February 28, 2025, Day I
March 1, 2025, Day II
February 28, 2025, Day I
| 08:00 – 08:50 – Registration | |
| 08:50 – 09:00 – Welcome and Introduction | |
09:00 – 10:00 – MODULE 1: Early Stage Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Tumors: Endoscopic versus Surgical Resection – The Ultimate Cross-roads! Moderators: Nurdan Tozun, Simay Kara | |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Speaker: Suleyman Gunay |
| 09:20 – 10:00 | Case Discussion Case Presenter: Can Boynukara Panelists: Fevzi Cengiz, Tahsin Dalgic, Hakan Yildiz, Ozdal Ersoy, Gokce Askan, Aylin Altan Kus, Erkin Oztas, Igor Maxim, Deniz Can Guven, Yasemin Bolukbasi |
| 10:00 – 10:20 – Coffee Break | |
10:20 – 13:00 – MODULE 2: FLOT versus Chemo-Radiation: Is there a Clear Winner? Moderators: Sezer Saglam, Fulya Agaoglu | |
| 10:20 – 11:00 | Speakers: To Radiate: Ugur Selek Or Not to Radiate: Fatma Sen |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Q/A |
| 11:10 – 11:30 – Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Case Discussion Moderators: Enver Ilhan, Leyla Ozer Case Presenter: Almir Miftari Panelists: Enis Ozyar, Esra Kaytan Saglam, Bedriye Koyuncu Sokmen, Tamer Aksoy, Sahin Lacin, Sibel Erdamar Cetin, Viorel Scripcariu, Mustafa Bozkurt, Ozlem Er, Nidal Iflazoğlu, Mahir Ozmen, Hakan Yildiz |
| 13:00 – 14:00 – LUNCH BREAK | |
14:00 – 17:00 – MODULE 3: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy: Game Changer or Overhyped? Moderators: Teoman Yanmaz, Vasile Bintintan | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Speakers: Medical Oncology Perspective: Sara De Dosso Surgery Perspective: Erman Aytac |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Q/A |
| 14:40 – 15:00 – Coffee Break | |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Case Discussion Moderators: Bulent Karabulut, Faysal Dane Case Presenters: Ahmet Anil Sahar, Mert Gungor Panelists: Sibel Erdamar Cetin, Fatih Oguz Onder, Leyla Ozer, Banu Atalar, Zeynep Gural, Bengi Gurses, Osman Kostek, Serdar Culcu, Ozgen Isik, Suleyman Demiryas, Fatma Sen, Tamer Aksoy, Ahmet Yesilyurt |
March 1, 2025, Day II
| From Backstage to the Spotlight: Actors Behind the Scenes | |
| 09:30 – 10:00 – Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Opening Remarks: Ibrahim Yildiz, Rumeysa Atabey, Ozdal Ersoy |
| Moderators: Naziye Ak, Fatih Selcukbiricik | |
| 10:10 – 10:25 | Nurdan Tozun: The Role of Microbiota in Cancer Pathogenesis |
| 10:25 – 10:40 | Ozge Celik: Epigenetic Shadows: How Microbiata Shapes Genetic Landscape of Cancer |
| 10:40 – 10:55 | Mert Erkan: Microenvironment and Cancer: Why Tumors Metastasize? |
| 10:55 – 11:10 | Q/A |
| 11:10 – 11:30 – Coffee Break | |
| Moderators: Ali Arican, Ozkan Ozdemir | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Meltem Yalinay: Oncobiome and Personalized Cancer Medicine: Myth or Reality? |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Erdem Akbal: Artificial Intelligence in Deciphering Gut Microbiome |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Ramon Salazar: Challenges, Noise and Bias in Clinical and Omics Science |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Q/A |
| 12:30 – 13:30 – LUNCH BREAK | |
| Moderators: Aysin Kayis, Ahmet Rencuzogullari | |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Ozdal Ersoy: Mind-Gut Connections: The Role of the Brain in the Microbial Story of Cancer |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Ulku Yilmaz: Nursing in Colorectal Cancer and Microbiota: Prevention, Education and Counseling |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Michelle Lyons: Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and Microbiota Health: Managing Symptoms in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Mervenur Akcay: Pelvic Floor Exercises and Vagal Stimulation in Stress Management |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Kakil Rasul: The Role of Immunotherapy in GEJ Adenocarcinoma: Current Data and Future Perspectives |
| 14:45 – 15:10 | Q/A |
| 15:10 – 15:15 | Panel Discussions and Closing Remarks |