
Emerging Approaches to Cancer Immunotherapy
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Over the past several years, cancer immunotherapy has made extraordinary progress both conceptually and in clinical practice. Led by landmark studies in the setting of metastatic melanoma, many of the findings of this field are being generalized both to hematological malignancies and to other solid tumors. Areas of investigation such as checkpoint blockade inhibitors, advanced tumor vaccination studies, and adoptive T-cell therapies are changing the face of cancer treatment. This symposium will bring together leading experts in immunotherapy and immunology to discuss these emerging approaches, along with the challenges and opportunities faced in this evolving field.
*Reception to follow.
This event will also be broadcast as a webinar.
Please note: Transmission of presentations via the webinar is subject to individual consent by the speakers. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that every speaker's presentation will be broadcast in full via the webinar. To access all speakers' presentations in full, we invite you to attend the live event in New York City when possible.
Registration and Webinar Pricing
Member | $30 |
Student/Postdoc Member | $15 |
Nonmember (Academia) | $65 |
Nonmember (Corporate) | $85 |
Nonmember (Non-profit) | $65 |
Nonmember (Student / Postdoc / Resident / Fellow) | $45 |
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Agenda
* Presentation titles and times are subject to change.
May 21, 2015 | |
9:00 AM | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
9:15 AM | Keynote Address |
10:00 AM | Antigen Specific Adoptive T Cell Immunotherapy for Treatment of Cancer |
10:35 AM | Networking Coffee Break |
11:05 AM | Bi-specific T Cell Engaging Antibodies in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
11:40 AM | Dendritic Cell Based Immunotherapy for Cancer Marnix Bosch, PhD, MBA, Northwest Biotherapeutics |
12:10 PM | Networking Lunch and Poster Session |
1:40 PM | Mechanisms of Resistance to Immunotherapies Driven by Features of the Tumor Microenvironment |
2:15 PM | Lifting the Veil of Immune Suppression and Inducing Immune Activation Through Antibody-Mediated Blockade of Phosphatidylserine Signaling |
2:45 PM | Networking Coffee Break |
3:15 PM | Response and Resistance to Radiation and Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Solid Tumors |
3:50 PM | Preclinical to Clinical Translation of Anti-PD-1 Blockade |
4:30 PM | Panel Discussion |
5:10 PM | Closing Remarks |
5:15 PM | Networking Reception |
6:00 PM | Adjourn |
Speakers
Organizers
Kenneth P. Olive, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center
George Zavoico, PhD
Jones Trading Co.
Sonya Dougal, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences
Speakers
Marnix Bosch, PhD, MBA
Northwest Biotherapeutics
Rolf Brekken, PhD
University of Texas, Southwestern
Stephen J. Forman, MD, FACP
City of Hope
Thomas F. Gajewski, MD, PhD
The University of Chicago Medicine
Carl H. June, MD
University of Pennsylvania
David Kaufman, MD, PhD
Merck Research Laboratories
Mark R. Litzow, MD
Mayo Clinic
Andy Minn, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Elaine Pinheiro, MD
Merck Research Laboratories
Sponsors
For sponsorship opportunities please contact Perri Wisotsky at pwisotsky@nyas.org or 212.298.8642.
Academy Friend
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Grant Support
The educational portion of this Program is supported, in part, by an independent educational grant from AstraZeneca.
Promotional Partners
Immunotherapy & Vaccine Summit (ImVacs)
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Our Location
The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th floor
New York, NY 10007-2157
212.298.8600
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