Programmes

INTERACT-EUROPE is an 18-month project (June 2022 - November 2023) co-funded by the EU under the EU4Health programme 2021-2027 as part of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. INTERACT-EUROPE brings together 33 partners from 17 countries aiming at developing a European inter-specialty cancer training programme involving all main oncology disciplines and professions, cancer centres and patient groups, based on relevant needs assessments. The project will foster a patient-centric approach to quality cancer care through the promotion of multi-disciplinary and multi-professional team working. Learn More

The SIOG National Representatives are collecting data for understanding the current landscape of geriatric oncology  in global clinical practice. This Working Group aims to promote the further development of geriatric oncology on a global scale by addressing issues in geriatric oncology present in each country of SIOG National Representatives and providing related innovative solutions and/or recommendations. Co-Chairs Tomonori Mizutani, Japan Kwok-Leung Cheung, United Kingdom Ravindran Kanesvaran, Singapore Members Joyita Banerjee, India Rabia Boulahssass, France Oscar Calderon, Chile Wendy Chan, Hong Kong SAR China Phichai Chansriwong , Thailand Raúl Cordoba, Spain Lore Decoster, Belgium Roman Dubianski, Poland Cristina Falci, Italy Vasco Fonseca, Portugal Regina Gironés Sarrió, Spain Yervand Hakobyan, Armenia Anne Horgan, Ireland In Gyu Hwang, South Korea Osman Ilhan, Turkey Trine Jørgensen, Denmark Athanasios Karampeazis, Greece Aziz Karaoglu, Turkey Heather Lane, Australia Ravi Mehrotra, India Arash Naeim, US Shane O'Hanlon, Ireland Martine Puts, Canada Tanujaa Rajasekaran, [...]

This Working Group brings together researchers who contribute to the advancement of the biological interaction between cancer and aging in all aspects. Chair: Hans Wildiers, Belgium Members: Shabbir Alibhai, Canada Capucine Baldini, France Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, United Kingdom Ana Da Silva Gomes, US Lore Decoster, Belgium Philip de Jager, US Robert de Jager, US Roman Dubianski, Poland Tamas Fulop, Canada Nikesha Gilmore, US Sigrid Hatse, Belgium Jaime Herrera-Caceres, Canada Ravindran Kanesvaran, Singapore Yentl Lambrechts, Belgium Melissa Loh, US Nina Neuendorff, Germany Demetris Papamichael, Cyprus Graham Pawelec, Germany Mina Sedrak, US Markus Vetter, Switzerland Qi Wu, Belgium

Multiple studies demonstrate the benefits of timely integration of Geriatric Oncology (GO) with routine oncologic care. This growing body of evidence increases support for the integration of GO and oncology from multiple professional organizations, despite complex barriers to implement this essential service. The suggested 'SIOG Designated Centers of Integrated Oncology and Geriatric Oncology' are aimed to become self-nominating cancer centers by following a rigorous anonymous review process by members of the SIOG. This process will result in consistency with established international standards. Co-Chairs Ravindran Kanesvaran, Singapore Yakir Rottenberg, Israel Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, US Members Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, UK Andrew Chapman, US Grant Williams, US

Population is aging and the number of complex multimorbid patients to manage will increase sharply. Disease centred approach is not appropriate to manage these patients. Change to a patient-centred approach will simplify care pathways, secure management and treatment decision making and decrease healthcare costs. It will be a real breakthrough for daily practice with multiple impacts that must be quantified. GerOnTe multimorbid patient-centred system proposes: 1) Coordination of management by a patient-tailored, interdisciplinary health professional consortium (HPC), including hospital- and home-based professionals, with a case manager; 2) Timely registration of symptoms and patient-reported outcomes at home through a web-based app for anticipation of avoidable adverse events; 3) Proposal of self-management guidelines according to intrinsic capacity evaluation by geriatrician for patient-driven improvement of independent living; 4) Structured collection of data from electronic health record into a dashboard made available to HPC members as well as patient and [...]

About us Founded in 2000, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology, also called SIOG (Société Internationale d’Oncologie Gériatrique) in French, is a multidisciplinary membership-based society with members engaged in more than 80 countries around the world. Our network includes geriatricians, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, anaesthesiologists, nurses and allied health professionals. Learn more At a Glance Text here Learn more Text here Subscribe now Text here Learn more SIOG works through an international expert consensus to guide education, clinical practice, and research for the improvement of the care of older cancer patients.Learn more SIOG’s official scientific journal, Journal of Geriatric Oncology, publishes editorials, reviews, original articles and letters related to geriatric oncology.Learn more The SIOG Annual Conference is the leading conference for health professionals involved in the treatment [...]

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market. Reference: Horizon 2020 As a flagship initiative of Europe 2020, it drives innovation with an emphasis on excellent science, world-class breakthroughs and public-private partnerships.  SIOG contributes and supports consortium partners of projects within the EU Horizon 2020 Programme: LIFECHAMPS This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 875329. LifeChamps – Horizon 2020 Project Learn more GERONTE This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 945218. GERONTE website Learn more INTERACT-EUROPE INTERACT-EUROPE is an 18-month project (July 2022 - November 2023) [...]

LifeChamps is an EU H2020 Research & Innovation Programme. It aims at shifting the discrimination barrier for older cancer patients and improving their QoL after treatment through the integration of different clinical and digital tools such as PROMs, PREMs, symptomatic and geriatric measures, mHealth and wearables, machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms for Big Data. LifeChamps is currently developing a novel, sophisticated, and multifaceted clinical decision support tool for a comprehensive geriatric assessment. By doing so, LifeChamps aims at including geriatric cancer patients as active members of the integrated care model since care team coordination is feasible through the combination of cancer symptom self-report and frailty modelling. Additionally, LifeChamps aims to expand the current base of knowledge for the healthcare support of older people with cancer and create a digital intervention reflecting the suggested best practices in geriatric oncology. Learn More Participate in an online survey of [...]