• Scientific rationale
    The webinar introduces the indication of surgery and hadrontherapy as the treatment of chordomas and chondrosarcomas. The therapeutic use of protons and carbons has gained significant interest due to advantageous physical and radiobiologic properties compared to photon-based therapy. By taking advantage of these unique properties, carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) may allow dose escalation to tumours while reducing radiation dose to adjacent normal tissues. For these reasons, CIRT has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of a variety of malignancies including sacral chordomas that have a relatively poor radiosensitivity and are in critical location. Topics of the webinar will also be the locoregional approach with systemic treatment and the validity of alternative local therapy when surgery or radiotherapy cannot be considered as the appropriate clinical choice.

  • Programme

    15.00

    Meeting Introduction

    		Ester Orlandi
    15.10

    Indication to surgery of the sacrum and mobile spine: site specific morbidity and rational for alternative treatments

    		Stefano Radaelli
    15.30

    The role of the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) in the treatment of clival chordomas

    		Diego Mazzatenta
    15.50

    Proton therapy for chordoma and chondrosarcoma

    		Damien Weber
    16.10

    CNAO experience for chordoma and chondrosarcoma

    		Alberto Iannalfi, Maria Rosaria Fiore
    16.30

    Radiobiological aspects in plan optimization with hadrons for chordomas

    		Silvia Molinelli
    16.50

    When a systemic treatment is a valuable alternative to a locoregional approach

    		Silvia Stacchiotti
    17.10

    Alternative local therapy when there is no indication for surgery and radiotherapy

    		Carlo Morosi
    17.30

    Discussion

    17.40

    Take home messages

    		Ester Orlandi
    17.45

    Adjourn

  • Registration

    This course is reserved to a limited number of participants.

    Participation in this course is free of charge.

    Completing the online registration is mandatory to attend this course.

  • CME Instructions

    The credit certification for the webinar is subject to:

    - Professions/specializations should correspond to those which have been accredited for CME
    - attendance at the live webinar on the platform fad.accmed.org;
    - the completion of the Meeting evaluation online form;
    - completion of the final test (at least 75% of correct answers). 5 attempts admitted. The test and the meeting evaluation form must be completed within 3 days from the end of the event.

  • Training objective

    Contenuti tecnico-professionali (conoscenze e competenze) specifici di ciascuna professione, di ciascuna specializzazione e di ciascuna attività ultraspecialistica, ivi incluse le malattie rare e la medicina di genere

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