November 21-22, 2003
Hotel Melia Roma Aurelia Antica
Rome, Italy
Conference Chairs
Lazzaro Repetto MD (Rome), Silvio Monfardini MD (Padova)
Topics
- Biological characteristics of cancer in the elderly
- Preclinical and clinical research studies
- Genomics and biotechnology for geriatric cancer patients
- Molecular diagnosis
- Geriatric evaluation scales and quality of life
- Identification of “frail old”
- Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationships for the use of anticancer drugs in the older population
- Pharmacokinetic and clinical safety studies in the elderly
- New classes of agents targeting new mechanisms of anti-cancer action
- New formulations of currently used drugs and new drugs to minimize side effects
- Training session for young medical oncologists focused on geriatric assessment
- Sociological, legal and ethical problems to be solved
- New methodologies in clinical trials
- Workshops on genomics and proteonomics in cancer in the elderly