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1 53 rd OOG Meeting and EURbG Meeting 21 st -24 th March 2018, Siena, Italy Wednesday March 21 st 2018 Location: Palazzo del Rettorato 14:30-18:30 EURbG Meeting Thursday March 22 nd 2018 Location: Palazzo del Rettorato 10:00-12:00 Neuroimaging Course 15:30-17:15 YIN meeting: epigenetics 18:00-20:00 Visit at the Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena Palace Banchi di Sotto, 34 Get Together Cocktail Friday March 23 rd 2018 Location: Palazzo del Rettorato 08:30-08:45 Conference opening by the local organizers and OOG President 08:45-10:05 Session 1: Conjunctiva 10:05-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-12:15 Session 2: Ocular adnexa and various intraocular tumors 12:20-13:30 Lunch 13:30-14:00 Keynote Lecture: Emilio Balestrazzi :30 Session 3: Retinoblastoma 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break 15:45-16:30 Session 4: Retinoblastoma 16:30-16:55 Session 5: Uveal melanoma: basic science, biopsies and treatment part 1 17:00-23:00 Sightseeing and Social Dinner at San Gimignano Bus departure from Piazza Gramsci at 17:30 Saturday 24 th 2018 Location: Palazzo del Rettorato 08:15-08:45 OOG Business Meeting 08:45-10:15 Session 5 : Uveal melanoma: basic science, biopsies part :30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:30 Session 6: Uveal melanoma : clinics and treatment 11:40-13:00 Session 7: Uveal melanoma : radiotherapy 13:00 14:00 Lunch 1

2 53 rd OOG Meeting 22 nd -24 th March 2018, Siena, Italy Thursday March 22 nd 2018 Neuroimaging Course (10:00-12:00) 10:00 12:00 Neuroimaging Course P. De Graaf, P. Galluzzi, T. Hadjistilianou, A. Moll, L. Monti MR anatomy and functional imaging of the eye Clinics and MRI of rtb Clinics and MRI of simulating lesions Interesting cases YIN Meeting: epigenetics (15:30-17:15) 15:30-16:00 Epigenetic mechanisms in retinoblastoma F. Ariani 16:00-16:15 DNA methylation in uveal melanoma K. Smit 16:15-16:30 Epigenetics and inflammation in uveal melanoma M. Jager 16:30-16:45 Micro RNA array techniques in conjunctival melanoma R. Verdijk 16:45-17:15 DNA-methylation based classification and grading system for meningioma F. Sahm 2

3 53 rd OOG Meeting Friday March 23 rd 2018 OOG 1: Conjunctiva (8:45-10:05) M.A. Saornil, A. Moulin 8:45-8:55 Conjunctival Melanoma: retrospective review in a Referral Ocular Oncology unit M.A. Saornil 8:55-9:05 MicroRNA expression in conjunctival melanoma and their coupled metastases L.H. Mikkelsen 9:05-9:15 Copy Number Variations in Primary Aquired Melanosis A. Moulin 9:15-9:25 Landscape of conjunctival melanoma copy number variations and correlation to mutational status, tumour features and clinical outcome: an OOG multicenter study N. Kenawy 9:25-9:35 Conjunctival melanoma: association of cyclooxygenase-2 expression with prognosis C. Fonseca 9:35-9:45 Clinical profile of conjunctival tumors in a Spanish serie: review of 468 cases C. García-Alvarez 9:45-9:55 Conjunctival Tumors: Comparative Analysis of Benign vs Malignant Lesions in our Oncology Unit. C. Mazzini 9:55-10:05 Squamous cell dysplasia and carcinoma of the conjunctiva in Denmark. A nationwide, retrospective, epidermiological study of Danish Patients. I. Ramberg 10:05-10:30 Coffee Break 3

4 OOG 2: Ocular adnexa and various intraocular tumors (10:30-12:15) S. Heegaard, J. P. Caujolles 10:30-10:35 An unusual case of intraretinal calcification in a six month-old girl M. Pefkianaki 10:35-10:45 Orbital Lymphoma - An International Multicenter Retrospective Study Olsen, Tine Gadegaard G 10:45-10:55 Orbital masses A single-center retrospective review C. Azenha 10:55-11:05 Suspicious well defined orbital mass: What s next E. Graeff 11:15-11:25 Cytological and immunocytochemical diagnostics of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma S.V. Saakyan 11:30-11:40 Medial Canthal Tumors: An analysis of 48 Cases M. Tunc 11:40-11:45 Handling of a tiny eyelid Basal Cell Carcinoma incompletely excised M. Rosner 11:45-11:55 Iridocyclectomy for tumors of the nonpigmented ciliary body epithelium: technique and case series A. Matet 11:55-12:05 Choroidal metastasis : clinical, ultrasound features and treatment outcome M.Pagliara 12:05-12:10 The Goldschleger eye Institute experience with the treatment and follow up of patients with Oculodermal Melanocytosis (Nevus of OTA) V. Vishnevskia-Dai 12:10-12:15 Cavitary ocular tumors V. Mazzeo 12:15-12:20 A case of giant sarcoidosis of iris and ciliary body with bilateral lacrimal glands enlargements 12:20-13:30 Lunch A.G. Amiryan :00 Keynote Lecture E. Balestrazzi 4

5 OOG 3 : Retinoblastoma (14:00-15:30) Moderators : T. Hadjistilianou, D. Gombos 14:00-14:10 Neonatal retinoblastoma in Finland T. Kivela 14:10-14:20 A System for Documenting Retinoblastoma B. Damato 14:20-14:30 Retinoblastoma in adults. The difficulties of diagnosis E. Grishina 14:30-14:40 Anatomic options of vessels and hemodynamic redistribution of the blood flow at the intra-arterial chemotherapy (iac) at children with the intraocular retinoblastoma I. Pogrebnyakov 14:40-14:50 Frequency of atypical vascularization during IAC for retinoblastoma J. Pe er 14:50-15:00 High-risk features of retinoblastoma N. Bobrova 15:00-15:10 The AAOOP Consensus Statement on Retinoblastoma: Are they reasonable guidelines for European Centers? D. Gombos 15:10-15:20 Chromosomal Analysis in the Aqueous Humor of Retinoblastoma eyes is predictive of globe salvage: the Surrogate Tumor Biopsy for Retinoblastoma J. L. Berry 15:20-15:30 Retinoblastoma cell culture establishment and drug resistance assessment S.V. Saakyan 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break 5

6 OOG 4: Retinoblastoma (15:45-16:30) N. Bornfeld, T. Kivela 15:45-15:55 Outcome of Retinoblastoma Patients Treated According to the University Hospital of Siena Guidelines: efficacy of intraarterial chemotherapy in recurrences of bilateral disease. G. Coriolani 15:55-16:05 Severe Complications following intraarterial Chemotherapy for the treatment of retinoblastoma eyes. E. Biewald 16:05-16:15 Single fraction Gamma-knife radiosurgery for retinoblastoma: to be continued. A. Yarovoy 16:15-16:25 Strabismus in Long-term Follow-up Bilateral Salvaged Retinoblastoma Survivors. I. D. Fabian 16:25-16:30 An unexplainable progressive regression of vitreous seeding in advanced retinoblastoma 9 months after the last intravitreal injection with Melphalan. T. Hadjistilianou OOG 5: Uveal melanoma: basic science, biopsies and treatment part 1 (16:30-17:00) M. Jager, S. Frenkel 16:30-16:40 Can enucleation cure metastatic uveal melanoma? D. Gombos 16:40-16:50 Molecular Genetic Work-Up of Transretinal Biopsies in Suspected Uveal Melanoma N. Bornfeld 16:50-17:00 Comprehensive genetic testing of uveal melanoma in eye-sparing treatment V. A. Yarovaya 6

7 Saturday March 24 th :15-08:45 OOG Business Meeting OOG 5: Uveal melanoma: basic science, biopsies part 2 ( :15) R. Verdijk, S. Frenkel 8:45-8:55 Combined mutation and copy number variation detection by targeted nextgeneration K.N. Smit 8: Genetic analysis of small intraocular tumors by Ion Torrent NGS as a diagnostic tool W. Wackernagel 9:05-9: 15 Bilateral Uveal Melanoma (bum): our experience in exome sequencing of 3 unrelated cases P. Silva-Rodriguez 9:15-9:25 Clinical and genetic variables of SF3B1 mutated uveal melanoma A. de Klein 9:25-9:35 Gene mutation status, Copy Number Analysis and BAP1 IHC in Uveal Melanomas and matched metastases J. Vaarwater 9:35-9:45 Monolateral multifocal uveal melanoma. A. Tsygankov 9:45-9:55 Long-term metastatic risk following biopsy of posterior uveal melanoma M. Bagger 9:55-10:05 Serum exosome analysis as a predictive biomarker for metastatic uveal melanoma S. Frenkel 10:05-10:15 Elucidating the role of uveal melanoma shed exosomes M. Santiago 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 7

8 OOG 6: Uveal melanoma: clinics and treatment ( :30) L. Desjardins, L. Zografos 10:30-10:40 Risk factors for progression in intermediate melanocytic tumors and their location in the choroid: a comparative study using panoramic angiography L. Zografos 10:40-10:50 Ultra wide-field imaging assessment of features of small choroidal melanocytic esions using the red and green colour channels a pilot study V. P. Papastefanou 10:50-11:00 Treatment of Small Melanocytic Choroidal Lesions R. Al-Jamal 11:00-11:10 Quality of life in uveal melanoma patients an Irish perspective O. Scannell 11:10-11:20 The change in survival and tumor size in posterior uveal melanoma in a nationwide Danish cohort through 70 years I. Smidt-Nielsen 11:20-11:25 Late recurrence of an iris melanoma treated by proton beam RF L. Desjardins 11:25-11:30 Small posterior pole Choroidal Melanoma causing a temporary 360 serous choroidal detachment. V. Mazzeo 8

9 OOG 7: Uveal melanoma: radiotherapy (11:40 13:00) J.F. Kiilgaard, B. Damato 11:40-11:50 Proton beam irradiation: a safe procedure in post-equatorial extraocular extension from uveal melanoma I. Seibel 11:50-12:00 Comparative dose planning for Ru-106 brachytherapy and proton therapy for choroidal melanomas J.F. Kiilgaard 12:00-12:10 Single fraction stereotactic LINAC-radiosurgery of uveal melanoma M. Sommer 12:10-12:20 Secondary glaucoma after stereotactic radiosurgery with gamma-knife and brachytherapy for uveal melanoma G. Pieretti 12:20-12:30 Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiotheraphy in Choroidal Melanoma: An analysis of 55 Cases M. Tunc 12:30-12:40 Combined treatment of choroidal melanoma with brachytherapy and endoresection E.N. Korobov 12:40-12:50 Peripapillary vascular changes in radiation optic neuropathy: an optical coherence tomography angiography grading R. Parrozzani 12:50-13:00 RADIRET A randomized clinical trial for treatment of radiation retinopathy A. Joussen 13:00-14:00 Lunch POSTERS: Chronic myeloid leukemia as a second primary tumor in a patient with retinoblastoma RF K. Pawinska-Wasikowska Estrogen and progesterone receptors expression in uveal melanoma tumor cells S.V. Saakyan 9

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