Hot Topic Schedule

October 28, 2012
10:30am - 12:00 pm
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
North Bethesda, MD

Presentations are posted online based upon presenter approval.

Program Schedule

10:30 am – 10:35 am	Welcome & Introductions Suzanne L. Topalian, MD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
10:35 am – 11:00 am	PD-1 Pathway Blockade In Cancer Therapy: Clinical Results And Future Development Suzanne L. Topalian, MD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
11:00 am – 11:15 am	Overcoming Tumor-Induced Negative Regulatory Pathways in Murine Models of Rhabdomyosarcoma Steven L. Highfill, PhD - National Cancer Institute
11:15 am – 11:30 am	Ovarian Tumor-Infiltrating T Cells and Myeloid Cells Mediate Immune Suppression Through The PD-1/PD-L1 Pathway Jaikumar Duraiswamy, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
11:30 am – 11:55 am	Considerations In Targeting PD-1, PD-L1, and Other Immune Checkpoints: Immunoediting and Mechanistic Perspectives Ira Mellman, PhD - Genentech, Inc.
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Closing Comments/Questions & Answers

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