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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- October 24, 2012
SITC Early Career Scientists Professional Development Session - October 24-25, 2012
SITC Workshop – Focus on the Target: The Tumor Microenvironment - October 25, 2012
SITC Primer on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy™ - October 26-28, 2012
SITC 27th Annual Meeting - October 28, 2012
SITC Hot Topic Symposium: PD-1/PD-L1: Right on Target
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