26 November 2026 Pullman Hotel · Brussels

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2nd Belgian cfDNA Oncology meeting

Based on our successful first edition in 2024, MD.be will organize its second Belgian cfDNA Oncology meeting on 26 November 2026 in the Pullman hotel in Brussels. The meeting aims to inform you about the latest developments in the fast-growing field of cfDNA analysis, with a focus on Belgian initiatives in research and diagnostics in oncology.

Scientific Symposium

2nd Belgian cfDNA Oncology meeting

26 November 2026 09:30 a.m. - 04:10 p.m.

PROGRAM

01

09.30 - 10.50

  1. Welcome

  2. Extracellular RNA in biofluids: a tale of cancer biomarker tail genes

    Dr. Jo VandesompeleGhent University

  3. Multimodal cfDNA Profiling in Solid Tumours: Translating OncoXPLORE from Research to Clinical Diagnostics

    Dr. Isabelle Vanden BemptUZ Leuven

  4. NET-IMPRESS: A targeted methylation-based assay for circulating tumor DNA detection in neuroendocrine tumors

    Dr. Ken Op de BeeckAntwerp University

  5. Coffee break

02

11.15 - 12.15

  1. Longitudinal cell-free DNA methylome and fragmentome profiles in health uncover signatures of cell type and demographic origin

    Dr. Bernard ThienpontKU Leuven

  2. Selected abstract 1

  3. Selected abstract 2

  4. Lunch

03

13.20 - 14.40

  1. BRCA1 and BRCA2 analysis in prostate cancer

    Astra Zeneca sponsored talk

    Dr. Geert Martens & Dr. Henry Paridaens

  2. ctDNA Clinical Applications Along the Colorectal Cancer Patient Journey

    Dr. Remond FijnemanNKI Amsterdam

  3. The NEOpredict-EGFR study: cfDNA dynamics and treatment response in lung cancer

    Dr. Kristof CuppensJessa Hospital Hasselt

  4. Coffee break

04

15.10 - 17.00

  1. Selected abstract 3

  2. Selected abstract 4

  3. ctDNA in France – quality control, guidelines and CGP position

    Dr. Etienne RouleauGustave Roussy Paris

  4. Reception

VENUE

Pullman hotel

Place Victor Horta 1, 1060 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Just next to the Brussels-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi railway station.

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Co-sponsors

  • Agilent Technologies
  • Biocartis
  • Bio-Rad
  • Illumina
  • Menarini group
  • Stemline – A Menarini Group Company
  • MLS
  • OncoDNA
  • Roche
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Twist Bioscience