Moving Forward in Childhood and Adult Brain Tumor Epidemiology
5th-7thth of April 2008 Heidelberg, GermanyLocation DKFZ, Communication Center, Heidelberg
Phone Contact ++49 (0)6221 42 2383 (Dr. B. Schlehofer)
Preliminary Agenda
| Saturday, April 5, 2008 | |
| 13.30 | Registration |
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| 13.50 | Introduction - Brigitte Schlehofer, Conference Host |
| 14.00 | Welcoming - Otmar Wiestler, Scientific Director of DKFZ |
| Session 1 | Risk Factors for Meningiomas - Moderators: Jill Barnholtz-Sloan and Joellen Schildkraut |
| 14.15 | Ionizing Radiation - Siegal Sadetzki |
| 15.00 | Non-Ionizing Radiation: Results from Interphone Study - Elizabeth Cardis |
| 15.45 | Occupational Risk Factors - Jack Siemiatycki and Preetha Rajaraman |
| 16.30 | Coffee Break |
| 16.45 | Genetic and Hormonal Risk factors - Elizabeth Claus |
| 17.30 | Pathology and Molecular Markers - Andreas Von Deimling |
| Sunday April 6, 2008 | |
| Session 2 | Risk factors for Childhood Brain Tumors - Moderator: Ching Lau |
| 09.00 | Low and High Frequency EMF - overview - Maria Feychting |
| 09.45 | Aetiology of Central Nervous System Tumours in Children - Lisbeth Samso-Schmidt |
| 10.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.00 | Genetic Risk Factors for Childhood Brain Tumors - Patricia Buffler and Roberta McKean Cowdin |
| 11.45 | Chemical Exposures and Childhood Brain Tumors - Dora Il'Yasova |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Incidence, time trends and regional variations of childhood brain tumours–report from the German Childhood Cancer Registry and ACCIS (Automated Childhood Cancer Information System) - Peter Kaatsch |
| Session 3 | Blood Brain Barrier - Moderator: Faith Davis |
| 14.00 | Education Lecture: Blood Brain Barrier–Different Modes for BBB Opening - Bernard Erdlenbruch |
| 14.35 | Discussion Abstract Presentations - Moderator: Brigitte Schlehofer |
| 14.45 | Abstract #1: A Collaborative Study of the Epidemiology of Oligodendroglial Tumors - Bridget McCarthy |
| 15.00 | Abstract #2: Differential Association of Chromosome 19 SNP Variants with Oligodendroglioma: A Case- Case Comparison - Bob Jenkins |
| 15.15 | Abstract #3: Contributing to the Search of Neurocarcinogens and Genetic Factors Associated with Adult Glioma - Ping Yang |
| 15.30 | Abstract #4: Gene Polymorphisms related to Innate Immunity and Risk of Adult Glioma - Alina Brenner, Preetha Rajaraman, presenter |
| 15.45 | Coffee Break |
| 16.00 | Abstract #5: Investigation on primary brain tumours and the co-morbidity with diabetes mellitus and atopic diseases in frame of the EPIC study - Beata Sigmund |
| 16.15 | Abstract #6: Racial/ethnic Differences in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL): A National Cancer Institute (NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program Estimate of Incidence and Survival Rates Among United States (US) Blacks, Asian/pacific Islanders (A/PI) and American Indians/Alaskan natives (AI/AN) - Jose Pulido, Brian O'Neill, presenter |
| 16.30 | Abstract #7: Weight Change during therapy for medulloblastoma - Manuela Orjuela |
| 16.45 | Gliogene Program Update - Melissa Bondy |
| 17.15 | NCI Update - Daniela Seminara |
| 17.30 | Adjourn |
| 19.30 | Conference Dinner Restaurant: Zum Guldenen Schaf Location: Hauptstrasse 115 69117 Heidelberg Telephone: +49 (0)6221 20879 |
| Monday, April 7, 2008 | |
| Session 4 | Glioma Research - Moderator: Margaret Wrensch |
| 09:00 | Immunology and Brain Cancer Development - Judith Schwartzbaum and Joe Wiemels |
| 09.45 | Business meeting - Carol Kruchko |
| 10.30 | Coffee & Adjournment of Open Session |
| 11.00 | Break-out Sessions for Working Groups |
| 13:00 | End of the meeting |
