Programme

For this year, the SIOG 2024 Advanced Course’s directors have prepared an exciting programme that will include advance materials that needs to be completed before the course that will be provided online. This is done to facilitate more case study discussion onsite which means more guidance from our esteemed faculty.

The course will still include its most sought after facet: case-based studies, discussions and debates under the general themes of ‘geriatrics for clinical oncologists’ as well as ‘clinical oncology for geriatricians’. The oncological sessions dedicated to geriatricians will be focused on the principles of cancer treatment in the elderly. The geriatric sessions dedicated to oncologist will be focused on the assessment of the elderly patient, with particular emphasis about polypharmacy, multimorbidity and frailty.

Ex session “Geriatrics for oncologists”

1. Biology of age and frailty
2. Screening, geriatric assessment and interventions
3. Quality of life in older subjects
4. Polypharmacy and comorbidities
5. Cognitive dysfunctions
6. Nutrition
7. Geriatric syndromes

Ex session “Oncology for Geriatricians”

1. Biology of cancer and omics
2. General strategies of cancer treatment and evaluation of response ((neo)adjuvant and metastatic settings, RECIST)
3. General principles of chemotherapy
4. General principles of radiotherapy
5. General principles of targeted & endocrine therapy
6. General principles of immunotherapy (including CART –cell)
7. General principles of surgical oncology

Day by Day

Wednesday 03/07/2024

8:30 – 9:30 : Student self-introduction and course aims

SESSION 1 – GENERAL CONCEPTS

10:30 – 11:30 – What should the Oncologist ask the Geriatrician and possibly expect and vice versa

11:30 – 12:30 – The value of geriatric intervention in medical oncology & surgery: successes and pitfalls

12:30 – 13:00 – The multidisciplinary team organisation for older cancer patients: portrait of geriatric oncology programmes worldwide

At the end of the morning, each group will receive a research paper (clinical trial in the older population) to comment on and to present the next day.

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch break

SESSION 2 – MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL TUMORS IN OLDER SUBJECTS

14:00-14:10 – Case presentation 1 from Faculty

14:10-14:20 – Case presentation 2 from delegates

14:20-15:10 – Working groups (50’)

15:10-16:00 Individual presentations by working groups, debate and conclusions

16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee break

SESSION 3 – MANAGEMENT OF LUNG CANCER IN OLDER SUBJECTS

16:30-16:40 – Case presentation 1 from Faculty

16:40-16:50 – Case presentation 2 from delegates

16:50-17:40 – Working groups (50’)

17:40-18:30 Individual presentations by working groups, debate and conclusions

Welcome cocktails

Thursday 04/07/2024

SESSION 4 – MANAGEMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER IN OLDER SUBJECTS

08:30-08:40 – Case presentation 1 from Faculty

08:40-08:50 – Case presentation 2 from delegates

08:50-09:40 – Working groups (50’)

09:40-10:30 – Individual presentations by working groups, debate and conclusions.

10:30 -11:00 – Coffee break

SESSION 5 – MANAGEMENT OF HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES IN OLDER SUBJECTS

11:00 – 11:10 – Case presentation 1 from Faculty

11:10 – 11:20 – Case presentation 2 from delegates

11:20 – 12:10 – Working groups (50’)

12:10 – 13:00 – Individual presentations by working groups, debate and conclusions

13:00 – 14:00 – LUNCH BREAK

14:00 – 16:00 – SESSION 6 – SUPPORTIVE CARE

14:00 – 14:30 – General Supportive care issues

14:30 –15:00 – Prehabilitation and rehabilitation

15:00 –15:30 – Prediction and possible reduction of toxicity of chemotherapy in older patients

15:30 – 15:50 – Shared decision-making in older patients with cancer

15:50 – 16:30 – Working group to discuss papers given the day before

16:30 – 17:00 – Coffee break

16:30 – SESSION 7 – CLINICAL RESEARCH IN GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY

17:00 – 17:30 – How to set-up and run a clinical trial

17:30 – 18:00 – Interpretation of trials

18:00 – 18:40 – Report form working groups on the papers received the day before & discussion

Social dinner

Friday 05/07/2024

8:30 – 10:30 – SESSION 8 – MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER IN OLDER SUBJECTS

08:30 – 08:40 – Case presentation 1 from Faculty

08:40 – 08:50 – Case presentation 2 from delegates

08:50 – 9.40 – Working groups (50’)

09:40 – 10:30 – Individual presentations by working groups, debate and conclusions

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 – Difficult cases submitted by students

Selection of 6 more cases (15 minutes each) among the most interesting ones sent by students

12:30 – 13:00 – Closing remarks and what happens next