Florian Lordick, medical oncologist, University Cancer Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Biography
Florian Lordick is a Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Leipzig, Germany and a Guest Professor at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He was appointed as director of the University Cancer Center Leipzig in 2012, which, in collaboration with the University of Jena Medical Center, was awarded as one of 15 German Oncology Centers of Excellence and receives funding from the German Cancer Aid. He also is head of the Department of Medicine (oncology, gastroenterology, hepatology, and pulmonology) at the University of Leipzig Medical Center.
Dr. Lordick’s scientific focus is on clinical and translational research in immuno-oncology and targeted treatment of cancer, with a specific focus on gastrointestinal tract tumours. He has a great interest in multimodality treatment of GI cancers, in personalized medicine and in survivorship topics. His research is funded by the German Cancer Aid, the German Ministry of Education and Research and by the European Commission. Dr. Lordick has authored and co-authored more than 500 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Lordick served as Director of Education at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), as president of the International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA) and he is a former member of the executive board of the German Cancer Society and former chair of the EORTC Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Working groups. Since 2024, he is a member of the executive board of the International Cancer Foundation (ICF). He is the Editor-in-Chief of ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology (Elsevier), official scientific journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology and of Die Onkologie (Springer-Nature), official journal of the German Cancer Society.
Summary of presention
The presentation will report on current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to cancer of the esophago-gastric junction
- Parallel session 1, Parallel session 2, Parallel session 3
GEJ cancer from a medical oncologist’s point of view
Date: 10 May 2025Time: 08:30 - 09:00 CET