Event organised by Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) and hosted by Cristian Busoi, EPP MEP and Dr. Philippe de Backer, ALDE MEP.
This will be the official launch of the ECPC Immuno-Oncology Portal.
Event Details:
14.00 – 14.05 What do patients need?
Michelle Warren, lung cancer survivor
14.05 – 14.15 Introduction: the lung cancer treatment landscape
Prof. António M. F. Araújo, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal
PANEL I - Novel research findings for lung cancer
Moderation by Dr Suzanne Wait, The Health Policy Partnership
14.15 – 14.25 Recent developments on innovation and its value
Prof Gordon McVie, European Institute of Oncology in Milan, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine
14.25 – 14.35 The power of the immune system to fight cancer
Prof. Johan Vansteenkiste, Uz Leuven
14.35– 14.45 Inequalities in access to treatment
Prof. Tanja Cufer, Professor of Oncology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
14.45– 14.55 WIN Innovative Approaches to improve cancer patient clinical outcomes - An EU FP7 success story
Dr. Vladimir Lazar, WIN Consortium, Paris, France (www.winconsortium.org)
14.55 – 15.15 Discussion
PANEL II - Patients’ initiatives
15.15 – 15.25 Official launch of the ECPC Immune-Oncology Portal
Francesco Florindi – ECPC Public Affairs Coordinator
PANEL III - Fighting lung cancer: the role of the EU vs measures needed at Member State level
15.25– 15.40 The medical profession: adapting to changes in lung cancer treatment and confronting its limitations
Stefan Rauh, ESMO Board member
15.40 – 15.50 European Commission efforts in the fight against lung cancer
John F. Ryan, European Commission, Director of Public Health, DG SANTE (tbc)
15.50– 16.00 Call to Action – The role of the European Parliament to respond to lung cancer patients
Cristian Busoi, EPP MEP and Dr. Philippe de Backer, ALDE MEP
If interested to attend the workshop and you need an entrance badge, please send the following details to mihaela.militaru@ecpc.org:
- full name;
- date of birth;
- postal address;
- ID or passport no;
- Nationality.
Location : European Parliament, ROOM 6Q1, from 14.00 to 16.00
