CCIC 2015
8th Annual Canadian Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CCIC) Symposium 2015
8e Symposium Canadien Annuel d’Immunotherapie du Cancer (2015)
May 20-22, 2015
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
1128 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Below, you will find information about:
- Detailed Agenda: Click here for a downloadable version of the agenda
- Abstracts
- Instructions for abstracts and posters
Please note that in an effort to make this a green meeting, we will not provide printed abstract books at the meeting.
1. Agenda
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Registration and poster set-up | Pinnacle Foyer & Shaughnessy Salon |
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Banquet and opening address | Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Keynote Lecture Chair: Dr. Brad Nelson, BC Cancer Agency Dr. Cliona M. Rooney, Baylor College of Medicine: Signaling through the TCR to enhance CAR-T cell therapy for cancer |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 20:00 - 20:30 |
Speed poster session 1 (oral presentations) |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 20:30 - 23:00 | Opening night reception Meet with delegates, browse sponsor exhibits and Poster Session 1: Odd numbered posters |
Shaughnessy Salon |
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Breakfast | Pinnacle Foyer |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Session 1: New approaches to adoptive T cell transfer Chair: Dr. Jonathan Bramson, McMaster University |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| Dr. Renier J. Brentjens, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Adoptive T cell Therapy of Cancer: CARs and Armored CARs. |
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| Dr. Eric Tran, National Cancer Institute: Cell transfer therapy against somatic mutations in human gastrointestinal cancers. |
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| Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi, Moffitt Cancer Center and Lion Biotechnologies: Adoptive Cell Therapy with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: Realizing an Academic Dream. |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break | Pinnacle Foyer |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Speed poster session 2 (oral presentations) |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Session 2: Immune modulation Chair: Dr. Réjean Lapointe, Université de Montréal |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| Dr. Andrew Weinberg, Oregon Health and Science University Stimulating tumor immunity through the OX40 pathway. |
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| Dr. Paul Tumeh, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Pre-existing Immunity and Treatment Outcome with Anti-PD1 Therapy in Melanoma. |
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| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch | Pinnacle foyer and ballrooms |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Poster session 2: Even numbered posters | Shaughnessy Salon |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Session 3: Profiling the immune response to cancer Chair: Dr. Brad Nelson, BC Cancer Agency |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| Dr. Wolf Fridman, INSERM: Cancer subtypes and their immune microenvironments. |
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| Dr. Sohrab Shah, BC Cancer Agency: **How does the immune system contend with intratumoral heterogeneity? |
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| Dr. Harlan Robins, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: Predicting and assessing response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 | Keynote Lecture Chair: Dr. Brad Nelson, BC Cancer Agency Dr. Philip D. Greenberg, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: T cell engineering: Empowering T cells to eradicate tumors. |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 18:00 - 19:30 | Dinner | Pinnacle foyer and ballrooms |
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Friday, May 22, 2015
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Breakfast | Pinnacle Foyer |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Session 4: Genomic approaches to personalized immunotherapy Chair: Dr. Rob Holt, Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| Dr. Marco Marra, Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency: Personalized Oncogenomics. |
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| Dr. Kai Wucherpfennig, Dana Farber Cancer Institute: In vivo discovery of targets for cancer immunotherapy. |
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| Dr. Christian Steidl, BC Cancer Agency: **Genomic rearrangements involving programmed death ligands. |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break | Pinnacle Foyer |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Speed poster session 3 (oral presentations) |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Keynote Lecture Chair: Dr. Pamela Ohashi, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Dr. Ron Levy, Stanford University: Treating the tumor and treating the host. |
Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Poster prizes | Pinnacle Ballrooms |
| 12:15 | Meeting adjourns | |
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**NB: Titles of talks are not final
2. Abstracts
All abstracts may be obtained by clicking on the Title of the Abstract below. Please note that there will be no printed abstract book available at the Symposium. Click here if you would like to download all the abstracts.
Speed poster presentations
- Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 8:00pm - 8:30pm: P2, P4, P14, P23, P24, P44, P48, P49
- Thursday, May 21, 2015, 10:30am - 11:00am: P1, P9, P10, P25, P26, P31, P32, P59
- Friday, May 22, 2015, 10:30am - 11:00am: P29, P30, P34, P37, P41, P53, P54, P60
Poster prizes
Friday, May 22, 2015, 12:00pm - 12:15pm
3. Instructions for abstracts and posters
- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED.
- Extended abstract submission deadline: April 10, 2015
- Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 20, 2015, 5pm EST
Abstract Review Process
All abstracts will be reviewed by the CCIC Planning Committee. The Committee will evaluate appropriateness and completeness of the information as well as scientific merit. All submissions will be acknowledged and assigned an abstract number. All abstract rejections made by the Committee will be final.
Regulations and Procedures for Abstract Submission
- All abstract submissions must be made by the authors of the abstract.
- Authors may submit more than one abstract.
- Presenting authors must be paid Conference registrants.
- Abstracts must be 300 words or less. Scientific characters are acceptable. Diagrams and graphs will not be accepted.
- All approved abstracts will be presented as posters during the CCIC poster session.
- The official language of the Conference is English. Translation services will not be provided.
Poster Preparation Information
The dimensions of your poster SHOULD NOT exceed 4’ (w) by 4’ (h). Velcro dots or push pins will be provided.
If you have any questions, email Payal Sipahimalani or Angela Lum