Programme overview

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Thursday, November 13th, 2025 Friday, November 14th, 2025 Saturday, November 15th, 2025

4. Sponsored session BICARA

Time: 17:00 - 17:01

Friday Nov 14th
10:45 – 11:05

3. Sponsored session GSK

Time: 16:00 - 16:01

Friday Nov 14th
17:25 – 17:45

2. Sponsored session MSD

Time: 15:00 - 15:01

Friday Nov 14th
13:00 – 14:00

1. Sponsor session MERUS

Time: 14:00 - 14:01

Thursday Nov 13th
15:40 – 16:00

Sponsorslot

Time: 10:45 - 11:05

10:45 – 13:15 Moderator: Petr Szturz

Lunchsymposiumslot

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Sponsorslot

Time: 15:40 - 16:00

15:40 – 19:00 Moderator: Jean Pascal Machiels

Sponsorslot

Time: 17:25 - 17:45

17:25 – 18:25 Moderator: Christian Simon

Improving oral cancer surgery by intra-operative assessment of resection margins

Time: 11:20 - 11:45

Senada Koljenović

Belgium

The patient perspective: how the supportive care needs change before, during, and after the treatment?”

Time: 15:15 - 15:40

Russell York

Spain

Timing is Everything: How Should We Combine Radiation and Immunotherapy?

Time: 09:20 - 09:55

Kevin Harrington

United Kingdom

Discussion

Time: 09:55 - 10:20

The surgeon point of view – Sandra Schmitz | The radiation oncologist point of view – Silke Tribius | The medical oncologist point of view – Lisa Licitra

Innnovation in locally advanced NPC: where do we go ?

Time: 11:30 - 12:00

Hans Langendijk

The Netherlands

Clinical cases proposed by young oncologists

Time: 11:45 - 12:50

Moderators: René Leemans & Jan Vermorken

Clinical Case CC01

Welcome & Registration open

Time: 08:00 - 08:30

Welcome & Registration open

Time: 08:00 - 08:30

Lunch

Time: 13:15 - 14:00

Poster session review and award

Time: 12:30 - 13:15

Break and poster viewing

Time: 10:20 - 10:45

EBV ctDNA to guide therapy in nasopharyngeal cancer : ready for prime time

Time: 12:00 - 12:30

Melvin Lee Kiang Chua

Singapore

Resistance mechanisms to immunotherapy

Time: 11:05 - 11:30

John Haanen

The Netherlands

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy for resectable head and neck cancer

Time: 08:55 - 09:20

Cristina Valero

Spain

Promising advances in immunotherapy

Time: 08:30 - 08:55

08:30 – 10:20 Moderator: Kevin J. Harrington

Petr Szturz

Switzerland

Break and poster viewing

Time: 15:40 - 16:45

Lunch

Time: 12:50 - 13:00

Break and poster viewing

Time: 09:55 - 10:30

Online presentation: News from EHNS

Time: 18:00 - 18:25

Giovanni Succo

Italy

News from the EORTC:

Time: 17:45 - 18:00

Silke Tribius

Germany

Proffered papers – session 2

Time: 16:45 - 17:05

Moderators: Kevin J. Harrington & Ana Varges Gomes

Management of mucositis and radiation-induced dermatitis

Time: 14:50 - 15:10

Paolo Bossi

Italy

Online presentation: Nutrition during treatment and management of treatment-induced cachexia

Time: 14:25 - 14:50

Pierre Senesse

Pre-habilitation before treatment for head and neck cancer

Time: 14:00 - 14:25

14:00 – 16:10 Moderators: Hans Langendijk & Paolo Bossi

Lauri Locati

Italy

How to manage stage 1 p16-positive oropharyngeal cancer ?

Time: 10:55 - 11:20

Christian Simon

Switzerland

Improving Quality of Care in Surgical Oncology: Are we catching up?

Time: 10:30 - 10:55

10:30 – 11:45 Moderator: Hans Langendijk

René Leemans

The Netherlands

DaVinci SP: Technical Tips & Data-driven De-Escalation

Time: 09:20 - 09:45

Christopher Holsinger

…

Time: 16:25 - 16:50

Randomized clinical trial comparing protons and photons

Time: 08:30 - 08:55

08:30 – 09:55 Moderator: René Leemans

Steven Frank

Clinical cases

Time: 17:50 - 18:15

Moderators: Petr Szturz & Ana Varges Gomes

Clinical Case CC02

Proffered papers – session 1

Time: 16:50 - 17:05

Moderators: Christian Simon & Jan Vermorken

Tumour dormancy and metastasis

Time: 08:55 - 09:20

Robert Metcalf

Molecular biology of radiation response and resistance

Time: 16:00 - 16:20

Ben O’Leary

United Kingdom

The role of tumor microenvironment in head and neck cancer

Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Inge Tinhofer

Germany

ctDNA for HPV-positive disease : ready for prime time ?

Time: 13:50 - 14:15

Ruud Brakenhoff

The Netherlands

ctDNA for HPV-negative disease : ready for prime time ?

Time: 14:15 - 14:40

Rachel Galot

Belgium

Pros and Cons of AI in health care (patient implication)

Time: 13:25 - 13:50

Peter van Ooijen

The Netherlands

AI for clinical decision

Time: 13:00 - 13:25

13:00 – 15:10 Moderator: Jean Pascal Machiels

Alberto Paderno

Italy

Break and poster viewing

Time: 15:10 - 15:40

Welcome reception

Time: 19:00 - 21:00

Welcome & Registration open

Time: 12:30 - 13:00

Please note that lunch will not be provided today. All other breaks will take place as usual, with light bites or full lunches available on the remaining days.