2025, Q1

Exciting advancements in the world of sinonasal cancer research were front and center at the recent EUSICA/INSICA-Brain/REFCOR conference in Paris (April 10-11th)!

Our research team had an incredibly insightful time engaging with the latest findings and connecting with colleagues from across the globe.

From the first conference in Copenhagen in 2023, to 2024 in London, this annual conference remains a vital meeting point for experts in sinonasal cancer, skull base tumors, and related conditions. Professor Benjamin Verillaud and Professor Antoine Moya-Plana hosted a fantastic platform to share our work and absorb cutting-edge knowledge.

Here are a couple of key takeaways that resonated with our team:

• Personalized Approaches: We saw a strong emphasis on tailoring treatment strategies based on the individual patient, tumor characteristics and prior experiences from patient-reported outcomes. The continuous process towards a more personalized approach– using specific information about a person’s cancer and their expected outcome to guide treatment decisions – holds immense promise for improving survival while keeping the patients’ central.
• The Power of Collaboration: The meeting, again, underscored the critical role of multidisciplinary teams and international collaboration in tackling these complex rare cancers. Sharing data, expertise, and innovative ideas across institutions is accelerating progress in understanding and treating these challenging diseases.

These insights, along with many others shared at the conference, have the potential to significantly shape the future of patient care for individuals facing sinonasal cancers. By embracing personalized approaches and fostering stronger collaborations, we can strive for more effective treatment with better informed consent on the expected outcome.

In addition to the conference itself, we had a fantastic evening cruise along the Seine, complete with dinner and a rather interesting lunch at the oldest café. The story goes that Napoleon once found himself a little short of funds at the café and had to leave his hat as collateral.

2024, Q4

On August 28th 2024, Hannes Sjölander has arranged a journal club.
Paper: Outcomes of Conversion Surgery for Patients With Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma , doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.1699

Research Calendar

We have a shared Google calendar with 19 subscriptions. Everyone has been given editor access and should, therefore, be able to create and edit events. We propose that one person from each research subspecialty be responsible for keeping the calendar updated with major conferences within their field. If something is missing, please reach out to the responsible colleague.

Responsibilities (DRAFT – to be discussed at the next meeting):

• Journal Club: Hannes Sjölander
• PhD Meetings: Amanda Øster Andersen
• Project Coordinator Meetings: Natasja Paaske
• Head and Neck Surgery: Joachim Hansen
• Rhinology: Mads Guldager

If you are not yet subscribed to the calendar, please contact Mads Guldager.

CENTRIC Yearly Research Meeting 2024

August, 15th 2024

In the beautiful region of Northern Zealand, we had the opportunity to host our annual research meeting at Tisvildeleje Strandhotel, just a short walk from the beach.

During the meeting, we discussed the current status of ongoing research projects and identified areas for future collaboration. Meetings like this are essential for staying updated on ongoing research and learning from each other’s experiences. Several new initiatives were established:

– Enhancing multicenter research
– Identifying potential for new multicenter studies
– Collaborating on future research across subspecialties

We were honored to have lectures from:
Professor Anders Perner from Rigshospitalet, who gave an engaging talk on their work at Rigshospitalet ICU and how they are advancing research by initiating studies investigating multiple treatments simultaneously through a practice known in Danish as “Platformsforsøg.”

Professor Chris Holsinger from Stanford and Endosurg.ai, who delivered an inspiring lecture on how they are improving endoscopy through artificial intelligence. We look forward to following their progress in developing AI-driven solutions to enhance the precision and efficiency of surgical procedures.

We are deeply grateful to the Mauritzen La Fontaine Fonden for supporting this day of research. Without their aid, we wouldn’t have had this unique opportunity to boost research at the Copenhagen ENT Research Initiative and Collaboration (CENTRIC).

We extend our thanks to Professor Christian von Buchwald and PhD fellow Joachim Hansen for organizing this fantastic day.