EWALT 2023

Eastern and Western Association
of Liver Tumors (EWALT)

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Eastern and Western Association
of Liver Tumors (EWALT)

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The 25th Meeting of the Eastern and Western Association for Liver Tumors
EWALT 2023 | 8 – 10 November 2023 | Rheingoldhalle Mainz, Germany

Preliminary Program

A THREE DAYS PROGRAM WITH WORLD LEADERS IN LIVER TUMOR MANAGEMENT

Wednesday, 08 November 2023

08:30 – 10:00

Registration/Coffee

10:00

Welcome
H. Lang (Mainz, Germany)

10:05– 10:25

Session 1 – Pathology of hepatobiliary malignancy 

  • Current advances in hepatopathology: Morphomolecular classification of liver tumors

10:25– 11:45

Session 2 – Multimodal therapies of HCC 

  • Which systemic therapies for HCC are currently approved?
  • Combined systemic / interventional approaches in the treatment of HCC
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
  • Neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment of HCC and liver resection / liver transplantation
  • Liver Resection after preoperative treatment of HCC

11:45 – 12:45

Session 3 – Minimally invasive surgery for HCC

  • Technique of anatomic liver resection in the difficult segments
  • Video presentation – Current approaches in robotic liver resection
  • Free videos/free papers from abstract submission tba

12:45 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 14:00

Parallel Poster sessions I (e-poster)

14:00 – 15:05

Session 4 – What´s new in liver surgery

  • Hypertrophy induction –does RASPE win the race?
  • Liver Study
  • Use of ICG in hepatobiliary surgery
  • Free videos/free papers from abstract submission tba

15:05 – 15:25

Session 5 – Special lectureI

  • Patterns of progression of HCC-implication for treatment?

15:25 – 16:30

Session 6 – HCC and BCLC – current controversies

  • Resection in multifocal HCC: yes | no
  • Resection in macrovascular invasion: yes | no
  • Resection of metastases of HCC: yes | no

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 – 17:25

Session 7 – In memoriam C.E. Broelsch 

  • Life and work of Christoph E. Broelsch
  • International recognition of C.E. Broelsch

17:25 – 18:30

Session 8 – Transplant Oncology dedicated to C.E. Broelsch

  • Laparoscopic assisted liver transplantation
  • Liver transplantation for CRLM
  • Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma
  • Liver transplantation for HCC

18:30– 19:00

Welcome Adresses

19:00

Get-together in the exhibition area

Thursday, 09 November 2023

07:15 – 08:00: Parallel sessions in small groups

Meet the Expert, 1st block

  • Molecular profiling, targeted therapy and immunotherapy–what do I need to know?
  • Prediction of survival after LT for HCC
  • Evolution of Robotic Liver Surgery
  • Keys to safe hepatectomy

08:00 – 08:15

Breakfast Coffee break

08:15 – 09:00

Sponsored morning session (SIRTEX)
SIRT in the treatment of liver tumors

09:05– 09:25

Session 9 – Special Lecture II

  • Stereotactic ablation as first line therapy of primary and secondary liver tumors?

09:25 – 10:15

Session 10 – Multimodal treatment options for iCCA

  • First-line therapies and molecular targeted therapy for iCCA
  • Intra-arterial chemo therapy, pump therapy of unresectable iCCA
  • Free papers from abstract submission tba

10:15 – 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 – 12:00

Session 11 – Surgery for iCCA 

  • Liver resection for iCCA – where is the limit?
  • Surgery for iCCA – future perspectives
  • Minimally invasive approach to iCCA
  • Free papers from abstract submission tba

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch break

12:00– 13:00

Industry Symposium
AstraZeneca

13:30 – 14:00

Parallel poster sessions II (e-poster)

14:00 – 15:10

Session 12 – What´s new in resection of CRLM? 

  • Parenchyma sparing resection
  • Molecular profiling as a therapeutic stratifier in CRLM – ready for clinical use?
  • Liquid biopsy and ctDNA – where do we stand?

15:10 – 15:30

Session 13 – Special Lecture III

  • Cytoreductive surgery for CRLM –is it worthwhile?

15:30– 16:15

Session 14 – Free video session/Free paper session/My most difficult case

  • Free papers/videos from abstract submission tba

16:15 – 16:45

Coffee break

16:45 – 18:30

Session 15 – What´s new in CRLM? 

  • LIVER –T(W)O-HEAL
  • Video Ante-Situm Resection for CRLM
  • Video Cases
  • Free papers/videos from abstract submission tba

19:00

Congress evening
(tickets available online)

Friday, 10 November 2023

07:15 – 8:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS in small groups

Meet the Expert, 2nd block

  • Laparoscopic Liver Surgery – Tips and tricks
  • Resection Strategies in CRLM
  • Tips and tricks in surgery of PHC
  • When do I use molecular profiling and ctDNA in CRLM?

08:00 – 08:15

Breakfast Coffee break

08:15 – 09:30

Session 16 – Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma I

  • Pathophysiology of the entero-hepaticcircuitand the role of biliary decompression
  • How to approach bilateral vascular involvement
  • Is there a place for parenchyma-sparing resections in PHC?
  • ALPPS for PHC

09:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

09:30 – 10:30

Sponsored Session

11:00– 12:15

Session 17 – Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma II

  • Left-sided versus Right-sided Resection for PHC
  • LTx for PHC
  • Laparoscopic/robotic approach to PHC
  • Left trisectionectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
  • Free videos/free papers from abstract submission tba

12:15 – 13:00

Lunch break

13:00 – 13:30

Parallel Poster sessions III (e-poster)

13:30 – 13:50

Session 18 – Special lecture IV

  • Which innovation in liver surgery represented a progress?

13:50 – 15:00

Session 19 – Masterclass-Video

  • Resection of PHC with vascular reconstruction
  • H125678-B-PV combined with REX shunt for locally advanced hilar cholangiocarcinoma
  • Free videos/free papers from abstract submission tba
  • CasePresentations

15:00

Closing

    * subject to changes

    CME Credits

    The EWALT 2023 will be applying to the EACCME for CME credits and the Rhineland Palatinate Medical Association (Landesärztekammer Rheinland-Pfalz) for accreditation.