Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Making it Personal: Cancer Precision Medicine
Bergamo, Italy : 5 - 7 November 2018
Scientific Programme
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FULL PROGRAMME AND SPEAKER ABSTRACTS
Click here to download the Full Programme and Abstract Book for the conference.
Registration
Reception area
Until 13:00
WELCOME LUNCH & TRADE EXHIBITION
A chance to meet fellow participants and enjoy a light buffet lunch before the first session.
Conference Introduction
Oggioni Lecture Hall
Scientific Programme Committee
Session 1: DIAGNOSIS & EARLY DETECTION
Chair: Ze'ev Ronai
Opening Keynote
Andrea Califano Columbia University, USA
"Elucidating and targeting mechanisms of cancer cell state maintenance"
Itay Tirosh Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
"A unified model integrating cellular states and genetics for glioblastoma"
Maja Marklund Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
Proffered Paper 1: "Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer"
Lior Nissim Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Israel
Proffered Paper 2: "Synthetic RNA-Based Immunomodulatory Gene Circuits for Cancer Immunotherapy"
Exhibitor Introductions
One representative from each exhibitor will give a 60-second introduction to their company.
COFFEE BREAK & TRADE EXHIBITION
Hall Bar and Foyer
Ze'ev Ronai Technion Integrated Cancer Center, Israel
"From genes to microb(iota) and back"
Fatima Mechta-Grigoriou Institut Curie, France
"Fibroblast heterogeneity in immunosuppression in breast cancer"
Oded Sandler Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Proffered Paper 3: "Integrative Precision Therapy for overcoming innate drug resistance"
MEET THE EXPERT
Andrea Califano Columbia University, USA
Keynote speaker Prof. Califano will share from his personal perspective and experiences. There will be a chance to ask questions.
Poster Discussion Session 1 & Trade Exhibition
Hall Bar and Foyer
Prosecco & finger buffet. Finishes at 19:00.
POSTER VIEWING & TRADE EXHIBITION
Hall Bar and Foyer
Coffee and tea available.
Industry Spotlight - Bio-Rad
Oggioni Lecture Hall
Marzia Del Re Pisa University Hospital
"Liquid biopsy from activating mutations to target expression: the horizon is expanding”
Session 2: IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY
Chair: Itay Tirosh
Inge Marie Svane CCIT Herlev Hospital, Denmark
"Adoptive cell therapy based on TILs in the era of check point inhibitors"
Shai Shen-Or Technion, Israel
"High resolution longitudinal immune profiling reveals a clinically meaningful metric from dynamics of healthy immune-aging towards an older adult homeostasis"
Richard Crispin Institute for Cancer Research, Norway
Proffered Paper 4: "Development of small molecules for targeting the down-regulation of PDL1 in the potential immunotherapeutic treatment of leukaemia"
COFFEE BREAK & TRADE EXHIBITION
Hall Bar and Foyer
Silvia Formenti Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
"DNA Damage Response and Immune Rejection of Cancer"
Ilaria Malanchi The Francis Crick Institute, UK
"New protagonists of the tumour microenvironment"
Industry Symposium - Fluidigm
Presentation by the Elite Sponsor
Amy Hamilton Fluidigm Corporation
"A Brief Introduction to Mass Cytometry"
Shahram Kordasti King’s College London, UK
"Bench to Bytes: Translating Big Data to the Clinic"
BUFFET LUNCH & TRADE EXHIBITION
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 2
Coffee / tea will be served
Session 3: DORMANCY & TOLERANCE
Chair: Richard Marais
Alberto Bardelli Candiolo Cancer Institute, Italy
"Inactivation of DNA repair to improve immune surveillance"
Christoph Klein University of Regensburg, Germany
"The dynamics of metastatic spread"
Silvia Marsoni FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Italy
Proffered Paper 5: "Charting individual metastases evolution in HER2 amplified metastatic colorectal cancer patients undergoing dual EGFR/HER2 therapeutic blockade"
Marija Buljan ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Proffered Paper 6: "Identifying protein interactions relevant in cancer development"
COFFEE BREAK & TRADE EXHIBITION
Hall Bar and Foyer
Maria Soengas CNIO, Spain
"MetAlert mice: a platform for whole-body imaging and pharmacological targeting of metastatic niches"
Eytan Ruppin NCI (NIH), USA
"Harnessing genetic interactions to advance whole genome precision oncology"
Panel Discussion
This session will be informal in style. We will facilitate a relaxed conversational atmosphere where participants are invited to join in with discussions led by members of the Scientific Programme Committee and invited speakers.
Optional walking tour of Bergamo
From venue to Città Alta
Get your free ticket when you register.
Optional Conference Dinner
Taverna Colleoni
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POSTER VIEWING & TRADE EXHIBITION
Hall Bar and Foyer
Coffee and tea available.
Session 4: Rational Combinations
Chair: Daniel Peeper
Jean-Christophe Marine VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Belgium
"Targeting minimal residual disease as a salvage strategy for melanoma targeted therapy"
Richard Marais CRUK Manchester Institute, UK
"Making it personal in melanoma"
Paul Workman The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
"Targeting non-oncogene addiction with HSF1 pathway inhibitors: From phenotypic screen to chemical probe and preclinical development candidate"
COFFEE BREAK & TRADE EXHIBITION
Hall Bar and Foyer
Gabriele Picco Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
Proffered Paper 7: "Functional linkage of gene fusions to cancer cell fitness assessed by pharmacological and CRISPR/Cas9 screening"
Daniel Peeper NKI, Netherlands
"Towards rational combinatorial cancer treatment – a functional genomics approach"
Closing Keynote
David Solit MSKCC, USA
"Defining the actionable genome"
Meeting Summary & Awards
Scientific Programme Committee
LUNCH
Hall Bar and Foyer
Trade exhibition and lunch until close of meeting at 13:30
Key dates
Travel Grant application deadline:
03 September 2018
Abstract submission deadline:
16 September 2018
Registration and Payment deadline:
01 October 2018
Above: Venue floor plan.
Above: Oggioni Lecture Hall where sessions will take place
