August 31, 2005
    
8.00 - 8.30:
Official opening and welcome addresses
(Massimo Crespi, Rome, Italy ; Faruk Memik, Bursa, Turkey)
The Mediterranean School of Oncology
(Stefano Iacobelli, Chieti, Italy)
Objectives of the Course
(Nurdan Tozun, Istanbul, Turkey)

SESSION I - Esophageal cancer
Moderators: Fatih Besisik, Istanbul Turkey; Faruk Memik, Bursa, Turkey

Molecular genetics and environmental factors
(Akram Pourshams, Tehran, Iran)

Staging and treatment options
(Dursun Bugra, Istanbul, Turkey)

Chemoradiotherapy and future perspectives
(Abraham Kuten, Haifa, Israel)


9.30 - 10.30: SESSION II - Gastric cancer
Moderators: Serap Arslan, Ankara, Turkey; Ilkay Simsek, Izmir,Turkey

Epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis
(Klaus Mönkemüller,Magdeburg, Germany)

Novel therapeutic targets in gastrointestinal cancer
(Giampaolo Tortora, Naples, Italy)

10.30-11.00: DISCUSSION

11.00-11.30: COFFEE BREAK


11.30-12.30: SESSION III - Gastrointestinal lymphomas
Moderators: Ismet Aydogdu Malatya,Turkey; Sevgi Besisik, Istanbul, Turkey

Histological classification and molecular genetics
(Çigdem Çelikel, Istanbul,Turkey)

Etiology, pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up
(Serdar Turhal ,Istanbul, Turkey)

12.30-14.30: DISCUSSION & LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: Rasim Gencosmanoglu, Istanbul,Turkey;Zeynel Mungan, Istanbul Turkey
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)
(Federica Grosso, Milan, Italy)

Neuroendocrine tumors
(Ursula Plockinger, Berlin, Germany)


14.30-16.30: SESSION IV - Colorectal cancer
Moderators: Ömer Özutemiz, Izmir, Turkey; NurdanTozun, Istanbul, Turkey

Molecular changes during carcinogenesis: Sporadic, hereditary and familial cancer
(Guido Biasco, Bologna, Italy)

Prevention, chemoprevention and screening strategies for CRC
(Massimo Crespi, Rome, Italy)

Surgery of rectal cancer today
(Alberto Montori, Rome, Italy)

Treatment strategies for early and advanced disease
(Stefano Iacobelli, Chieti, Italy)

Resection and ablation of liver metastases
(Orhan Bilge, Istanbul, Turkey)

16.30-17.00: DISCUSSION

17.00-17.30: COFFEE BREAK


17.30-19.00: SESSION V - Coping with complications and supportive care of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies
Moderators: Sedat Boyacioglu, Ankar, Turkey; Burhan Sahin, Ankara, Turkey

Stenoses: endoscopic versus surgical management
(Türker Bulut, Istanbul, Turkey)

Nutritional support and antiemetic therapy
(Gökhan Demir, Istanbul, Turkey)

Management of pain
(Süleyman Özyalçin, Istanbul, Turkey)

End-of-life care
(Seref Kömürcü, Ankara, Turkey)

19.00-19.30 DISCUSSION AND WRAP-UP