Friday 18th January 2008

14:00    Welcome and Introduction (D. Betticher)

14:15    Pulmonary operability of patients with resectable NSCLC (J. Savoy)

15:00    Surgical operability of patients with locally advanced NSCLC (D. Lardinois, Zürich)

15:45    Break

16:15    Laser, stent, novel strategies in pneumology (V. Ninane)

17:00    Quality of life of patients with resectable NSCLC ( F. Strasser)

17:45    "Evidence based medecine" in the approach of resectable NSCLC (stages I-IIIA). Case reports and

discussion about frequent asked questions. (N. D'Addario, D. Betticher, J. Savoy, D. Lardinois, V. Nimane, F. Stasser)

18:30    Adjourn

Saturday 19th January 2008

08:00    Assessment of tumour responses by CT / PET / mediastinoscopy (J. Vansteenkiste)

08:45    Concurrent or sequential chemo-radiotherapy in curative and palliative situation (P. Van Houtte)

09:30    Strategies in the therapy of advanced NSCLC (selection of patients, bi-therapy, mono-therapy, age, which drugs) (M. Pless)

10:15    Break

10:45    Review on activated protocols in advanced NSCLC (R. Stahel)

11:30    "Evidence based medicine" in the approach of advanced NSCLC (stages IIIB-IV). Case reports and discussion about frequent asked questions. (M. Pless pdf, S. Bodis pdf, R. Stahel, J. Vansteenkiste, P. Van Houtte)

12:45    Lunch break

14:00    Mediastinal tumours, the surgical view (W. Weder)

14:30    Mediastinal tumours, the oncological view (D. Betticher)

15:00    Conclusions and closure (D. Betticher)