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Next Workshop:  2014

A forum for state of the art clinical and basic research in pancreatic cancer

The London Pancreas Workshop was launched in 2006 and now convenes every two years. The Workshop attracts delegates from the UK and abroad, comprising of clinicians (surgeons, gastroenterologists, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists amongst others), scientists, pharmaceutical company representatives and pancreatic cancer charity representatives. A wide range of topics relating to pancreatic cancer clinical and scientific problems are discussed and progress updates presented.


Registration for the May 2012 workshop has now closed.


 Programme:

04 May 2012

 
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09:30-10:30 

Diagnostics
Chair: Prof Nick Lemoine & Dr Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic 

09:30-10:00 

Novel biomarkers in pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Dr Steven Pereira, London

 Role of EUS in pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Dr Nick Carroll, Cambridge

 

10:00-10:30 

10:30-11:00 

Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 

Treatment options
Chair: Mr Robert Hutchins & Mr Satya Bhattacharya
 

11:00-11:30 

Nutrition in pancreatic cancer
Prof Paolo Vineis, London

11:30-12:00

Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: the role of ablative techniques.
Prof Giovanni, Butturini, Verona

12:00-13:30 

Lunch

13:30-15:00 

Modelling pancreatic cancer
Chair: Prof Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke & Dr Thorsten Hagemann

3:30-14:00

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Differential regulation of IPMN and PanIN derived PDA via chromatin remodeling?  
Prof Matthias Hebrok, San Francisco
 
Modelling pancreatic cancer,
Prof Steven Leach, Baltimore

14:00-1430 

14:30-15:00 

Micro environment in pancreatic cancer development
Prof Hana Algul, Munich

15:00-15:30 

Tea

15:30-16:30 

Tumour stroma
Chair: Mr Hemant Kocher & Dr Richard Grose
 

15:30-16:00 

Pancreatic stellate cells are immunomodulators in PDAC
Dr Christine Feig, Cambridge

16:00-16:30 

Battle-scarred pancreas: the role of pancreatic stellate cells,
Prof Minoti Apte, Sydney

 

Co-hosted by:

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This meeting has been sponsored by unrestricted educational grants from Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd.



Previous workshops

icon 2010 London Pancreas Workshop - Programme and Abstracts
icon 2008 London Pancreas Workshop - Programme and Abstracts
icon 2006 London Pancreas Workshop - Programme and Abstracts

 

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