Advancing Precision in HR+ Breast Cancer: Evolving Therapies, Biomarkers, and Patient-Centered Care

Register for the upcoming healthbook Event

Thursday, November 6^th, 2025
from 15:00 – 18:00 CEST

University Hospital Zurich (USZ)
Frauenklinikstrasse 10
8091 Zurich
Grosser Hörsaal
NORD 1

Scientific Committee

PD Dr Marcus Vetter
KSBL, Liestal

Prof. Dr Isabell Witzel
USZ, Zurich

Dr Khalil Zaman
CHUV, Lausanne

Prof. Dr Cornelia Leo
KSB, Baden

Prof. Dr Christian Kurzeder
USB, Basel

Dr Vérène Dougoud
HFR Fribourg, Zurich

Opening

Keynote Lecture & Hot Topic

Prof. Dr Matthias Guckenberger
USZ, Zurich

Prof. Dr Michael Gnant
Vienna, Austria

Prof. Dr Maria Margarete Karsten
Berlin, Germany

Session Speakers

PD Dr Monika Graeser
Mönchengladbach, Germany

Prof. Dr Jean-Yves Pierga
Paris, France

Dr Odile-Danielle Massudom
USZ, Zurich

Prof. Dr Matthias Guckenberger
USZ, Zurich

Prof. Dr Jens Huober
KSSG, St Gallen

Agenda

15:00 – 15:05	Opening Matthias Guckenberger
15:05 – 15:10	Welcome & Introduction Isabell Witzel, Marcus Vetter, Ellen Heitlinger (healthbook)
15:10 – 15:40	Keynote Lecture Recent Developments of Endocrine Therapies in HR+ Breast Cancer Chair: Khalil Zaman, Speaker: Michael Gnant	Presentation & discussion 25'+5'
15:40 – 16:05	Session 1 Risk-Adapted Therapeutic Strategies in HR+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer Chair: Cornelia Leo, Speaker: Monika Graeser	Presentation & discussion 20'+5'
16:05 – 16:40	Session 2 Clinical Use of Liquid Biopsy in Metastatic Breast Cancer for Minimal Residual Disease Detection: A Paradigm Shift in Treatment Chair: Christian Kurzeder, Speaker: Jean-Yves Pierga	Presentation 20'
	Case Presentation Chair: Christian Kurzeder, Speaker: Odile-Danielle Massudom	Presentation 10'
	Discussion	Discussion 5'
16:40 – 17:00	Networking Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:25	Session 3 Defining the Optimal Sequence in Breast Cancer: Chemotherapy or Endocrine Therapy—When to Choose? Weighing the Pros and Cons of Treating Oligometastatic Disease Chair: Isabell Witzel, Speakers: Matthias Guckenberger, Jens Huober	Presentation 20'
	Discussion	Discussion 5'
17:25 – 17:55	Hot Topic Digital Support for Therapy and Follow-Up Care in Breast Cancer Patients Chair: Vérène Dougoud, Speaker: Maria Margarete Karsten	Presentation & discussion 25'+5'
17:55 – 18:00	Closing Remarks – Announcement of Next Year’s Site & Date Isabell Witzel, Marcus Vetter, Ellen Heitlinger (healthbook)
18:00	Networking Apéro Riche