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2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™ - New Orleans, LA 

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2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™ - New Orleans, LA
December 4, 2015
Hyatt Regency New Orleans New Orleans, LA

Program Organizers
Augusto C. Ochoa, MD – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Arnold H. Zea, PhD – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Program Summary
From the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), these enduring materials from the 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™ - New Orleans, LA provides an understanding of basic immunology principles in the clinical application and management of cancer immunotherapy and discuss emerging drugs and concepts in the cancer immunotherapy field.

Presented by leading authorities in tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy, this program facilitated an understanding of:

  1. The underlying principles of tumor immunology and immunotherapy
  2. The clinical indications for cancer immunotherapy and appropriate selection of patients
  3. Patient management
  4. The therapeutic effectiveness of immunotherapy to ultimately improve patient outcomes. 
Intended Audience
The target audience for this program included clinical oncologists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, others involved in patient care, early career individuals, allied health professionals and patient advocates who wish to learn principles of tumor immunology and immunotherapy, as well as improve their ability to select patients for immunotherapy and provide state-of-the-art clinical management for their patients. 

Disclaimer: Due to the rapidly-evolving field of cancer immunotherapy, some of the content on this page may be out of date. For current information from SITC on cancer immunotherapy, scroll down to view Related Entries and Links.

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Immunology 101 for the Non-Immunologist Presentation Slides   1.52 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Principles of Tumor Immunology; Presentation: Immunology 101 for the Non-Immunologist; Presenter: Arnold H. Zea, PhD – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Date: December 4, 2015
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Clinical Development of Cytokines and New Developments in...   2.19 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Morning Session; Presentation: Clinical Development of Cytokines and New Developments in Immunotherapy of GU Malignancies; Presenter: Richard W. Joseph, MD – Mayo Clinic; Date: December 4, 2015
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Mechanisms, Combination Strategies and the Treatment of ...   1.50 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Morning Session; Presentation: Understanding Checkpoint Inhibitors: Mechanisms, Combination Strategies and the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Presenter: Scott Antonia, MD, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute; Date: December 4, 2015
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Active Immunization Approaches and Immunotherapy for the ...   8.81 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Morning Session; Presentation: Active Immunization Approaches and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Melanoma; Presenter: Adam I. Riker, MD, FACS – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Date: December 4, 2015
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Current Status of Chimeric and Adoptive T Cell Therapy an...   5.56 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Afternoon Session; Presentation: Current Status of Chimeric and Adoptive T Cell Therapy and Immunotherapy for Brain Metastases; Presenter: Nabil Ahmed, MD, MPH – Baylor College of Medicine; Date: December 4, 2015
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Is There a Role for Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy? ...   931 KB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Afternoon Session; Presentation: Is There a Role for Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy?; Presenter: Eric T. Shinohara, MD – Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Date: December 4, 2015
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Immunotherapy for the Treatment Hematologic Malignancies ...   3.40 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Afternoon Session; Presentation: Immunotherapy for the Treatment Hematologic Malignancies; Presenter: Nabil Ahmed, MD, MPH – Baylor College of Medicine; Date: December 4, 2015
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Principles of Tumor Immunology Presentation Video   291.93 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Principles of Tumor Immunology; Presenter: Arnold H. Zea, PhD – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Augusto C. Ochoa, MD – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Date: December 4, 2015
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Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clini...   400.73 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Afternoon Session; Presenter: Nabil Ahmed, MD, MPH – Baylor College of Medicine, Eric T. Shinohara, MD – Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Date: December 4, 2015
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Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clini...   486.97 MB   1 version
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Meeting: 2015 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™- New Orleans, LA; Session: Major Approaches to Tumor Immunotherapy – What the Clinician Needs to Know & the Role of Tumor Immunotherapy for Cancer – Clinical Indications and Patient Management, Morning Session; Presenter: Richard W. Joseph, MD – Mayo Clinic, Scott Antonia, MD, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Adam I. Riker, MD, FACS – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Date: December 4, 2015