Registration: National Network Meeting on Pancreatic Cancer Research

The National Network Meeting on Pancreatic Cancer Research will be held on March 13, 2026 , at the Grand Hotel in Oslo.

The meeting is organized by the Norwegian Cancer Society's National Group of Expertise on Research on Pancreatic Cancer(KNEP).

The program will include presentations by both international and Norwegian researchers and will conclude with a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the Pancreatic Cancer Network Norway (PKNN).The preliminary program is included below.

Registration is now open via the following link: Register here

Registration deadline: February 12, 2026.

You may use the registration form to submit proposals for presentations and sign up for the PKNN Anniversary Dinner (please note that dinner registration is binding). As the remaining open slots for presentations are limited, the board may have to prioritize.

Travel grants: Early-career researchers based outside Oslo are encouraged to apply for travel grants.
Please send your application to PKNN or KNEP

Preliminary program

Time
Session
09:30
Registration and coffee
10:00
Opening remarks – Oddmund Nordgård
10:10
Keynote lecture: Jeff Evans, University of Glasgow – Developing novel therapies for pancreatic cancer: challenges and opportunities
10:40
Clinical session I – Speakers: Guren, Laird
11:15
Coffee break
11:30
Clinical session II – Speakers: Dajani, Rødland & Borge-Andersen, others
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Basic research session – Speakers: Hagland, Brownrigg, others
14:45
Coffee break
15:00
Keynote lecture: Kasper Overbeek, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute Rotterdam – Pancreatic cancer surveillance: the holy grail or a fool's errand?
15:30
Surveillance session – Speakers: Grindedal & Hovland, Lapin
16:15
Closing remarks
16:30
End of network meeting
17:00
PKNN Anniversary celebration – Networking reception and panel discussion
18:30
PKNN Anniversary dinner