Ignace de Hingh, oncologisch chirurg, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven

Biografie:
Professor Dr Ignace De Hingh, MD, PhD (1971) is surgical oncologist at the Catharina Cancer Institute in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. His clinical activities mainly focus on the multi-disciplinary treatment of peritoneal metastases including CRS & HIPEC and pancreatic cancer. He is involved in experimental, population-based and clinical studies aiming to improve the outcome of these patients and has co-authored over 450 peer-reviewed publications on these subjects. He is the past-president of the Dutch Peritoneal Oncology Group, founding member and secretary of the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group, executive board member of the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI), medical advisor of IKNL, professor at GROW Research School of the Maastricht University and participates in several national and international research projects.

Sessie informatie:
Unfortunately, only few patients with peritoneal metastases of colorectal origin are suitabel for treatment with curative intent. In this session we will discuss treatment options that are currenlty under investigation.