HPV Driven Head and Neck Workshop

HPV Driven Head & Neck Disease Workshop

Friday, October 24, 2025

08:00 am – 09:00 am

Section 1: Epidemiology (60 min)

Lecture 1 (15 min): Oral HPV infection, natural history

Lecture 2 (15 min): HPV OPC Cancer (AF & incidence trends)

Lecture 3 (15 min): HPV in non-OPC in the HN

Lecture 4 (15 min): Impact of elimination cervical cancer campaign/gender neutral vaccination on HPV head and neck in the future

11:10 am – 12:10 pm

Section 2: Vaccines/Screening Perspectives (60 min)

Lecture 1 (15 min): Update in HPV Vaccine in Prevention of HPV-OPC

Lecture 2 (15 min): Updates in HPV screening in HPV-OPC

Panel discussion (30 min): Prevention strategies (vaccine/screening-go through questions and regions)

01:40 pm – 03:10 pm

Section 3: From Basic Science to Clinical Implications (90 min)

Lecture 1 (20 min): Molecular insights of HPV related to HNC and interaction with other viruses

Lecture 2 (20 min): Liquid biopsy for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring in HPV-related HNC

Debate 1 (25 min): Which is the future of (HPV) vaccines as treatment in HNC?

Debate 2 (25 min): De-escalation of Treatment in HPV-related OPC, is less really more?

04:40 pm – 05:40 pm