ICHNO 2017 Head and Neck Oncology banner

Start date: 16 Mar 2017
End date: 18 Mar 2017
Location: Barcelona, Spain

The sixth International Conference on Innovative Approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO) was held from 16-18 March 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

Jointly organised by ESTRO, the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and other partners, the biennial international conference will focus on multidisciplinarity and innovation in the treatment of head and neck cancers.

With major emphasis on head and neck, the meeting covered the following topics:

New insights in the epidemiology and prevention of cancer
Oncogenesis, HPV related cancers, immunology and vaccination
Updated results of practice changing randomised trials
Multidisciplinary management of cancers
Molecular targeted therapies and molecular imaging
Novel radiation and surgical treatments
Towards individualised management of cancer
Robotic and minimally invasive surgery
Reconstructive and salvage surgery
Elderly patients, co-morbidities and their impact on management
New insight in systemic treatments of cancers
Thyroid, nasopharynx cancers and rare cancers
Quality of life, supportive care and management of treatment side effects.

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Conference officers & Scientific Committee

Scientific Committee

H. Langendijk (NL), Chair, representing ESTRO
R. Leemans (NL), Chair, reepresenting EHNS
JP Machiels (BE), Chair, representing ESMO
P. Nicolai (IT), Chair of the Advisory Committee for Surgery
K. Harrington (UK), Chair of the Advisory Committee for Radiation Oncology
S. Faivre (FR), Chair of the Advisory Committee for Medical Oncology
R. Brakenhoff (NL), Chair of the Advisory Committee for Head and Neck Cancer Related Sciences