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    Track: Penile/Urethra Cancer
    Session Type: Controversies in Urology

    Controversies in the Management of Penile and Urethral Cancer

    Friday, October 31, 2025
    13:15 - 14:45 GMT+0

    SIU@U

      Chair(s)

    • Philippe Spiess

      MD, MS, FRCSC, FACSAssistant Chief of Surgical ServicesSenior Member, Department of GU OncologySenior Member, Department of Tumor BiologyMedical Director, Virtual Care
      Moffitt Cancer Center, United States

      • Co-Chair(s)

    • Manish Patel

      Professor
      University of Sydney, Australia

    • GP

      Gagan Prakash

      Uro-oncologist
      Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, India

    Learning Objectives :

    At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
    • Evaluate the clinical significance of HPV testing in penile cancer.
    • Examine strategies for penile preservation and their indications.
    • Recognize the advantages and limitations of dynamic sentinel node biopsy (DSBN) as well as alternative approaches for assessing cN0 groins.
    • Recall current and emerging perioperative strategies for node-positive penile and urethral cancers.

    Presentations:

    • 13:15 - 13:27 GMT+0
      HPV Testing Cancer – Does It Really Matter 

      Speaker: Philippe E. Spiess – Moffitt Cancer Center

    • 13:27 - 13:39 GMT+0
      Selecting Penile Preservation Strategy (Local Excision, LASER, Brachytherapy, Resurfacing)

      Speaker: Chris Protzel – Department of Urology, Hamburg Medical School, Schwerin

    • 13:39 GMT+0
      Debate: DSNB Is the Ideal Approach for Addressing cN0 Groins
    • 13:39 - 13:51 GMT+0
      For 

      Speaker: Ben Ayres – St George's University Hospitals

    • 13:51 - 14:03 GMT+0
      Against (Defend SILD/MILD/VEIL)

      Speaker: Manish Patel – University of Sydney

    • 14:03 - 14:15 GMT+0
      Perioperative Therapy in Node Positive Penile Cancer – Options in 2025

      Speaker: Philippe E. Spiess – Moffitt Cancer Center

    • 14:15 - 14:45 GMT+0
      Case Based Panel Discussion on Urethral Cancer 

      Moderator: Gagan Prakash – Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute

      Panelist: Asif Muneer – NIHR Biomedical Research Centre University College London Hospital

      Panelist: Manish Patel – University of Sydney

      Panelist: Philippe E. Spiess – Moffitt Cancer Center