Bertrand Tombal
Professor Bertrand Tombal is Chairman of the Division of Urology and Professor of Urology at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL),
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels, Belgium. He is member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium. He is President of the
Board of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), the leading European academic research organisation
in the field of cancer. Professor Tombal’s primary clinical interest is the treatment of advanced stages of prostate cancer, particularly
hormonal treatment and the development of new biological agents. He leads the uro-oncology division at the Université catholique de
Louvain, where he is co-ordinating several trials in this research area. In addition, Professor Tombal has authored many published papers,
books and book chapters. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences and has been the recipient of various
awards for his research in the field of urology, including the European Association of Urology thesis award, which he received in 2003.