
50th Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in
Latin Language Countries Annual Meeting
GRELL 2026
13th to 15th May

Dijon
France
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Workshop 13th May 2026
13:00 – 13:45
REGISTRATION
WORKSHOP- WHAT CAN CANCER REGISTRIES BRING TO CLINICAL RESEARCH?
The workshop will explore the possible input of population-based cancer registry data in clinical research.
The methodological and epidemiological challenges arising from the nature of observational studies (lack of andomization, indication bias, immortal time bias) and the availability of specific information will be discussed alongside with solutions
13:45 – 14:00
WELCOMING WORDS - Claudine Backes President of the GRELL, Director of the Luxembourg national cancer registry
14:00 – 15:15
WHORKSHOP SESSION I
Pr Samy Suissa (McGill University)- Observational study designs to emulate therapeutic trials using registry data.
15:15 – 15:45
Coffee break, Posters visit
15:45 – 17:15
WORKSHOP SESSION II
19:00
WELCOME COCKTAIL - Salle des Etas - Palais des Ducs