Advanced International Breast Cancer Course

Breast cancer is the first lethal, common, and chronic disease where treatment can significantly reduce mortality. This success is the result of impressive advances in the knowledge of breast cancer biology, molecular characterization of the disease, screening programs, advanced imaging, multimodal local therapies and molecularly targeted drugs.

Nowadays, breast cancer represents the frontrunner in the path from comparative effectiveness where new therapeutic interventions are implemented on the basis of  “average” benefit to personalized cancer medicine where the right treatment is provided to the right patient at the right moment. An updated, multifaceted approach to our patients is now becoming more and more demanding and with these goals in mind, the Programme of this international Conference includes lectures on the molecular characterization of primary and metastatic tumors, update management of early and advanced disease, strategies to overcome resistance to available therapies, innovative therapies, and multimodal treatments for advanced disease. Clinical case discussions and debates are also planned to discuss topics which require a multifaceted approach or are matter of controversy.

This 9^th Breast Cancer Conference includes a highly qualified international faculty, but will maintain its characteristics of a friendly forum where international opinion leaders and attendees will exchange experiences and share the most exiting advances.

In order to reward scientific excellence and to foster international cooperation, the International Scientific Committee of the 9^th AIBCC will award the 4^th International Prize for Breast Cancer Research to a scientist who has published a breakthrough paper in the previous year and the Monica Boscolo Research Grant to an Italian scientist for a research project to be conducted in cooperation with a foreign institution.

We welcome medical oncologists, pathologists, breast surgeons, radiation oncologists and basic scientists to listen to breast cancer leaders and to exchange experiences in a friendly atmosphere.

The Conference will include:

1. Lectures:
   Internationally recognized speakers provide a balanced overview of selected topics
2. Round Tables:
   Panelists debate items which require a multi-faceted approach
3. Clinical Case Discussions:
   Difficult or controversial cases related to the diagnostic or therapeutic management of early and advanced breast cancer will be presented. All participants will be requested to express their vote among a predefined list of options.
   Expert panelists will then provide their opinion and discuss the audience choices.
4. Highlights:
   Internationally recognized speakers give an update of significant advances presented at major meetings (ASCO, ESMO, SABCS) on preselected topics
5. Debates:
   A speaker will illustrate a clinical case where the use of a specific technique, diagnostic tool or treatment might change patient management.
   Two experts will take a different view on the clinical utility of this approach.

Addressed to

Oncologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, surgeons

Official Language

The official language of the meeting is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.