APOC 14 PROGRAMME: MAY 2026
APOC: MAY 18-22 May
PROGRAMME
Day 1
Monday May 18
08:30-9:00
Welcome and introduction to 14th Advanced Paediatric Oncology Course 2026
09:15-12:30
MOLECULAR HALLMARKS OF CANCER IN CHILDREN
Chair: Professor Michael Sullivan
09:15 Genetics of Childhood Cancer; an introduction
10:30
Molecular Genetics in Clinical Practice
11:30
Genomics in the design of modern clinical trials
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-15:30
PRECISION MEDICINE (Part 1)
Chair: Dr Rebecca Hill
13:30 Precision Medicine: benefits and pitfalls
14:30
CAR-T cells: principles and practice
15:45-16:45
PRECISION MEDICINE (Part 2)
Chair:Professor Simon Bailey
15:45
Molecular Tumour Board: group case discussion and presentation
16:45; DAY 1 Summary and Q&A
19:00 Social Evening - drinks canapés, Yotel, Edinburgh
Day 2
Tuesday May 19
09:00-12:30
Clinical Trials: Design and Evolution
Chair: Dr Rebecca Hill
09:00
Designing Contemporay Clinical Trials
10:30-11:30
IMMUNOTHERAPY (Part 2)
Chair: Dr Fiona Herd
10:30
Basics of Immunotherapy and immunotargented therapy
11:30
Wilms Tumour and Renal Tumours
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-15:30
PRECISION MEDICINE (Part 3)
Chair: Professor Simon Bailey
13:30
Brain Tumours: Biologically Informed Therapy
14:45
Emerging Therapy for Childhood Brain Tumours
15:45
Molecular Tumour Board: Brain tumour case discussion and presentations
17:00
DAY 2 Summary and Q&A
Day 3
Wednesday May 21
09:00-12:30
PRECISION MEDICINE (Part 4); Bone tumours, Sarcoma and Germ Cell tumours
Chair: Dr Fiona Herd
09:00
Bone Tumours: evolution of therapy and hopes for the future
10:30
Sarcoma: Development of Rhabdomyosarcoma treatment and current controversies
Dr Helen Rees
11:30
Germ Cell Tumours: biology and new clinical trials
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-17:00
RISK ADAPTED THERAPY (Part 1): LEUKAEMIA AND LYMPHOMA
Chair: Dr Rebecca Hill
13:30
Molecular-based treatment of ALL
14:30
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; the developing molecular landscape and impact on novel therapy
15:45
Neuroblastoma: biologically informed therapy and clinical trials and the future
16:45
Clinical Case Discussions and Presentations
17:30
DAY 3 Summary and Q&A
Day 4
Thursday May 21
09:00-12:30
LATE EFFECTS AND SURVIVORSHIP (Part 1)
Chair: Professor Simon Bailey
11:30
JON PRICHARD LECTURE
Chair: Professor Michael Sullivan
09:00
John Pritchard Lecture: Neurocognistive consequences of Paediatric Oncology Treatment
Dr Sarah Verity
10:30
Cardio-Oncology; biological markers and cardio-protection
11:30
JON PRICHARD LECTURE: Biological determinants of Survivorship
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-14:30
RISK ADAPTED THERAPY: (Part 2): Hepatoblastoma
Chair: Professor Simon Bailey
13:30
Hepatoblastoma; clinical trials, ototoxicity and oto-protection
15:00-17:30
GLOBAL PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY
Chair: Professor Michael Sullivan
15:00
The African Experience
16:00 Case Presentations from Resource Limited Settings
16:45 Global Initiatives for Childhood Cancer
20:00 APOC Course Dinner
VENUE: Howies Waterloo Place, 29 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, www.howies.uk.com
Day 5
Friday May 22
09:00-12:30 Risk Adapted Therapy (Part 3)
Chair: Dr Rebecca Hill
09:00
Early phase trials and emerging models of pallitive care
Dr Quentin Campbell Hewson