Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Imaging Cancer: Gaining insights from cells to organisms
Virtual Event, Worldwide : 29 - 30 June 2021
Scientific Programme
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Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Welcome to Day 1
Session 1: Visualizing early cancer in the tissue and organ contexts
Chair: Daniele Regge
Frauke Alves Max Planck Institute, Germany
"Multiscale imaging strategies for preclinical evaluation of novel therapeutic and diagnostic concepts in cancer"
Q&A: 13:25 - 13:45
Sponsor Introductions
Vasilis Ntziachristos Helmholtz Centre Munich (HMGU) & Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
"Optoacoustics and cancer"
Q&A: 14:10 - 14:30
5-minute break
SYMPOSIUM - 10X GENOMICS
Koen De Gelas 10x Genomics
"Single cell and spatial transcriptomic methods to understand Cancer"
Break
coffee & stretching
Session 2: Revealing cancer heterogeneity across scales
Chair: Heinz-Peter Schlemmer
Jacky Goetz INSERM U1109, France
"Tracking the last steps of tumor metastasis at high resolution"
Q&A: 15:40 - 16:00
5-minute break
Hayri Emrah Balcıoğlu
Proffered Paper 1: "TME Analyzer: a novel multi-dimensional visualization and analysis tool to identify immune contexture-based predictors in tumors"
Q&A: 16:15 - 16:25
Jose Javier Bravo-Cordero Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
Proffered Paper 2: "High-resolution intravital microscopy reveals the plastic behavior of disseminated dormant cells and their niches"
Q&A: 16:35 - 16:45
Industry Spotlight - Indica Labs
Kate Lillard Tunstall, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, Indica Labs
"Spatially-resolved profiling of the tumour microenvironment using multiplexed tissue image analysis and deep learning."
5-minute break
Vicky Goh King's College London, UK
"Imaging cancer heterogeneity in clinical practice"
Q&A: 17:15 - 17:35
Poster Spotlights
3 top abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks
Networking Reception
In the Gather online platform
An informal opportunity to browse the posters, meet our sponsors and make new connections. Bring your own drink to recreate the feel of an in-person EACR conference!
Virtual Poster Discussion Session
In the Gather online platform
WELCOME TO DAY 2
INTRODUCION TO EUCANIMAGE
Karim Lekadir University of Barcelona, Spain
Session 3: Predicting and monitoring response to treatment
Chair: Erik Sahai
Regina Beets-Tan NKI, Netherlands
"Better imaging leads to better treatment and outcome"
Q&A: 14:35 - 14:55
5-minute break
Jovana Panic Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Proffered Paper 3: "MRI-based radiomics to predict tumor response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in a multicenter study: model development and external validation."
Q&A: 15:10 - 15:20
Giorgia Zambito Erasmus MC, Netherlands
Proffered Paper 4: "Fluorinated PLGA-PEG-mannose nanoparticles for tumor-associated macrophage detection by optical imaging and MRI"
Q&A: 15:30 - 15:40
5-minute break
SYMPOSIUM - NANOSTRING
Jessica Roelands LUMC Netherlands
"Reconstructing colorectal cancer tumorigenesis with digital spatial profiling"
Break
coffee & stretching
Session 4: Evaluating the extent and spread of disease
Chair: Laura Mezzanotte
Julie Sutcliffe University of California, USA
"Molecularly targeted imaging and treatment via the integrin α(v)β(6)"
Q&A: 16:50 - 17:10
10-minute break
Heinz-Peter Schlemmer DKFZ, Germany
"Whole body imaging methods for deduction of tumour spreading"
Q&A: 17:40 - 18:00
5-minute break
Discussion Forum
A multidisciplinary exchange considering the opportunities and challenges of cancer imaging from basic research to translation into clinics.
END OF DAY 2 SUMMARY
