Invitation & Programme

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We cordially invite you to participate in the conference "Diagnostics and treatment of pituitary diseases", which will be held on 17th of October 2025 in the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University, Krupnicza street 33, in Krakow.

The event is jointly organized by the Department and Clinic of Endocrinology of the Jagiellonian University Medical College, the Clinical Department of Endocrinology, Oncological Endocrinology, Nuclear Medicine and Internal Medicine of the University Hospital in Krakow, the Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian Branches of the Polish Endocrine Society and the Polish Society of Neuroendocrinology.

The conference will run from 9:00 to 15:30 and will feature lectures on modern diagnostics and treatment of pituitary tumors (including acromegaly, prolactinoma, aggressive and hormonally inactive pituitary tumors), hypopituitarism, growth hormone treatment in children and adults, and polyglandular syndromes. Moreover, lectures on diagnostics and treatment of Cushing's syndrome, including indications for anticoagulant therapy, are planned.

The meeting will take place in a hybrid format.

After the conference, we invite you to the 7th PTNE Congress, which will be held on 17th and 18th of October 2025 in the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University, Krupnicza street 33, in Krakow.

The conference fee PLN 250 covers participation in the Conference and the 7th PTNE Congress. Detailed information and registration at: https://pituitarykrakow.com/pl/rejestracja

The meeting is planned in a hybrid form. We invite you to participate in person, and for those of you who will not be able to participate in person, we will make it possible to participate online. The link to the meeting will be sent to registered participants before the meeting.

With best regards,

Prof. Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk,

Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska,

Prof. Bogdan Marek,

Renata Orłowska-Florek, M.D., Ph.D.

Dear Sir or Madam,

On behalf of the Board of the Polish Society of Neuroendocrinology, I am honored to invite you to participate in the 7th Congress of the Polish Society of Neuroendocrinology, which will be held on October 17–18, 2025, at the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University, 33 Krupnicza Street, Kraków.

This event is jointly organized by the Polish Society of Neuroendocrinology, the Polish Physiological Society, the Polish Endocrinological Society, the University of Agriculture in Kraków, and the Department and Clinic of Endocrinology at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków.

The ceremonial opening of the 7th PTNE Congress and a session dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of PTNE will take place on October 17, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On the same day, the PTNE General Assembly will also be held.

On October 18, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., distinguished scientists from Poland and abroad will present lectures on autoimmune disorders in neuroendocrinology, hyperprolactinemia, the role of neurohormones in eating disorders, and new diagnostic methods and markers in neuroendocrinology. During the Congress, research projects and results will also be presented, including doctoral research projects of young scientists.

On October 18, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., a Poster Presentation Session will take place. Abstract submissions should be sent by email to: PTNE2025@wp.pl.
Further info:
https://pituitarykrakow.com/pl/abstrakty-abstracts-submission

From the submitted abstracts, the Scientific Committee will also select works, through a competition, to be presented during the Short Oral Communications Session.

Download:
Abstract Template
Submission deadline: September 30, 2025.

The PTNE Congress will be preceded by the Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Diseases, which will also take place on October 17–18, 2025, at the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University, 33 Krupnicza Street, Kraków.

The congress fee (PLN 250) covers participation in both the 7th PTNE Congress and the Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Diseases.

The meeting is planned in a hybrid format. We invite you to participate in person, and for those who will not be able to attend the conference in person, online participation will also be possible. A meeting link will be sent to registered participants before the event.

We believe that the topics presented during the Congress, covering both experimental and clinical neuroendocrinology, will be interesting and useful for scientists, researchers, physicians, and students from many universities.

With kind regards,

Prof. Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk     Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska
Renata Orłowska-Florek     M.D., Ph.D.                          
Prof. Bogdan Marek 

 

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Diagnostics and treatment of pituitary diseases17th of October 2025
FRIDAY, 17 October 2025

09.00

Opening of the Conference

09.05 - 09.40

I. International Session

Session Chairs: Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk, Prof. Beata Kos-Kudła, Prof. Marek Ruchała


9.05 - 9.25

Different clinical presentation and follow-up of
Cushing's syndrome. Do sex and age matter? 
- Prof. Elena Valassi (20 min.)

 

9.25 - 09.40
Discussion (15 min.)

09.40 - 11.05

II. Diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly, prolactinoma, and multiple endocrine neoplasia – new diagnostic standards and monitoring of treatment efficacy

Session Chairs: Prof. Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk, Prof. Beata Kos-Kudła, Prof. Marek Bolanowski, Prof. Grzegorz Zieliński, Prof. Marek Ruchała

 

09:40 - 09.55
Measurement and interpretation of IGF-1, HGH, cortisol, ACTH, and prolactin results – how to avoid interpretative pitfalls Prof. Krystyna Sztefko (15 min.)

 

09:55 – 10:10
Effective treatment of acromegaly in 2025
Prof. Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk (15 min.) – lecture supported by Ipsen
 

10.10 - 10.40
When to refer a patient with prolactinoma for neurosurgery – perspectives of the endocrinologist and the neurosurgeon - Prof. Marek Bolanowski / Grzegorz Zieliński (30 min.)

 

10:40 – 10:55
Neuroendocrine tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia: therapeutic challenges and the role of radioisotope therapy - 
Prof. Beata Kos-Kudła (15 min.) – lecture supported by Novartis

 

10.55 - 11.05
Discussion (10 min.)

11.05 - 11.20 

Coffee Break

11.20 - 12.15 

III. Diagnosis and treatment of Cushing’s syndrome
Session supported by Recordati

Session Chairs: Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. Renata Świątkowska-Stodulska, Prof. Dariusz Kajdanik

 

11.20 - 11.35
Treatment of hypercortisolemia – individualized approach depending on clinical situation - Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska  (15 min.)

 

11.35 - 11.50
Differential diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome: interpretation of dynamic tests - Prof. Renata Świątkowska-Stodulska  (15 min.)

 

11.50 - 12.05
Management of aggressive corticotropic tumors from the neurosurgeon’s/neuropathologist’s perspective  - Dr. Jacek Kunicki  (15 min.)

 

12.05 - 12.15
Discussion   (10 min.)

12.15 - 12.50

Lunch

12.50 - 14.20 

IV. Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Corticotropinoma, NFPA, hypophysitis – guidelines vs. real-life practice: discussion forum

Session Chairs: Dr. Izabela Czajka Oraniec, Dr. Renata Orłowska-Florek, Dr. Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś, Prof. Przemysław Witek, Dr. Dorota Filipowicz, Prof. Anna Wędrychowicz 

 

12.50 - 13.05
Female patient with aggressive, treatment-resistant hypophysitis - Dr. Izabela Czajka Oraniec  (10 min. lecture + 5 min. discussion)

 

13.05 - 13.20
Pituitary macroadenoma secreting GH and ACTH
 - Dr. Renata Orłowska-Florek  (10 min. lecture + 5 min. discussion)

 

13.20 - 13.35
Can testosterone therapy in men stimulate the progression of prolactinoma? - Dr. Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś  (10 min. lecture + 5 min. discussion)



13.35 - 13.50
Patient with aggressive course of acromegaly – management
 - Prof. Przemysław Witek  (10 min. lecture + 5 min. discussion)



13:50 - 14.05
Different faces of a single disease – clinical heterogeneity of NFPA
- Dr. Dorota Filipowicz  (10 min. lecture + 5 min. discussion)

 

14.05 - 14.20
Cyclic course of childhood-onset Cushing’s disease
  - Prof. Anna Wędrychowicz  (10 min. lecture + 5 min. discussion)

14.20 - 15.15 

V. Treatment of somatotropic axis insufficiency in adults during transition. Management of adrenal insufficiency – individualized choice of HC preparations

Session Chairs: Prof. Marek Ruchała, Prof. Roman Junik, Prof. Urszula Ambroziak

 

14:20 – 14:35
Treatment of adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD)
Prof. Marek Ruchała (15 min.) – lecture supported by Sandoz

 

​14.35 - 14.50
Treatment of adrenal insufficiency – individualized selection of hydrocortisone preparations
Prof. Urszula Ambroziak (15 min.)

 

14.50 - 15.05
​​​​Treatment of somatotropic axis deficiency in adults and during transition
TBA (15 min.)

 

15.05 - 15.15
Discussion  (10 min.)

15.15 - 16.10 

VI. Diagnosis and treatment of obesity

Session Chairs: Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. Beata Matyjaszek-Matuszek, Prof. Bogdan Marek, Prof. Wojciech Bik

 

15.15 - 15.30
Obesity secondary to hypothalamic–pituitary disorders

Prof. Beata Matyjaszek-Matuszek (15 min.) - lecture supported by Eli Lilly

 

15.30 - 15.45
MASLD and endocrine and neuroendocrine disorders – diagnosis and treatment

Prof. Bogdan Marek (15 min.)

 

 

15:45 – 16:00
Modern treatment of obesity

Prof. Wojciech Bik (15 min.)

 

16.00 - 16.10
Discussion  (10 min.)

16.10 

Closing of the Conference

7th Congress of the Polish Society of Neuroendocrinology
FRIDAY, 17 October 2025

16.00 - 16.30

Welcome Coffee

16.30 - 18.00​​

Official Opening of the Congress, 25th Anniversary of PTNE, General Assembly of PTNE Board

 

Twenty-Five Years of PTNE
Session Chairs: Prof. Jolanta Kunert-Radek, Prof. Marek Pawlikowski, Prof. Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. John Russell, Prof. Alina Gajewska

 

Inaugural Lecture:
Twenty-Five Years of PTNE in the Context of the Development of Neuroendocrinology Worldwide
Prof. Marek Pawlikowski, Prof. Jolanta Kunert-Radek (20 min.)

 

Neuroendocrinology of Stress – Past, Present, and Future
Prof. Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec (15 min.)

18.00 -19.30

General Assembly of PTNE

20.00 - 22.00

Gala Dinner celebrating the 25th Anniversary of PTNE

SATURDAY, 18 October 2025

09.00 - 09.40   

I. International Session

Session Chairs: Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. Wojciech Bik, Prof. Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk, Prof. Jolanta Kunert-Radek

 

09.00 – 09.30
Paraneoplastic autoimmune hypophysitis
Prof. Yutaka Takahashi (30 min.)

 

09.30 - 09.40
Discussion (10 min.)

9.40 - 10.35

II. Psychoneuroendocrinology

Session Chairs: Prof. Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Prof. Marta Dziedzicka-Wasylewska, Prof. Stanisław Okrasa, Prof. Dariusz Kajdanik,  Prof. Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała

 

09:40 – 09:55
Hyperprolactinemia – cause or effect of treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders

Prof. Agata Faron-Górecka (15 min.)

 

 

09:55 – 10:10
Neuropsychiatric disorders in thyroid diseases

Dr. Dariusz Kajdaniuk (15 min.)

 

 

10:10 – 10:25
Neuroimmunoendocrine interaction of the brain–gut axis

Prof. Marek Wieczorek (15 min.)

 

10.25 - 10.35
Discussion
 (10 min.)

10.35 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.25

III. Neurohormones / Obesity and eating disorders – an interdisciplinary challenge

Session Chairs: Prof. Alina Gajewska, Prof. Krzysztof Gil, Prof. Wojciech Bik, Prof. Agnieszka Baranowska-Bik

 

11:00 – 11:15
The role of kisspeptin in the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa from the perspective of the gut-brain axis
Dr. Kamil Skowron (15 min.)

 

 

11:15 – 11:30
Activity of the GnRH system – gonadotropins in the peripubertal period

Prof. Alina Gajewska (15 min.)

 

11:30 – 11:45
Melatonin – a neurohormone with antioxidant properties

Prof. Małgorzata Karbownik-Lewińska (15 min.)

 

 

11:45 – 12:00
Obesity and neuroinflammation

Dr. Anna Litwiniuk (15 min.)

 

 

12:00 – 12:15
Eating disorders and fertility

Prof. Agnieszka Baranowska-Bik (15 min.)

 

12.15 - 12.25
Discussion (10 min.)

12.25 - 13.05

IV. Diagnosis and treatment of aggressive pituitary tumors and neoplastic changes in MEN syndromes

Session Chairs: Prof. Marek Bolanowski, Prof. Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska, Prof. Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Prof. Bogdan Marek

 

12:25 – 12:40
Application of molecular biology methods in predicting treatment outcomes of aggressive pituitary tumors

Prof. Mateusz Bujko (15 min.)

 

 

12:40 – 12:55
Diagnosis and treatment of CNS neoplasms in MEN syndromes: VHL, NF-1, NF-2

Dr. Borys Kwinta (15 min.)

 

12.55 - 13.05
Discussion 
 (10 min.)

 

 

13.05 - 14.05

V. Poster Session / Lunch 

Experimental Neuroendocrinology
Session Chairs: Prof. Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Prof. Alina Gajewska, Prof. Marek Wieczorek, Prof. Stanisław Okrasa, Prof. Agata Faron-Górecka, Prof. Krzysztof Gil

 

Clinical Neuroendocrinology
Session Chairs: Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. Bogdan Marek, Prof. Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Prof. Wojciech Bik, Prof. Marek Bolanowski, Dr. Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś, Prof. Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska, Prof. Roman Junik, Dr. Dorota Filipowicz, Dr. Anna Bogusławska, Dr. Mari Minasyan

14.05 - 15.35

VI. Short Oral Communications

 

14:05 – 14:50 – Experimental Neuroendocrinology


Session Chairs: Prof. Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Prof. Alina Gajewska, Prof. Marek Wieczorek, Prof. Stanisław Okrasa, Prof. Agata Faron-Górecka, Prof. Krzysztof Gil, Prof. Roman Junik, Dr. Dorota Filipowicz, Dr. Anna Bogusławska, Dr. Mari Minasyan

 

1) Influence of Ultra-Processed Foods on Body Mass Regulation in Rats
Kurnik-Łucka Magdalena, Korczyński Mateusz, Sobocińska Wiktoria, Jurczyk Michał, Baranowska Agnieszka, Gil Krzysztof
 

2) Phenethyl ester of rosmarinic acid - a novel
potential therapeutic agent for autoimmune diseases

Marlena Godlewska, Anna Bętkowska, Marta Tybura, Ewa Gajda, Paweł Tyrna, Agata M. Gawel, Thomas Antoniou, Andreas G Tzakos, J Paul Banga, Damian Gaweł

 

3) Opioid and ghrelin genes expression and neuropeptide concentrations changes in selected brain structures of newly hatched chickens
Klaudia Jaszcza, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec
 

4) The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System and Adipose Tissue in Anorexia
Nervosa: Evidence from Animal Studies of Activity-Based Anorexia
Andrzej Boryczko, Kamil Skowron, Magdalena Kurnik-Łucka, Wiktoria Sobocińska, Michał Jurczyk, Krzysztof Gil 
 

5) The effect of all-trans retinoic acid on the cytokine profile in visceral adipose tissue of Apo-E mice
Małgorzata Kalisz, Anna Litwiniuk, Dominika Stępień, Natalia Sławkowska, Wojciech Bik
 

6) Transcriptomic response of neuron-like SH-SY5Y cells to short-term exposure to Amyloid β 1-42 : activation of autophagy and repression of neuroplasticity
pathways

Anna Litwiniuk, Małgorzata Kalisz, Natalia Sławkowska, Dominika Stępień, Marta Koblowska, Wojciech Bik
 

7) The effects of pharmacologically induced stress on rats’ behavior and electrophysiological activity of the posterior hypothalamic area: stress,
hypothalamus, theta rhythm
Klaudia Pszczółkowska, Bartosz Caban, Renata Bocian, Tomasz Kowalczyk

 

 

14:50 – 15:35 – Clinical Neuroendocrinology


Session Chairs: Prof. Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Prof. Bogdan Marek, Prof. Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Prof. Wojciech Bik, Prof. Marek Bolanowski, Dr. Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś, Prof. Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska, Prof. Roman Junik, Dr. Dorota Filipowicz, Dr. Anna Bogusławska, Dr. Mari Minasyan

 

1) Personalized Radioligand Therapy in Neuroendocrine Tumours – Experience from the DUONEN Trial
M.Opalinska, M.Kolodziej, G.Kaminski, M.Dedecjus, A. Kowalska, M.Saracyn, P. Garnuszek, I.Cieszykowska, W. Lenda-Tracz, D. Gasior-Perczak, A.Budzynska, A. Kubik, K. Kacperski, P. Pastusiak, W. Chalewska, A. Borkowska,
J. Januszkiewicz-Caulier, J. Dlugosinska, A. Sowa-Staszczak, P. Cegła, R.Mikołajczak, A. Hubalewska-Dydejczyk

 

2) Efficacy and safety of clonidine suppression test in determination of false
positive normetanephrine results in diagnostics of pheochromocytoma-
paraganglioma

Alicja Szatko, Agata Toboła, Dorota Leszczyńska, Małgorzata Waszkiewicz-Hanke, Magdalena Ostrowska, Konrad Kowalski, Wojciech Zgliczyński, Piotr
Glinicki


 

3) Extended Medial Wall Resection of the Cavernous Sinus in Endoscopic Treatment of Pituitary Adenomas Causing Acromegaly with Cavernous Sinus
Invasion (Knosp I–III) – Early Clinical Results

Barbara Buchalska, Andrzej Styk, Radosław Michalik, Maria Maksymowicz, Jacek Kunicki

 

4) Pituitary metastases: a case serie
Jowita Fiszer, Magdalena Guzek, Sonia Kaniuka-Jakubowska, Anna Lewczuk-Myślicka, Renata Świątkowska-Stodulska,

 

5) Analysis of miR 16-5p, miR 143-3p and miR 423-5p in patients with invasive non-functioning pituitary adenomas and prolactinomas.
Aleksandra Derwich-Rudowicz, Aleksandra Żbikowska, Mirosław Andrusiewicz, Jakub Moskal, Marek Ruchała, Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj

 

6) The role of cytokines regulating the function of CD4+ T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T (Treg) lymphocytes in the course of selected endocrine autoimmune diseases
Szymon Janyga, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Zenon Czuba, Monika Ogrodowczyk-Bobik, Agata Urbanek, Beata Kos-Kudła and Bogdan Marek


 

7) Assessment of the allostatic load index in patients with pituitary tumours
Martyna Strzelec, Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska, Iga Zendran-Zahorska, Justyna Kuliczkowska-Płaksej, Natalia Słoka, Marek Bolanowski, Dorota Szcześniak

15.35 Closing of the Congress