On May 12-13, 2023, STEPUPIORS team members Dr Radmila Janković, Dr Mladen Marinković and Dr Milena Čavić participated at the 1st Open Balkan Digestive Oncology Expert Meeting organized by the Association of Digestive Oncology of Serbia – ADOS, STEPUPIORS’ stakeholder. Dr Marinković participated as a panelist in a session “Rectal Cancer: More TNT, less surgery?” and highlighted the importance of project results from liquid biopsy expected in 2023/24. Dr Janković participated as a panelist in a session “Precision therapy in digestive oncology” and conveyed project aims to profile the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer. Dr Čavić discussed on project aims and results with various target audience types: Research communities, Industry, Business partners, Innovators, Investors, EU Institutions, National authorities (representatives of the Ministry of Health), Regional authorities (Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro), Local authorities (city council representatives) and Digestive Cancers Europe CEO Dr Zorana Maravić about the possibility to organize a joint event involving patients and patient representatives in Serbia.
The meeting was focused on digestive oncology and was very successful, connecting researchers and end users, enabling future joint initiatives.
