09.00– 10.30
OPENING

10.30 -12.30
CONTROVERSIES: Optimal use of RT

Ch. : Vincenzo Valentini, Carlo Capirci
1) Salvatore PUCCIARELLI – "Pattern of recurrence after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer"
2) Cornelis J.H VAN DE VELDE – “Selective use of radiotherapy in TME surgery”
3) Jean – Pierre GERARD – “ Optimal use of Radiotherapy to achieve a conservative surgery for Rectal Cancer”
4) Bruce MINSKY – „Rationale and Use of New Chemoradiation Programs in Rectal Cancer”
Discussant: Claudio Coco – Nello Grassi

12.30 – 13.00
EDUCATIONAL LECTURE

Ch.: Filiberto Belli
Walley J. TEMPLE – “Synoptic Operative Reporting for Rectal Cancer - The Rosetta Stone of Surgical Outcomes”

13.00– 14.00
BREAK

14.00– 16.00
SESSION 1 : Treatment of metastases and peritoneal carcinomatosis
Ch.: Irvin Taylor, Roberto Tersigni
1) Werner HOHENBERGER – “Treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer”
2) Victor J. Verwaal - “Current standard in treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis”
3) Mitchell Posner – “Neoadjuvant Approaches to Colorectal Cancer Hepatic Metastases”
Conclusive Lecture
Irving TAYLOR – “ The Modern management of liver metastases “

Discussant: Flaminio Benvenuti, Antonio Brescia

16.00-16.30
MAIN LECTURE
Ch: Giorgio Di Matteo
Bruce GEORGE – “Management of Rectal Cancer in the 21st century: improvements due to doctors or politicians?

16.30-18.30
ITALIAN EXPERIENCES
Ch: Carlo Corsi , Antonio Crucitti
1) Claudio Coco – “Which surgery after complete response to neoadjuvant treatment?”
2) Paolo Delrio – "Complete pathological response after preoperative chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: long term oncological and functional results”
3) Tommaso Bruni – “ The role of R.A. ( anterior resection ) in the rectal tumor : SICCR experience”
4) Ettore Contessini Avesani – “ Hand assisted total colectomy and IRA or total proctocolectomy and IPAA for familiar adenomatous Polyposis”
5) Giovanni Battista Grassi – “ Our experiences in rectal resection with termino - lateral anastomosis”
6) Severino Montemurro – “Neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer : risk factor for amastomotic leakage”
7) Paolo Greco – “Staging in rectal cancer: lymph nodes and tumor deposits”
8) Angelo Filippini – “ Extraperitoneal rectal cancer: how to treat and surgical technique”

Discussant: Giorgio Cutini, Andrea Valeri