Session XIII: GI Cancer in Elderly: Challenges and Prospects (includes IO in elderly)

Chair(s)

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  Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO

  Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
  MD Anderson Cancer Center
  Nashville, United States
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  Demetris Papamichael, MB BS FRCP

  Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre
  Nicosia, Cyprus

Presentations:

• 08:00 – 08:15 CEST

  Geriatric Factors and Outcomes
  

  Speaker: Demetris Papamichael, MB BS FRCP – Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre
• 08:15 – 08:35 CEST

  Management of Upper GI Cancers in the Elderly
  

  Speaker: Sylvie Lorenzen – Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich
• 08:35 – 08:55 CEST

  Management of Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly – Adjuvant Therapy
  

  Speaker: Emmanuel Mitry, MD PhD – Institut Paoli-Calmettes
• 08:55 – 09:15 CEST

  Immunotherapy for GI Cancers in the Elderly
  

  Speaker: Naureen Starling, BSc(Hons) MBBS MD(Res) FRCP – The Royal Marsden Hospital
• 09:15 – 09:25 CEST

  Q&A and Panel Discussion
  

  Moderator: Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO – Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

  Moderator: Demetris Papamichael, MB BS FRCP – Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre

  Panelist: Emmanuel Mitry, MD PhD – Institut Paoli-Calmettes

  Panelist: Sylvie Lorenzen – Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich

  Panelist: Naureen Starling, BSc(Hons) MBBS MD(Res) FRCP – The Royal Marsden Hospital