SITC Primer on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapyâ„¢

November 7, 2013
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD

Program Schedule

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Registration
Thursday, November 7, 2013
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Registration
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:05 am	Welcome and Introductions Charles G. Drake, MD, PhD - Johns Hopkins University
8:05 am - 10:15 am	Session I: Basic Immunology: A Brief Overview
8:05 am - 8:10 am	Pretest Questions
8:10 am - 8:45 am	Introduction to Innate Immunity Vincenzo Bronte, MD - University of Verona
8:45 am - 9:20 am	Introduction to Dendritic Cells A. Karolina Palucka, MD, PhD - Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
9:20 am - 9:55 am	Overview of Adaptive Immunity Jonathan Powell, MD - Johns Hopkins Hospital
9:55 am - 10:15 am	Panel Questions and Answers
10:15 am - 10:35 am	Break
10:35 am - 12:45 pm	Session II: Treating Tumors with Passive Immunotherapy
10:35 am - 10:40 am	Pretest Questions
10:40 am - 11:15 am	Adoptive T Cell Therapy Cassian Yee, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:15 am - 11:50 am	Anti-Tumor Antibodies Charles G. Drake, MD, PhD - Johns Hopkins University
11:50 am - 12:25 pm	Obstacles to Driving an Immune Response Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm	Panel Questions and Answers
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm	Lunch
1:45 pm - 3:20 pm	Session III: Active Immunotherapy: Unleashing the Patient's Own- Immune System
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm	Pretest Questions
1:50 pm - 2:25 pm	Cancer Vaccines Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD - Tisch Cancer Institute At the Mount Sinai Medical Center
2:25 pm - 3:00 pm	Immune Checkpoint Blockade James P. Allison, PhD - University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm	Panel Questions and Answers
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm	Break
3:40 pm - 5:15 pm	Session IV: Immune Monitoring: Figuring Out How it All Works
3:40 pm - 3:45 pm	Pretest Questions
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm	Monitoring T and B Cell Responses Sacha Gnjatic, PhD - Tisch Cancer Institute at Hess Center Mount Sinai School of Medicine
4:20 pm - 4:55 pm	Pre-Surgical Clinical Trial Design for Immune Monitoring Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:55 pm - 5:15 pm	Panel Questions and Answers
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm	Closing Remarks
The State of SITC: Membership Business Meeting will immediately follow the conclusion of the Primer on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy™ at 5:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.