Medical School University of Zagreb  Croatia
Clinic of Oncology and Radiotherapy
University Hospital Center
Rebro Zagreb

The Second Anglo-Croatian Symposium on Clinical Oncology
with international participation

Continuos medical education programme
Zagreb, October 15, 1999.

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME AND BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
Editors: L. Markulin-Grgić, F. Šantek



 
 
 
 
 
 

General program
Friday, 15. October 1999.
Plenary Session
09:15-09:30
Session I - Theatre A
Section 1: Head and neck carcinomas
9:30-10:45
nvited speaker: Dr N.Gupta
Session II - Theatre A
Section 1: Gynaecology
09:30-10:45
Invited speaker: Dr R.Hunter
Coffee Break
10:45-11:00
Section 2: Lung carcinoma
11:00-11:40
Invited speaker: Dr N. Rakušić
Section 2: Sarcoma
11:00-12:00
Invited speaker: Dr D. P.Deakin
Section 3: CNS
11:40-13:00
Invited speakers Dr H.R. Gattamaneni, Dr A. Kogler
Section 3: Gastrointestinal carcinomas
12:00-13:00
Invited speaker: Dr R.D. James
Lunch
13:00-14:30
Session III
Section 1: Breast carcinoma
14:30-16:00
Invited speakers Dr A. Stewart 
Dr T. Ćufer
Language of the symposium: English
Symposium venue: The meeting will take place at the Zagreb Faculty of Medicine, Šalata 3b
The symposium is organised under the auspices of dr. Željko Reiner
Minister of Health of Republic of Croatia

Contact Address:
The Organising Committee of The Second Anglo-Croatian Symposium in Clinical Oncology with International Participation
Dr Lijerka Markulin-Grgić, director of Oncology
Dr Fedor Šantek, executive director of the symposium
Clinic of Oncology and Radiotherapy
Univ. Hospital Centre Zagreb, Rebro Hospital
Kišpatićeva 12, Zagreb 10000, Republic of Croatia
Tel/fax: +(385-1) 2333-980

e-mail: fedor.santek@zg.tel.hr

Registration fee: 600 HRK or 55 BP
The attendance of the symposium will be awarded by the Croatian medical chamber with 12 points
According to the regulations from the Croatian medical chamber, the points will be accredited only to the participants with the registration fee paid.
The abstracts of the accepted presentations on this symposium in this book are printed as submitted by the authors.
THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
  • Dr Nirmal Gupta, Deputy Director in Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK, co-president of the Organising Committee
  • Dr Lijerka Markulin-Grgić, Head of the Clinic of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Clinic of Oncology and Radiotherapy Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ., Zagreb, Croatia, co-president of the Organising Committee
  • Dr David Deakin, consultant clinical oncologist, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
  • Dr Roger James, director Cancer Services for Kent, UK
  • Dr Fedor Šantek, consultant clinical oncologist, KBC Zagreb, Croatia, executive director of the symposium
  • Dr Paula Podolski, consultant clinical oncologist, KBC Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dr Zoran Rakušić, consultant clinical oncologist, KBC Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dr Nera Šarić, Clinic of Oncology, KBC Zagreb, Croatia
THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HONORABLE COMMITTEE:
  • Dr Zvonko Kusić, Dean of Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ., Director of Clinical Hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Zagreb
  • Dr Zdravko Brzović, Director of the University Hospital Centre Zagreb
  • Dr Damir Buković, Deputy President of the Zagreb City Council, Director of Gynaecology, Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ.
  • Dr Dubravko Orlić, President of the Croatian Medical Association
  • Dr Andrija Hebrang, Head of the Cathedra of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb University
  • Dr Marko Turić, Director of the Clinic for Tumours, Zagreb
  • Dr Dragutin Košuta, Director of General Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb
  • Dr Dražen Nosso, Director of Clinical Hospital “Merkur”, Zagreb
THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
  • Dr Robin Hunter, Director of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
  • Dr Nirmal Gupta, Deputy Director in Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
  • Dr Lijerka Markulin-Grgić, Director of the Clinic of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Clinic of Oncology and Radiotherapy Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ., Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dr Zvonko Kusić, Dean of the Medical Faculty University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dr David Deakin, consultant clinical oncologist, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
  • Dr Roger James, director Cancer Services for Kent, UK
  • Dr Dubravko Orlić, consultant in orthopedic surgery, Head of the Croatian Medical Association, Croatia
  • Dr Damir Buković, consultant gynaecologist, Director of Gynecology Hospital, Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ. Croatia
  • Dr Srećko Ciglar, consultant gynaecologist, Director of Gynecology, Clinical Hospital “Merkur”, Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ. Croatia
  • Dr Stjepan Gamulin, consultant medical oncologist, Head of the Dpt. of pathophysiology, Zagreb Medical Faculty, Croatia
  • Dr Đorđe Montani, consultant surgeon, Head of the Dpt. of plastical surgery, Medical Faculty Zagreb Univ., Croatia
  • Dr Tanja Ćufer, consultant medical oncologist, Director of Medical Oncology, Institute for Cancer Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Dr Zrinka Mršić, consultant medical oncologist, Director of Medical Oncology, Clinic for tumours, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dr Fedor Šantek, consultant clinical oncologist, KBC Zagreb, Croatia
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
PLENARY SESSION
09:15-09:30

Chairmen: Lijerka Markulin-Grgić,
Opening of the symposium: Lijerka Markulin-Grgić, Robin Hunter

Addressing the symposium:, Minister of Health, President of the Croatian Medical Council, Dean of School of Medicine, Director of Hospital Center University
SESSION I
Section 1: HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMAS
Invited speaker: Dr N. Gupta
Chairmen: N. Gupta
09:30-10:00 N. Gupta: Concomitant chemotherapy (Methotrexate) along with radiotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer - 15 year follow up of a randomised clinical trial
10:00-10:15 D.Nosso:Laryngeal and laryngotracheal mucosa in reconstruction of the pharynx and proximal part of the oesophagus
10:15-10:35 M. Virag: Total glossectomy - experience with 48 cases
10:35-10:45 Questions and discussion
Coffee Break
10:45-11:00
Section 2: LUNG CARCINOMA
Invited speaker: Dr M. Cullen
Chairmen: N. Rakušić, B. Čučević, Z. Rakušić
11:00-11:30 N. Rakušić, B. Čučević: Treatment of malignant pleural effusions by intrapleural talk powder application
11:30-11:40 Questions and discussion
Section 3: CNS
Invited speaker Dr A. Kogler
Chairmen: A. Kogler, L. Markulin-Grgić, F. Šantek 
11:40-12:10 A. Kogler: Surgical treatment of infratentorial tumors in children
12:10-12:30 F. Šantek: Survival analysis in patients with ependimoma treated postoperatively by a different extent of irradiation and adjuvant chemotherapy - Zagreb University Hospital Centre expirience
12:30-12:50 A. Chudy: Surgical approach to brain tumours
12:50-13:00 Questions and discussion
Lunch
13:00-14:30
SESSION II
Section 1: GYNAECOLOGY
Invited speaker: Dr R.Hunter
Chairmen: R. Hunter
09:30-10:00 R. Hunter: Towards improving our results in the treatment of advanced cancer of cervix by radiotherapy
10:00-10:20 D. Buković: Multimodal therapy of primary inoperable carcinoma of the vulva
10:20-10:35 V. Kukura: Treatment of ovarian cysts with transvaginal alcohol sclerosis
10:35-10:45 Questions and discussion
Coffee Break
10:45-11:00
Section 2: SARCOMA
Invited speaker: DrD. P. Deakin
Chairmen: D. P. Deaken
11:00-11:30 D. P. Deaken: Are we making any progress in the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma?
11:30-11:50 D. Orlić: Progress in the surgical treatment of bone sarcomas with mega endoprotheses
11:50-12:00
Questions and discussion
Section 3: GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMAS
Invited speaker Dr R.D. James
Chairmen: R. D. James
12:00-12:30 R. D. James: European trials for the treatment of colo-rectal cancer
12:30-12:50 N. Šarić: Dose schedule of fluorouracil in treatment of colorectal carcinoma
12:50-13:00 Questions and discussion
Lunch
13:00-14:30
SESSION III
Section 1: BREAST CARCINOMA
Invited speaker Dr A. Stewart
Chairmen: A. Stewart, T. Ćufer, S. Gamulin
14:30-15:00 A. Stewart: Optimal dose and fractionation for adjuvant radiotherapy in early breast cancer
15:00-15:15 S. Gamulin: Katepsin D in the breast cancer
15:15-15:30 P. Podolski: Anti her 2 based breast cancer therapy
15:30-15:45 T. Ćufer: New development in the adjuvant therapy of breast cancer
15:45-16:00 Questions and discussion