Cytokines in Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop

Oct. 11–12, 2021 • New York

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ORGANIZERS

• Susan M. Kaech, PhD – Salk Institute
  
• Anne O' Garra, PhD – The Francis Crick Institute
• Aaron Ring, MD, PhD – Yale University

OVERVIEW

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) invites you to attend the workshop, Cytokines in Cancer Immunotherapy. This SITC workshop will focus on providing a deeper understanding of cytokines in immune cell proliferation, differentiation, and function, as they pertain to tumor immunobiology and cancer immunotherapy approaches.

It is anticipated that the efforts of this workshop will foster renewed exchange and research on the promising topic of cytokines and their interactions in cancer development and therapy, lead to further research, and provide a solid scientific foundation for future clinical interventions to modulate anti-tumor immunity with combinations of cytokines and other immunotherapies.

Topics to be discussed will include:

• History of cytokine immunotherapy
• Paradox of IL-10
• Inhibitory cytokines
• Interferons: Friend or foe?
• Clinical trials with cytokines
• Emerging cytokine therapies
• Cytokines in cellular therapies
• Cytokines in innate immunity

Target Audience

• This program is intended for basic, translational and clinical researchers in academia and industry with a vested interest in the topic of cytokine immunology and the impact of cytokines in cancer immunotherapy.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the mechanisms of cytokines in the differentiation, activation and function of immune cells
• Summarize current clinical and preclinical studies of cytokines as cancer immunotherapies and in combination with other cancer therapies
• Explain the use of cytokines in adoptive cellular therapies

abstracts welcome

• All prospective attendees are encouraged to submit an abstract of their current work to be featured in a networking poster session that brings together early career and established scientists working in the cytokine space.
• A portion of the workshop will be dedicated to early career scientists, wherein 20 early career investigators who are selected through a review of abstract submissions will orally present their cytokine-related research.
  • The top ten abstracts submitted from early career scientists will be selected for oral presentations interspersed throughout the workshop.
  • Another ten abstract presentations will be structured in a “Minute-to-Win-It” format, wherein early career presenters are given one minute to discuss their results.
  • The presentations (both oral and rapid) will be judged and the top two will be honored with a small monetary award for their labs or research projects

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

To receive the discounted hotel rates, reservations must be made before Sept. 10, 2021.

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NOTE: SITC will announce in early July 2021 if the meeting will be held virtually or in person.

SITC is actively monitoring the incidence of COVID-19 and how it may impact our workshops. At this time, SITC is planning to host this event live (in-person) in New York. We will continue to assess the feasibility and safety of a live event. In the instance an in-person meeting is not feasible, the workshop will shift to a virtual format. This decision will be announced in early July 2021, and should the need arise, registrants will have the option for a refund or to convert to a virtual registration.

If you have questions about this program, please contact the SITC Education team.

This program is supported, in part, by grants from Amgen Inc., Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Nektar Therapeutics, and Pfizer, Inc. (As of 04/09/2021)