Programme

For this year, the SIOG 2025 Advanced Course’s directors are preparing 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.

Day by Day Schedule

Wednesday 25/06/2025

• 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

Thursday 26/06/2025

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

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

Friday 27/06/2025

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

Challenging Cases & Conclusion

• 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