CNS Metastasis Meeting - Friday, February 26, 2027
Note that the programme is subject to change and will be continuously updated.
All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
09:15-09:30 Welcome & Introduction
09:30-11:00
The brain metastatic cascade: biological concepts of CNS colonisation
Joan Massagué, United States
Next-generation molecular neuropathology
Adelheid Wöhrer, Austria
Molecular imaging: visualising biology to guide clinics
Antoine Verger, France
Abstract Presentations: Basic/Translational Science
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00
Characterising and targeting the invasive fronts of brain metastases
Tobias Pukrop, Germany
Neurosurgery: new tools to address invasive front and extent of resection
Johnny Duerinck, Belgium
Radiotherapy: expanding role of stereotactic radiosurgery
Giuseppe Minitti, Italy
Combining neurosurgery and radiotherapy: results from the BRAINSTART Rregistry on intraoperative radiotherapy for brain metastases
Matthias Schneider, Germany
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30
Understanding therapy resistance to small molecule inhibitors
TBC
Resistance to immunotherapy and strategies to tackle it through the microenvironment
Johanna Joyce, Switzerland
ADCs and bispecific antibodies
TBC
Pro-Contra: Pharmacotherapy first vs. Radiotherapy first
TBC
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
Neuronal crosstalk and its clinical implications
Frank Winkler, Germany
Theranostics: new kid on the block?
Nathalie Albert, Germany
Predicting the risk for developing brain metastases: from biology to clinic
Gelareh Zadeh, United States