Program at a Glance

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Venue: Room K (503, 5F, PACIFICO YOKOHAMA Conference Center)

Opening Remarks(9:15-9:20)

Masahiro Toda Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Session 1(9:20-10:35)

Chairs D. Gareth R. Evans University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  Marco Giovannini UCLA Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Speakers New Classification and Genetics of NF2/SWN
  D. Gareth R. Evans University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Genotype/Phenotype Correlations and Prognosis in NF2/SWN
  Yu Teranishi Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France
Genetic and Clinical Analysis of Japanese NF2-SWN Patients
  Ryota Tamura Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Preclinical Models of NF2-related Schwannomatosis
  Marco Giovannini UCLA Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Session 2(10:45-11:45)

Chairs D. Bradley Welling Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Naoki Oishi Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Speakers Surgery and Hearing Preservation for NF2-related Vestibular Schwannoma
  D. Bradley Welling Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Intraoperative Cochlear Nerve Monitoring in the Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma
  Naoki Oishi Otology and Audiology Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Strategy of Hearing Restoration in Patients with NF2-related Schwannomatosis
  Hao Wu Shanghai 9th People's Hospital (Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine), Shanghai, China

Luncheon Seminar(11:55-12:55)

Update on the Treatment of NF2-related Schwannomatosis, Including Surgical Approach

Chair Masazumi Fujii Department of Neurosurgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
Speakers Recent Treatment Strategies for NF2-related Tumors
  Takeo Goto Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Personalized Surgical Decision-making in NF2-related Schwannomatosis: Customizing Care in a Complex Landscape
  Soichi Oya Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan

Session 3(13:10-14:50)

Chairs Michel Kalamarides Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Deparment of Neurosurgery, Paris, France
  P. Leia Nghiemphu Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Speakers Comprehensive Clinical Management of NF2/SWN Patients
  P. Leia Nghiemphu Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Surgical Management of NF2-related Vestibular Schwannomas
  Michihiro Kohno Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Functional Preservation and Hearing Rehabilitation in Vestibular Schwannoma and NF2 Surgery: Role of Real-Time AEDNAP/FREMAP Monitoring and Implant
  Hirofumi Nakatomi Department of Neurosurgery, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan
Meningioma and Ependymoma Surgery in NF2/SWN and Associated Translational Research
  Michel Kalamarides Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Deparment of Neurosurgery, Paris, France
Effectiveness of Microanatomy-based Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas for Hearing Preservation in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 related Schwannomatosis
  Motohiro Hayashi Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Treatment Strategies for NF2-related Vestibular Schwannoma Patients in Indonesia
  Agung Budi Sutiono Department of Neurosurgery Hasan Sadikin Hospital / Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia

Session 4(15:00-16:00)

Chairs Scott Plotkin Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Masahiro Toda Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Speakers Therapeutic Approaches and Clinical Trials for NF2/SWN
  Scott Plotkin Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Bevacizumab in Patients with NF2-Related Schwannomatosis Vestibular Schwannoma (BeatNF2 Trial)
  Masazumi Fujii Department of Neurosurgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
Immunotherapy for Neurofibromatosis Type 2-related Schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN)
  Masahiro Toda Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Closing Remarks(16:00-16:05)

Marco Giovannini UCLA Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA