MagForce AG to host Lunch Symposium on Local Therapies in Malignant Gliomas during the 19th European Congress of Neurosurgery (EANS2019) Berlin, Germany and Nevada, USA, September 19, 2019 - MagForce AG (Frankfurt, Scale, XETRA: MF6, ISIN: DE000A0HGQF5), a leading medical device company in the field of nanomedicine focused on oncology, is pleased to announce that it will host a scientific lunch symposium titled "Local Therapies in Malignant Gliomas - update and new perspectives" during the 19th European Congress of Neurosurgery in Dublin, Ireland. Chaired by Prof. Dr. Walter Stummer, Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Münster (UKM), Germany, the one-hour lunch symposium will feature two keynote speeches: After an introduction and overview on the current status of glioma treatments by Prof. Dr. Stummer, Ricardo Díez Valle, MD PHD, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Group Quirón Madrid, Spain, will give an update on local neurosurgical therapies. The symposium will be rounded off with a talk from Prof. Dr. Stummer on "An Emerging Adjunct: NanoTherm(R) - NanoPaste Application". During the subsequent wrap-up and discussion, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Symposium details:
In addition to the lunch symposium, MagForce will host "Meet the Expert" sessions on Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27th, at 10 a.m. respectively, at the MagForce booth No. 35 located at Level 0 - The Forum. On both days, Dr. Michael Schwake, Senior Physician in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Münster and member of Prof. Dr. Stummer's team, will be available to interested participants for questions as an expert in the use of the NanoTherm therapy system in clinical practice.
Prof. Dr. Stummer and his team at the University Hospital of Münster have been treating brain tumor patients with MagForce's NanoTherm therapy since early 2015 and were the first to introduce, clinically, the new nanoparticles application technique called 'NanoPaste'. In previous clinical research, the UKM team demonstrated that a better applicability of heat-focussing nanoparticles around the resection rim after surgical removal of a brain tumor could boost the thermotherapy treatment for tumor ablation and as a radiosensitiser in glioma therapy. With the use of the new NanoPaste technique, the team was able to create sufficient nanoparticle concentrations to reach effective thermotherapy in the glioma resection cavity wall and its vicinity, allowing for more control of remaining tumor infiltration. Especially in comparison to stereotactic techniques with their associated imponderabilities in scarred and pretreated tissues, the 'NanoPaste' application was technically easy, controllable and quick to perform. The overall scientific programme will take the familiar form that has been established over the last few years bringing together international experts to discuss and inform. To help develop best practice in all subspecialities under the headings of Technology, Techniques, Training and increasingly important Transparency. The four days of scientific discussions offer plenty of opportunities for meetings, socialising and hearing of the latest scientific developments.
For more information on the EANS2018 programme, please click here: https://eans2019.com/programme-and-abstracts/scientific-programme.html.
NanoTherm(R), NanoPlan(R), and NanoActivator(R) are components of the therapy and have received EU-wide regulatory approval as medical devices for the treatment of brain tumors. MagForce, NanoTherm, NanoPlan, and NanoActivator are trademarks of MagForce AG in selected countries. Disclaimer
Barbara von Frankenberg Vice President Communications & Investor Relations T +49-30-308380-77 E-Mail: bfrankenberg@magforce.com End of Media Release Issuer: MagForce AG Key word(s): Health
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