3rd International Liver DaysSingle Topic Symposium: Liver Transplant & Oncology

April 5, 2025BAU Besiktas, South Campus

The 3rd Bahçeşehir University Liver Days will be held this year, where current problems in liver diseases, treatment methods, gastroenterological and oncological perspectives, and the latest surgical approaches will be discussed.


BAU Medicine Liver Days, where many scientific developments will be discussed with leading international experts in the field, will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş Campus. We would be pleased to have your participation in the sessions where real cases will be discussed and the latest scientific advancements will be evaluated.

BAU Liver Days

Location

The symposium will be held at Bahçeşehir University's main campus in Beşiktaş, at the South Campus, B Conference Hall. Located in the heart of the city, by the shores of the Bosphorus, in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, renowned for its historical and natural beauty, the venue offers a perfect setting.

New Scientific Approaches

In this program, where many interesting topics will be discussed by experts in their fields, some of the noteworthy subjects include the current treatment approaches for HCC and CCC, as well as the latest diagnostic and therapeutic concepts in fatty liver disease.

Speakers & Moderators

Prof. Dr. Hikmet Akkız

Prof. Dr. Serdar Karaca

Prof. Dr. Deniz Balcı

Prof. Dr. Bilent Karabulut

Prof. Dr. Henrik Petrowsky

Prof. Dr. Fatma Paksoy Türköz

Prof. Dr. Karim Halazun

Prof. Dr. Alp Atasoy

Prof. Dr. Ali Özgen

Prof. Dr. Şahin Laçin

Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu

Prof. Dr. Gökhan Kabacam

Prof. Dr. Ömer Fatih Ölmez

Prof. Dr. Umut Demirci

Prof. Dr. Kaan Karayalçın

Prof. Dr. Şuayip Yalçın

Prof. Dr. Zeki Karasu

Prof. Dr. Silvio Nadalin

Prof. Dr. Devrim Karaosmanoğlu

Prof. Dr. Sezer Sağlam

Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir Dökmeci

Prof. Dr. Mesut Şeker

Prof. Dr. Ömer Dizdar

Prof. Dr. Fatma Tokat

Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Türkmen

Prof. Dr. Fatih Selçukbiricik

Prof. Dr. Faysal Dane

Prof. Dr. Mert Erkan

Prof. Dr. Kenan Moral

Prof. Dr. Hakan Şentürk

Prof. Dr. İlkay Gültürk

Prof. Dr. Esat Namal

Prof. Dr. Murat Dayangaç

Prof. Dr. Levent Doğanay

Prof. Dr. Nebi Serkan Demirci

Prof. Dr. Sema Türker

Prof. Dr. Murat Akyıldız

Prof. Dr. Elvan Onur Kırumkır

Prof. Dr. Özcan Yıldız

Prof. Dr. Uğur Selek

Prof. Dr. Güngör Utkan

Prof. Dr. Cumhur Yeğen

PROGRAM

08.00-08.30: Registration

08.30-09.00: (Opening speeches: Dean/rector, congress co-chairs)

(09.00-10.30) - Session 1:

The Natural Course of HCC and Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches:

The Journey from Chronic Liver Disease to HCC

09.00-09.20: Gastroenterology lecture, Prof. Dr. Hikmet Akkız.

Panelists:

Interventional Radiology, Ali Özgen

Gastroenterology, Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu

Medical Oncology, Ömer Fatih Ölmez

General Surgery, Kaan Karayalçın

09.20-10.30: Case presentations

1. Case: Early-stage HCC, Liver failure? Local control - Fatma Paksoy Türköz

2. Case: HCC case with expanded criteria, discussion of diagnosis, transplant, and outcomes. Alp Atasoy


Session Chair:

Zeki karasu

Serdar Karaca

Bülent Karabulut


10.30-11.00: Coffee Break

11.00-12.30 - Session 2:

HCC Treatment update: Multidisciplinary Panel

11.00-11.30: Oncology lecture - HCC Update, Prof. Dr. Şahin Laçin.

11.30-12.30: Case presentations

1. Case: Advanced-stage HCC, local treatment performed, what could be the current oncological treatment? - Gökhan Kabaçam

2. Case: Systemic treatment options after transplant

The role of immunotherapies and current outcomes - Umut Demirci

Panelists:

Gastroenterology, Gökhan Kabaçam

Medical Oncology, Umut Demirci

Nuclear Medicine, Cüneyt Türkmen

General Surgery, Mert Erkan


Session Chair:

Sezer Sağlam

Şuayip Yalçın

Abdülkadir Dökmeci


11.30-12.30: Case presentations

1. Case: Advanced-stage HCC, local treatment performed, what could be the current oncological treatment? - Gökhan Kabaçam

2. Case: Systemic treatment options after transplant

The role of immunotherapies and current outcomes - Umut Demirci


12.30-13.30: Lunch

13.30-14.00: SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

12.30-13.00: Nobel İlaç Uydu Sempozyumu

Risk of reactivation in liver transplantation due to chronic hepatitis B and use

of Hepagam B (HbIg) - Kenan Moral

13.00-13.30: Roche- Tecentriq + Avastin Treatment in Patients with

Unresectable HCC - İlkay Gültürk



Session Chair:

Levent Doğanay

Ömer Fatih Ölmez


14.00-15.30- Session 3:

Treatments of CCC

14.00-14.30: Surgical Role of Transplantation, Prof. Dr. Silvio Nadalin

Panelists:

Radiology, Devrim Karaosmanoğlu

Medical Oncology, Sezer Sağlam

General Surgery, Deniz Balcı

Molecular Pathology, Fatma Tokat

14.30-15.30: Case Presentations

1. Surgical Case - Deniz Balci

2. Case with systemic treatment applied - Fatih Selçukbiricik


Session Chair:

Faysal Dane

Hakan Şentürk

Esat Namal


15.30-16.30: Satellite Symposium

15.30-16.00 Astra Zeneca – IMFINZI + Gem-Cis: Standard of Care in the 1L Treatment of Advanced Biliary Tract Carcinoma - Nebi Serkan Demirci

16.00-16.30 Astellas – De novo cancer development after liver transplantation- Murat Dayangaç


Session Chair: Fatih Selçukbiricik

Gastro/Cerrah


16.30-18.00 – Session 4:

Colorectal cancer liver metastasis and transplant.

16.30-16.50: CRC-LM Resection. Prof. Dr. Henrik Petrowsky Zürih Üni

16.50-17.10 CRC-LM Tx update, Prof Dr Karim Halazun. NYU

Panelists:

Gastroenterology Genco Gençdal

Medical Oncology, Özcan Yıldız

General Surgery, Silvio Nadalin. Tuebingen

Radiation Oncology, Uğur Selek

17.00-18.00: Case Presentations:

Case 1- Tx and Adjuvant Treatment case.- Sema Türker

Case 2- Transplanted CRC case.- Elvan Onur Kırımker

Case 3 Transplanted Neuroendocrine tumor case.- Lamia Şeker Can


Oturum Başkanı:

Levent Doğanay

Güngör Utkan

Cumhur Yeğen



18.00 Wrap Up


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