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At the 2023 American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting, our experts will showcase their pacesetting research and join colleagues from across the globe for discussion on the latest advances in cancer science.
Below are highlights from our presentations, details about onsite networking opportunities with our experts and information on open research positions at MD Anderson.
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invested in research
1,680
clinical trials
116
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From Sept. 1, 2021-Aug. 31, 2022.
Meet the Experts
Visit booth 1501 to discuss hot topics and emerging trends with leading minds in cancer science.
Sunday, April 16
1-4 p.m.
Peter WT Pisters, M.D.
MD Anderson President
1:30-2 p.m.
Targeting cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1) with an antibody drug conjugate for the treatment of osteosarcoma (Abstract 1202)
Richard Gorlick, M.D.
Yifei Wang, M.D.
3-3:30 p.m.
Advances in neoadjuvant therapies/immunotherapies
Monday, April 17
11-11:30 a.m.
Accelerated cardiac aging in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors previously treated with cardiotoxic therapy (Abstract 5759)
1-1:30 p.m.
A phase I multicenter study (TRAVERSE) evaluating the safety and efficacy of ALLO-316 following conditioning regimen in pts with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) (Abstract CT011)
4-4:30 p.m.
Clinical trials at MD Anderson
David Hong, M.D.
Jennifer Litton, M.D.
Timothy Yap, M.D., Ph.D.
Tuesday, April 18
10:15-10:45 a.m.
The interception of precancers
Nicholas Navin, Ph.D.
Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Jianjun Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
11-11:30 a.m.
Discovery research at MD Anderson
Eyal Gottlieb, Ph.D.
Humam Kadara, Ph.D.
Raghu Kalluri, M.D., Ph.D.
1-1:30 p.m.
Clinical and translational findings of pemigatinib in previously treated solid tumors with activating FGFR1-3 alterations in the FIGHT-207 study (Abstract CT016)
Jordi Rodon Ahnert, M.D., Ph.D.
2-2:30 p.m.
Targeting oncogenic RAS mutations
Tim Heffernan, Ph.D.
John Heymach, M.D., Ph.D.
Scott Kopetz, M.D., Ph.D.
Ferdinandos Skoulidis, M.D., Ph.D.
Education and Training at MD Anderson
MD Anderson academic programs are competitive and comprehensive. We offer educational opportunities from undergraduate degrees to postdoctoral training.
James P. Allison Institute
The James P. Allison Institute is dedicated to advancing exceptional discovery, translational and clinical research to integrate immunobiology across disciplines and unlock the full potential of science and medicine for human health. The institute builds upon the legacy of its namesake, James P. Allison, Ph.D., who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his fundamental discoveries in T cell biology and his invention of ipilimumab, the first immune checkpoint inhibitor to treat cancer.
Meet Dr. James Allison at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 18 from 3-4 p.m.
Therapeutics Discovery
Our Therapeutics Discovery team consists of dedicated cancer researchers, doctors, drug developers and scientific experts. We develop small molecule drugs, biologics and cellular therapies without the bottlenecks that hamper traditional drug development.
We're inspired by the needs of our patients and guided by the expertise of MD Anderson clinicians. We don't bring the “bench to bedside” – we start with the bench at the bedside – with each patient and their cancer.
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