December 8, 2011
Mark Your Calendars for SITC 2012!
Planning for SITC 2012 is underway! Reserve October 24-28, 2012 on your calendar for the SITC Workshop on the Tumor Microenvironment, the SITC Primer on Tumor Immunology & Cancer Immunotherapy™ and the SITC Annual Meeting. See the details below and visit www.sitcancer.org regularly for the latest updates.
SITC Workshop: Focus on the Target: The Tumor Microenvironment - October 24-25, 2012
Topics:
• Cells of the Immune System in the Tumor Microenvironment
• Stromal Elements of the Tumor Microenvironment
• Inflammation and Immune Trafficking
• Remodeling the Tumor Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Regression
• Monitoring Immune Responses within the Tumor Microenvironment
• Clinical Trials: Provoking Immunity in the Tumor Microenvironment
Organizers:
• Samual Silverstein, MD
• Jerome Galon, PhD
• Leisha Emens, MD, PhD
SITC Primer on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy™ - October 25, 2012
Topics:
• Tumor Immunology Overview
• Innate Immunity, Inflammation and Cancer
• Dendritic Cells
• T Cells Differentiation and Signaling
• Tumor Microenvironment
• T Regs and MDSCs in Cancer
• Co-Inhibition and Co-Stimulation in Cancer Immunotherapy
• Adoptive T Cell Therapy as Cancer Immunotherapy
• Tumor Antigens and Cancer Vaccines
• Immune Monitoring
Organizers:
• Mario Sznol, MD
• Charles Drake, MD, PhD
SITC Annual Meeting - October 26-28, 2012
Topics:
• Adoptive T Cell Transfer
• T Cell Modulating Strategies
• Immunity of Oncologic Viruses
• DC Subsets/Cancer Vaccines
• T Cell Therapy Manufacturing
• High-Throughput Technologies Immune Monitoring
• Targeting Immune Suppressions
Organizers:
• David Stoncek, MD
• Antoni Ribas, MD
• Cornelis J.M. Melief, MD, PhD
Other Exciting SITC Programs in Development
SITC will host two regional primers in Chicago, IL in 2012.
The SITC Primer on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy™ will take place at the Swissôtel Chicago from 8:00am-5:30pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012, leading into the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) Annual Meeting which takes place May 17-20, 2012.
The SITC Primer on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy™ From Biology to Treatment will take place at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place from 8:00am-1:00pm on Friday, June 1, 2012, leading into the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting which takes place June 1-5, 2012.
Stay tuned for more details about both of these exciting programs!
