ADVANCES IN CANCER EARLY DETECTION – TUMORIGENESIS AND THE MICROENVIRONMENT

Please join us for the symposium: Advances in Cancer Early Detection – Tumorigenesis and the Microenvironment! This whole-day symposium aims to discuss the recent advancement for early cancer detection.
SPONSORS
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center - https://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/
- DFCI Centers for Early Detection and Interception - https://www.dana-farber.org/cancer-care/treatment/early-detection-interception
- MGH Cancer Early Detection and Diagnostics - https://www.massgeneral.org/cancer-center/treatments-and-services/cancer-early-detection
Keynote
Agenda
7:30-8:00AM | Registration and breakfast |
8:00-8:10AM | INTRODUCTION |
8:10-9:10AM | The Biology of Pre-Cancer |
| Biological insights from the Lung Squamous Pre-Cancer Atlas |
| Colon Cancer and the Gut Microbiota |
9:15-10:15AM | The Immune System |
| Strategies for Cancer Immunoprevention |
| Early Detection and Interception of Myeloma |
10:15-10:30AM | Morning break |
10:30-11:30AM | KEYNOTE: Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Cancers |
11:30-12:30 | Lunch |
12:30-1:30PM | What Makes a Tumor Cell? |
| Cell-Cell Interactions in Regulation of Lung Progenitors and Lung Cancer |
| Molecular Analysis of Prostate Circulating Tumor Cells |
1:30- 1:45pm | Coffee break |
1:45- 3:55pm | Finding Signals of Early Cancer |
| AI-Controlled Autonomous Proteomics |
| Quantitative Multiplex Profiling of ctDNA in Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer |
| Discovery of Non-Invasive Plasma Protein Biomarkers for Early Detection of Cancer Using 11k SomaScan Proteomics |
| Molecular Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles in Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring |
3:55-4:00pm | CLOSING REMARKS |
4:00-5:00 | Reception |