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dedicated to rare ovarian cancer (www.ovaire-rare.org), a network funded by the INCA commission and dedicated to the management of all rare ovarian cancer. At the Groupe d'investigateurs national evaluation des cancers de l'ovaire (GINECO), Pr. Ray-Coquard has been active in the translational research advisory committee, the scientific committee, the rare tumors committee, and as a chairman of endometrial cancer subgroup. She is the current Past-President of GINECO. Since 2012, Prof Ray-Coquard is the chairman (with Jonathan Ledermann, UK as co chair) of the rare cancer working group from GCIG (gynaecological cancer intergroup) dedicated to clinical trials in the field of all gynaecological cancers. Prof Ray-Coquard is an active member of a number of professional groups, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association for Cancer Research, the Connective Tissue Oncology Society, the French Society of Cancer, the European Association of Cancer Research, the EORTC organisation and the European Society of Medical Oncology. Prof Ray-Coquard has co-authored more than 160 peer-reviewed articles and over 200 abstracts and book chapters with an H factor of 36.
Fabrice Lécuru, MD, PhD is a gynaecologic surgeon in the Surgical Oncology Department for Breast and Gynaecology in the Georges Pompidou European Hospital and Paris V - René Descartes University. He obtained a medical degree in Lille (1991), a PhD in Paris V University (1997) and a full Professorship in Paris V University (1998). He is head of department since 2007. His fields of interest and expertise are advanced laparoscopy for gynaecologic malignancies, robotic surgery and radical surgery for advanced ovarian cancers. Fabrice Lécuru is involved in teaching (Co-chairman of European Inter-University Diploma of Gynaecologic Oncology with Pr E Pujade Lauraine, Pr F Golfier and Pr F Kridelka).He developed experimental studies to assess the impact of pneumoperitoneum on tumor cell diffusion and migration. He is also involved in clinical research as PI (clinical trials on sentinel node biopsy in cervical cancer and preservation of lower limb lymphatic drainage) or associated investigator in more than 15 trials. He belongs to the Groupe d'investigateurs national d'evaluation des cancers de l'ovaire (GINECO) and is head of the « surgical sub-group » within the GINECO. Prof Fabrice Lécuru is an active member of scientific societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, the European Society of Gynaecologic Oncology, the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and of the EORTC organization. Prof Fabrice Lécuru has co-authored more than 110 peer-reviewed articles in international journals