lunch & registration

13.30: Prof. dr. Thierry Voet : Multi-omics in cancer research

14.10: Prof. dr. Kaat Durinck: Pre-clinical evaluation of novel drug targets in neuroblastoma

14.50: Dr. Bianca David: PRINCESS - Preserving fertility and quality of life in Belgian female cancer survivers

15.30-15.50: Break

15.50: Prof. dr Tom Boterberg: extracorporeal irradiation in pediatric sarcomas

16.30: Prof. dr. Bart Vandekerckhove: Developing novel CAR-T therapies

17.10: Dephine Heenen: Access and rights to novel therapies and research for children with cancer

Registration will open soon. 

This Scientific meeting is sponsored by the Olivia Fund and by SERB pharmaceuticals