| Detailed Conference Agenda |
| Monday 03 February 2025 – 14:00 – 16:00
A: Virtual Free Papers – Auditorium Chair: Prof Muhammad Arshad Cheema Moderator: Dr Zaeem Khalid |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 14:00 – 14:07 | 201 – Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms (PCN): Outcome of the audit on ‘York pathway of Virtual MDT’ in low risk PCN group. | Dr Muhammad Shahrukh Effendi | |
| 14:08 – 14:15 | 175 – Establishing a Colorectal Robotic Unit: Challenges and Outcomes; An Early Experience from a Tertiary Care Irish Hospital | Dr Muhammad Aakif | |
| 14:15 – 14:22 | 158 – Transforming a career from a CPSP Fellow to a robotic colorectal fellow in the UK- learning robotic cancer surgery from a fellow perspective | Dr Sabahuddin Saqib | |
| 14:23 – 14:30 | 190 – Evaluation of Gentian Violet (GV) Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) in Breast Cancer Patients. A retrospective data analysis | Dr Zakia Madad Ali | |
| 14:30 – 14:37 | 200 – Utility of Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) for detection of Colorectal Cancer – Single Centre Experience. | Dr Muhammad Shahrukh Effendi | |
| 14:38 – 14:45 | 154 – Addressing Diagnostic Delays for Pediatric Brain Tumors in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review of Challenges and Strategies | Dr Bilal Lodhi | |
| 14:45 – 14:52 | 100 – Dosimetric feasibility and acute side effects with high dose rate CT – guided three-dimensional brachytherapy in carcinoma cervix: Experience at NORIN Hospital | Dr Saira Siddique | |
| 14:53 – 15:00 | 211 – Breast Cancer in Karachi – A Two-Year Survey from Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign | Dr Saima Awan | |
| 15:00 – 15:07 | 228 – Pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the elderly – recurrence and survival: A physician’s challenge | Dr Mashood Iqbal | |
| 15:08 – 15:15 | 116 – Knowledge and awareness of undergraduate medical students regarding palliative care in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study | Ms Zoha Bilal | |
| 15:15 – 15:22 | 210 – Incidence of postoperative anastomosis leakage after laparoscopic anterior resection in our setup: A retrospective study | Dr Muhammad Saulat Naeem | |
| 15:23 – 15:30 | 225 – Incidence, Clinicopathological Features, and Outcomes of Signet Ring Colorectal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study | Dr Muhammad Zubair | |
| 15:30 – 15:37 | 099 – Mean parotid dose and degree of xerostomia in patients of head and neck carcinoma treated with IMRT or VMAT | Dr Saira Siddique | |
| 15:38 – 15:45 | 191 – Retrospective studies with small sample size dominate surgical research: local recurrence in right sided colon cancer as a case in point | Dr Yusra Jamshed | |
| 15:45 – 15:52 | 199 – A longitudinal study of acute and non-acute patient presenting with hollow viscus lymphoma | Dr M S Effendi | |
| 15:53 – 16:00 | 155 – Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Retrospective Study with Immunohistochemical Analysis and Literature Review from an LMIC | Mr Dahir Ashfaq | |
| Monday 03 February 2025 – 17:00 – 21:00
Session A: INAUGURAL SESSION / PRESIDENTIAL DINNER (BY INVITATION ONLY) Venue: PIMS Auditorium, Islamabad Moderator: Dr Saman Waqar |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Welcome and Introduction to the Conference | Prof S H Waqar | |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Address by PIMS Executive Director | Prof Rana Imran Sikandar | |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | SOSPK – The Journey | Prof M Arshad Cheema | |
| 17:45 – 18:00 | Resource Allocation in Cancer Care – Treating breast cancer in urban Pakistan | Dr Rabia Bhatti | |
| 18:00 – 18:15 | Overcoming Barriers: Elevating Training Standards for Cancer Care Providers | Prof Khalid Masood Gondal | |
| 18:15 – 18:30 | Dilemma of Breast Cancer in Pakistan | Prof Abdul Majeed Chaudhary | |
| 18:30 – 18:45 | Development of Robotic Surgery in Pakistan – The Future is here | Prof Mahmood Ayyaz | |
| 18:45 – 19:00 | Multidisciplinary Cancer Care: Need of the Hour | Prof Farooq Afzal | |
| 19:00 – 19:15 | Rare Cancers in Pakistan | Prof Javaid Akram | |
| 19:15 – 19:30 | Cancer Care in Pakistan | Dr Azhar Kyani | |
| 19:30 – 19:45 | Annual Report, General Secretary SOSPK | Dr Raza Sayyed | |
| 19:45 – 20:00 | Presidential Address | Prof Haroon J Majid | |
| 19:45 – 20:30 | Awards Distribution | – | |
| 20:30 – 21:30 | PRESIDENTIAL DINNER | – | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 09:00 – 11:00
B: Plenary Session: Overcoming Barriers to Global Cancer Care Chair: Dr Rabia Bhatti Co-chair: Prof Farooq Afzal Moderator: Dr Erum Najeeb |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Introduction and Welcome to the Conference | Prof Haroon J Majid | |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Opening Address | Prof S H Waqar | |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | The Distinguished Ibn-e-Sina Lecture: Training the Future Cancer Surgeons | Dr Aamir Ali Syed | |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | The Al-Khwarzami Oration on Cancer Outcomes: The Landscape of Cancer in Pakistan – Findings from the PAEC Cancer Registry | Dr Shazia Fatima | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Cancer Vaccines in Pakistan | Prof Zeeshan Danish | |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Local Challenges and Perspectives on Cancer Care in Pakistan – Within the box thinking | Prof Imran Anwar | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | TEA BREAK | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 10:30 – 11:00
Y1: Centre Stage Presentations – Poster Area Chair: Dr Zubair Khanzada Moderator: Dr Zaeem Khalid |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:07 | 104 – Adjuvant Chemotherapy versus Surveillance in Stage II Colon Cancer: A comparative Analysis at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center. | Dr Rimsha Afridi | |
| 11:08 – 11:15 | 113 – Outcome of open radical cystectomy with Ileal Conduit for MIBC: Single center Experience | Dr Abdul Haseeb | |
| 11:16 – 11:23 | 122 – Demographics and outcomes of Colorectal Cancer at a public sector tertiary care hospital in Pakistan | Dr Ahmed Abubakr | |
| 11:24 – 11:30 | 143 – Long-Term Trends in Gallbladder Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Disparities: The Impact of Stage, Age, Ethnicity, and Sex – A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis. | Dr Saqlain Ghazanfar | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 11:00 – 13:00
C1: Colorectal Cancers – Auditorium Chair: Dr Muhammad Faheem Co-Chair: Prof Qasim Buttar Moderator: Dr Hafsa Fayyaz Panel: Prof Muhammad Hanif, Prof Usman Qureshi, Dr Sajid Ali Shah, Dr Fahd Shah |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Total Neoadjuvant Therapy vs Chemoradiotherapy | Dr Sarosh Arif | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Tackling Rectal Cancer in Pakistan: Bridging Gaps and Building Frameworks | Dr Sadaf Khan | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Rectal Cancer Treatment in the Developing world: Role of Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy | Prof Shakil Ahmed | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Locally advanced Colon Cancer: Surgical Management Strategies | Dr Aamir Ali Syed | |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for MSI-stable Locally Advanced Colon Cancer | Dr Asghar Hussain | |
| 12:15 – 12:25 | Decreasing length of stay following colorectal resections | Dr Abid Jamal | |
| 12:25 – 12:32 | 242 – Does Surgeon Volume affect Oncological Outcomes in Rectal Cancer? | Dr Mariam Baig | |
| 12:32 – 13:00 | Panel Discussion | – | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 11:00 – 13:00
C2: Liver Cancers – Seminar Room 1 Chair: Dr Humera Mahmood Moderator: Dr. Nimra Ghaffar Panel: Prof Mumtaz Niazi, Prof Zareen Khan, Dr Hadi Khan, Dr Sikandar Afridi |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Evolution of systemic therapy for Localized HCC | Dr Sadia Noor | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | LDLT in the expanded criteria: A specific role of Tumour Biology | Dr Abubakar Hafeez | |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Surgical Management of Gallbladder Cancer – Nihilism to Optimism | Dr Nasir Wattoo | |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Ex-vivo liver resection and auto-transplantation for massive HCC | Dr Jahanzeb Hyder | |
| 12:15 – 12:22 | 132 – Prognostic Factor in Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: More Than Just Another Tool in the Box? | Dr Usman Shafique Khokhar | |
| 12:23 – 12:30 | 149 – Gallbladder Cancer: Insights into Outcomes in the First Public Sector Hepatobiliary Unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Dr Muhammad Siddique Khan | |
| 12:30 – 12:37 | 110 – Frequency of gallbladder carcinoma after cholecystectomy done for symptomatic gallstone disease in tertiary care hospital of Peshawar | Dr Ziaullah | |
| 12:38 – 12:45 | 233 – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for optimal method of biliary drainage in patients with Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma undergoing Liver resection | Dr Muhammad Taha Kamal | |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Panel Discussion | – | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 11:00 – 13:00
C3: Free Papers 1 – Seminar Room 2 Chair: Prof Imran Khokhar Moderator: Dr Rabia Ikram |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:07 | 207 – Inequalities in Breast Cancer Care: Experience of a local tertiary health care Centre | Dr Hira Munir Bajwa | |
| 11:08 – 11:15 | 196 – Frequency Of Malignancy in Excised Solitary Thyroid Nodule at a Tertiary Care Hospital | Dr Umair Tahir | |
| 11:15 – 11:22 | 098 – Uncovering Cancer’s Root Cause: An AI-Driven Exploration of Mitochondrial Malfunction Using Large Language Models | Mr Muhammad Amin | |
| 11:23 – 11:30 | 185 – Prevalence of thyroid carcinoma in multi nodular goiter in Pakistan: a cross sectional study | Dr Farah Hafiz Yousuf | |
| 11:30 – 11:37 | 174 – Actionable mutation in breast cancer and availability of drugs in pakistan | Dr Hajra Arif | |
| 11:38 – 11:45 | 156 – Impact of positive resection margin after gastrectomy on recurrence and overall survival in patients with gastric carcinoma | Dr Sibgha Aimon | |
| 11:45 – 11:52 | 152 – Thyroid cancer incidence, a single center experience in the periphery of Lahore | Dr Maryam Aslam | |
| 11:53 – 12:00 | 235 – Sentinel lymph node biopsy in clinically node-negative axilla using methylene blue dye technique only | Dr Faizaan Muhammad | |
| 12:00 – 12:07 | 119 – p16 IHC in Gliomas: Bridging the Gap between Histology and Molecular Diagnostics | Dr Rida Akhtar | |
| 12:08 – 12:15 | 129 – Variants of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Genes Modify the Severity of Sporadic Breast Cancer | Dr Faisal Gulzar | |
| 12:15 – 12:22 | 212 – Frequency of Frailty in patients presenting to Surgical Oncology Service at a tertiary care hospital | Dr Asma Hirani | |
| 12:23 – 12:30 | 148 – Conditioning Regimens in Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and the Role of CAR-T Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Review | Dr Abdur Rehman | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 13:00 – 14:00
Y2: Centre Stage Presentations – Poster Area Chair: Dr Fahd Shah Moderator: Dr Ghazia Qasmi |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 13:00 – 13:06 | 172 – Oncoplastic reconstruction in pre-chemotherapy patients: Is it safe? | Dr Fahad Hanif Khan | |
| 13:06 – 13:12 | 179 – Trifecta Analysis of Open Nephron Sparing Surgery in Renal Tumors | Dr Shehzad Faiz | |
| 13:12 – 13:18 | 187 – Presentation of breast CA and treatment barriers in a tertiary care hospital in a medium HDI country | Dr Aliza Latif | |
| 13:18 – 13:24 | 216 – DCIS: Our Experience | Dr Hafsa Ahmed | |
| 13:24 – 13:30 | 218 – Oncological outcomes of immature ovarian teratoma following primary and secondary surgery: A 15 year report from a cancer center | Dr Maria Habib | |
| 13:30 – 13:36 | 237 – Laparoscopic Right and Left Adrenalectomy for adrenal gland neoplasm | Dr Anas Bin Akhter | |
| 13:36 – 13:42 | 239 – Transition from Radical to Conservative Breast Surgery for Breast Carcinoma | Dr Faizan Muhammad | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 14:00 – 15:30
D1: Breast Cancer 1 – Auditorium Chair: Prof Rakhshanda Rashid Co-chair: Dr Tahir Basheer Moderator: Dr Erum Najeeb Panel: Prof Anees Ahmed, Dr Abid Jamal, Prof Rufina Soomro, Dr Amjad Ali, Dr Kanwal Awan |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Revolutionizing the Breast Cancer Treatment Landscape: Current Outlook & Updates | Prof Qasim Buttar | |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Operative management of breast cancer following neoadjuvant therapies: Personalized treatment decisions | Dr Huma Majeed Khan | |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Radiation treatment: An essential modality in the management of breast cancer | Dr Humera Mahmood | |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Management of Axilla in Breast Cancer | Prof Rufina Soomro | |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Evaluation of Q-Breast Satisfaction Score in 207 Patients: A Quantitative Analysis of Postoperative Outcomes in a public sector hospital in Lahore | Prof Ahmed Uzair Qureshi | |
| 15:10 – 15:20 | Collaborative Research in Breast Cancer | Dr Amjad Ali | |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | “Scenario of Pakistan 5 Years After Screening Mammography Intervention: Are we ready for a National Guideline.” | Prof Ayesha Isani Qaiser Majeed | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 14:00 – 15:30
D2: Head and Neck Cancers – Seminar Room 1 Chair: Dr Shazia Fatima Moderator: Dr Muhammad Zaarak Panel: Dr Sadia Noor, Prof Altaf Hussain, Prof Farhan Majeed, Dr Sana Kamran |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Neoadjuvant vs adjuvant radiation therapy for Oral SCC | Dr Bilal Qureshi | |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Management of Parotid Cancers: Pearls and Pitfalls | Prof Shoaib Ahmed | |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Outcome analysis of TLPO (total laryngopharyngeal esophagectomy) in carcinoma hypopharynx and cervical esophagus with stomach reconstruction. A multimodal approach in 46 cases | Dr Kamran Raheem | |
| 14:45 – 14:52 | 204 – Molecular markers guided surgical management of indeterminate thyroid nodules | Dr Hamid Shabbir | |
| 14:53 – 15:00 | 194 – Investigating miR-17’s Role in G1-S Cell Cycle Transition in Tongue Cancer: Combining Bioinformatics and Laboratory Analyses | Dr Naila Malkani | |
| 15:00 – 15:07 | 118 – On the edge: Evaluating clinicopathological outcomes of patients with close and involved surgical resection margins in early-stage tongue squamous cell carcinoma | Dr Sarmad Ali | |
| 15:08 – 15:15 | 117 – Expression of Cyclin D1, P53 and Tumour Associated Tissue Eosinophis (TATE) in different grades of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) | Dr Momina Habib | |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion | ||
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 14:00 – 15:30
D3: Multidisciplinary Cancer Care – Seminar Room 2 Chair: Dr Asghar Hussain Co-Chair: Prof Farooq Afzal Moderator: Dr Mariam Baig Panel: Prof Mumtaz Niazi, Dr Sadaf Khan, Dr Tariq Abdullah |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | MDT meetings are a life-line for our cancer patients | Prof Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi | |
| 14:15 – 14:20 | Teleoncology: Improving Patient Outcome Through Coordinated Care | Prof Asif Zafar | |
| 14:20 – 14:35 | Principles of Oncological Resection in General Surgery | Prof Muhammad Idrees Anwar | |
| 14:35 – 14:45 | Provision of MDT care at a public sector hospital, striving towards excellence in healthcare delivery | Dr Ammarah Afzal | |
| 14:45 – 14:55 | Establishment of Breast Cancer Unit in a resource limited setting | Prof Farooq Ahmad | |
| 14:55 – 15:02 | 188 – Diagnostic Dilemmas of Colorectal Cancer: Delayed Presentation and High Mortality Ratios | Dr Sumbal Dildar | |
| 15:03 – 15:10 | 134 – The Importance of Multidisciplinary Approach in Cancer Care in Pakistan: A Nationwide Survey | Arham Amir Khawaja | |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion | ||
| Tuesday 04 February 2025. 15:30 – 17:00
E1: Global Cancer Disparities – Auditorium Chair: Dr Sadaf Khan Moderator: Dr Muhammad Tayyab Panel: Dr Asghar Hussain, Prof Muhammad Hanif, Prof Faryal Azhar, Dr Humera Mahmood |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Radiation therapy: a precious resource in LMIC | Prof Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi | |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Complex Multivisceral Resections for advanced cancer: Feasibility in Resource-Limited Settings | Prof Shakil Ahmed | |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Cancer Inequalities – The Ground Reality: Perspective of managing breast cancer in urban slums of Pakistan | Dr Rabia Bhatti | |
| 16:15 – 16:25 | Determinants of delay in treatment from ground zero for cancer patients in Pakistan – An exploratory study from more than 500 cases | Prof Ahmed Uzair Qureshi | |
| 16:25 – 16:35 | Challenges in the management of colorectal cancer in Low-Middle Income Countries | Dr Shah Zeb Khan | |
| 16:35 – 17:00 | Panel Discussion | ||
| Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 15:30 – 17:00
E2: Hereditary/ Pediatric/ AYA Cancers – Seminar Room 1 Chair: Prof Amjad Chaudhary Moderator: Dr Fatima Ali Shah Panel: Dr Tariq Latif, Dr Nuzhat Yasmeen, Dr Kanwal Awan |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Understanding Cancers in Adolescents and Young Adults | Prof Abul Fazal Ali Khan | |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Contribution of constitutional BRCA1 promoter methylation to early-onset and familial breast cancer patients from Pakistan | Dr Usman Rashid | |
| 16:00 – 16:25 | An overview of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes- From Pakistan’s Lens | Ms Fizza Akbar | |
| 16:25 – 16:40 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Identifying Significant Risks in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) | Prof Saman Shahid | |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Colorectal Cancer in the Adolescent and Young Adults in Pakistan | Dr Irfan ul Islam Nasir | |
| 16:50 – 16:57 | 231 – Differential Germline Mutation Spectrum Analysis in Early-Onset Breast Cancer Patients in Pakistan. | Ms Neha Ashfaq | |
| Tuesday 04 February 2025. 15:30 – 17:00
E3: Oncoplastic/ Reconstructive Surgery – Seminar Room 2 Chair: Dr Abdul Khaliq Malik Moderator: Dr Arifa Manzoor Panel: Dr Abid Jamal, Dr Mamoon-ur-Rasheed, Dr Yasir Iqbal |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Why do cancer surgeons in Pakistan need to learn common flaps for reconstruction? | Prof Muhammad Arshad Cheema | |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Breast reconstruction with Chest wall perforator flaps | Prof Rufina Soomro | |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Oncoplastic breast Surgery as practice changing approach in treatment of breast cancer: Follow up after 3 years, cosmetic results and recurrence rate. | Dr Ghazanfar Ali | |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Cultural and Societal Influences on Breast Reconstruction Decisions: A Qualitative Study | Dr Ammarah Afzal | |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Outcome of Goldilocks Mastectomy. An institutional review | Dr Hammad Raza | |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Updates in surgical management of cutaneous melanomas | Dr Samiullah | |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Extended fasciocutaneous free flap for extensive tumor reconstructions | Dr Fahad Hanif Khan | |
| 16:50 – 16:57 | 151 – Partial Breast Reconstruction and Oncoplasty: Our Experience. | Dr Aqsa Saleema | |
| 16:58 – 17:05 | 170 – Clinical and Demographic Profile of Cutaneous Melanomas: Pakistani Perspective. | Dr Muhammad Saaiq | |
| Wednesday 05 February 2025. 08:00 – 09:00
Plenary-II: YSAC/ JOINT CANCER AND ALLIED SOCIETIES SESSION – Auditorium Chair: Prof Zeba Aziz Moderator: Dr Raza Sayyed Panel: Dr Shazia Fatima, Dr Fahim Ahmed, Prof Shahid Pervaiz, Dr Shazia Faruqui, Prof Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, Prof Farooq Afzal, Prof Ahmed Ijaz Masood, Dr Rafia Toor, Dr Asghar Hussain |
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| Time | Topic | ||
| 08:00 – 08:20 | How to Develop Guidelines with Local Context | ||
| 08:20 – 08:40 | Implementation and Adherence to Guidelines | ||
| 08:40 – 09:00 | Panel Discussion | ||
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 09:00 – 10:30
G1: Breast Cancers 2 – Auditorium Chair: Prof Qasim Buttar Co-chair: Dr Huma Majeed Khan Moderator: Dr Saman Waqar Panel: Dr Umber Rafique, Dr Hammad Raza Khan, Dr Rafia Toor |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Targeted therapy for metastatic breast cancer | Dr Tahir Bashir | |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Breast cancer care in developing countries: Need of timely referral and equitable access to specialised care centres. | Dr Saira Saleem | |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Ultrasound guided wide local excision of clipped tumour in post chemotherapy CA Breast patients: A good alternative to wire localized excision. | Dr Humera Latif | |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective | Dr Muhammad Kashif Khan | |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Evolution of Breast Cancer Management: A Retrospective Audit of Treatment Trends in the Context of AMAROS and ACOSOG Z0011 Trials | Prof Farooq Ahmad | |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) in patients following oncoplastic breast surgery; an experience from a lower income country. | Dr Erum Najeeb | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | The sonographic visibility of liga-clips following complete radiological response post NACT breast cancer: A paradigm shift in precision care | Dr Eisha Tahir | |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | WHOLE-SLIDE IMAGING (WSI) BASED REPORTING OF PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS IN BREAST CARCINOMA | Dr Naeema Haider | |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Post chemotherapy sentinel lymph node biopsy; an effort for axillary preservation at a tertiary care setup in Pakistan | Dr Nida Farrukh | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 09:00 – 10:30
G2: Lung Cancer / Haematology-Oncology – Seminar Room 1 Chair: Prof Musaddiq Khan Moderator: Dr Fatima Ali Shah Panel: Dr Sadia Noor, Prof Farhan Majeed, Dr Sana Kamran |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Management of Early stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Dr Muhammad Imtiaz Khan | |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | CA Lung – (The Narrative is Still Being Written in Our Part of the World) | Prof Farhan Majeed | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Radiation therapy in Lung Cancer – Rejuvenating the Old in the era of SABR | Prof Abdus Samad Syed | |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Primary malignant chest wall tumors a rarity: outcome analysis of 118 patients | Dr Adeel Wayne | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | 147 – Efficacy and Safety of Bispecific Antibodies in the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Review of Novel Therapeutic Approaches | Dr Farhat Jabeen | |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Panel Discussion | ||
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 09:00 – 10:30
G3: Free Papers II – Seminar Room 2 Chair: Prof Abul Fazal Ali Khan Moderator: Dr. Ahmed Tehseen |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 09:00 – 09:07 | 192 – Catalyzing Esophageal Surgery Success: Pre-habilitation and ERAS Integration for Optimal Outcome | Dr Haider Abid | |
| 09:08 – 09:15 | 128 – Exploring Cyclin D1 expression and its association with Tumour Grade and Stage in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma | Dr Noor Us Sabah Ahmed | |
| 09:15 – 09:22 | 206 – Outcomes of Staging Laparoscopy in Upper GI cancer patients. | Dr Muhammad Waqas | |
| 09:22 – 09:30 | 142 – Enhancing Clinical Outcomes Across Successive Generations Through Standardised Training Programs | Dr Mariam Asad | |
| 09:30 – 09:37 | 137 – Sphincter Preservation in Anastomotic Leak Patients Following Low Anterior Resection: A novel technique. | Dr Aroob Idrees | |
| 09:38 – 09:45 | 105 – Discrepancies in mrTRG Grading System Reliability and Its Impact on Surgical Planning for Rectal Cancer: Insights from a Retrospective Study | Dr Rimsha Afridi | |
| 09:45 – 09:52 | 188 – Diagnostic Dilemmas of Colorectal Cancer: Delayed Presentation and High Mortality Ratios | Dr Sumbal Dildar | |
| 09:53 – 10:00 | 176 – Safety of patients undergoing Hyperthermic Intraoperative Chemotherapy using a cost-effective, modified perfusion system | Dr Nargis Maqbool | |
| 10:00 – 10:07 | 102 – Role of Inflammatory and Prognostic Markers and Its Outcome Among Patients with Pre and Post-Operative Colorectal Carcinoma | Dr Ayesha Masroor Bhatti | |
| 10:08 – 10:15 | 121 – Demographics and outcomes of Colorectal Cancer at a public sector tertiary care hospital in Pakistan | Dr Muhammad Saud Iqbal | |
| 10:15 – 10:22 | 205 – Use of Nasogastric tube in post esophagectomy patients: Is it really needed? A retrospective single unit experience | Saddam Hussain | |
| 10:23 – 10:30 | 181 – Pancreatic Cystadenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review on published cases in the last two decades | Arham Amir Khawaja | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | TEA BREAK | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 10:30 – 11:00
Y4: Centre Stage Presentations – Poster Area Chair: Prof Muhammad Tayyab Moderator: Dr Fahad Ali |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 10:35 – 10:40 | Trends in Laryngeal Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Comprehensive Analysis of Long-Term Patterns with Demographic Disparities Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Data | Dr Abdur Rehman | |
| 10:40 – 10:45 | Trends in Myeloma Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Rates in the United States (1975-2022): A Comparative Analysis of Recent and Long-Term Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program | Dr Shahzaib Maqbool | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 11:00 – 12:30
H1: Upper GI Cancers – Auditorium Chair: Dr Aamir Ali Syed Moderator: Dr Ramla Malik Panel: Prof Musaddiq Khan, Prof Atif Inam Shami, Dr Umair Bilal, Prof Faryal Azhar |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | CROSS Vs FLOT Vs NEXT: Where are we heading – Is Immunotherapy the future? | Dr Kanwal Awan | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Staging in Upper GI cancers – Role of PET-CT scan | Dr Shazia Fatima | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Challenges and Controversies in the Management of Gastric Cancer | Dr Zubair Khanzada | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Pursuit of Excellence: Experience of 348 esophagectomies and their outcomes | Prof Farhan Majeed | |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Complete Response following neoadjuvant therapy for Esophageal / GOJ Cancers: Surgery Vs Surveillance | Dr Ghulam Siddiq | |
| 12:10 – 12:20 | Enteral versus parenteral perioperative nutrition in patients of carcinoma oesophagus | Prof S H Waqar | |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 11:00 – 12:30
H2: Gynecologic Cancers – Seminar Room 1 Chair: Prof Syeda Batool Mazhar Moderator: Dr Rafia Toor Panel: Dr Nosheela Javed, Dr Sohaib Nadeem, Dr Hira Asim |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Systemic therapy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer | Dr Hira Asim | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Interest of Frozen Section in Ovarian Masses – An opportunity for optimum management of challenging emergency and elective cases of suspected ovarian malignancies | Dr Nosheela Javed | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Should we use HIPEC for ovarian cancer? | Dr Hadi Khan | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Current Management of Cervical Cancer | Dr Sohaib Nadeem | |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Clinical epidemiology and management of gynecological malignancies in a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad | Dr Bushra Ashraf | |
| 12:15 – 12:22 | 217 – Evaluation Of Complete Gross Cytoreduction In A Surgery Of Advance Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancers According To European Society Of Gynecological Oncology Quality Indicators | Dr Maria Habib | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 11:00 – 12:30
H3: Sarcomas – Seminar Room 2 Chair: Dr Hafeezuddin Sheikh Moderator: Dr Tayyaba Khan Panel: Prof Waqar Raza, Prof Farooq Ahmed, Dr Sarosh Arif |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Pathology of Soft Tissue Sarcomas | Dr Hafeezuddin | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Management of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas | Dr Zeeshan Khan | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Neoadjuvant therapy in the management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas | Dr Bilal Mazhar Qureshi | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Management of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas | Dr Aun Jamal | |
| 12:00 – 12:07 | 131 – Comprehensive analysis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A tertiary care hospital perspective | Dr Nargis Maqbool | |
| 12:08 – 12:15 | 240 – Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of Soft Tissue Sarcoma A single center experience | Dr Saud Bukhari | |
| 12:15 – 12:22 | 161 – Retroperitoneal sarcoma. Our experience from a public sector hospital. | Dr Talha Bin Saeed | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 12:30 – 14:00
I1: Pancreatic Cancers – Auditorium Chair: Prof Khalid Durrani Moderator: Dr Muhammad Siddique Panel: Dr Abubakar Hafeez Bhatti, Prof Jahangir Sarwar Khan, Dr Nasir Wattoo |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Neo-adjuvant vs Adjuvant therapy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic cancer – Where do we stand? | Dr Asghar Hussain | |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | Experience of Laparoscopic Pancreatico-duodenectomy in the Public Sector of KPK | Prof Zareen Khan | |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Tips and tricks in Pancreatic Resections | Prof Mumtaz Niazi | |
| 13:30 – 13:37 | 165 – The Textbook Outcome of Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas in a High-Volume Centre. | Dr Anas Bin Akhtar | |
| 13:38 – 13:45 | 111 – Laparoscopic versus Open pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic tumour: A comparison of outcome profiles | Dr Ziaullah | |
| 13:45 – 13:52 | 181 – Pancreatic Cystadenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review on published cases in the last two decades | Dr Arham Amir Khawaja | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 12:30 – 14:00
I2: Palliative Care – Seminar Room 1 Chair: Dr Aqdas Kazi Moderator: Dr. Anam Nasim Panel: Dr Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Dr Sadia Noor |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Financial Toxicity in Cancer Patients in Pakistan: An Overview | Dr Rafia Toor | |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Choosing Wisely – Strategies that work for Palliative Care in Pakistan | Dr Shah Zeb Khan | |
| 13:00 – 13:07 | 180 – Comparison of Efficacy of additional Olanzapine to Ondansetron and Dexamethasone (Intervention group) versus Ondansetron and Dexamethasone alone (Standard group) for the prophylaxis of Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. | Dr Sara Ishaq | |
| 13:08 – 13:15 | 153 – Evaluation of Dentists’ perception regarding pre-treatment dental assessment of cancer patients: A cross-sectional study | Dr Nosheen Sarwar | |
| 13:15 – 14:00 | Panel Discussion | ||
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 12:30 – 13:30
I3: Surgeons’ Wellbeing – Seminar Room 2 Chair: Prof Shakil Ahmed Moderator: Dr. Farooque Karim Panel: Prof Abdul Majeed Chaudhary, Prof Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Burnout among Surgeons | Prof Shakil Ahmed | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Work-Life Balance for Surgeons | Prof Abdul Majeed Chaudhary | |
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Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 14:00 – 14:30
CLOSING SESSION: Auditorium |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Awards Distribution | Prof M Arshad Cheema | |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Vote of Thanks | Prof Haroon Javaid Majid | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Poster Presentations |
| Date: Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 10:30 – 11:00 | |||
| ID | Title | Presenter | |
| 101 | Analysis of Breast Cancer Receptors Status and Molecular Subtypes Among breast cancer patients of tertiary care hospital of Sindh | Dr Aisha Masroor Bhatti | |
| 107 | Endoscopic Management of Advanced Stage 4B Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma in an 11-Year-Old: A Case Report and Review of Challenges | Ubaid Ullah | |
| 108 | Ex vivo liver resection and auto transplantation for giant hepatocellular carcinoma | Dr Noureen Kanwal | |
| 112 | A Unique Case: Periampullary adenoma leading to duodenojejunal intussusception in a young woman | Usman Shafique Khokhar | |
| 114 | Ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma originating in a Fibroadenoma with concurrent benign phyllodes tumor: A case report | Afaq Ahmad | |
| Date: Tuesday 04 February 2025 – 13:00 – 14:00 | |||
| ID | Title | Presenter | |
| 130 | The Delayed Presentation is Still a Major Risk Factor in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer | Faisal Gulzar | |
| 150 | Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis; A not so rare Differential of Breast Carcinoma in Pakistan | Aqsa Saleema | |
| 157 | A rare occurrence of Three Primary Malignancies of the Rectum, Kidney and the Pancreas in the same patient: A case report and literature review | Sibgha Aimon | |
| 159 | Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of left Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report of rare Tumor on rare location | Abdur Rehman | |
| 160 | Breast Conservation surgery in Public Sector Hospital. Our experience. | Mirza Usman | |
| 162 | Head and neck tumors surgeries in Public Sector Hospital. Our experience. | Usama Abid | |
| 163 | Colorectal cancer surgeries in Public Sector Hospital. Our experience & lessons learned. | Sardar Umer Rehman | |
| 164 | Thyroid cancer surgeries in public cancer hospitals. Our experience. | Dr. Asad Zafar | |
| 166 | Breast Conservation surgery in Public Sector Hospital. Our experience. | Dr Ahmad Bin Zaheer | |
| 167 | Gynaecological cancer surgeries in Public Sector Hospital. Our experience. | Dr Muhammad Saad | |
| 168 | Advanced Surgical Oncology in low resource setting. Strategies adopted to make things work. | Zeeshan Ahmed Khan | |
| 171 | Surgical Oncology experience from a public sector hospital. The need to develop centers of excellence. | Dr Saddam Aslam | |
| 173 | Breast Conservation surgery in Public Sector Hospital. Our experience. | Dr Usman Mirza | |
| 178 | Hyponatremia-induced depression and dementia in brain cancer patients exposed to toxins in frozen foods | Saman Shahid | |
| 182 | Pseudocysts of the Adrenal Gland: A Systematic Review of Existing Scientific Literature From 2000 to 2023 | Arham Amir Khawaja | |
| 197 | From Tumor to Twist: Managing Colocolic Intussusception Induced by Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | Dr Momina Mustafa | |
| 198 | An Uncommon Manifestation: Ewing Sarcoma Unveiling Itself as Cauda Equina Syndrome in a Resolute 24-Year-Old Gentleman, A Case Study | Dr Momina Mustafa | |
| 215 | Recurrence of Phyllodes Tumour with Transformation into Metaplastic Carcinoma | Kanza Farrukh | |
| 219 | Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with Unexpectedly High AFP Levels: A Diagnostic Challenge | Rida Inam | |
| 220 | The Overlooked Danger: Cardiac Angiosarcoma and its Presentation as Cannonball Lung Metastases | Rida Inam | |
| 221 | Intraperitoneal leiomyoma in a male patient – a case report | Saba Hanif | |
| 222 | Extra-Pulmonary Small Cell Cancer of the Retroperitoneum: An Unusual Cause of Chronic Abdominal Pain | Asim Mehmood | |
| Date: Wednesday 05 February 2025 – 10:30 – 11:00 | |||
| ID | Title | Presenter | |
| 224 | Whipple procedure for solid pseudo papillary neoplasm of pancreas – a case report | Dr Shehla Nosheen | |
| 229 | Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Complex Therapeutic Challenge in the Elderly | Mashood Iqbal | |
| 230 | Incidental Finding of Bladder Carcinoma during Stone Removal: A Rare Correlation and Upcoming Physician Challenge | Mashood Iqbal | |
| 234 | Minimal invasive excision of a rare adrenal mass in a pediatric patient | Bilal Qayyum | |
| 241 | Minimally Invasive McKeown’s three-stage esophagectomy in a Down Syndrome Patient – A Case Report | Muhammad Anas Bin Akhtar | |