• Medical_Professionals
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Dear colleagues and friends,

Following the success of the ESGO International meetings, and in the spirit of ESGO’s mission and objectives in education, ESGO organize educational conferences in the year between the Biennial ESGO International Meetings called ´ESGO State of the Art Conference´. These Meetings focus on post graduate education and are dedicated to one specific topic in gynaecological cancer treatment and care.

It is a great pleasure to present you the third ESGO State of the Art Conference:

Rare Gynaecological Malignancies held on October 4 – 6, 2018 in Lyon, France.

ESGO decided to support a task force dedicated to rare gynaecological cancers, which comprise 50% of the tumours in our population. This has come about as a result of a number of activities that have occurred in rare gynaecological cancers over the last 5 years.  These include EU-commissioned research programmes dedicated to Rare Cancers (European Cancer Patient Coalition, RARECARE), the publication of 20 consensus papers on selected rare gynaecological cancers by 36 worldwide national groups within the GCIG in 2014 and the recently EU-supported network (EURACAN) dedicated to rare adult cancers. Additionally, ENGOT is establishing a collaboration between national groups to build up future clinical trials in rare gynaecologic cancers and help bring together national initiatives. Furthermore, it is well-recognised that conduting trials in rare cancers is challenging and there have been several research methodology publications on clinical trial design in these tumours.

In keeping with the above and ESGO´s mission the programme of our 2018 conference will focus on providing the evidence base to diagnose and manage rare gynecological cancers. The multidisciplinary conference will provide comprehensive state-of-the art summaries from key note speakers on specific rare cancers, up to date scientific reviews on biology, biomarkers, preservation of fertility, updated GCIG/ESGO guidelines, discussion of unanswered questions and the design of future clinical trials.

These are topics of great interest for gynaecological surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists and general gynaecologists. Together with the distinguished faculty, we anticipate 400-500 delegates will attend this conference.

Unfortunately, little attention has been paid to the topic of rare cancers by physicians, medical societies and governments for many years. By attending ESGO’s educational events you could contribute to improvements in the management of gynaecological malignancies and identification of innovative therapies which remains a social responsibility of our Society.

We look forward to welcoming you to the ESGO State of the Art Conference 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Isabelle Ray-Coquard & Jonathan A. Ledermann

ESGO SoA Conference 2018 Chairs

David Cibula

ESGO President 2015-2017

Denis Querleu

ESGO President 2017-2019

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Reserve your accommodation in Lyon early to ensure convenience in location and best value!

We would like to ask you to book your accommodation by yourselves.

Explore below a variety of recommended hotels located close to the conference venue.

2* Hotels

Hôtel Moderne **

Address: 15 Rue Dubois, 69002 Lyon

Phone: 04 78 42 21 83

Website: http://www.hotel-moderne-lyon.com

Submission Info

The Scientific Committee invites and encourages all authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the scientific program.

Please, read carefully the instructions prior to writing your abstract. Abstracts not fulfilling the given instructions cannot be accepted.

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

Authors must follow the following guidelines for abstract submissions:

• All abstracts must be submitted in English and must be presented in English at the conference.

• Submitted abstracts must be original. Abstracts previously published or presented at an international scientific meeting cannot be submitted.

• Abstracts will be reviewedby a panel of experts and selected on the basis of merit for oral or poster presentation.

• Authors should indicate whether they prefer a poster or an oral presentation.

Authors could submit up to two abstracts as main authors/presenters.

Abstracts will be published in the mobile application and on the conference website approx. two weeks before the conference. 

Evaluation criteria:

• Meaningful interpretation

• Attractiveness and clarity of presentation

• Originality and interest of the subject

Abstract Publication and Embargo Policy

Abstracts will be available in the conference mobile application and on the conference website approx. two weeks before the conference. ESGO2018 SoA Conference abstracts will be published as an online supplement to the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. Click here for more information about the journal.

Abstract submission deadline 2018-05-31

if you are interested in participating as a sponsor or partner, please contact us at:

ESGO 2018 Secretariat

Zuzana Seps

Executive Congress Manager

ESGO Office

YMCA Palace

Na Porici 12/1041, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic

Email: zuzana.seps@esgo.org

Tel: +420 725 537 730

Local PCO – Com&Co

Etienne Jarry

15, Bd Grawitz

13016 Marseille, France

Email: esgo2018@comnco.com

Tel.: +33 (0)4 91 09 70 53

Fax: +33 (0)4 96 15 33 08

Zuzana Seps

Executive Congress Manager

ESGO Office

YMCA Palace

Na Porici 12/1041, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic

Email: zuzana.seps@esgo.org

Tel: +420 725 537 730