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Defence is the Best Attack: Immuno-Oncology Breakthroughs
Barcelona, Spain : 13 - 15 May 2025
Scientific programme
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Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
REGISTRATION Floor -1
WELCOME LUNCH
Light refreshments will be served on the Terrace Floor -3
CONFERENCE WELCOME - Auditori
Session 1
Session Chair: Joan Seoane
Myriam Chalabi NKI, Netherlands
'Neoadjuvant immunotherapy in pMMR and dMMR colorectal cancers'
Q&A 14:00 - 14:10
Marcela Maus Harvard. USA
'Driving new CAR T cells'
Q&A 14:30 - 14:40
The EMBO Keynote Lecture
Ido Amit Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
'Leveraging single cell technologies to engineer the immune system'
Q&A 15:00 - 15:10
COFFEE BREAK & SOLO TRAVELLERS' MEET-UP on the Terrace Floor -3
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - QIAGEN
Gwenann Cadiou INCIT, France
'Optimizing tumor reactivity and functions of therapeutic T cells'
Q&A: 16:00-16:10
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Antoni Ribas UCLA, USA
'Multicellular interactions mediating response and resistance to cancer immunotherapy'
Q&A 16:40 - 16:55
Omer Dushek Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, UK
'Optimising CAR-T cell sensitivity by engineering extracellular sizes'
Q&A 17:15 - 17:25
5 Proffered Papers
Please see the 'Onsite guide and abstracts' page for a list of the Proffered Papers being presented in this session
WELCOME BUFFET & DRINKS on the Terrace Floor -3
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 1 Rooms Hipatia & Agora Floor -2
Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
EARLY POSTER VIEWING with coffee on the Terrace Floor -3
Session 2
Session Chair: Yardena Samuels
5 Proffered Papers
Please see the 'Onsite guide and abstracts' page for a list of the Proffered Papers being presented in this session
Johanna Joyce University of Lausanne, Switzerland
'Exploring and therapeutically exploiting the tumour microenvironment'
Q&A 09:50 - 10:00
Joan Seoane VHIO, Spain
'Impact of the tumor microenvironment on immunotherapy targeting brain cancer'
Q&A 10:20 - 10:30
Maria Casanova-Acebes CNIO, Spain
'Circadian immunity: can we exploit it therapeutically?'
Q&A 10:50 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK on the Terrace Floor -3
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - Cell Signaling Technology
Maxime Jacquet Cell Signaling Technology
'Advancing Cancer Research with CST's Solutions: A Spotlight on CAR T Therapies and Emerging Technologies'
Q&A: 11:50-12:00
5 Proffered Papers
Please see the 'Onsite guide and abstracts' page for a list of the Proffered Papers being presented in this session
LUNCH on the Terrace Floor -3
Light refreshments will be served.
Session 3
Session Chair: Sonia Guedan
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Alberto Mantovani Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Humanitas University, Italy
'The yin yang of tumour-associated macrophages'
Q&A 14:30 - 14:45
Filipe Pereira Lund University, Sweden
'In vivo dendritic cell reprogramming for cancer immunotherapy'
Q&A 15:05 - 15:15
Yardena Samuels Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
'Revisiting the neoantigen approach to cancer immunotherapy'
Q&A 15:35 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK on the Terrace Floor -3
Panel Discussion: Mechanisms of acquired resistance to immunotherapies
Joan Seoane (VHIO, Barcelona, Spain), Sonia Guedan (Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain), Ignacio Melero (Cima Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain), Yardena Samuels (Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel), Josep Tabernero (VHIO, Barcelona, Spain)
5 Proffered Papers
Please see the 'Onsite guide and abstracts' page for a list of the Proffered Papers being presented in this session
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 2 Rooms Hipatia & Agora Floor -2
CONFERENCE DINNER (optional ticketed event) Flooded Forest Floor -5
Listed times are in Central European Time (CEST)
EARLY POSTER VIEWING with coffee on the Terrace Floor -3
Session 4
Session Chair: Ignacio Melero
5 Proffered Papers
Please see the 'Onsite guide and abstracts' page for a list of the Proffered Papers being presented in this session
Sonia Guedan IDIBAPS, Spain
'Advancing CAR-T cell therapy: Innovations for solid tumors and hematologic malignancies'
Q&A 09:50 - 10:00
The SITC Lecture
Christopher Klebanoff Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute, USA
'Therapeutic targeting of human cancers using CD4+ T cells'
Q&A 10:20 - 10:30
Rony Dahan Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
'Dendritic-T cell crosstalk in driving anti-tumor immunity and immunotherapy'
Q&A 10:50 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK on the Terrace Floor -3
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Tak Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada
'Metabolic and neural regulation of immunity and cancer'
Q&A 12:00 - 12:15
SUMMARY AND AWARDS PRESENTATION
DEPART
Key dates
Travel Grant application deadline:
17 March 2025
Abstract submission deadline:
17 March 2025
Registration and Payment deadline:
14 April 2025
