title: Highlights from the seventh European Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Congress (EMCCC) 2014.
abstract: It is widely recognised that colorectal cancer has become a complex disease and involves many medical disciplines. The mission of the European Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Congress (EMCCC), which is an initiative of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG), is to facilitate the interaction between relevant disciplines on current issues of research. The three-day meeting in Amsterdam in November 2014 assembled approximately 450 participants with nine different disciplines from 38 countries worldwide. On day one, workshops on imaging, surgery, medical oncology/pathology, radiotherapy, and genetics were followed by the keynote lecture of the congress. On day two and three, a total of 35 established international opinion leaders presented lectures in plenary sessions on prevention and screening of early colorectal cancer, genetics, translational research, biomarkers, organ-saving treatment in rectal cancer, current controversies, and multidisciplinary management. Posters from submitted abstracts were displayed, with selected abstracts being orally presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam 1105AZ, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cornelis Ja
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Punt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen 6525GA, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Iris D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Nagtegaal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden 2333ZA, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cornelis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van de Velde
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht 6229HX, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beets-Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Annemieke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cats
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen 6525GA, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nicoline
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoogerbrugge
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiotherapy, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden 2333ZA, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Corrie A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Marijnen
keywords: DCCG; Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group; EMCCC; European Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Congress; colorectal cancer