Refresher Course: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

RC 2201 - Advances in pancreatic cancer: hope or hype?

March 2, 08:00 - 09:00 CET

3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Nikolaos Kartalis, Stockholm / Sweden
15 min
Imaging pathways and definitions of resectability: what are the current guidelines?
Marc Zins, Paris / France
  1. To introduce current guidelines for resectability in pancreatic cancer.
  2. To describe the use of EUL, CT and MRI in staging. Which phases and sequences are mandatory?
  3. To describe when more than one imaging modality should be considered and how to prioritise resources.
15 min
Imaging features of extrapancreatic perineural invasion
Riccardo Manfredi, Rome / Italy
  1. To understand if we can diagnose EPNI non-invasively.
  2. To learn about CT and MRI imaging patterns of pancreatic cancer invading the extrapancreatic neural plexus.
  3. To show the association of neurogenic growth of pancreatic cancer with tumour progression and local recurrence.
15 min
Neoadjuvant treatment: how optimistic should we be?
Giuseppe Malleo, Verona / Italy
  1. To discuss if we can improve survival rates for localised pancreatic cancer.
  2. To understand the determinants of resectability after neoadjuvant treatment.
  3. To learn about the advances in pancreatic oncology.
12 min
Panel discussion: How can we improve overall survival in pancreatic cancer?