Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
ecDNA and the Genomic Chaos of Cancer
Virtual Event : 23 - 24 February 2027
Scientific programme
To download and print the programme, use the links below.
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY ONE
Where are we now and where are we going?
Our Scientific Programme Committee - Paul Mischel, Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and Isidro Cortes-Ciriano - will open the conference by looking at the past, present and future of the field.
Session 1: New directions for mechanistic understanding of ecDNA biology
Carolin Sauer The Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Spain
'ecDNA as a dynamic biomarker for disease detection and monitoring from liquid biopsies'
Q&A: 13:05 - 13:15
Proffered Paper 1
Q&A: 13:25 - 13:30
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Agnel Sfeir MSKCC, USA
Q&A: 14:05 - 14:15
Proffered Paper 2
Q&A: 14:25 - 14:30
Proffered Paper 3
Q&A: 14:40 - 14:45
FLASH TALKS SESSION 1
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Kathy Burns Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Q&A: 15:35 - 15:45
Proffered Paper 4
Q&A: 15:55 - 16:00
Proffered Paper 5
Q&A: 16:10 - 16:15
FLASH TALKS SESSION 2
SUMMARY AND CLOSE
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY TWO
Session 2: Learning from patients
Benjamin Werner Barts Cancer Institute, UK
'The structural fitness landscapes of extrachromosomal DNAs across human cancers'
Q&A: 12:25 - 12:35
Anton Henssen Max Delbruck Centre, Germany
Q&A: 12:55 - 13:05
Proffered Paper 6
Q&A: 13:15 - 13:20
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Nnennaya Kanu UCL, UK
'ecDNA emergence and persistence from early to late-stage lung cancer in TRACERx and PEACE'
Q&A: 13:55 - 14:05
Proffered Paper 7
Q&A: 14:15 - 14:20
FLASH TALKS SESSION 3
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Session 3: From mechanism to translation
Andrea Ventura MSKCC, USA
Q&A: 15:10 - 15:20
Proffered Paper 8
Q&A: 15:30 - 15:35
James Chen UTSW, USA
Q&A: 15:55 - 16:05
FLASH TALKS SESSION 4
DISCUSSION SESSION
SUMMARY AND CLOSE
Key dates
Abstract submission deadline:
14 January 2027
Registration and Payment deadline:
08 February 2027
