PROS 2026

SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Cancun, Mexico.

Education Day

WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE 2026

Time Wednesday 3
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & Introduction
  • • Objectives of the day
  • • PROS methodology
  • • Faculty introduction
Chairs:
  • PROS Education Committee Representative
  • Dra. Beatriz García Robles
10:15 – 10:45 Challenges in Latin America
  • • Challenges in pediatric radiotherapy in Latin America
Speaker:
  • Dr. Michael Chen
10:45 – 11:30 CNS Tumors with BCOR Alterations: Navigating Diagnostic Pitfalls & Optimizing Management in the Molecular Era
Chairs & Discussants:
  • Dr. John Lucas
  • Dra. María Alejandra Muñóz Vargas
  • Discussion Leader: Dr. Federico Maldonado
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30 Extracranial Solid Tumors
Cases:
  • • Neuroblastoma high risk; Parameningeal RMS.
Topics:
  • • Timing RT, multimodal therapy, age adaptation
Chairs & Discussants:
  • Dr. Geert Janssens
  • Dra. Maria Luisa Figuereido
  • Discussion Leader: Dra. Lourdes Vega Vega
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Complicated Scenarios: Re-irradiation
Cases:
  • • Reirradiation - DIPG and medulloblastoma
Topics:
  • • Evidence vs practice, proton therapy
Chairs & Discussants:
  • Dr. Derek Tsang
  • Dr. Josue Hernández
  • Discussion Leader: Dr. Sherif Ramadan
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break
14:45 – 15:15 Mucositis Management
Corporate Symposium:
  • • Treatment options for mucositis
Speakers & Hosts:
  • Dr. Kuautzin Alfonso Hernández Cisneros
  • Host: Dra. Beatriz E. García Robles
15:15 – 16:00 New Technologies in RT
Topics:
  • • Proton Therapy, adaptative RT, Functional imaging
Chairs & Discussants:
  • Dr. Efrain Martínez
  • Dr. Danny Indelicato
  • Discussion Leader: Dr. José Rodríguez Robles
16:00 – 16:45 Advances and Controversies in Radiation Oncology That Impact Late Effects
Speakers:
  • Dr. Beate Timmerman
  • Dr. John Lucas
  • Dr. Bree Eaton
Host:
  • Session Host: Dr. Sandy Constine
16:45 – 17:00 Wrap-up & Take-Home Messages
Speaker:
  • Dr. Arnold Paulino
18:30 - 18:45 Opening Ceremony
  • State and federal health authorities and representatives of PROS
18:45 - 19:00 Cultural Presentation
  • Municipal company of the Folkloric Ballet
19:00 - 19:20 Keynote Lecture
  • Radiation Therapy, a Double-Edged Sword: Sharpening the edge for tumor kill; Dulling the edge for reduced toxicity
Speaker & Host:
  • Dr. Sandy Constine
  • Session Host: Dr. Danny Indelicato
19:20 - 21:30 Welcome Cocktail
Venue:
  • Terrace