Interactive Session: Localized Kidney Cancer: Diagnostic and Treatment Dilemma

Thursday, October 30, 2025

11:15 - 12:45 GMT+0

Co-Chair(s)

Gonzalo Vitagliano

Head of Uro-Oncology
Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alejandro Rodriguez

Associate Professor of Urology - Director Minimally Invasive Surgery - Program Director Urology Residency
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, United States

Small renal masses present a diagnostic and treatment dilemma. New imaging modalities are helping to rationalize treatment indications. Both new and current treatment modalities are redefining strategies. During this packed agenda, this session will cover all the latest advances with state-of-the-art lectures, crossfire debates, clinical cases, and commentary on videos.

Learning Objectives :

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Evaluate the role of advanced imaging and biomarkers in the diagnosis of localized kidney cancer.
Examine the indications, advantages, and limitations of renal mass biopsy in clinical decision-making.
Assess the efficacy and safety of management approaches for localized kidney cancer, including active surveillance, partial nephrectomy, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), and ablative techniques.
Explore the use of virtual and augmented reality models, proficiency-based training, and surgical video analysis to enhance outcomes in minimally invasive partial nephrectomy.

Presentations:

11:15 - 11:18 GMT+0

Welcome and Introductions
Speaker: Gonzalo Vitagliano – Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires
11:18 GMT+0

1. Imaging in Localized Renal Cancer
11:18 - 11:24 GMT+0

a. Role of MRI in Localized Renal Cancer
Speaker: Andres Hernandez Porras – HOPE Urologia
11:24 - 11:30 GMT+0

b. New Molecular Imaging and Biomarkers
Speaker: David A. Braun – Yale School of Medicine
11:30 - 11:36 GMT+0

c. Integrating AI in Renal Cell Cancer Diagnosis
Speaker: Zeeshan M. Aslam – Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
11:36 - 11:48 GMT+0

2. Pros and Cons of Renal Mass Biopsy
Speaker: Sanjai K. Addla, MRCS, MD, FRCS – Apollo Hospital, Jubilee hills, Hyderabad, India
11:48 GMT+0

3. Case Presentation – 3 cm Small Renal Mass on Healthy Young Male
11:48 - 11:54 GMT+0

a. Active Surveillance – How Safe Is Safe
11:54 - 12:00 GMT+0

b. Partial Nephrectomy 2025
Speaker: Alejandro R. Rodriguez – Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
12:00 - 12:06 GMT+0

c. SBRT, the New Kid on the Block
Speaker: Simon Tanguay – McGill University
12:06 - 12:12 GMT+0

d. Ablative Techniques Current Indications
Speaker: Chiruvella Mallikarjuna – Asian institute of nephrology and urology
12:12 GMT+0

4. Operative Imaging and Training
12:12 - 12:18 GMT+0

a. Surgical Models for Partial Nephrectomy, Virtual and Augmented Reality
Speaker: Richard E. Link – Baylor College of Medicine
12:18 - 12:24 GMT+0

b Proficiency Based Training for Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy
Speaker: Gonzalo Vitagliano – Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires
12:24 GMT+0

5. Surgical Arena – Commented Videos
12:24 - 12:31 GMT+0

a. Single Port Robotic PN
Speaker: Richard E. Link – Baylor College of Medicine
12:31 - 12:38 GMT+0

b. Zero Ischemia Robotic PN
12:38 - 12:45 GMT+0

c. Laparoscopic PN in Complex Cases
Speaker: Gonzalo Vitagliano – Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires