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International Scientific Conference

Prostate cancer
Modern
Management

Georgian Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference

23–24
October, 2026
Tbilisi, Georgia
Scientific program
საერთაშორისო სამეცნიერო კონფერენციის მონაწილეები აუდიტორიაში

Tbilisi · Georgia

2026

Science. Experience. Consensus.

DateOctober 23–24, 2026
Scientific programOctober 23 · 10:00–18:15
October 24 · 10:00–18:00
Event locationHilton Garden Inn
Tbilisi Chavchavadze
Format2 days · 4 scientific sessions
Gala Dinner · October 24, 20:00

About the conference

International knowledge.
Local practice.
Common vision.

UrologyOncologyRadiologyRobotic surgery

On October 23-24, 2026, Georgian and foreign specialists will gather in Tbilisi to discuss modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

The two-day meeting brings together urologists, clinical and radiation oncologists, radiologists, residents, and other medical professionals. The program covers the full management pathway — from screening and early diagnosis to robotic surgery and systemic treatment.

Our goalAligning international evidence-based guidelines with existing clinical practice in Georgia and developing practical recommendations tailored to regional needs in screening, diagnosis, staging, and treatment.

Scientific leadership

Conference Chairs

To share clinical experience and international scientific insight.

პროფესორი გურამ ქარაზანაშვილი

Professor · MD, PhD

Guram
Karazanashvili

President of the Georgian Oncological Urology Association

Urologist, urological oncologist and robotic surgeon
პროფესორი მარკუს გრეფენი

Professor · MD, PhD

Marcus
Graphene

Scientific Chair of the Conference

Prostate cancer diagnostics, robotic surgery and modern treatment approaches

Program in brief

Two days. Full range of driving.

01

Friday · October 23

From screening to prostate-conserving treatment

Diagnostics · Active surveillance · Focal therapy

10:00–18:15 View the program ↗
02

Saturday · October 24

Radical treatment and management of widespread disease

Robotic surgery · Radiation therapy · Multimodal and systemic treatment

Scientific program 10:00–18:00 · Gala dinner 20:00 View program ↗

Scientific program

From knowledge to clinical decision

Each scientific presentation is 30 minutes, including audience questions, unless otherwise specified.

01

Friday, October 23

Screening, diagnosis, active surveillance, and prostate-conserving treatment

  1. –10:00
    Registration time
  2. –10:15
    Welcome and introductory words
I

Session I

Screening and modern diagnostic evaluation

Chairmen
Goran Algren · Marcus Grafen · Samir Javad-Zada · Guram Karazanashvili
Panel
Inga Bakanova · Giorgi Burjaliani · Besik Khvedelidze · Zaal Kvirikashvili · Armaz Mariamidze · Nino Toria
  1. –10:45
    Risk-based screening: PSA and its derivatives, new serum and urine biomarkers, MRI and PSMA PET/CT
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  2. –11:15
    High-resolution 29 MHz micro-ultrasound: an innovative method in screening, early detection and staging
    Speaker: Guram Karazanashvili
  3. –11:45
    Modern initial staging: CT, bone scan, multiparametric MRI and PSMA PET/CT
    Speaker: Nino Toria
  4. –12:00
    Coffee break
  5. –12:30
    Biopsy strategies: transrectal and transperineal approaches; cognitive and MRI-fusion targeting
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  6. –13:00
    High-resolution 29 MHz micro-ultrasound-guided transrectal and transperineal prostate biopsy
    Speaker: Guram Karazanashvili
  7. –13:30
    Standardized prostate biopsy report: histopathological consensus
    Speaker: Armaz Mariamidze
  8. –14:30
    Lunch
II

Session II

Active surveillance and prostate-conserving treatment methods

Chairmen
Goran Algren · Marcus Grafen · Samir Javad-Zada · Guram Karazanashvili
Panel
Inga Bakanova · Giorgi Burjaliani · Besik Khvedelidze · Zaal Kvirikashvili · Armaz Mariamidze · Nino Toria
  1. 14:30–15:00
    Evolution of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment approaches in Azerbaijan
    Speaker: Samir Javad-Zada
  2. 15:00–15:30
    Active surveillance using 29 MHz micro-ultrasound research
    Speakers: Giorgi Burjaliani · Inga Bakanova
  3. 15:30–16:00
    Focal bipolar radiofrequency ablation for localized prostate cancer: method and results
    Speakers: Edward O. Stakhovsky · Serhiy I. Prindyuk
  4. –16:15
    Coffee break
  5. 16:15–16:45
    Experimental prostate-sparing treatments (IRE, TULSA, focal laser ablation, microwave ablation, cryoablation, photodynamic therapy, CyberKnife, and focal/hemiglandular brachytherapy)
    Speaker: Goran Algren
  6. 16:45–17:15
    Focal Therapy: Robotic HIFU System Focal One®
    Speaker: Guram Karazanashvili
  7. 17:15–17:45
    Prostate-conserving treatment at Martini-Klinik
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  8. 17:45–18:15
    Clinical Case Presentations and Consensus Discussion I: Screening, Diagnosis, Active Surveillance, and Prostate-Sparing Treatment Methods
    Speakers: Invited experts and panel
02

Saturday, October 24

Radical local treatment; locally advanced, oligometastatic, and advanced disease

  1. –10:00
    Registration time
III

Session III

Localized prostate cancer: radical local treatment

Chairmen
Goran Algren · Marcus Grafen · Samir Javad-Zada · Guram Karazanashvili
Panel
Nino Amniashvili · Grigol Kalandia · Nugzar Kalandarishvili · Besik Khvedelidze · Zaal Kvirikashvili · Nana is forty-one. · Besik Sokurashvili
  1. 10:00–10:30
    Open and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: do they retain their relevance in the era of modern robotic surgery?
    Speaker: Goran Algren
  2. 10:30–11:00
    Development of Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Georgia and the Caucasus
    Speaker: Guram Karazanashvili
  3. 11:00–11:30
    Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy standards at Martini-Klinik
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  4. –11:45
    Coffee break
  5. 11:45–12:15
    Functional recovery: preservation of neurovascular bundles, positive surgical margins, erectile function, and urinary continence rehabilitation
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  6. 12:15–12:45
    Radiotherapy as the main treatment method for localized prostate cancer
    Speaker: Lasha Goginashvili
  7. 12:45–13:15
    Salvage radical prostatectomy
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  8. –14:15
    Lunch
IV

Session IV

Locally advanced, oligometastatic, and advanced prostate cancer

Chairmen
Goran Algren · Marcus Grafen · Samir Javad-Zada · Guram Karazanashvili
Panel
Nino Amniashvili · Grigol Kalandia · Nugzar Kalandarishvili · Besik Khvedelidze · Zaal Kvirikashvili · Nana is forty-one. · Besik Sokurashvili
  1. 14:15–14:45
    Advanced surgical treatment for very high-risk disease: robot-assisted or open radical prostatectomy?
    Speaker: Guram Karazanashvili
  2. 14:45–15:15
    The role of radical prostatectomy in the management of locally advanced and oligometastatic prostate cancer
    Speaker: Marcus Grafen
  3. 15:15–15:45
    Multimodality management of locally advanced and oligometastatic prostate cancer: Georgian experience
    Speakers: Nugzar Kalandarishvili · Nana is forty-one. · Nino Amniashvili
  4. –16:00
    Coffee break
  5. –16:30
    Perioperative systemic treatment for high-risk prostate cancer
    Speaker: Nino Amniashvili
  6. 16:30–17:00
    Systemic therapy for advanced prostate cancer
    Speaker: Nana is forty-one.
  7. 17:30–18:00
    Clinical Case Presentations and Consensus Discussion II: Treatment Selection for Localized Disease and Establishing a Regional Management Pathway for Locally Advanced, Oligometastatic, and Advanced Disease
    Speakers: Invited experts and panel
  8. Gala dinner

All times are given in Tbilisi local time (UTC+4).

Hilton Garden Inn Tbilisi Chavchavadze — კონფერენციის ჩატარების ადგილი

Meeting place

Tbilisi.
Hilton Garden Inn
Chavchavadze.

International Scientific Meeting in Tbilisi — two days for sharing experiences, discussing clinical cases, and professional dialogue.

October 23–24, 2026Tbilisi, Georgia
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