Events
- Updates from ASCO and ESMO: Educational program 3 - webinar - 7 November - Go to details
- Update on upper GI Tumours: Educational program 2 - webinar - 15 June - Go to details
- What you really need to know on NEN and pancreaticobiliary tumors!: Educational program 1 - Virtual - Online - 25 April - Go to details
- BGDO Annual Meeting 2023: Genetics, Genomics and Clinics - Media Arena - Zellik - 14 January 2023 - Go to details
- 2022 Post-congress Meeting: Educational program 3 - Virtual - 22 September - Go to details
- BGDO ESDO Masterclass: Multidisciplinary challenges in GI cancers - KBR Museum – Brussels - 18-19 November 22 - Go to details
- What’s on the liver: Diagnostic and therapeutic workup for primary liver tumors.: Educational program 2 - Virtual - 26 April - Go to details
- What’s next on (E)NETs?: Educational program 1 - Virtual - Online - 26 April - Go to details
- BGDO Annual Meeting 2022: Immunotherapy in GI Oncology - Virtual - 15 January 2022 - Go to details
- Update on Lower GI Tumours 2021: Educational program - Virtual - Online - 9 December - Go to details
- Post ASCO & ESMO World Congress: Educational program 3 - Virtual - 7 September - Go to details
- FFCD & BGDO Digestive Oncology Course : Virtual - Brussels - 20-21 May 2021 - Go to details
- Update on Upper GI Tumours 2021: Educational program - Virtual - Online - 5 May - Go to details
- Highlights of ASCO-GI & ENETS 2021: Educational program - Virtual - Online - 24 March - Go to details
- BGDO Annual Meeting 2021: Rectal Cancer - Virtual - 9 January 2021 - Go to details
- Virtual Post-ESMO Meeting on GI Cancers: Thursday 10 September from 20:00 till 22:00 - Virtual - Online - 10 Sept. 2020 - Go to details
- Belgian Week of Gastroenterology 2020: BGDO Session - Hilton Antwerp - 6 March 2020 - Go to details
- BGDO Annual Meeting 2020: Advances in Pancreaticobiliary Cancers - Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport - 11 January 2020 - Go to details
- Virtual meeting Updates on Lower GI tumours: Roularta HealthCare - Virtual - Online - 17 De. 2020 - Go to details
Updates from ASCO and ESMO
Educational program 3
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.
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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Update on upper GI Tumours
Educational program 2
The BGDO announce its second meeting of this years' educational programme.Update on upper GI Tumours
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
Thanks to
What you really need to know on NEN and pancreaticobiliary tumors!
Educational program 1
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.
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
Thanks
BGDO Annual Meeting 2023
Genetics, Genomics and Clinics
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
Our thanks go to our sponsors who generously support us:
2022 Post-congress Meeting
Educational program 3
Thursday 22 September | 19:30 <> 22:00
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
Thanks
BGDO ESDO Masterclass
Multidisciplinary challenges in GI cancers
Multidisciplinary challenges in GI cancers
November 18-19, 2022
KBR Museum - Brussels
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
What’s on the liver: Diagnostic and therapeutic workup for primary liver tumors.
Educational program 2
Thursday 16 June 2022 | 19:30 <> 22:00
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
Thanks
What’s next on (E)NETs?
Educational program 1
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.
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
Thanks
BGDO Annual Meeting 2022
Immunotherapy in GI Oncology
The Virtual BGDO Annual Meeting of Saturday 15 January was a great succes.
You can view the presentations:
- Efficacy & Failures across tumour types - Standard recommendation in Belgium: MSI-H CRC, Liver Cancer, Upper GI Marc Peeters – UZ Antwerp
- Efficacy & Failures across tumour types - Challenges and new evolutions in immuno-oncology in Digestive Cancers Eric Van Cutsem - UZ Leuven
- Toxicity of immunotherapies Karen Geboes - UZ Gent
- Health Economics of Immune therapy in GI cancers Lieven Annemans – Ghent University
- 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
- Perspectives of Immune Therapies in “GI Cancers” - Future perspectives of Immunotherapy in upper GI cancers Markus Möhler - Medizinische Klinik Mainz
Thanks to our sponsors
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Update on Lower GI Tumours 2021
Educational program
Thursday 9 December 2021 from 19:30 till 21:45
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
Thanks
Post ASCO & ESMO World Congress
Educational program 3
Tuesday 7 September 2021 from 19:30 till 22:00
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
FFCD & BGDO Digestive Oncology Course
Virtual
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
Update on Upper GI Tumours 2021
Educational program
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.
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.
Supported by
Highlights of ASCO-GI & ENETS 2021
Educational program
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
Accreditation is requested.
The registration is mandatory and we kindly ask you to register free of charge.
BGDO Annual Meeting 2021
Rectal Cancer
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
Virtual Post-ESMO Meeting on GI Cancers
Thursday 10 September from 20:00 till 22:00
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.
Belgian Week of Gastroenterology 2020
BGDO Session
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
BGDO Annual Meeting 2020
Advances in Pancreaticobiliary Cancers
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)
Virtual meeting Updates on Lower GI tumours
Roularta HealthCare
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.
Accreditation has been requested