ESTRO 2020 - Programme highlights

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ESTRO 2020 Online Congress

ESTRO 2020 programme highlights

ESTRO 2020 Online Congress will provide you with the latest science in radiation oncology. From the results of clinical trials to the late-breaking work submitted to the programme. It will also highlight the best of the proffered papers. These exceptional papers will be presented live by the authors.

Interdisciplinary track
Learn of the results from Clinical Trials in the plenary session presented live on 29 November from 11:40 to 12:40 CET where, among others, the following papers will be presented:

• Surveillance or metastasis-directed Therapy for OligoMetastatic Prostate cancer (STOMP)

• Hypo- vs normofractionated radiation of early breast cancer in the randomized DBCG HYPO trial

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Clinical track
More recent trials submitted as Late Breaking Abstracts will be presented live on 30 November from 11:40 to 12:40 CET. Don’t miss out on the valuable lessons drawn from these studies.

• Dose escalation to the dominant intraprostatic lesion is of clinical value: results of the randomised FLAME study.

• Dose escalation to the PET-positive tumor subvolume does not improve outcome in NSCLC patients (PET boost study)

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Physics track
These are some topics not to be missed in the Physics track!

• How automation can help medical physicist?

• Future of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology

• Application and commissioning of AI tools in Radiation Oncology

• Radiobiological guidance for treatment planning

• Managing uncertainties in proton radiotherapy

• Implementation, dosimetry and QA of online MRgRT

Radiobiology track
Here are some of the most prominent topics in the radiobiology track!

• Radiotherapy and immune responses

• Radiation effects on stem cells in tumours and normal tissues

• The radiobiology of proton and particle therapy

• 3D organoid models in radiation research

• Radiation response biomarkers

RTT track
These are some topics not to be missed in the RTT track!

• RTT leadership in radiation oncology

• Patient involvement in radiation oncology

• Particle Therapy - possibilities and limitations

Young track
• How to become a department head

• The ESTRO Mentoring program

• Communication in professional life

Proffered Papers
Join us for a selection of some of the best submitted work in the Highlights of Proffered Papers session presented live on 29 November from 16:00 to 16:45 CET. During this session, the following papers will be presented:

• MRI guided adaptive brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: overall results of EMBRACE I

• Clinical pharmacodynamics support biological effectivity of low dose olaparib as radiosensitizer

• Quantifying the benefit of online adaptive radiotherapy for rectal cancer compared to plan selection

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Not registered for the Annual Congress yet? There is still time to do so!

Contouring workshops

In this year’s congress, ESTRO is proud to offer 3 virtual contouring workshops on the following tumour sites: Sarcoma, CNS Cancer and OAR in Head and Neck Cancer. The delineation workshops are aimed at junior clinical or radiation oncologists who want to improve their contouring skills or at more senior specialists who want to refresh and validate their knowledge and skills in this field. The OAR workshop is especially targeted at RTT who contour in their clinical work. Our workshops are held prior to the Annual Congress on three separate days and they are conveniently held during the evening allowing you attend them from the comfort of your own home. Join the workshops and expand your knowledge!

Pre-meeting courses

3 online pre-meeting courses will be organised before ESTRO 2020 Online Congress. The pre-meeting courses will combine online sessions and pre-course material. They will also allow digital interaction with the faculty and peers on a dedicated education platform. The virtual format will allow you to register to more than one pre-meeting course without missing the opportunity to hear from experts in the respective fields.

Interdisciplinary
Health Services Research (HSR) and Health Economics in Radiation Oncology (HERO)

Radiobiology
Interaction between the tumor ecosystem (microenvironment) and radiation

RTT
Research for RTTs