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Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Europe’s membership association for cancer researchers
Defence is the Best Attack: Immuno-Oncology Breakthroughs
Barcelona, Spain : 11 - 13 March 2019
Scientific Programme
To download and print the programme, use the links below.
Registration
Posters may be put up from 12:00
WELCOME LUNCH & TRADE EXHIBITION
Conference welcome
Scientific Programme Committee
Session 1
Pablo Umaña Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Switzerland
"Redirecting T-cells for Cancer Immunotherapy using Next Generation Bispecific Antibodies and Fusion Proteins"
Karin de Visser NKI, Netherlands
"Dissecting cancer cell-intrinsic mechanisms dictating the immune landscape of breast cancer"
Proffered Paper 1
Selected from abstracts
Elena Garralda VHIO, Spain
"Challenges in early drug development of IO agents"
EXHIBITOR INTRODUCTIONS
Hear about the equipment and services offered by the companies in the trade exhibition.
COFFEE BREAK
Session 2
POSTER SPOTLIGHTS
3 top-scoring abstracts will be presented in short 'flash talks' of 3 minutes each.
Proffered Paper 2
Selected from abstracts
Luca Gattinoni National Cancer Institute, USA
"Harnessing T memory stem cells for adoptive cell transfer therapy of cancer"
Andrea Schietinger MSKCC, USA
"Molecular mechanisms defining tumor-specific T cell dysfunction and therapeutic reprogrammability"
EMBO Keynote Lecture
Richard Flavell Yale University School of Medicine, USA
"Study of the interface between human cancers and the human immune system in novel humanized mice"
NETWORKING RECEPTION
with drinks and a hot buffet dinner
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 1
POSTER VIEWING
tea/coffee available
Exhibitor SPOTLIGHT 1 - Nexcelom Bioscience
Session 3
Alena Gros VHIO, Spain
"Harnessing the personalized antitumor T-cell response to treat cancer"
Johanna Joyce University of Lausanne, Switzerland
"Exploring and Therapeutically Exploiting the Tumour Microenvironment"
Keynote Lecture
George Coukos University of Lausanne, Switzerland
"Orchestration of antitumor immune response. Lesson for immunotherapy from the tumor microenvironment"
COFFEE BREAK
Session 4
POSTER SPOTLIGHTS
3 top-scoring abstracts will be presented in short 'flash talks' of 3 minutes each.
Joan Seoane VHIO, Spain
"Embryology meets Oncology. The role of LIF in cancer"
Proffered Paper 3
Selected from abstracts
Sergio Quezada UCL Cancer Institute, UK
“T cell evolution in non-small cell lung cancer”
Industry SYMPOSIUM - Thermo Fisher Scientific
LUNCH
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 2
tea/coffee available
Session 5
Graham Pawelec University of Tübingen, Germany
"Immunotherapy of Cancer: Triumphs and Challenges and the Impact of Immunosenescence"
Proffered Paper 4
Selected from abstracts
Kris Thielemans VUB, Belgium
"mRNA therapeutics: ex-vivo and in-vivo modification of antigen presenting cells"
DISCUSSION FORUM
until 18:45
"How to introduce precision medicine principles to immuno-oncology"
Conference Dinner
El Principal del Eixample
Ticketed optional extra
POSTER VIEWING
tea/coffee available
Exhibitor SPOTLIGHT 2 - 10x Genomics
Session 6
Núria Lopez-Bigas ICREA & IRB Barcelona, Spain
"Biological and clinical relevance of tumor mutations"
Zlatko Trajanosky Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
"Computing and probing immunity in colorectal cancer"
Proffered Paper 5
Selected from abstracts
COFFEE BREAK
Miguel Sanmamed University of Navarra, Spain
"Novel patient-derived tumor models for immunotherapy development”
Closing Keynote
Laurence Zitvogel Gustave Roussy, France
"The unsuspected role of gut microbiota in cancer therapies"
Summary & Awards
Scientific Programme Committee
LUNCH & DEPART
Key dates
Bursary application deadline:
03 December 2018
Abstract submission deadline:
12 December 2018
Registration deadline:
01 February 2019
"Wonderful location, good standard of talks. Small and intimate. Good exhibits and poster sessions."
2017 participant feedback
Above: Lecture session at La Pedrera at the last edition of the conference in September 2017.
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