10 October 2026
| Hall A | ||
| 07:30 | 08:30 | HELLENIC SOCIETY OF BREAST SURGERY (EXEM) SESSION Decision-Making: Choosing the Optimum Surgical Technique Moderators: Sophocles Lanitis, Michalis Kontos Panelists: Amit Agrawal, Jamila Alazhri, Andrii Zhygulin, Atakan Sezer |
| 08:30 | 10:00 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREAST SURGEONS (ASBrS) SESSION Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Chairs: Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey |
| 08:30 | 08:45 | Should pleomorphic/florid LCIS be treated like DCIS? Speaker: Jill Dietz |
| 08:45 | 09:00 | Single institution implementation of DecisionRT Speaker: Shawna Willey |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | What’s new in margin analysis for DCIS? Speaker: Susan Boolbol |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | Observation of DCIS: Who’s a candidate? Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher |
| 09:30 | 10:00 | Multidisciplinary panel: Managing large-volume DCIS Moderator: Susan Boolbol Case Presenter: Kristalyn Gallagher Panelists: Youssef Zeidan, William Gradishar, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 10 |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | SESSION: Loco-Regional Treatment in Early Breast Cancer: At Upfront Setting Chairs: Mahmut Muslumanoglu, Ilknur Bilkay Gorken |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | Is breast-conserving therapy (BCT) better than mastectomy? Speaker: Amit Agrawal |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | Is it time to abandon mastectomy in multicentric cancers? Speaker: Raghavan Vidya |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | Accelerated breast radiotherapy (RT) in early breast cancer (eBC): Partial (APBI) or whole (AWBI) breast irradiation? Speaker: Anusheel Munshi |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | What should be the minimum safe surgical margin after BCT? Revisiting the recent data Speaker: Fiorita Poulakaki |
| 12:00 | 12:15 | Breast RT in the era of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy omission Speaker: Youssef Zeidan |
| 12:15 | 12:30 | Node-positive luminal cancer: Can we avoid toxic treatments such as axillary dissection (AD) and neoadjuvant chemotherapy? Speaker: Sophocles Lanitis |
| 12:30 | 12:45 | Revisiting omission of AD in SLN-positive patients in the CDK4/6i era Speaker: Christos Markopoulos |
| 12:45 | 13:00 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | BREAST GLOBAL SESSION Surgery After Neoadjuvant Systemic Treatment (NST) Chairs: Chintamani, Anand Koppiker |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | Panel: PostNST management of breast & axilla Moderator: Ashutosh Kothari Panelists: Urvashi Jain, Sandip Bipte, Sanjay Yadav, Anusheel Munshi, Michalis Kontos, Jayanti Thumsi, Norran Hussein, Sana Al-Sukhun, Sarah Pinder |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | ypN1: Is no surgery an option? Speaker: Ashutosh Kothari |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | cN1 postNST: Can sentinel lymph node biopsy replace targeted axillary dissection in low-middle income countries Speaker: Urvashi Jain |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 14 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 | 18:30 | ADVANCED DISEASE SESSION Panel: Multidisciplinary Views for Decision-Making in Difficult Cases Moderators: Meena Moran, Ozlem Er Panelists: Petek Erpolat, Maher Hassan, Umut Demirci, Serkan Demirci |
| 16:30 | 16:45 | Role of local ablative treatment in metastatic breast cancer Speaker: Meena Moran |
| 16:45 | 17:20 | Case 1: Oligometastatic Disease |
| 17:20 | 17:55 | Case 2: Isolated Sternal Metastasis |
| 17:55 | 18:30 | Case 3: Contralateral Axilla Metastasis |
| 18:45 | 19:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY Awards & Adjourn |
| Hall B | ||
| 07:30 | 08:30 | EARLY MORNING RADIATION ONCOLOGY SESSION Bring Your Case Discussion Moderators: Nuran Bese, Anusheel Munshi Panelists: Evrim Tezcanli, Meena Moran, Vedat Bayoglu |
| 08:30 | 10:00 | TECHNOLOGY SESSION New Tools for Better Care Chairs: Mehmet Velidedeoglu, Necati Ozen |
| 08:30 | 08:50 | Image-guided breast surgery: AI-combined applications Speaker: Theo Ruers |
| 08:50 | 09:10 | Minimally invasive endoscopic breast surgery: Would it be a standard of care? Speaker: Ahmad Matalkah |
| 09:10 | 09:30 | Patient-derived cancer organoids: Avatars for drug testing Speaker: Betul Karademir Yilmaz |
| 09:30 | 09:50 | Liquid biopsy for diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up Speaker: Marleen Kok |
| 09:50 | 10:00 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 11 |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SESSION III Response-Guided Treatment Strategies to Optimize Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer Chairs: Taner Korkmaz, Erdem Goker |
| 11:00 | 11:20 | HR+ disease Speaker: Joseph Gligorov |
| 11:20 | 11:40 | HER2+ disease Speaker: Giuseppe Curigliano |
| 11:40 | 12:00 | Triple-negative breast cancer Speaker: Marleen Kok |
| 12:00 | 12:40 | Panel: Case Discussion Moderators: Ozlem Sonmez, M. Umit Ugurlu Panelists: Guiseppe Curigliano, Marleen Kok, Maggie Banys-Paluchowski, Fatma Tokat, Ayfer Ay, Yasemin Kemal |
| 12:40 | 13:00 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | SURVIVORSHIP SESSION Challenging Issues: Building a Multidisciplinary Care Model for Fertility in Young Breast Cancer Patients Chairs: Yesim Eralp, Sally Kum |
| 14:00 | 14:15 | Current concepts in fertility preservation Speaker: Bulent Tiras |
| 14:15 | 14:30 | Management of young patients with fertility concerns Speaker: Maha Alsindi |
| 14:30 | 14:45 | Changing concepts in hormonal replacement and side-effect management Speaker: Flora Zagouri |
| 14:45 | 15:30 | Panel Discussion Moderator: Feyza Ozturk Panelists: Matti Aapro, Fulya Soybas, Nurullah Bakir, Bulent Tiras, Flora Zagouri |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 15 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 | 18:30 | EUBREAST SESSION  An International Effort to Improve Breast Cancer Surgery Research Chairs: Thorsten Kuhn, Oreste Gentilini |
| 16:30 | 16:35 | Introduction and welcome Speaker: Thorsten Kuhn |
| 16:35 | 16:50 | EUBREAST: Mission and organization Speaker: Oreste Gentilini |
| 16:50 | 17:10 | AXSANA trial (Surgical management of N+ patients at baseline who turn into N- after PST) Speaker: Thorsten Kuhn |
| 17:10 | 17:30 | EUBREAST-01 trial (Omission of SLNB in TNBC or HER2+ breast cancer after primary systemic therapy) Speaker: Oreste Gentilini |
| 17:30 | 17:50 | MELODY trial (What is the best method to localize non palpable breast lesions?) Speaker: Maggie Banys-Paluchowski |
| 17:50 | 18:10 | I-PREPARE (Pre-pectoral direct to implant reconstruction: the new standard of care?) Speaker: Maria Luisa Gasparri |
| 18:10 | 18:25 | New ideas turning into trials Speaker: Nina Ditsch |
| 18:25 | 18:30 | Closing remarks Speaker: Oreste Gentilini |
| Hall C | ||
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08:30 |
10:00 |
BREAST CARE NURSING SESSION IX Beyond Treatment: Survivorship Care in Breast Cancer Chairs: Huseyin Kadioglu, TBA |
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08:30 |
08:50 |
Long-term and late effects of breast cancer treatment Speaker: Grazyna Suchodolska |
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08:50 |
09:10 |
Integrating survivorship care plans into practice and implications for patient outcomes Speaker: Yasemin Uslu |
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09:10 |
09:30 |
Patient voice: Life after treatment – what survivors need us to know Speaker: Basak Oyan Uluc |
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09:30 |
09:50 |
Returning to life: Work, social roles, and invisible challenges Speaker: Mehtap Adiguzel |
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09:50 |
10:00 |
Q&A / Discussion |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 12 |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
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11:00 |
13:00 |
Panel Dicussion: Palliative care in breast cancer: What would you do? Perspectives from Africa, Europe and the Middle East Moderator: Gulbeyaz Can Panelists: Matti Aapro, Wahid Ali Said Al Kharusi, Marzia Zambon Panel Contributor: Berkay Alikan |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 16 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Coffee Break |
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16:30 |
18:20 |
BREAST CARE NURSING SESSION XII Vulnerable Populations in Breast Cancer Chairs: Serap Yucel, Derya Subasi Sezgin |
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16:30 |
16:45 |
Socioeconomic barriers in breast cancer care: Access, inequality, and support needs Speaker: Seda Er |
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16:45 |
17:00 |
Older patients and multimorbidity: Adapting breast cancer care Speaker: Berkay Alikan |
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17:00 |
17:15 |
Young women with breast cancer: Life disruption beyond treatment Speaker: Yasemin Uslu |
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17:15 |
17:30 |
Handling difficult questions: Communication skills in nursing Speaker: Gizem Sahin Bayindir |
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17:30 |
17:45 |
Breast cancer in pregnancy Speaker: Selin Ozaltin |
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17:45 |
18:00 |
Nursing challenges in breast cancer during pregnancy and the postpartum period Speaker: Merve Tuncer |
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18:00 |
18:20 |
Q&A / Discussion |
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18:20 |
18:30 |
Closing session & final evaluation |
| Hall D | ||
| 08:30 | 10:00 | MASTERCLASS – BREAST SURGERY |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 13 |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | ORAL PAPERS SESSION VI Surgery Chairs: Serap Erel, Ali Ilker Filiz |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | OP-38: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | OP-39: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | OP-40: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | OP-41: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 12:00 | 12:15 | OP-42: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 12:15 | 12:30 | OP-43: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 12:30 | 12:45 | OP-44: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 12:45 | 13:00 | OP-45: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | EUBREAST BEST PAPERS SESSION Chairs: Oreste Gentilini, Thorsten Kuhn |
| 14:00 | 14:15 | OP-46: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 14:15 | 14:30 | OP-47: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 14:30 | 14:45 | OP-48: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | OP-49: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | OP-50: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | OP-51: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 17 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| Hall E | ||
| 08:30 | 10:00 | ORAL PAPERS SESSION V Surgery Chairs: Alisher Kahharov, Sertac Ata Guler |
| 08:30 | 08:45 | OP-32: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 08:45 | 09:00 | OP-33: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | OP-34: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | OP-35: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 09:30 | 09:45 | OP-36: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 09:45 | 10:00 | OP-37: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | 13:00 |
SIRIUS-SPONSORED WORKSHOP: Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery: New Standard of Care in Turkiye (Closed Meeting Only by Invitation) |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | ORAL PAPERS SESSION VII Breast Nurse Chairs: TBA, TBA |
| 14:00 | 14:15 | OP-52: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 14:15 | 14:30 | OP-53: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 14:30 | 14:45 | OP-54: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | OP-55: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | OP-56: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | OP-57: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 | 18:30 | ORAL PAPERS SESSION VIII Others Chairs: TBA, TBA |
| 16:30 | 16:45 | OP-58: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 16:45 | 17:00 | OP-59: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 17:00 | 17:15 | OP-60: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 17:15 | 17:30 | OP-61: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 17:30 | 17:45 | OP-62: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 17:45 | 18:00 | OP-63: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 18:00 | 18:15 | OP-64: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| 18:15 | 18:30 | OP-65: TBD Speaker: TBA |
| Hall F | |||
| 14:00 | 17:00 | PINK TRACES ADVOCACY SESSION TBA Chairs: TBA, TBA |
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About Breastanbul 2026
BREASTANBUL, a beacon of scientific excellence, was initiated in 2014 with a singular focus on breast cancer. Our mission has been to converge diverse disciplines, fostering an environment where cutting-edge research thrives and innovative patient care takes center stage.
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