Preliminary Program

Friday, May 09, 2025

09.45-10.00h Welcome and Introduction
Nuclear Medicine meets Neuro-Oncology. Nathalie L. Albert (Munich), Matthias Preusser (Vienna)

10.00-12.00h Radioligand therapy – the future of precision oncology
Chairs: Eng-Siew Koh (Sydney), Marcus Hacker (Vienna)
RLT works – current evidence. Michael Hofman (Melbourne)
Next generation RLT – trends in nuclear medicine. Ken Herrmann (Essen)
Bringing RLT into the CNS – a promising concept in neuro-oncology? Nathalie Albert (Munich)
Panel discussion all session speakers

12.00-13.00h NMN Lunch

13.00-14.00h Understanding theranostics
Chairs: Wim Oyen (Arnhem/Milan), Jörg Tonn (Munich)
Radiopharmaceuticals explained Karolien Goffin (Leuven)
From reactor to patient – how do we get radionuclides into clinical routine? Andrew Scott (Melbourne)
Panel discussion: All you need to know about RLT – frequently asked questions in clinical routine. All session speakers + Kathy Oliver (IBTA), Francesco Cicone (Catanzaro), Roberta Rudà (Turin)

14.00-15.00h Proffered papers I: Hot data and burning questions
Chairs: Jolanta Kunikowska (Warsaw), Giuseppe Minniti (Rome)
Oral presentations from selected abstracts (length and format TBD depending on number of submissions)

15.00-15.45h NMN Coffee

15.45-17.00h Proffered papers II: Hot data and burning questions
Chairs: Susan Chang (San Francisco), Martin van den Bent (Rotterdam)
Oral presentations from selected abstracts (length and format TBD depending on number of submissions)

17.00-18.30h Posters viewing: Drinks and Science

From 19.00h Networking Event “Heurigen”

Saturday, May 10, 2025

09.00-10.00 Coffee with the Editors
Ulrike Harjes (Nature Medicine), Susan Chang (Neuro-Oncology), Cheryl Lai (Lancet Oncology)

10.00-12.00h Enhancing treatment efficacy
Chairs: Patrick Wen (Boston), Emilie Le Rhun (Zurich)
Intraarterial injections of therapeutic radioligands – challenges and opportunities. Arthur Braat (Utrecht)
Overcoming the blood-brain-barrier – what´s the fuss about FUS? Graeme Woodworth (Baltimore)
Local applications of RLT – is this the way to go? Bogdana Suchorska (Heidelberg)
Enhancing radiosensitivity and overcoming treatment resistance Erik Sulman (New York)

12.00-13.30h NMN Lunch

13.30-15.00h Lessons learned from other disciplines
Chairs: Nelleke Tolboom (Utrecht), Anna Berghoff (Vienna)
The trialist’s perspective: how to generate evidence. Michael Weller (Zurich)
The oncologist’s perspective: adapting the success of antibody drug conjugates. Matthias Preusser (Vienna)
The neuropathologist’s perspective: targets and biomarkers Felix Sahm (Heidelberg)
The non-oncological perspective: lessons learned from neurodegenerative disorders. Matthias Brendel (Munich)

15.00-15.45h NMN Coffee

15.45-17.00h PET imaging of CNS tumors: must have or nice to have?
Chairs: Michael Weller (Zurich), Johnny Duerinck (Brussels)
Overview RANO PET working group activities Norbert Galldiks (Cologne)
Point-counterpoint debates
Point: the case for amino acid PET imaging of glioblastoma Nathalie Albert (Munich)
Counterpoint: the case against amino acid PET imaging of glioblastoma Marjolein Geurts (Rotterdam)
Call to action: how to proceed Panel discussion

17.00-17.30h Conclusions and Farewell Drinks
Nathalie L. Albert (Munich), Matthias Preusser (Vienna)

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