63rd Oncology Congress

Keynote Lecturers

December 9–12, 2026 · Sava Center, Belgrade

Key note lecture9Wed Dec

Marco Fiore

Sarcoma Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy

Addressing the Challenges of Rare Cancer Care Through Networks: Lessons from Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Senior surgeon in the Sarcoma Surgery Unit of the National Cancer Institute in Milan, with a special focus on retroperitoneal sarcoma surgery. He has been co-moderating surgical teleconsultations of the Italian National Rare Tumours Network since 2005, leads the sarcoma Oncoteam of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO) and the European School of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery of ESSO.

Key note lecture9Wed Dec

Darja Molan

President of the Patient Council, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia

Survivorship in Early Breast Cancer: Addressing Psychological Needs Beyond Cure

President of the Patient Council of the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana and a member of the management board of Europa Donna Slovenija, the Slovenian association for breast cancer patients.

Key note lecture9Wed Dec

Malina Müller

Head of Health Economics, WifOR Institute

From Cure to Contribution: The Economic Value of Early Detection

Health economist leading the health economics research field at the WifOR Institute, which she joined in 2016. Her work focuses on the social impact of medical innovations, the long-term macro-level benefits of prevention, and the return on investment of innovative medicines. She is also a guest lecturer at several German universities.

Key note lecture12Sat Dec

Domenico D’Ugo

Head of General Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

The Surgeon in the Era of Multimodal Oncology: Still the Captain?

Professor of surgery and Director of the Surgery Area at the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, specialized in minimally invasive oncological surgery of the esophagus, stomach and colorectum. President of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO) and President-elect of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO).

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December 9–12, 2026 · Sava Center, Belgrade