Events

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming BGDO educational webinar, where we will provide the latest updates from ASCO and ESMO on the most pressing topics in GI  oncology.

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19:30  Session 1

Chairs:
Joëlle Collignon, CHU Liège
Karen Geboes, UZ Gent

Upper GI
Filip Van Herpe ~ UZ Leuven

Lower GI
Francesco Sclafani  ~ Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme

Discussion

20:35 Break

 20:45  Session 2

Chairs:
Jochen Decaestecker ~ AZ Roeselare, Menen
Jean-Luc Van Laethem ~ Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme

HCC
Ivan Borbath ~ Cliniques Saint-Luc, Brussels

Pancreaticobiliary
Timon Vandamme ~ UZ Antwerpen

Discussion

21:50 Take home messages & Closing remarks

 Practical Info

Accreditation is requested

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The BGDO announce its second meeting of this years' educational programme.Update on upper GI Tumours

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19:30
The present and the near future

Chairs: Alain Hendlisz ~ Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme,
Hans Prenen, UZ Antwerpen
How to choose the right therapy in 2023: focus on immunotherapy
Eric Van Cutsem ~ UZ Leuven

Her2 directed therapies: current treatment possibilities and recent developments
Marc Van den Eynde ~ Cliniques Saint-Luc, Brussels

Discussion

20:35 Break

 20:45
The future and the far away future?

Chairs: Jeroen Dekervel ~ UZ Leuven
Wim Demey ~ AZ Klina Brasschaat

New kids on the block will we be able to treat patients with promising therapies, eg anti-claudin antibodies soon?
Giacomo Bregni ~ Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme

Progress in research: what is interesting in phase I trials, what interesting combinations are being tested?
Hans Prenen  ~ UZ Antwerpen

Discussion

21:50
Take home messages & Closing remarks

 Practical Info

Registration is free via this link

Accreditation is requested

www.bgdo.org – info@bgdo.org

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Tuesday 25 April 2023  |   19:30 <>  22:00

The BGDO announce its first meeting of this years' educational programme. What you really need to know on NEN and pancreaticobiliary tumors!

We will address the latest news from ENETS and other conferences and put recent findings into perspective, looking at current treatment guidelines and possible changes in the (near) future.

ProgrammeRegistration

19:30
Round table on NEN

Chairs: Willem Lybaert ~ VITAZ Sint-Niklaas, UZA Edegem &  Chris Verslype ~ UZ Leuven 

Introduction

Recent developments in nuclear medicine for diagnosis and treatment
Niloefar Ahmadi Bidakhvidi ~ UZ Leuven

Hot topics on clinical management from ENETS
Timon Vandamme ~ UZ Antwerpen

Discussion

20:35 Break

20:45
Pancreaticobiliary tumors

Chairs: Karen Geboes  ~ UZ Gent & Leen Mortier ~ AZ Turnhout

Introduction

Findings on treatment of pancreatic cancers into perspective
Ivan Borbath ~ Cliniques Saint-Luc, Brussels

Findings on treatment of biliary cancers into perspective
Anne Demols ~ Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme

Discussion

21:50 Take home messages & Closing remarks

Practical Info

Registration: free  and mandatory

Accreditation is requested

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Programme

The program attempts to get to the heart of our clinical concerns by addressing burning questions about the genetics and genomics of digestive cancers.

You can view the presentations

Molecular testing in GI oncology

• Proteins, DNA, RNA Guy Van Camp - UZ Antwerpen
• How to read results of a somatic test report Guy Froyen - Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt
• Results of geneonet  Philippe Aftimos - Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme
• Referral for germline testing Karin Dahan - IPG, Gosselies
• Short topic on follow-up carriers of hereditary cancer risk mutations Karen Geboes - UZ Gent

National consensus and clinical guidance for diagnosis and management of hereditary pancreatic cancer syndrome

• Overview guideline Astrid De Cuyper - Cliniques Saint Luc, Brussels
• Issues in management Marianna Arvanitaki - Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme
  

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Thursday 22 September |   19:30 <>  22:00

Program

The BGDO has the pleasure of inviting you for the 2022 post-congres meeting, focussing on highlights from ESMO GI, ASCO and ESMO.

Knowledgeable speakers will present the topics they regard as most interesting for this year on colorectal, esogastric and hepatobiliary cancer as well as in the field of translational research.

Panel discussions - including clinical cases where possible - will be held in order to help us to gain insight in the way current practice may be influenced.

REPLAY

You can follow the sessions

Oesogastric cancer Eric Van Cutsem, UZ Leuven

Colon cancer Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerpen

Discussion

20:35 Break

20:45

Chairs: Jeroen Dekervel, UZ Leuven - Brigitte  Maes, Jessa Hospital - Timon Vandamme, UZ Antwerpen

Introduction

Hepatobiliary cancer Anne Demols, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme 

Translational research Francesco  Sclafani, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme 

Discussion

21:50 Closing remarks & take-home messages

Practical Info

Registration: free  and mandatory via this link
Accreditation is requested

www.bgdo.org – info@bgdo.org

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Multidisciplinary challenges in GI cancers
November 18-19, 2022  
KBR Museum - Brussels

ProgramRegistration

Internationally renowned experts with multidisciplinary views will discuss and integrate the latest data in gastrointestinal oncology, engaging in debates about novel challenges and anticipating new perspectives in the treatment and rapidly evolving therapeutic management of digestive cancers.
The Masterclass format is a lively face-to-face event during 2 days, with interactive discussions, pro/contra debates and illustrated case presentations, including a social programme with the faculty on Friday evening.

We look forward to meeting you again face-to-face in Belgium - exclusively live without a virtual part.

Venue

KBR Museum – Mont des Arts 28, 1000 Brussels map

KBR is accessible by public transport as well as by car and bicycle.

Organising Committee:

Prof. Eric Van Cutsem - ESDO President
Prof. Alain Hendlisz -  BGDO President
Prof. Jean-Luc Van Laethem  - Scientific Committee Chair

Scientific Committee:

ESDO Board
Thomas Gruenberger - HPB Center Clinics Vienna  / Tamara Matysiak-Budnik - CHU Nantes / Thomas Seufferlein - University Hospital Ulm / Eric Van Cutsem - UZ Leuven  / Jean-Luc Van Laethem - Erasme Hospital - University Clinics of Brussels

BGDO Board
Ivan Borbath - Saint-Luc University Clinics, Brussels / Saskia Carton - Imelda Hospital Bonheiden / Karen Geboes - UZ Gent  / Alain Hendlisz - Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels / Timon Vandamme - UZ Antwerpen

ESDO Young Group
Alica Beutel - University Hospital Ulm, Germany
Ana-Maria Bucalau - Erasme Hospital - University Clinics of BrusselsPieter-Jan Cuyle - Imelda Hospital Bonheiden, Belgium
Michela Guardascione - CRO Aviano, Italy

Organisation:
ESDO - Liz Tanzer  masterclass@esdo.eu  tel. +43 14051383 38

Onsite Organisation & Registration:
BGDO - Anne-Sophie Wirtz management@bgdo.org tel. +32 476312411  www.bgdo.org

Registration - Join us

BGDO or ESDO members: free
Regular registration fee physicians:  € 150
Pharmaceutical companies please contact us

Thursday 16 June 2022  |   19:30 <>  22:00

REGISTRATION

The BGDO has the pleasure of holding the 2022 second BGDO virtual educational meeting on :

“What’s on the liver: Diagnostic and therapeutic workup for primary liver tumours.”

The program has been elaborated to provide attendees with cutting-edge knowledge on practical issues in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sessions will be presented and discussed by renowned experts coming from all horizons.

Registration is free and can be done through this link.
Accreditation is requested.

Program

19:30

Chairs: Ivan Borbath, UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels - Jeroen Dekervel, UZ Leuven – Michaël Vouche, Institut Bordet, Brussels

Introduction

Radiological workup: what do we learn from imaging
Bart Op De Beeck - UZ Antwerpen

Pre-curative workup:  what is needed by the surgeon
Filip Gryspeerdt - UZ Gent

Discussion

20:35 Break

20:45

Chairs: Anne Demols, ULB Erasme Brussels - Filip Gryspeerdt, UZ Gent  - Bart Op De Beeck, UZ Antwerpen

Introduction

Locoregional treatment for primary liver tumors
Michaël Vouche, Institut Jules Bordet/ Erasme Hospital Brussels

Systemic treatment for HCC: how to navigate in the new landscape
Jeroen Dekervel, UZ Leuven

Discussion

21:50 Closing remarks & take-home messages

Practical Info

Registration: free  and mandatory via this link
Accreditation is requested

www.bgdo.org – info@bgdo.org

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Tuesday 26 April 2022  |   19:30 <>  22:00

The BGDO announce its first meeting of this years' educational programme. What’s next on (E)NETs?

We designed the program with the intention to stimulate interaction between experts, with live discussions, also with the chat panelists. We will focus on the management of specific NETs and give you the latest updates from the ENETS meeting.

Replay

19:30
Round table on specific NETS

Lead: Chris Verslype ~ UZ Leuven
Discussants:

• Gastroenterologist/Endoscopist   Pierre Deprez ~ UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels,
• Oncologist Karen Geboes  ~ UZ Gent,  
• Pathologist  Anne Hoorens ~ UZ Gent ,  
• Surgeon Sylvie Van den Broeck  ~ UZ Antwerpen

Introduction – questions to the audience
Chris Verslype ~ UZ Leuven

Pathology overview
Anne Hoorens ~ UZ Gent

New ESGE guidelines on management of small rectal and gastric NEN
Pierre Deprez  ~ UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels 

Epidemiology and work-up of small NENs in Belgium and confrontation with oncological guidelines
Karen Geboes  ~ UZ Gent

Panel discussion
Did opinions change?

20:40 Break

20:50
Management of and hot topics in GEP-NETS

Lead:  Pieter-Jan Cuyle ~ Imelda, Bonheiden
Discussants:

• Nuclear medicine Physician Christophe Deroose ~ UZ Leuven,
• Oncologists: Ivan Borbath ~ UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels and Timon Vandamme ~ UZ Antwerpen

Introduction Pieter-Jan Cuyle ~ Imelda, Bonheiden

What is new in Pancreatic NET
Ivan Borbath ~ UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels

What is new in GE NET
Timon Vandamme ~ UZ Antwerpen

Panel discussion
Pieter-Jan Cuyle ~ Imelda, Bonheiden

21:50 Closing remarks

Practical Info

Registration: free  and mandatory via this link
Registered participants will receive the digital link to the meeting .

Accreditation is requested

www.bgdo.org – info@bgdo.org

Thanks

PROGRAMME

The Virtual BGDO Annual Meeting of Saturday 15 January  was a great succes.

You can view the presentations:

1. Efficacy & Failures across tumour types  - Standard recommendation in Belgium: MSI-H CRC, Liver Cancer, Upper GI Marc Peeters – UZ Antwerp
2. Efficacy & Failures across tumour types  - Challenges and new evolutions in  immuno-oncology in Digestive Cancers Eric Van Cutsem - UZ Leuven
3. Toxicity of immunotherapies  Karen Geboes - UZ Gent
4. Health Economics of Immune therapy in GI cancers Lieven Annemans – Ghent University
5. Perspectives of Immune Therapies in “GI Cancers” - What do we know about the mechanisms of action of immunotherapies for digestive cancers?  Pierre Coulie - UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels
6. Perspectives of Immune Therapies in “GI Cancers” -  Future perspectives of Immunotherapy in upper GI cancers Markus Möhler - Medizinische Klinik Mainz

Thanks to our sponsors

Gold
                

Silver

Bronze

Thursday 9 December 2021  from  19:30 till  21:45

REPLAY

The BGDO in collaboration with BOhN announce its last meeting of this years' educational programme.

Program Lower GI Multidisciplinary meeting

 19:30
Session 1
Chairs: Saskia Carton,Imelda Bonheiden -  Javier Carrasco, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

Clinical case stage II colon cancer with risk factors
Saskia Carton, Imelda Bonheiden
Discussant:  Philippe Martinive, Institut Jules Bordet Brussels
Round table:  Luigi Moretti, Institut Jules Bordet Brussels - Daniel Léonard, UCL Saint-Luc Brussels - Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerp

Clinical case locally advanced lower rectal cancer
Saskia Carton, Imelda Bonheiden
Discussant:    Luigi Moretti, Institut Jules Bordet Brussels
Round table:  Philippe Martinive, Institut Jules Bordet Brussels - Daniel Léonard, UCL Saint-Luc Brussels - Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerp -

20:30 Break

20:40 Session 2
Chairs: Leen Mortier, Sint-Maarten Mechelen -Nicky D’Haene, ULB Erasme

Clinical case oligometastatic recurrence-place of local treatment
Leen Mortier, Sint-Maarten Mechelen
Discussant:    Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerp
Round table:  Javier Carrasco, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi - Nicky D’Haene, ULB Erasme Brussels - Daniel Léonard, UCL Saint-Luc Brussels

Multimetastatic recurrence clinical case
Leen Mortier, Sint-Maarten Mechelen
Discussant:    Nicky D’Haene, ULB Erasme Brussels
Round table:  Javier Carrasco, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi -  Daniel Léonard, UCL Saint-Luc Brussels - Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerp

21:40 Conclusions

Practical Info

Registration: free  via this link
Registered participants will receive the digital link to the meeting two days  in advance.

Accreditation is requested

www.bgdo.org – info@bgdo.org

Thanks

Tuesday 7  September 2021  from  19:30 till  22:00

ProgramWatch again

The BGDO with the collaboration of BOH news are very honoured to announce its third meeting of this years' educational programme: Highlights of ASCO & ESMO World Congress on GI cancer 2021

Chair : Eric Van Cutsem, UZ Leuven
Co-chair: Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerp - BGDO Chairman

19:30

Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer
Marc Van den Eynde, UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels

Colon Cancer
Hans Prenen, UZ Antwerp

Round Table
Karen Geboes, UZ Gent
Leen Mortier, Sint-Maarten, Mechelen

20:30 Break

20:40

Hepatobiliary
Jean-Luc Van Laethem, ULB Erasme, Brussels

Translational
Jeroen Dekervel, UZ Leuven

Round Table
Anne Demols, ULB Erasme, Brussels
Alain Hendlisz, Institut Bordet, Brussels ~ BGDO vice chairman

21:45
Closing remarks

Accreditation is requested.

The registration is mandatory and we kindly ask you to register free of charge.

Thanks to

Programme

Presentations in pdf

The BGDO  co-organized with the FFCD (Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive) the Intensive Course in Digestive Oncology on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 May 2021.

The program covered all main aspects and topics in digestive oncology involving multidisciplinary approaches.

The presentations are available in pdf via this link.

Scientific Committee

Pr Ivan Borbath | Pr Karen Geboes | Pr Marc Peeters |Pr Jean-Luc Van Laethem | Pr Thomas Aparicio | Pr Sylvain Manfredi |  Pr Pierre Michel | Pr Jean-Marc Phelip

Wednesday 5 May 2021  from  19:30 till  22:00

The BGDO in collaboration with BOhN announce its second meeting of this years' educational programme.

Program

Chair : Marc Van den Eynde ~ UCL Saint-Luc, Brussel
Discussants: Eric Van Cutsem ~ UZ Leuven | Jean Luc Van Laethem ~  ULB Erasme

19:30 Gastro-oesophageal cancers

What’s new for the systemic treatment management of gastro-oesophageal cancers ?
Karen Geboes ~ UZ Gent

Unravelling the molecular landscape in Upper-GI cancer: what should we ask to our pathologist ?
Pieter Demetter ~  Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels

20:40 Break

20:50 Hepato-biliary cancers

New systemic treatment strategies for HCC.
Ivan Borbath ~ UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels

New systemic treatment strategies for cholangiocarcinoma’s.
Anne Demols ~ ULB Erasme, Brussels

22:00 Closing remarks

Accreditation is requested.

The registration is mandatory and we kindly ask you to register free of charge.

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The BGDO with the collaboration of BOH news are very honoured to announce its first meeting of this years' educational programme:

Highlights of ASCO-GI  and  ENETS 2021

Wednesday 24 March 2021  from  19:30 till  22:15

Program Registration

Accreditation is requested.

The registration is mandatory and we kindly ask you to register free of charge.

Replay Program

Looking back at the successful virtual BGDO Annual meeting on Saturday 9 January 2021, we had great talks with interesting interactions and got very positive feedback.

You can replay the sessions via this link or view the slides in pdf.

Benefit and limitations of invasive endoscopy in (pre)malignant lesions
Presented by Arnaud Lemmers, André D’Hoore & Yves Panis

A new role for chemotherapy: is radiotherapy mandatory in locally advanced rectal cancer?
Presented by Michel Ducreux & Robert Glynne-Jones

Debate on neo-adjuvant treatment options and the future strategies
 With, Eric Van Cutsem,   Veerle Casneuf, Saskia Carton, Nicky D’Haene, André D'Hoore, Michel Ducreux,
Robert Glynne-Jones, Bart Op de Beeck.

Thanks to our Gold partners

Thanks to our Silver partners

OnDeamand Now Available 

You can follow the sessions of the  first virtual Post-ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer Meeting of 10 September 2020

• Upper GI Cancers - Karen Geboes,  UZ Gent
• Colorectal Cancer - Eric Van Cutsem, UZ Leuven
• Hepatocellular Cancers  - Ivan Borbath, UCL Saint-Luc Brussels
• Pancreas & Biliary Cancers  - Jean-Luc Van Laethem, ULB Erasme Brussels

via https://course.medchronicle.com/rhc/post-wcgic.

Satellite symposium
08:15 - 09:00 Breakfast symposium ELI LILLY

BGDO session
09:00 Best abstracts selected for Oral communications
Moderators: Veerle Casneuf OLV Aalst -| Alain Hendlisz Institut Jules Bordet Brussels
10:30 Break
11:00 Highlights of the Year
Moderators: Patrick Pauwels, UZ Antwerpen | Eric Van Cutsem, UZ Leuven

• Upper GI cancers: Laura Mans, ULB Erasme, Brussels
• Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic cancers: Jeroen Dekervel, UZ Leuven
• Colo-Rectal cancers: Marc Peeters, UZ Antwerpen

12:00 DPD-flash & Remission of BGDO Award, Karen Geboes, UZ Gent & Marc Peeters BGDO Chairman

More info and registration  www.bwge.be

Programme Slides

This year, we focussed on pancreatic and biliary tract cancers, more specifically on perioperative strategies for pancreatic cancer and options in locally advanced tumors. We will discussed the influence of genetic and molecular analyses on therapeutic strategies in metastatic setting.

The presentations are available in pdf  in the library  (availablre for members)

Roularta HealthCare is very honoured to announce a virtual meeting “Updates on Lower GI Tumours” on Thursday 17/12 from 19:00 until 21:45

This meeting takes place in collaboration with the BGDO. In this meeting Belgian expert in the field of Lower GI tumours will inform you about the recent presentations and publications and their impact on the daily practice.

PROGRAM- Registration

Accreditation has been requested