INCTR ANNUAL MEETING 2005
Day
1. Saturday 10th December 2005
Session
1. Opening Ceremony and Award Lectures
Chairpersons: V Shanta and Ian Magrath
The Nazli
Gad-el-Mawla Award Lecture.
For
Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Control by an Individual from a
Resource-Poor Country:
Recipient for 2005:
Dr
Award Lecture : ALL:
The Changing Paradigm in the Developing World
The Paul P Carbone Award for International
Oncology.
For Outstanding Contributions to Oncology or Cancer
Research by an Individual from a Resource-Rich Country:
Recipient for 2005: Dr Dennis Wright, Emeritus Professor of
Pathology,
Award Lecture: From
Africa to Zap-70; a Journey
Session 2.
INCTR Reports
Chairpersons: Manorama Bhargava and Dennis
Wright
President’s
Annual Report: Ian Magrath, INCTR HQ,
INCTR Programme Reports
Clinical
Research Programme: Melissa Adde,
INCTR,
Educational
Programme – Medical
Oncology: Ama Rohatiner, INCTR
Educational
Programme – Pediatric
Oncology: Aziza Shad, INCTR
Educational
Programme – Nursing
Oncology: Sabine Perrier-Bonnet, AMCC,
Translational
Research Programme – Marina Gutiérrez, King Fahd Children’s
Palliative
Care Programme: Stuart Brown,
Session
3. Proffered Papers; Simultaneous Sessions
Hall
A: Adult Cancers
Chairpersons: Ama Rohatiner and T Ganesan
Breast
Conservation Surgery: A New Concept in Pakistan: Arif Rashid Khawaja,
Prognostic
Factors in Adlt Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Abdel Hamid,
Study of
the Effect of a Polyherbal “Huma” in 25 Patients Suffering from Oral
Malignancy: S.Kumar
Telecommunications
and Radiation Oncology: Multisite Linear Accelerator Implantation as a Possible Model for Developing Countries:
J-M Deneufbourg,
Hall B: Paediatric Cancers
Chairpersons:
Aziza Shad and Shripad Banavali
Prevention
Against Hepatitis B virus Infection During Chemotherapy: Shripad Banavali,
Histopathology
of Enucleated Eyes in Patients with Retinoblastoma: Nurdan Takyidiz,
Prognostic
Significance of T-cell lineage in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children:
LS Arya,
Under-representation
of BRC-1 subtype of PML-RAR fusions in India: Sudar Sazawal,
Members Forum
Day 2. Sunday,
11th December, 2005
Meet the Expert
Sessions
Building
a Strong Research Team: Melissa Adde
Cancer Control Advocacy: From Patients to Policymakers: Shalini Vallabhan
and Molly Daniels
Early
Detection of Cervical and Breast Cancers: R.Sankaranarayanan and Kailash
Narayan
Key Note
Lecture
Chairperson: N.K. Ganguly
Infections
Causing Human Cancers: Harald Zur Hausen,
Session 4. Simultaneous Scientific/Educational Sessions.
Hall A. Cervical Cancer
Chairpersons:
R Sankaranarayanan and
Visual Screening Methods in an
African Setting:
Developing
a Coordinated Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Latin America:
Clinical
Trials in Cervical Cancer–The Cancer Institute (WIA experience): G.
Selvaluxmi,
Newer
Approaches in the Detection of Pre-Cancerous Lesions: Magnus
von Knebel Doebeitz,
Strategies
for the Control of Cervical Cancer in India: Kishore Chaudhry,
Panel
Discussion: Control of Cervical Cancer in Developing Countries: Chairpersons
& Speakers
Hall B. Palliative Care
Chairpersons: Stuart Brown, Pradeep Vaidya and Shalini
Vallabhan
American
Cancer Society Palliative Care Initiatives: Tom Burish,
Teaching
Palliative Care in India: Rajagopal,
Neuropathic Pain: Eugenie
Palliative
Care – A Report from Nepal: Sudip Shrestha,
Palliative
Sedation at the End of Life:
Psychosocial
Care - Grief and Bereavement: Doug
Panel
Discussion: Expanding Palliative Care
Coverage in Developing Countries: Chairpersons & Speakers
Session 5. Simultaneous Scientific/Educational Sessions
Hall A. Paediatric Solid Tumors
Chairpersons:
Anita Chandra and Jonathan Pritchard
Molecular
Oncology in Pediatric Practice: Jonathon Pritchard,
Limb Sparing
Procedures in Low Resource Settings for Patients with Osteosarcoma:
G. Ramaran,
Non-metastatic
Osteosarcoma Experience at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Institute, Pakstan:
Alia Zaidi,
Treatment
of Brain Tumours in India: P Kurkure,
Campaign for Early Detection of Retinoblastoma:S. Epelman,
Panel Discussion – International Collaboration in Paediatric
Oncology: Chairpersons & Speakers
Hall
B. Oral Cancer
Chairpersons: R. Ravikannan and Guy de Thé
Epidemiology
of Oral Cancer: Robert Chamberlain,
Screening
for Oral Cancer – Experience in a Developing
Country: K. Ramadas,
Clinical
Trials in the Management of Oral Cancer – The Cancer Institute (WIA) Experience
A.Vasanthan,
Symptom
Management in Oral Cancer: Stuart Brown,
Panel
Discussion – Control of Oral Cancer: Chairpersons & speakers
Day 3. Monday, 12th December, 2005
Meet the
Expert Sessions
Role
of On-Site and Off-Site Data Managers: Lolita Lantican
How
to Write an Abstract: Ama Rohatiner
Nursing
Oncology: Sabine Perrier-Bonnet
Key Note
Lecture.
Chairperson: R. Rajkumar
Five
Decades of Cancer Control in India, Part I: V Shanta,
Session 6.
Simultaneous Workshop Sessions
Hall A.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Developing Countries
Chairpersons:
TG Sagar and Ian Magrath
Epidemiology
of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Eve
Roman,
Role
of Co-operative Groups in Development of and Improving Access to High Quality
Therapy
Angelo
Rosolen,
Risk
Stratification in Developing Countries: Shripad Banavali,
Approaches
to the Management of ALL in Adults:
The
Management of Febrile Neutropenia in Leukemia: Aziza Shad, Washington
Status
of Minimal Residual Disease Detection in ALL: Nirmala Nancy,
Panel Discussion: Treatment
of ALL in Developing Countries: Chairpersons & Speakers
Hall B.
Breast Cancer in Developing Countries
Chairpersons: V. Shanta and Ian Smith
Epidemiology
of Breast Cancer: Amr
Soliman,
Screening
for Early Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: Salva Boulos,
The
Evidence Base for the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Mark Lodge,
Importance
of Clinical Trials in Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: Zeba Aziz,
Breast
Cancer in India: V. Shanta,
New
Approaches to the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Richard Pestell,
Development
of Support Activities for Patients with Breast Cancer in Developing Countries.
Ranjit Kaur,
Panel Discussion: Breast
Cancer Control in Developing Countries: Chairpersons & Speakers
Session 7. Simultaneous
Consensus Panel Discussions
Hall A. Feasibility and Cost as Factors in Treatment
Design of ALL in Developing Countries: Speakers and
Chairpersons from Session 6A
Hall
B. Hereditary Breast Cancer in
Developing Countries
Panelists: T.
Rajkumar, Richard
Pestell, Jan
Lubinsky, Susan Komen Foundation
Session 8. Multidisciplinary
Conference
Treatment
of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Moderators:
INCTR Branch and Office Forum
INCTR
Day 4. Tuesday, 13th December,
2005
Meet the
Expert
Error
Detection and Correction in Data Management: Julia Challinor,
Treatment
of Hepatoblastoma – SIOPEL Group: Jonathon Pritchard,
Key Note
Lecture.
Chairpersons: T. Rajkumar and Frans Dhaenens
The Promise
of Nanotechnology in Cancer Treatment; Joe Harford,
Session 9. Simultaneous
Educational Sessions
Hall A. Emerging Technologies in the New Millennium
Chairpersons: Frans Dhaenens and Kishor Bhatia
Challenges
in Bringing BioMarkers to the Clinic: Sheila Taube,
Tissue
Arrays in Biomarker Discovery and Development: Stephen Hewitt,
Utilization
of FFPE in Molecular Oncology Studies: Kishor Bhatia,
Newer
Approaches to Cancer Imaging: Ali Khan,
Creativity with Light: the
Challenges of “Optical“Techniques: Frans Dhaenens,
Hall B. Palliative Care
Obstacles
to Opioid Availability and Use.
Fraser
Community
Based Palliative Care: Pradeep Vaidya,
Session 10. Closing
Session.
Award
for Best Poster -
Closing
Remarks - V. Shanta and Ian Magrath