The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 36th Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs (SITC 2021) provides a multidisciplinary educational and interactive environment focused on improving the outcome for current and future patients with cancer by incorporating strategies based on basic and applied cancer immunotherapy.
The Annual Meeting consists of cutting-edge research presentations by experts in the field, oral and poster abstract presentations and ample opportunity for structured and informal discussions, including important networking opportunities. In addition, the meeting includes updates on major national and international initiatives coming from academia, government and industry, as well as important society projects.
36th Annual Meeting Organizers
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Niroshana Anandasabapathy, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine
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Paolo A. Ascierto, MD – Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale
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Margaret K. Callahan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Michelle Rohlfs, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Annual Program Committee
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Chair: Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Leisha A. Emens, MD, PhD – UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
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Lorenzo Falchi, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Brianna Hoffner, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP – Harborside
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Miriam Merad, MD, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Target Audience
The audience includes basic and clinical investigators from academic institutions, industry and regulatory agencies, including clinicians, basic and translational researchers, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and allied health professionals involved in cancer research as well as pharmacists and payers, who wish to learn more about cancer immunology and immunotherapy and its incorporation into current (and future) effective cancer treatment.
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
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Summarize and integrate the most recent advances in tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy into basic, clinical and translational research
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Analyze cutting-edge clinical trials to incorporate new research and techniques into clinical applications for cancer immunotherapy
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Describe immune regulatory pathways that restrict and enhance immunity to tumor antigens, and identify respective targets for therapeutic intervention
Continuing Education
This program will be accredited to offer CME, CNE, CPE and MOC credits.
SITC's 36th Annual Meeting is supported in part by grants from 7 Hills Pharma, LLC, Agenus, Inc., Alkermes, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Exelixis, Inc., Exelixis, Inc. - Commercial, Fluidigm Corporation, Gamida Cell, IsoPlexis, Janssen Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC, Incyte Corporation, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., NanoString Technologies, Nektar Therapeutics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sensei Biotherapies, Inc. (as of Nov. 1, 2021)
Program Schedule