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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME


Day 1 - (Nehru Hospital, LT-1,PGIMER )

FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2024


Time Topic Speaker
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
Advancements in Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC)
09:15AM - 09:20AM Welcome and Introduction to workshop Dr. Rakesh Kapoor,
Dr. Reena Engineer
Session 1: Epidemiology And role of Radiology in diagnosis
Session Coordinators : Dr Divya Khosla
Chairpersons : Dr Amit Bahl | Dr Madhumita | Dr Shubham Anil Kale | Dr Vikas Fotedar | Dr Yogesh Chawla
09:20AM - 09:35AM Emerging Patterns: Shiing Epidemiological Dynamics of HCC Dr Ajay Duseja
09:35AM – 09:50AM Imaging of HCC: Basic concepts to Recent Advancements Dr Ajay Gulati
09:50AM – 09:55AM Discussion
10:00AM – 10:45AM Inauguration of workshop by Prof Vivek Lal
Followed by High Tea & Coffee
Session 2: Staging and Surgical management of HCC
Session Coordinators : Dr Krishna Vamsi
Chairpersons : Dr Arka De | Dr KislayDimri | Dr Rajesh Vashistha | Dr Ritambhra Nada
10:45AM - 11:00AM Current staging of HCC and significance of Biomarkers Dr Deepti Sharma
11:00AM – 11:15AM Surgical management of HCC Techniques, Outcomes,and Patient Selection Dr Viniyendra Pamecha
11:15 AM – 11:20 AM Discussion
Session 3: Liver directed therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Session Coordinators : Dr Krishna Vamsi
Chairpersons : Dr Anil Goel | Dr Babu Lal Meena | Dr Ravinder Kaur | Dr Suman Bhaskar | Dr Sushmita Ghoshal
11:20AM – 11:35AM Ablative and Endovascular approaches in HCC Treatment: Techniques, Outcomes, and Patient Selection Dr Naveen Kalra
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM SBRT Liver – A promising alternative LDT with comprehensive Review Dr Reena Engineer
11:50 AM – 11:55 AM Discussion
Session 4: Systemic therapies in HCC
Session Coordinators : Dr Arnav Tiwari
Chairpersons : Dr Arun Warrier | Dr Gaurav Prakash | Dr Jatin Sarin | Dr Nipun Verma | Dr Sandeep Kukkar
11:55AM – 12:10PM Overview of systemic therapy in HCC Dr Vikas Ostwal
12:10PM – 12:25PM Implementation and real-world data for immunotherapy in HCC: Indian context Dr Sunil Taneja
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM Discussion
10:00AM – 10:45AM
Lunch
Session 5: Hypofractionation/SBRT role in HCC
Session Coordinators : Dr Arnav Tiwari
Chairpersons : Dr Arun S Oinam | Dr Debnarayan Dutta | Dr Manish Gupta | Dr Rakesh Kapoor
01:30PM - 01:45PM Unlocking Potential: SBRT as a Game-Changer in Addressing Portal Vein rombosis (PVT) within HCC Management Dr Ashu Abhishek
01:45PM - 02:00PM Synergizing Radiation and Immunotherapy: Maximizing erapeutic Potential through the Combination of SBRT with Immunotherapy in HCC Dr Seema Arif
02:00 PM - 02:12 PM SBRT in HCC: One size does not fit all Dr Divya Khosla
02:12 PM - 02:15 PM Expert comments Dr KaustavTalapatra
02:15 PM - 02:20 PM Discussion
Session 6: Contouring and Planning Tips
Dr Gautam K Sharan | Dr Harpreet Singh | Dr Jaskaran Sethi | Dr Nidhi Gupta | Dr Rakesh Kapoor | Dr Reena Engineer
02:20 PM - 02:30 PM Immobilization/ Image acquisition Dr Trinanjan Basu
02:30 PM - 02:40 PM Contouring - Target and OAR delineation Dr Seema Arif
02:40 PM - 02:50 PM Dose prescription and OAR constraints Dr Shikha Goyal
02:50 PM - 03:00 PM Plan evaluation parameters Dr Ranjit Singh
03:00 PM - 03:10 PM Quality Assurance and treatment execution Dr Gaurav Trivedi
03:10 PM - 03:40 PM
Coffee Break
04:00PM - 06:00PM
Workshop
(Introduction to cases- Seminar room First Floor C1-NHE)
(Contouring and Planning- Ground Floor C1-NHE)
Moderators: Dr. Divya Khosla | Dr. Krishna Vamsi
Co-ordinators Dr. Shikha Goyal, Dr. Renu Madan, Ms Parsee (Med Physicist), Dr. Reena Sharma (Med Physicist), Ms Satinder Kaur (Med Physicist), Dr. Robert Ngangom (Med Physicist)
Faculty at Workstations Dr. Rahul Krishnatry, Dr. Divyesh Kumar, Dr. Sujanopriya, Dr. Rashi Aggarwal, Dr. Bharti Devnani, Dr. Shirley Lewis

Day 2 - ( Hall A )

Saturday, 9th NOVEMBER 2024

Venue: Radisson Red, Chandigarh Mohali

Esophageal, GE junction and Gastric Cancers




Time Topic Speaker
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
Session 1: Diagnostic Approaches
Session Coordinators: Dr. Poorva Vias
Chairpersons: Dr. Amanjeet Bal | Dr. Meenu Gupta | Dr. Pardeep Garg | Dr. Usha Dutta
09:00AM – 09:15AM Role of Gastroenterologists in the Early Detection, Diagnosis,and Multidisciplinary Management of Esophageal Cancer Dr. Jimil Shah
09:15AM - 09:30AM Pathological Insights into Esophageal and Gastric Cancers: Classification Systems and Key Biomarkers Dr. Ritambhra Nada
09:30 AM – 09:35 AM Discussion
Session 2: Surgical Approaches
Session Coordinators: Dr. Niketa Thakur
Dr. Arvind Guru | Dr. L. Kaman | Dr. Dharma Ram Poonia | Dr. Rashi Aggarwal
09:35AM – 09:50AM Surgical techniques in esophageal cancer: current practice standards and experience with perioperative morbidity and mortality in the setting of neoadjuvant chemoradiation Dr. Harjeet Singh
09:50AM –10:05AM Advances in the surgical management of gastroesophageal junction and gastric cancers Dr. Rajesh Panwar
10:05AM – 10:10AM Discussion
Session 3: Radiotherapy approaches
Session Coordinators: Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav | Dr. Nagarjun Ballari
Chairpersons: Dr. G.K Rath | Dr. Raja Paramjeet | Dr. Seema Arif | Dr. Vineeta Goel
10:10AM – 10:30AM Organ preservation in carcinoma esophagus: The road ahead? Dr. Somnath Mukherjee
10:30AM – 10:45AM Radiotherapy Strategies for Esophageal Cancer: Technological Innovations, dose escalation and Treatment Optimization Dr. Shagun Misra/td>
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM Discussion
10:50AM – 11:20AM
Coffee Break
Session 4: Neoadjuvant and Perioperative approaches
Session Coordinators: Dr. Samreen | Dr. Roshini
Dr. Arun Shankar | Dr. Meena Sudan | Dr. Pamela Jeyaraj | Dr. Shashank Bansal
11:20AM – 11:35AM Neoadjuvant erapy in GE junctional tumors: CROSS Protocol vs. FLOT Regimen - Is there a winner regimen Dr. Sachin Gupta
11:35AM - 11:50AM Perioperative Strategies in Gastric Cancer Management: Assessing State-of-the-Art Approaches and Current Debates Dr. Ashok Vaid
10:05AM – 10:10AM Discussion
Session 5: Multidisciplinary Tumor Board on gastric cancer
Session Coordinators: Dr. Arnav | Dr. Nanki
Chairpersons: Dr. Nalini Gupta | Dr. Neeraj Jain | Dr. Siddhant Khare | Dr. Sweety Gupta
11:55AM – 12:35PM Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Discussion in Gastric CancerOptimizing treatment approaches for frail and comorbid patients with gastric cancer: Balancing efficacy and tolerability Moderator:
Dr. Samir Batham
Panelists
Gastroenterology:
Dr. Vaneet Jearth
Radiology:
Dr. Madhurima
Pathology:
Dr. Parikshaa Gupta
Surgery:
Dr. Satish SN
Radiation Oncology:
Dr. Kannan Periasamy
Dr. Sujana Priya
Dr. Bharti Devnani
Medical Oncology:
Dr. Prabhat Ganju
Session 6: Adjuvant approaches
Session Coordinators: Dr. Samreen | Dr. Roshni
Chairpersons: Dr. Awadhesh Pandey | Dr. Nitish Garg | Dr. Shikha Chawla | Dr. Soa
12:35PM – 12:50PM Adjuvant therapy in esophageal cancer: Evidence and controversies Dr. Amit Sherawat
12:50 PM - 12:55 PM Discussion
01:00PM – 02:00PM
Inauguration Chief Guest/Guest of Honour
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Lunch
Pancreatic cancer
Session 1: Endoscopic and neoadjuvant approaches
Session Coordinators: Dr. Vamsi | Dr. Subalakshmi
Chairpersons: Dr. Mukesh Bansal | Dr. Rahul Gupta | Dr. Sajal Kakkar | Dr. Simit Sapkota | Dr. Vijai Simha
03:00PM – 03:15PM Endoscopic techniques in the multidisciplinary management of pancreatic malignancies: state-of-the-art and innovations Dr. Surinder Rana
03:15PM – 03:30PM Induction therapy in BRPC: chemotherapy versus chemoradiation? Dr. Ravi Teja
03:30 PM – 03:35 PM Discussion
Session 2: Surgery and SBRT
Session Coordinators: Dr. Vamsi | Dr. Subalakshmi
Chairpersons: Dr. AK Anand | Dr. Rajesh Gupta | Dr. Sunandan Sharma | Dr. V Srinivasan
03:35PM – 03:50PM Navigating the Scalpel: e Crucial Role of Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Dr. Sujoy Pal
03:50PM – 04:05PM SBRT in pancreatic cancer: When and When NOT? Dr. Somnath Mukherjee
04:05 PM – 04:10 PM Discussion
Cholangiocarcinoma
Session Coordinators: Dr. Gokul | Dr. Bivek
Chairpersons: Dr. Alok Goel | Dr. Ritesh Prurthy | Dr. Sujoy Pal | Dr. Tapas Dora | Dr. Virender Singh
Session 1: Asian landscape and role of Surgery
04:10PM – 04:25PM Asian landscape of cholangiocarcinoma Dr. Vikas Talreja
04:25PM - 04:40PM Balancing the risk and benefit in surgical management of cholangiocarcinoma: challenges and solutions Dr. Rajesh Gupta
04:40 PM - 04:45 PM Discussion
04:45PM – 05:00PM
Coffee Break
Session 2:Translational research and role of Radiation
Session Coordinators: Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav | Dr. Nagarjun Ballari
Chairpersons: Dr. DN Sharma | Dr. Rajeev Seam | Dr. Ritambra Nada | Dr. Siva Subramaniam
05:00PM - 05:15PM Navigating the Future: Translational Research in Cholangiocarcinoma Dr. Jing Han Hong
05:15PM - 05:30PM Defining the role of radiation in Cholangiocarcinoma management: who, when, how? Dr. Dodul Mondal
05:30 PM - 05:35 PM Discussion
Session 3: Systemic therapies
Session Coordinators: Dr. Nagarjun Ballari | Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav
Chairpersons: Dr. Arun R Warrier | Dr. Jing Han Hong | Dr. Philip George | Dr. Vikas Ostwal
05:35PM - 05:50PM Targeted therapy and Immunotherapy in Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: Past Trajectories and Future Paths Dr. Bhawna Sirohi
05:50 PM - 05:55 PM Discussion
Session 4: Panel discussion on colangiocarcinoma
Session Coordinators: Dr. Rohit Mahajan
Chairpersons: Dr. Aditya Jandial | Dr. Dharma Ram Poonia | Dr. Rajesh Pasricha | Dr. Srinivas Gowda
05:55PM - 06:35PM Multidisciplinary Tumor Board on Cholangiocarcinoma Moderator - Dr. Pooja Nandwani
Panel
Hepatology:
Dr. Arka De
Radiology:
Dr. Nidhi Parbhakar
Pathology:
Dr. Aravind Sekar
Surgery:
Dr. Yashwant Sakaray
Radiation Oncology:
Dr. SowmiyaPrithviraj
Dr. Supriyo Mallick
Dr. Rajpal Singh
Medical Oncology:
Dr. Priyanshu Chaudhary
Dr. Deepak Singla
Session 5: Role of MR LINAC in GI cancer
Chairpersons: Dr. Kaustav Talapatra | Dr. Manish Pandey | Dr. Somnath Mukherjee | Dr. Swarupa Mitra | Dr. Vineeta Goel
06:35 PM - 06:55 PM Online Target and Dose adaptation with MR Linac- A new era in Radiation oncology Dr. Anil K Anand
06:55PM - 07:00 PM Discussion
Saturday, 9th NOVEMBER 2024
Hall B (Sponsored sessions)
Session Coordinators: Dr. Rohit Mahajan
Chairpersons: Dr. Anshuma Bansal | Dr. Deepak Abrol | Dr. Manish Rohilla | Dr. Rajit Rattan | Dr. Vijay Kumar Srinivasalu
05:00 PM – 05:15 PM Role of Opdyta in previously untreated advanced upper GI malignancies (sponsored by BMS) Dr. Sachin Gupta
05:15 PM – 05:30 PM HER2 Alterations in GI Cancers and Role of Anti-HER2 erapy (Sponsored by Zydus) Dr. Jatin Sarin
05:30 PM - 05:45 PM Siemens healthineers trade session
(Sponsored by Varian)
05:45 PM - 06:15 PM GBM
08:00 PM Onwards
Gala Dinner

Poster Judges: Saturday afternoon

Dr. Deepak Abrol, Dr. Saikat Das, Dr. Priyanshu Chaudhary,
Dr. Monica Malik, Dr. RN Naga Santosh, Dr. Yashpal Verma,
Dr. Rupali Aggarwal, Dr. Aanchal Aggarwal, Dr. Mahendra Kumar,
Dr. Renu Madan


Day 3 - ( Hall A )

Saturday, 10th NOVEMBER 2024

Venue: Radisson Red, Chandigarh Mohali

Time Topic Speaker
08:00AM - 09:00AM Best Oral paper presentation
Moderator Dr. Divyesh Kumar, Dr. Srinivas Gowda
Judges Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Dr. Swarupa Mitra, Dr. Kaustav Talapatra Dr. Rakesh Raman Sharma, Dr. Arun R Warrier
Session Coordinators: Dr. Anil Gupta
Chairpersons: Dr. Rakesh Kapoor, Dr. Reena Engineer, Dr. Rahul Krishnatry
Moderator: Dr Shirley Lewis
Systematic Review of literature with a precise description of the evidence
09:00AM – 09:10AM Med GI/Diagnostic Dr. Pankaj Gupta
09:10AM – 09:20AM Surgery Dr. Jitender Rohilla
09:20AM – 09:30AM Medical Oncology Dr. Vikas Ostwal
09:30 AM – 09:40 AM Radiation Oncology Dr. Sushma Agarwal
09:40AM – 10:15AM Panel Discussion: Implementation of best evidence in the Indian scenario Moderator: Dr. Shirley Lewis
Panel
Gastroenterology:
Dr. Sridhar
Nuclear Medicine:
Dr. Rajender Kumar
Surgical Oncology:
Dr. Jitender Rohila
Dr. Amit Gupta
Radiation Oncology:
Dr. Sushma Agarwal
Dr. Vikas Jagtap
Dr. Shivakumar Gudi
Medical Oncology:
Dr. Vikas Ostwal
Session 2: Public forum
Session Coordinators: Dr. Anil Gupta
10:15AM – 11:15AM Public Forum: A Holistic Indian Perspective on Diet, Yoga, Exercise, and Spirituality for preventing Gastrointestinal Cancers Moderator:
Dr. Divya Khosla
Guests:
Dr. GK Rath , Dr. Swami Dayadhipananda, Dr. MK Mahajan, Dr. Harbans Lal Kapoor, Dr. Suman Singh (Director Health Services U.T), Dr Vipin Koushal, Dr. Rakesh Kapoor, Dr. J.S akur, Ms. Martha Casa, Ms. Meenakshi Sud
11:15AM – 11:45AM
Coffee Break
Session 3: Gut microbiome
Session Coordinators: Dr. Rohit Mahajan
Chairpersons: Dr. Bela Goyal | Dr. Rakesh Kapoor | Dr. Rahul Krishnatry | Dr. Surinder Rana | Dr. Vikas Gautam
11:45AM - 12:05PM Unraveling the Role of the Gut Microbiome in GI Cancers: Implications for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Dr. Jutaroop Phetcharaburanin
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM Discussion
Session 4 : Multidisciplinary Tumor Board on Oligometastatic GI cancer
Session Coordinators: Dr. Venkata Krishna Vamsi
Chairpersons: Dr. Anjali V R | Dr. Gautam Goyal | Dr. Renu Madan | Dr. Sandeep Mazumder | Dr. Shabab Angurana
12:10AM – 12:50PM Panel: Oligometastatic GI Cancer in a Multidisciplinary Framework Moderator:
Dr. Shikhar Kumar
Panel
Radiology:
Dr. Vinayak Mittal
Nuclear Medicine:
Dr. Harmandeep Singh
Pathology:
Dr. Suvradeep Mitra
Surgery:
Dr. Pradeep Jeyakumar S
Radiation Oncology:
Dr. Jay Prakash Sahu
Dr. Manjinder Sidhu
Dr. Deepak Das
Medical Oncology:
Dr. Chitresh Aggarwal
12:50PM - 1:40PM
Session 5: Quiz Competition
Session Coordinators: Dr. Nanki | Dr. Subalakshmi
Chairpersons: Dr. Abdul Hakim | Dr. Naga.rjun Ballari | Dr. Rakesh Gupta |Dr. Sagar
12:50 PM - 01:40 PM Quiz Quiz masters:
Dr Prahlad
Dr Rajit Rattan
Dr David Simson
01:45AM – 02:00PM
Valedictory and Vote of Thanks
02:00PM Onwards
Lunch

Day 3 - ( Hall B )

Saturday, 10th NOVEMBER 2024

Venue: Radisson Red, Chandigarh Mohali

Time Topic Speaker
Session 1: Quality of Life and the Role of Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Cancers
Session Coordinators: Dr. Vrinda Singla
Chairpersons: Dr. Bhavana Rai | Dr. Jaineet Sachdeva | Dr. Manishi Bansal | Dr. Minni Arora | Dr. Priyanka Singh
09:00AM - 09:15AM Optimizing Quality of Life: e Role of Palliative Care in Managing Gastrointestinal Cancers Dr. Shaleen Kumar
09:15AM - 09:30AM Enhancing Results: e Crucial Contribution of Nutrition and Nutritionists in Gastrointestinal Cancer Management Dr. Nancy Sahni
09:30 AM - 09:35 AM Discussion
Session 2: Cancer survivorship
09:35AM – 09:50AM
Addressing Cancer Survivorship: Key Considerations for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Dr. Abhishek Shankar
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Public forum
Session 3 : Panel discussion on Pancreatic cancer
Session Coordinators: Dr. Sunigdha | Dr. Shaifali
Chairpersons: Dr. Burhan Wani | Dr. Girija Priya Sharma | Dr. Meenakshi Mittal | Dr. Sapna Marcus | Dr. Shubham Anil Kale
11:45AM – 12:25PM
Case Based discussion on Pancreatic cancer
Moderator:
Dr Vijai Simha
Panel:
Gastroenterology:
Dr Jimil Shah
Radiology:
Dr Debjanee
Pathology:
Dr Reetu Kundu
Surgical Oncology:
Dr Vijay Bansal
Radiation Oncology:
Dr Pragyat akur
Dr Nahida Yousuf
Dr Gautam Sarma
Medical Oncology:
Dr Sandip Kukkar
Dr Ketan Dang
Session 4: Motion Management and Brachytherapy Benefits
Session Coordinators: Dr. Sunigdha | Dr. Shaifali
CChairpersons: Dr. Budhi Singh Yadav | Dr. Manraj Singh | Dr. Muninder Negi | Dr. Pankaj Arora | Dr. Tripti Saxena
12:25PM – 12:40PM
Motion management in modern GI radiotherapy – who stands to benefit?
Dr. Tapesh Bhattacharyya
12:40PM – 12:55PM
Brachytherapy in GI Cancers
Dr. Sayan Paul
Session 5: Newer advances
Session Coordinators: Dr. Bivek
Chairpersons: Dr. Abhinav Narwariya | Dr. Narendra Bhalla | Dr. Samrat Dutta | Dr. Sandhya Sood | Dr. Vinod Nimbran
01:00PM – 01:15PM
Scope of Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Oncology
Dr. Pankaj Gupta
01:15PM – 01:30PM
Current Landscape of Cellular erapies in Gastrointestinal Cancers
Dr. Vijay Patil
01:30 PM - 01: 45 PM Immunotherapy as the new SOC for advanced Biliary tract cancer and real world experience in Indian patients(Sponsored by Astra Zeneca) Dr. Vikas Ostwal
01:45 PM - 01:50 PM Discussion
02:00PM Onwards
Lunch