2025 BASO ANNUAL CONFERENCE - AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS

Meeting Theme: Global Initiatives in Cancer Care

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our valued members, distinguished delegates, inspiring speakers, and generous sponsors for their outstanding contributions to the success of the BASO 2025 Annual Scientific Conference.

At BASO, our commitment to delivering high-quality education and advancing cancer care through surgical excellence-both within the UK and internationally-remains central to our mission. The enthusiasm, engagement, and collaboration demonstrated throughout this year's meeting reflect our shared dedication to improving outcomes for patients and driving continued progress in surgical oncology.

We appreciate your continued involvement and look forward to building on this momentum as we work together to shape the future of cancer care.

MEETING PHOTOGRAPHS

MEETING PROGRAMME

This year's programme reflected the truly global nature of surgical oncology, featuring distinguished speakers and expert leaders who are driving innovation, equity, and collaboration worldwide. From the State of the Art Lectures on Advances in Global Initiatives in Cancer Surgery and the Global Forum of Surgeons, to sessions on education and high-quality proffered papers, the meeting celebrated the power of partnership in advancing patient care and promoting surgical excellence.

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS and WEBCASTS

2025 PLENARY AWARDS

The following BASO Prizes were presented at this meeting:

Ronald Raven Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Stephen Chapman
Abstract 18: Development and feasibility assessment of a multi-modal education intervention to improve recovery for patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer (Recover)
BASO~ACS Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Georgios - Ioannis Verras
Abstract 48: Genome-wide association study identifies novel pancreatic cancer loci in known genes and implicates SAMD11 and CHST6 as new susceptibility genes: Preliminary findings from the UK Biobank
Alan Edward Poster Prize - Mr Michael Wong Abstract 34: Integrating
Methylomic and Fragmentomic Profiling in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Unravelling Novel Epigenetic Signatures
BASO Trainees Oral Presentation Prize - Miss Mhairi Mactier Abstract
64: PAUS2: Long-Term Oncological Outcomes in Breast Cancer Following Surgical Site Infection - A Prospective Cohort Study
BASO Trainees Poster Presentation Prize - Dr Jannis Duhn Abstract
127: Current Landscape and Clinical Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Population-based Analysis from the Association of German Tumor Centers
BASO Medical Student Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Ryhan Divyang Patel
Abstract 37: Extracellular Vesicle-Derived miRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of Methodological Rigour and Clinical Applicability
BASO Medical Student Poster Presentation Prize - Miss Caitlin Murnane
Abstract 01: CWPFs for chest wall reconstruction for locally advanced or recurrent breast cancer - A systematic review and our experience.