Paris Colon Cancer Congress 2026

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Overview

Event Highlights

Uniting colorectal cancer specialists, multidisciplinary care teams, researchers, and patient advocates to advance evidence-based and patient-centered care.
Highlighting innovation across early-onset, localized, and metastatic colorectal cancer, including immunotherapy, biomarkers, treatment sequencing, and survivorship.
Giving international experts and patients a platform to share perspectives, debate challenging clinical areas, and improve colorectal cancer outcomes worldwide.

Date / Time

Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026

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The Paris Colon Cancer Congress 2026 (P3C) is an international congress dedicated to advancing the multidisciplinary management of colorectal cancer. It will bring together oncologists, surgeons, researchers, healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and leaders to discuss scientific developments and practical challenges in colorectal cancer care.

The programme will address early-onset, localized, and metastatic colorectal cancer, immunotherapy, biomarker-driven treatment, survivorship, quality of life, and multidisciplinary decision-making.

Organized by the Young Oncologist in GI Group – Europe, part of the OncoDaily ecosystem, P3C will provide a platform for international experts and patients to share experience, debate challenging areas, and discuss ways to improve access, communication, and outcomes.

Scientific Leadership

Julien Taieb – France

Professor of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Université Paris Cité
Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP
Member, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM
Founder, AGEO French Research Group on Gastrointestinal Tumors

Annalice Gandini – France

Medical Oncologist and Researcher, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris
Researcher, Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
PhD Researcher in Integrative and Translational Biology, Université Paris Cité
Researcher, SIRIC CARPEM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Amalya Sargsyan – Armenia

Amalya Sargsyan, MD, MSc
Medical Oncologist, Adult Solid Tumors and Chemotherapy Clinic, Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center
Head, Sarcoma Service, D’Clinic
Vice President, Research & Intelligence, OncoDaily
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yerevan State Medical University
Research Physician, Immune Oncology Research Institute (IMMONC)
Founder, Young Oncology Group of Armenia

Francisco Javier Ros – Spain

Medical Oncologist, Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital
Clinical Investigator, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
Member, Gastrointestinal Tract Tumours Group, VHIO
Colon Cancer Team, VHIO

Session Chairs

Jenny Seligmann – United Kingdom

Professor of Gastrointestinal Oncology, University of Leeds
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust / St James’s University Hospital
Chief Investigator, International FOxTROT Trial Platform
Co-Lead, CRUK CRC-STARS Translational Programme
Faculty Member, ESMO

Michel Ducreux – France

Professor of Oncology, Université Paris-Saclay
Head, Digestive Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy
Chair, Digestive Tract Oncology Committee, Gustave Roussy
Head, Clinical Trials Committee, WIN Consortium
Co-Chair, ESMO Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancers

Airazat Kazaryan – Norway

Consultant Surgeon / Senior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Østfold Hospital Trust
Senior Consultant, Department of Gastrointestinal and Paediatric Surgery, Oslo University Hospital
Deputy Leader, Surgical Research Group, Østfold Hospital Trust
Affiliated Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi
Norway

Eric Van Cutsem – Belgium

Professor Emeritus with Formal Duties, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven
Gastroenterologist and Digestive Oncologist, UZ Leuven
Head, Clinical Digestive Oncology Laboratory, Leuven Cancer Institute
Member, KU Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI)
President, Belgian Foundation against Cancer
Medical Director & Co-Founder, Digestive Cancers Europe

Gertjan Rasschaert – Belgium

Gastroenterologist and Digestive Oncologist, UZ Leuven
Staff Member, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UZ Leuven
Academic Staff, Digestive Oncology, KU Leuven
PhD Researcher, KU Leuven

Sabine Tejpar – Belgium

Professor, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven
Gastroenterologist and Digestive Oncologist, UZ Leuven
Head, Digestive Oncology, KU Leuven
Head, Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Tumors, KU Leuven
Member, KU Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI)
Member, KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO)

Claire Gallois – France

Gastroenterologist and Digestive Oncologist, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP
Faculty Member, Université Paris Cité
Researcher, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM
Member, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM / SIRIC CARPEM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Speakers

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	Alessandro Pastorino – Italy Medical Oncologist, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Contract Professor, University of Genoa
	Vittorio Studiale – Italy Medical Oncology Resident, University Hospital of Pisa Researcher in Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Oncology
	Lukas Unger – Austria Colorectal Surgeon and Researcher, Medical University of Vienna Specialist in Colorectal Cancer Surgery and Translational Research
	Valentina Daprà – Italy Medical Oncologist, Humanitas Research Hospital Specialist in Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Oncology
	Laura M. Fernandez – Portugal Colorectal Surgeon, Champalimaud Foundation Specialist in Rectal Cancer, Organ Preservation and Watch-and-Wait Strategies
	Raghav Sundar – USA Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine Medical Oncologist specializing in Gastrointestinal Cancers
	Lena Weiss – Germany Medical Oncologist, LMU Klinikum Munich Specialist in Gastrointestinal and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
	Andrea Pretta – Italy Assistant Professor and Medical Oncologist, University of Cagliari Specialist in Colorectal and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
	Elisabeth Bergen – Austria Medical Oncologist, Medical University of Vienna Specialist in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology