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This meeting occurs in 2019.
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Cancer Immunotherapy: Mechanistic Insights to Improve Clinical Benefit (C2)
Scientific Organizers: Padmanee Sharma, Aviv Regev, Crystal L. Mackall and Kristen Hege
March 10—14, 2019
Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Sponsored by Autolus Therapeutics
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*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Scholarship Deadline: Nov 7, 2018 [details]
Discounted Abstract Deadline: Nov 7, 2018 [details]
Abstract Deadline: Dec 5, 2018 [details]
Discounted Registration Deadline: Jan 15, 2019 [details]
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Discounted Abstract Deadline: November 7, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard TimeAbstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
Submission by this date receives 50.00 USD discount.
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register
Abstract Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadlines. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Submitting your abstract early allows us to:
- submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
- accept your abstract online
- include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
- reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
(The Abstract Deadline: is December 5, 2018)
Global Health Travel Award Deadline:
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Global Health Travel Award Details:
You MUST complete your Global Health Travel Award appplication by the Global Health Travel Award Deadline
and complete the other required steps (verify your contact information and submit a recommendation letter)
to be considered for a travel award.
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Scholarship Deadline: November 7, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Scholarship Details:
You MUST submit your abstract by the Scholarship Deadline and complete the other required steps (submit a scholarship application and submit a mentor letter) to be considered for a scholarship.
Abstract Deadline: December 5, 2018
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Abstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register
Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadline. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Submitting your abstract by the Abstract Deadline allows us to:
- submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
- include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
- reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
Abstracts submitted after the Abstract Deadline will NOT be considered for a short talk.
(Discounted Abstract Deadline: is November 7, 2018)
Discounted Registration Deadline: January 15, 2019
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Registration Fee: 945.00 USD* (includes 200.00 USD discount)
Student Registration Fee: 720.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
After the Discounted Registration Deadline:
Registration Fee: 1145.00 USD*
Student Registration Fee: 920.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)
*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee
Registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to discounted registration deadline.
Conference Program Print | View meeting in 12 hr (am/pm) time
The meeting will begin on Sunday, March 10 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Thursday, March 14 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Friday, March 15 in order to fully experience the meeting.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
Driving Anti-tumor Responses with Neoantigen Vaccines
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
From the Clinic to the Lab: Investigating Response and Resistance Mechanisms to Immune Checkpoint Therapy
Resistance Mechanisms to Engineered T Cell Therapies
Overcoming Inhibitory Pathways in the Tumor Microenvironment
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
Evaluating Tumor Antigen-Specific T Cell Responses
Visualization of Tumor-Immune Components
Comprehending Anti-Tumor Immune Responses through Single-Cell Studies
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
Enhancing Antitumor Immunity by Inhibiting CD47 Signaling
Initiating Anti-Tumor Immune Responses with STING Agonist
Epigenetics or Metabolism
Next Generation CAR T Cells
Clinical Development of BCMA CAR-T Cells in Myeloma
CAR T Cell Therapies: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
Immune Checkpoint Therapy: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Evaluating Myeloid Targets to Enhance Anti-Tumor Immune Responses
BITE
Oncolytic Viral Therapies
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
Combining Immunotherapy with Radiation Therapy
Targeting Immune Activation via Inhibition of the Adenosine Pathway
Novel Combination Therapy Strategies
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
Novel Immunotherapy Strategies that Effectively Treat Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Novel Methods for Evaluating Immune Responses
Prostate Cancer or GBM
Managing Toxicities
Microbiome Targeting and Future Strategies to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
From Good to Great: Next Iterative Steps for CAR T Cell Therapy of Childhood Leukemia
Bispecific Checkpoint Antibodies and T Cell Engagers
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 02/10/2019
Keystone Symposia thanks our Sponsor for generously supporting this meeting:
Autolus Therapeutics |
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