Path4ward Symposium 2026

Thursday, 12 February 2026, Grimbergen - Belgium

A path4ward for patients living with hyperphagia and early onset obesity due to rare MC4R-pathway diseases - new management and treatment options

About the event 
 

 

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Join us for an event where leading experts will delve into the complexities of rare MC4R-pathway diseases, focusing on hyperphagia and early-onset obesity. Gain insights from clinical experience in Germany with setmelanotide, the importance of genetic testing, and discuss multidisciplinary care approaches in Belgium to enhance patient outcomes.

 

KEY TOPICS:

  • MC4R-pathway and its involvement in obesity
  • The role and considerations of genetics: The puzzle explained
  • Clinical experience in the management and treatment of monogenetic MC4R diseases in The Netherlands
  • Experience with setmelanotide from daily practice, treating patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a genetic obesity disease in Germany

Day 1 20 February 2025

  • 18:00

    Arrival & Walking Dinner

  • 19:00

    Welcome

  • 19:05

    Introductions

  • 19:10

    MC4R pathway and its involvement in obesity

  • 19:40

    The role and considerations of genetics: The puzzle explained

  • 20:30

    Clinical experience in the management and treatment of monogenetic MC4R diseases

  • 21:15

    Experience from daily practice, treating patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a genetic obesity disease in Germany – What have we learned so far?

  • 22:00

    Panel discussion

  • 22:30

    Close & Departure