Consensus Expert Group Meeting

9.00am – 9.20am

Inauguration 

9.20am –10.10am                    

(Scientific session –I) 

Chairpersons

D.K. Gupta, A Nakagawara, Robert Carachi, P.A.Kurkure 

D.K.Gupta
Introduction, Challenges in the management of
 pediatric malignancies (10 mnts)

A. Nakagawara, Director
Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
Molecular links between stem cell development and genesis of pediatric cancers 

Robert Carachi, Prof and Chief, Children’s Hospital, Yorkhill, Glasgow   Neonatal tumors 

10.10 – 10.30am     

Tea 

10.30– 11.30 pm              

(Scientific session –II) 

Chairpersons 

D.K. Gupta,  D.C.Aronson, T Kuroda, P.A. Kurkure

Larry Hadley, Prof and Chief, University of Natal, South Africa
Management of Wilms’ tumor  

Robert Carachi, Prof and Chief, Children’s Hospital, Yorkhill, Glasgow   

Management of IVC thrombus
 

S.H.Choi, Prof. and Chief, Children’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Long-term outcome in Wilms' tumor in Korea: A 20 year experience 

11.30am–1.10pm                      

( Scientific session –III)

Chairpersons

D.K. Gupta, Robert Carachi, M. Kaneko, SH Advani 

D.C.Aronson, Emma Children’s Hospital, Netherlands
Surgical aspects of Neuroblastoma          

M. Kaneko, President- Neuroblastoma Study Group, Ibaraki, Japan
Neuroblastoma : International Neuroblastoma Risk Group  

Tatsuo Kuroda, Prof. National Medical center, Tokyo, Japan
Long term results in Neuroblastoma :Extensive surgery with intra-operative  radiation

M. Kaneko, , Prof. President- Neuroblastoma Study Group, Ibaraki, Japan
Neuroblastoma : Clinical trials in Japan

A. Nakagawara, Director, Centre for Molecular Biological Research,Japan
Clinical application of cDNA microarray for predicting the prognosis of neuroblastoma

 1.10 -2.00pm                     

 Lunch  ( Foyer – First floor) 

2.00-3.20pm

(Scientific session –IV)
2.00-2.40 pm  - Telemedicine – Live telecast from University of Graz, Austria 

Chairpersons

D.K. Gupta, S.H. Choi, Piotr Czauderna, Larry Hadley 

Michael Hollwarth, Chief, Children’s Hospital, Graz, Austria (Telemedicine)
Conservative surgery for WT

Amulya saxena, Consultant, University of Graz, Austria  ( telemedicine)
Laparoscopic management of metastasis 

Kiran Mishra, Chief Dept. of Pathology, GTB Hospital, New Delhi
Pathology of Renal Tumors- How is it different from the west?

Manju Aron, Assoc. Prof. Dept. of Cytopathology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Role of FNAC diagnosis for pediatric tumors   

3.20 – 4.20

Scientific session – V  

Chairpersons

Bhaskar Rao, D.C Aronson, Larry Hadley, V. Bhatnagar, 

D.C.Aronson, Prof. Emma Children’s Hospital, Netherlands

Hepatoblastoma : The SIOPEL Experience

Piotr Czauderna, Prof. Children’s Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Hepatocellular carcinoma   

Piotr Czauderna, Prof. Children’s Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Liver transplantation for hepatic tumors

4.20 –  4.40pm                                  

Tea

4.40 – 6.00pm

(Scientific session –VI)           

Chairpersons 

Bhaskar Rao, M.Kaneko, Kiran Mishra, M.Bajpai,  

Bhaskar Rao, Chief Consultant Surgeon, St. Judes, USA
Rhabdomyosarcoma – recent advances in management 

Arun Malhotra, Prof. and Chief, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
Pet in 
              Pediatric Tumors

S.H.Choi, Prof. and Chief, Children Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas in children            

S Agarwala, Assoc. Prof. Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Management of Germ Cell tumors

7.00pm

 Classical Indian Dances followed by Dinner at Theatre, below the Auditorium,
India Habitat centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi ( 3 km from AIIMS).