Georgian Medical Students Oncology Congress

On 27 November 2015, Georgian Medical Students Oncology Congress - Onco2015 was held at the National Academy of Sciences.

The mentioned event was organized by the National Academy of Sciences, Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology, National Screening Center, Clinical Medicine Scientific-Research Institute, Tbilisi State Medical University, Youth Scientific Union & Students' Scientific Research Club "Vitalis".

The event was opened and the guests were welcomed by:  Prof. Temur Naneishvili, Prof. Fridon Todua and Prof.  Rema Ghvamichava.

Oral and poster presentations presented at the conference:

  • Elene Mariamidze, TSMU – CAR T-Cell Therapy
  • Mustafa Samir Younis, Omar Mohammed, TSU, Global Shoortfall in Radiotherapy  in Poorer Countries
  • Karen Stalin, Nata Nakaidze, DTMU – Oncolytic Virotherapy
  • Saif Tawfeeq, TMA – Perineural invasion in cancer
  • Tsinuki Arzumelashvili, DAUG – Breast cancer-prevalence, risk factors, prevention, early detection and the role of autoimmunity in breast cancer diagnosis.
  • Humam Al-Obaidi, CIU-TOPGEAR results set to unify global treatment of gastric cancer.
  • Luarsab Udumashvili, HIPPOCRATES – The role of interventional radiology in the diagnosis of tumors.

Poster reports:

  • Gocha Mtvarelishvili, TSMU – Treatment of elderly patients with breast cancer between different countries throughout Europe
  • Mahima Pradhan, Roshini Pradeep, TSMU – Emerging immunotherapy for colorectal carcinoma.
  • Giorgi Atatia, TSMU – Cancer diagnosis while pregnant, pregnancy termination and treatment.
  • Himabindu Penuganchiprolu, DTMU – Lung cancer patients who receive intensity modulated radiation therapy have less inflammation and better tolerance of follow-up chemotherapy
  • Khatuna Tsiklauri, TSU – Palliative care
  • Aymen Almajmaie, Omar Alfarooq, TSU – Androgen deprivation therapy for two years after radiation therapy improves disease-free survival by 60 percent in patients with advancedprostate cancer.
  • Galina Egiazaryan, TSU – Preventing ovarian failure and preserving fertility in women with breast cancer.
  • Oluwatobiloba Ajayi, TMA – Leucemia and its occurrences in Nigeria
  • Saif  Rustum TMA – Epidemiology and risk factors for pancreas tumor in Jordan
  • Irakli Matsukashvili, CLUB VITALIS – Cancer patients with bone metastases undergoing radiation therapy for symptom control have a lower rate of pain flare with steroid use.
  • Giorgi Diasamidze  - Management of brain metastases.

The jury revealed and awarded the winners (5 oral and 5 poster reports): Elene Mariamidze, Karen Stalin, Nata Nakaidze, Saif Tawfeeq, Mustafa Samir Younis, Omar Mohammed, Luarsab Udumashvili, Giorgi Atatia, Mahima Pradhan, Roshini Pradeep, Khatuna Tsiklauri, Himabindu Penuganchiprolu, Gocha Mtvarelishvili.