Prof. Dr. Shahrokh F. Shariat, Chair of the Department of Urology at the Medical University of Vienna, hosted the Controversies in Genitourinary Oncology (CUO26) meeting as an international platform for scientific exchange.
The meeting brought together leading international experts to discuss current challenges and controversial issues in diagnosis and treatment. It fostered interdisciplinary dialogue on the latest research findings, clinical innovations, and future developments in the field, while providing participants with outstanding opportunities for international scientific exchange and professional networking.
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- Shahrokh Shariat, Vienna
Best of GU ASCO/EAU/AUA 2026
Chairs: Veeru Kasivisvanathan (London), Gero Kramer (Vienna), Mesut Remzi (Vienna)
- 12:45 – 13:00 Prostate Cancer
Pawel Rajwa, London - 13:00 – 13:15 Bladder Cancer
Stephan Brönimann, Vienna - 13:15 – 13:30 Kidney Cancer
Irene Hübner-Resch, Vienna - 13:30 – 13:45 Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC)
Mohammad Abufaraj, Amman - 13:45 – 14:00 Penile & Testicular Cancer
Renate Pichler, Innsbruck
Bladder Cancer Tumor Board – Controversies
Chairs: Tom Powles (London), Peter Albers (Düsseldorf), Harun Fajkovic (St. Pölten)
- 14:00 – 14:20 Curing Bladder Cancer: Next Steps
Tom Powles, London
Case 1:
- 14:20 – 14:25 High-risk NMIBC T1e CIS 10% Micropapillary LVI + with reTURBT CIS
Ekaterina Laukhtina, Vienna - 14:25 – 14:30 BCG + Maintenance + CPI
Dora Niedersüss-Beke, Vienna - 14:30 – 14:35 BCG + Maintenance
David D'Andrea, Vienna - 14:35 – 14:40 Discussion & Re-voting
Ekaterina Laukhtina, Vienna
Case 2:
- 14:40 – 14:45 Clinical Complete Response after Neoadjuvant EV/P (MRI, Cystoscopy, CT & Cytology normal)
Katharina Oberneder, Vienna - 14:45 – 14:50 Radical Cystectomy
Johannes Breyer, Regensburg - 14:50 – 14:55 Bladder-Sparing
Angelika Terbuch, Graz - 14:55 – 15:00 Discussion & Re-voting
Katharina Oberneder, Vienna
Prostate Cancer Tumor Board – Controversies
Chairs: Veeru Kasivisvanathan (London), Jongi Chun (Frankfurt),
Lukas Lusuardi (Salzburg)
- 15:30 – 15:50 Implementation of an Organized Prostate Cancer Screening Program in Germany: Opportunities and Risks
Peter Albers, Düsseldorf
Case 1:
- 15:50 – 15:55 Best Imaging for abnormal PSA in a PCa Screening Program
Stephan Korn, Vienna - 15:55 – 16:00 BI-Parametric MRI
Nicolai Hübner, Vienna - 16:00 – 16:05 Micro-Ultrasound
Ferdinand Luger, Linz - 16:05 – 16:10 Discussion & Re-voting
Stephan Korn, Vienna
Case 2:
- 16:10 – 16:15 De Novo mHSPC with Intermediate Metastatic Tumor Burden
Heidemarie Ofner, Vienna - 16:15 – 16:20 ADT ARPI
Thomas Höfner, Linz - 16:20 – 16:25 Triple Therapy
Gero Kramer, Vienna - 16:25 – 16:30 Discussion & Re-voting
Heidemarie Ofner, Vienna
Potpourri
Chairs: Dora Niedersüß-Beke (Vienna), Walter Berger (Vienna), Sascha Ahyai (Graz)
- 17:00 – 17:15 Biparametric MRI should be a new Standard of Care for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Veeru Kasivisvanathan, London - 17:15 – 17:30 “Aiming at the Heart - but having hit the Prostate“, how robotic Prostate Cancer Surgery started- a Medical Milestone
Jongi Chun, Frankfurt - 17:30 – 17:45 Therapy response Prediction using Imaging
Philipp Seeböck, Vienna - 17:45 – 18:00 Nectin-4 in Urothelial Carcinoma, Resistance Mechanisms, and Translational Perspectives
Bernhard Englinger, Vienna - 18:00 – 18:15 Measuring What Matters: Patient-Reported Outcomes in Urology
Tanja Stamm, Vienna - 18:15 – 18:30 Chemical Screening for Target-Specific Modulators and ex vivo Phenotypic Responses
Stefan Kubicek, Vienna - 18:30 – 18:40 Farewell
- Lectures in English
Site Map
How to Get There
Only a 5-minute walk from AKH Vienna, the University Campus, and Schottentor.
Public Transportation
(information and route planner: Wiener Linien)
Subway: U2, U6
Tram: D, 1, 5, 33, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 71