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ANNUAL MEETING 2005 PROGRAM

PROGRAM
Day 1. Saturday, 10th December 2005

08.00 - 09.00
Registration and Mounting of Posters
09.00 Opening Remarks: V. Shanta, Cancer Institute, India, Ian Magrath, INCTR, Belgium and Joe Harford, National Cancer Institute, USA
Conference Inauguration: M.S. Swaminathan, Cancer Institute, India
09.30 - 11.00 SESSION 1: Award Lectures

Chairpersons: V. Shanta and Ian Magrath
Each year, INCTR's Special Panel of the Advisory Board selects two individuals who have made major contributions to cancer control in developing countries; one from a Resource-Poor Country, and one from a Resource-Rich Country.
Each gives a lecture at the Annual Meeting.
The Paul P Carbone Award for International Oncology. For Outstanding Contributions to Oncology or Cancer Research by an Individual from a Resource-Rich Country. Recipient for 2005: Dennis Wright, The University of Southampton, UK
09.30 Introduction to Award Recipient: Ian Magrath, INCTR, Belgium
09.35-10.15 Award Lecture: "From Africa to ZAP-70; a Journey"
The Nazli Gad-el-Mawla Award Lecture. For Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Control by an Individual from a Resource-Poor Country. Recipient for 2005: S. Advani, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, India
10.15 Introduction to Award Recipient: B. Agarwal, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, India
10.20 - 11.00 Award Lecture: "ALL - The Changing Paradigm in the Developing World"
11.00 - 11.20 Coffee break
11.20 - 13.00 SESSION 2: INCTR Reports
Chairpersons: M. Bhargava, INCTR, India and Dennis Wright, The University of Southampton, UK
11.20
INCTR's Evolving Strategy: Ian Magrath, INCTR, Belgium

INCTR Program Reports
11.40 Clinical Research Programme: Melissa Adde, INCTR, Belgium
11.55 Educational Programme - Medical Oncology: Ama Rohatiner, INCTR, UK
12.10 Educational Programme - Paediatric Oncology: Aziza Shad, INCTR, USA
12.20 Educational Programme - Nursing Oncology: Sabine Perrier-Bonnet, INCTR/AMCC, France
12.30 Translational Research Programme: Marina Gutierrez, Centro de Estudios Infectologicos, Argentina
12.45 Palliative Care Programme: Stuart Brown, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch and Poster Viewing
14.00 - 16.30 SESSION 3: Proffered Papers; Simultaneous Session

Presentations 10 mins each, with 5 minutes discussion

Hall A: Adult Cancers

Chairpersons: Ama Rohatiner, INCTR, UK and T. Ganesan, Amrita Cancer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, India
14.00 Breast Conservation Surgery: A New Concept in Pakistan Arif Rashid Khawaja, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Pakistan
14.15 Prognostic Factors on Adult ALL and their Impact on Treatment Outcome and Leukaemia - Free Survival Abdel Hamid, National Cancer Institute, Egypt
14.30 To Study the Effect of a Poly Herbal "Huma" in 25 Patients Suffering from Oral Malignancy S. Kumar Pal, Huma Cancer Society, India
14.45 Telecommunicating Radiation Oncology: Multisite Linear Accelerator Implantation as a Possible Model for Developing Countries
J-M. Deneufbourg, University Hospital, Belgium

Hall B: Paediatric Cancers

Chairpersons: Aziza Shad, INCTR, USA and S. Banavali, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
14.00 Non Metastatic Osteosarcoma, Experience at SKMCH&RC

Alia Zaidi, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Pakistan
14.15 Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection Using Oral Passive Active Prophylaxis (PAP) in Children and Adults on Chemotherapy for Lymphoid Malignancies (LM) S. Banavali, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
14.30 Prognostic Significance of T-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in North Indian Children LS. Arya, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
14.45 Comparison of Histopathologic Findings in Enucleated Eyes with Retinoblastoma, Treated with Chemoreduction versus no Chemotherapy Nurdan Tacyildiz, Ankara University, Turkey
15.00 - 15.20 Coffee Break
15.20 - 16.30 Poster Discussion
16.30 - 17.15 Members Forum
Each year, the Annual Meeting will include a general discussion in which INCTR members will have an opportunity to raise issues they consider to be important with respect to INCTR's overall programmes, projects, structure and management. Open only to INCTR Associate Members.
18.00 - 19.00 Reception
19.00 - 22.00 Dinner
Day 2. Sunday, 11th December 2005
07.45 - 08.45 Meet the Expert

Building a Strong Research Team
Melissa Adde and Lolita Lantican, INCTR, Belgium
Julia Challinor, University of California - San Fransisco, USA
07.45 - 08.45 Meet the Expert

Cancer Control Advocacy: From Patients to Policymakers
Shalini Vallabhan and Molly Daniels, American Cancer Society, USA
07.45 - 08.45 Meet the Expert

Early Detection of Cervical and Breast Cancers
R. Sankaranarayanan, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France and Kailash Narayan, International Gynecologic Cancer Society, Australia
09.00 - 09.45
Key Note Lecture

Chairpersons: N.K. Ganguly, Indian Council of Medical Research, India and P. Shah, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, India

Infections Causing Human Cancers
Harald zur Hausen, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Germany
09.45 - 10.05
Coffee Break
10.05 - 12.30
SESSION 4: Simultaneous Scientific/Educational Sessions.

Hall A: Cervical Cancer

Chairpersons: R.Sankaranarayanan, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France

and Twalib Ngoma, INCTR, Tanzania
10.05 Visual Screening Methods in an African Setting Twalib Ngoma, INCTR, Tanzania
10.25 Developing a Coordinated Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Latin America
Carlos Santos, Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Peru
10.45 Clinical Trials in Cervical Cancer - The Cancer Institute (WIA) Experience

G. Selvaluxmi, Cancer Institute, India
11.05 Newer Approaches in the Detection of Pre-Cancerous Lesions
Magnus von Knebel Doebeitz, University of Heidelberg, Germany
11.25 Strategies for the Control of Cervical Cancer in India
N.K. Ganguly, Indian Council of Medical Research, India
11.45 - 12.30 Panel Discussion: Control of Cervical Cancer in Developing Countries

Chairpersons & Speakers

Hall B: Palliative Care

Chairpersons: Stuart Brown, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia, Pradeep Vaidya, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal, Shalini Vallabhan, American Cancer Society, USA
10.05 ACS Palliative Care Inititiatives
Tom Burish, American Cancer Society, USA
10.25 Teaching Palliative Care in India
M. Rajagopal, Amrita Cancer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, India
10.45 Neuropathic Pain
Eugenie Obbens, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
11.05 Palliative Care - A Report from Nepal
Sudip Shrestha, Bhaktapur Cancer Center, Nepal
11.25 Palliative Sedation at the End of Life
Nessa Coyle, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
11.45 Psychosocial Care - Grief and Bereavment
Doug Ennals, University of Victoria, Canada
12.05 - 12.30 Panel Discussion: Expanding Palliative Care Coverage in Developing Countries

Chairpersons & Speakers
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch and Poster Viewing
13.30 - 15.30 SESSION 5: Simultaneous Scientific/Educational Sessions

Hall A: Paediatric Solid Tumours

Chairpersons: A. Chandra, Cancer Institute, India and Jon Pritchard, Royal Hospital of Sick Children, UK
13.30 Molecular Pathology of Child Cancer - Principles and Clinical Applications
Jon Pritchard, Royal Hospital of Sick Children, UK
13.50 Limb Sparing Procedures in Low Resource Settings for Patients with Osteosarcoma
G. Ramaran, Cancer Institute, India
14.10 Treatment of Brain Tumours in India
P. Kurkure, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
14.30 Campaign for Early Detection of Retinoblastoma
Sidnei Epelman, INCTR, Brazil
14.50 - 15.30 Panel Discussion: International Collaboration in Pediatric Oncology

Chairpersons & Speakers

Hall B: Oral Cancer

Chairpersons: R. Ravikannan, Cancer Institute, India and Alison Brown, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
13.30 Epidemiology of Oral Cancer
Robert Chamberlain, University of Texas MD. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
13.50 Screening for Oral Cancer - Experience in a Developing Country
K. Ramadas, Medical College Calicut, India
14.10 Clinical Trials in the Management of Oral Cancer - The Cancer Institute (WIA) Experience
A. Vasanthan, Cancer Institute, India
14.30 Symptom Management in the Management of Oral Cancer
Stuart Brown, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
14.50 - 15.30 Panel Discussion: Control of Oral Cancer

Chairpersons & Speakers
15.30 - 15.50 Coffee Break
18.30 - 22.00 Gala Dinner

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