Program

(As of February 27, 2018)


Opening Remarks -Eun Kyung Choi (President of Korean Cancer Association) 09:00-09:10
 
1. Recent trends in cancer immunology 1 09:10-10:30
  Chair: Sang-Jun Ha (Yonsei University College of Life Science and Biotechnology)
1) Iatrogenic immunosuppression in patients with cancer: Etiology, consequences, and approaches to preserve immune competence
Stuart A. Grossman (Professor of Oncology, Medicine & Neurosurgery, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
2) Potential strategies to minimize treatment-related lymphopenia
Jian Li Campian (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine)
 
Break 10:30-10:50
 
2. Recent trends in cancer immunology 2 10:50-12:00
  Chair: Tae You Kim (Seoul National University College of Medicine)
1) What happens to CD8+ T cells upon anti-PD-1 therapy?
Eui-Cheol Shin (KAIST Endowed Chair Professor, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST)
2) IL-7 in mice and humans: Beyond T cell homeostasis
Ronald Eugene Gress (Chief, Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, CCR, NCI)
 
Satellite Symposium (by MSD) 12:00-13:00
  Chair: Bong-Seog Kim (VHS Medical Center)
1) Immuno-oncologic strategy for head and neck cancer and urothelial carcinoma
Bhumsuk Keam (Seoul National University College of Medicine)
 
3. Development of novel immunotherapeutics 1 13:00-14:40
  Chair: Yong Woo Jung (Korea University College of Pharmacy)
1) Targeting TGF-¥â: A key strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy
John J. Letterio (Director, The Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital & University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center)
2) Development of tissue-agnostic immunotherapy utilizing stromal TGF-beta responsive gene signature (TBRS)
Chan-Young Ock (Chief Medical Officer of Medpacto & Medical Director of Theragen Etex Bio)
3) Immunotherapy using vaccine: Neoantigen vs tumor associated Ag
Kyong Hwa Park (Associate Professor, Department of internal medicine, College of medicine, Korea University)
 
Break 14:40-15:00
 
4. Development of novel immunotherapeutics 2 15:00-16:50
  Chair: Yeul Hong Kim (Korea University College of Medicine)
1) Translating science into immuno-oncology therapies
Jingwu Zang (Founder and CEO of I-MAB Biopharma)
2) A new antigen presenting cell based cancer therapeutic vaccine
Chang-Yuil Kang (Professor, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
3) Drivers in the clinical development of cancer combination therapy
Emmett Vance Schmidt (Distinguished Scientist/Executive Director, Clinical Oncology, Merck Research Laboratories)
 
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