We are currently compiling the main program for the 4th International Symposium on Tumor-Host Interaction in Head and Neck Cancer and look forward to making it available to you here in fall 2025!
You can already have a look at the preliminary program overview to get a first impression on the scientific program.
Main topics
- Molecular Biology & Tumor-immune Interplay
- Biomarkers, Novel Technologies & Liquid Biopsy
- Immunotherapy & Clinical Trials
- Radiotherapy & Radiomics
- HPV-associated Head and Neck Cancer
- Surgical Innovations
- Big Data Analysis and Multi-Omics Studies
- Premalignant Disease and Carcinogenises
Satellite Meeting: AI in Head and Neck Oncology
We cordially invite you to our first Satellite Meeting on AI in Head and Neck Oncology on January 22, 2026.
| Date: | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| Time: | 12.00–19.00 |
| Location: | University Hospital Essen Room: tba. |
| Registration | Participation requires prior registration. Please refer to the registration for more information. |
Confirmed Speakers and Chairs
Speakers
Ameen Amanian (Vancouver/CA)
Prof. Dr. Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong (Rotterdam/NL)
Prof. Dr. Ruud H. Brakenhoff (Amsterdam/NL)
Andrés Bur, MD (Kansas City/US)
Kevin Metthew Byrd, PhD (Richmon/US)
Anthony Richard Cillo, PhD (Pittsburgh/US)
Professor Daniel Faden (Boston/US)
Prof. Dr. hab. n. med. Wojciech Golusinski (Poznan/PL)
Chris Holsinger, MD FACS (Stanford/US)
Yen Chen Kevin Ko, MD, DMD (Vancouver/CA)
Prof. Dr. René Leemans (Amsterdem/NL)
Professor Hisham Mehanna, PhD, BMedSc, MBChB, FRCS (Birmingham/UK)
Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Mock (München/DE)
Professor Christian Ottensmeier (Liverpool/UK)
Professor Eitan Prisman, MD (Vancouver/CA)
Jianjun Ren, MD (Sichuan/CN)
Dr. Rieneke van de Ven (Amsterdam/NL)
Lazar Vujanivic, PhD (Pittsburgh/US)
Jose Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS (Pittsburgh/US)
Chairs
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Christian Betz (Hamburg/DE)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dietz (Leipzig/DE)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Simon B. Eickhoff (Düsseldorf/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Orlando Guntinas-Lichius (Jena/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Heckenberg (Würzburg/DE)
Prof.Dr. med. Max Heiland (Berlin/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Hoffmann (Ulm/DE)
Dr. René Hosch (Essen/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Jens Kleesiek (Essen/DE)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Andres Knopf (Freiburg/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Maximilian Linxweiler (Homburg/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Ochsenreither (Berlin/DE)
Prof. Dr. med. Jonas J.-H. Park (Hagen/DE)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Strieth (Bonn/DE)
Prof. Giovanni Succo (Turin/IT)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dietmar Thurhner (Graz/AT)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Markus Wirth (Aachen/DE)
Prof. Dr. Axel Wetter (Hamburg/DE)
Prof. Dr. Barbara Wollenberg (München/DE)