WELCOME TO THIS YEAR SYMPOSIUM

Dear friends and colleagues,

We have the pleasure to invite you to the 1st Milan Edition of the Towards New Standards in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Symposium, organized by the multidisciplinary oncological colorectal team at IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, in collaboration with University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium).

The strong scientific partnership between our two institutions has been instrumental in shaping and advancing the Towards New Standards Symposia, originally established in Belgium by the UZ Leuven team. The Symposium will be held in Milan for the first time on December 19, 2025.

The TNS Symposia are designed to deliver cutting-edge scientific content and foster multidisciplinary dialogue among healthcare professionals, with a strong emphasis on integrated and collaborative care in the management of colorectal cancer.

 

Symposium Highlights – Friday, December 19th, 2025

• Multimodal strategies of care in colon cancer
• Techniques for early rectal cancer treatment
• Emerging total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) strategies and neoadjuvant platforms
• Early-onset colorectal cancer
• Technical advancements in colorectal surgery

We look forward to welcoming all professionals involved in the care of colorectal cancer patients to the 1st Milan edition of the Towards New Standards Symposium and hope to count on your valued participation.

Sincerely Yours,

Antonino Spinelli MD, PhD
FEBS (Colo), FASCRS (Hon), DSCRS (Hon), CBCD (Hon), CSS (Hon)
Professor of Surgery - Director Colon and Rectal Surgery -Director General Surgery Residency Program - Co-Director IBD Center
Humanitas Research Hospital / Humanitas University
Past President, European Society of Coloproctology ESCP

On behalf of the IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital multidisciplinary colorectal cancer team