Thursday, 13 March 2008
   
8.30 – 8.40 a.m. Opening by Heinz Zwierzina and Reiner Gradinger
8.40 - 10.20 a.m.


8.40 - 9.05 a.m.



9.05 - 9.30 a.m.



9.30 - 9.55 a.m.


9.55 - 10.20 a.m.

Improving Immune-mediated Cancer Control
Chair: L. Hakansson, S. Hirschfeld

Relevant immune parameters in monitoring cancer
immunotherapy – an overview
C. Melief, Leiden

Challenges and potential solutions in biomarker
development
S. Hirschfeld, Bethesda

Immune profi ling of glioblastoma cancer stem cells
G. Parmiani, Milan

Adoptive transfer of NK cells combined with radiotherapy –
a new concept in the treatment of NSCLC
G. Multhoff, Munich

10.20 – 11.00 a.m. Coffee Break
11.00– 12:30 a.m.
Immmunosuppressor Mechanisms
Chair: G. Parmiani, W. Hiddemann
11.00 - 11.30 a.m.



11.30 - 12.00 a.m.





12.00 - 12.10 a.m.





12.10 - 12.20 a.m.




12.20 - 12.30 a.m.
Induction, regulation and function of regulatory T-cells in
cancer
G. Betts, Cardiff

Myeloid suppressor cells and their role in the development of
specifi c T-cell responses to melanoma vaccines
L. Rivoltini, Milan

Free communications

Combination chemotherapy prior to reconstitution with autologous
PBMC and vaccination with autologous tumor and
GM-CSF fails to induce long-term reduction of FoxP3+ cells
in NSCLC patients
N. Van den Engel, Munich

A clinical and immunological phase II trial of Wilms Tumor
Gene Product 1 (WT1) peptide vaccination in patients with
AML and MDS
A. Letsch, Berlin

Kinetic of initiation of an in vivo cytolytic response of NK Cells
against HSP70-positive tumor
V. Milani, Munich
12.30 – 1.30 p.m. Lunch
1.30– 4.00 p.m. Joint BDA and iSBTc Workshop: Improving the
therapeutic efficacy of cancer immunotherapy
Chair: J. Wiggington, H. Zwierzina
1.30 - 2.00 p.m.


2.00 - 2.30 p.m.



2.30 - 3.00 p.m.



3.00 – 3.30 p.m.



3.30 – 4.00 p.m.
Combining different modalities in immunotherapy of cancer
J. Wiggington, North Wales, USA

How can the effect of therapeutic cancer vaccines be
enhanced?
A. Dalgleish, London

Can immunostimulation over-come cancer related
immunosuppression?
S. Khleif, Bethesda

Enhancing the immune mediated anti-cancer reactivity by
co-stimulation
J. Gulley, Bethesda

The missing link – cancer generated immunosuppression
L. Håkansson, Linköping
4.00 – 4.30 p.m. Coffee Break
4.30 – 6.45 p.m. Clinical Case Stories
Chair: S. Khleif, A.S. Shimosaka
4.30 - 4.50 p.m.


4.50 – 5.10 p.m.



5.10 – 5.30 p.m.



5.30 – 5.50 p.m.



5.50 – 6.00 p.m.


Clinical development of ONYVAX-SGCRO01
C. Beattie, London

Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs®):
Development, biological effects and clinical applications
A. Glasmacher, Munich

A glycoengineered anti-CD19 antibody with enhanced ADCC
effector function for the treatment of B-cell malignancies
B. Jallal, Gaithersburg

Therapeutic window of a single-chain antibody construct
bispecifi c for EpCAM and CD3 – a biosimilar approach
P. A. Baeuerle, Munich

Free communication
The SpheroPCT Study: The Spheroid Microtumor Model is predictive for the therapeutic response of colorectal cancers
M. Joka, Munich
  Round table discussion

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