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Workshop on Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer

October 1, 2010
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.

 

Schedule at a Glance  (subject to change)

Friday, October 1, 2010 
6:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome & Overview
George J. Weiner, MD - University of Iowa
8:15 am - 10:05 am Session 1: Tumor-Targeted Antibodies
Chair:  Ira Mellman, PhD - Genentech, Inc.

Speakers/Panelists:
                     "Targeting Activated HER2 in Solid Tumors"
                     Mark X. Sliwkowski, PhD - Genentech, Inc. 

                     "Combining Tumor Reactive mAbs with Cytokines to Induce ADCC in Patients"
                     Paul M. Sondel, MD, PhD - University of Wisconsin, Madison
10:05 am - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Session 2: Immunomodulatory Antibodies
Chair:  Glenn Dranoff, MD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Speakers/Panelists:
                     Lieping Chen, MD, PhD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

                     "Immunomodulation through the B7-H1/PD-1 axis"
                     Suzanne L. Topalian, MD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Session 3: Investigating Antibodies as "Vaccines"
Chair:  Ira Mellman, PhD - Genentech, Inc.

Speakers/Panelists:
                       Raphael Clynes, MD, PhD - Colubmia University

                      "Antibody-Targeted Vaccines"
                      Tibor Keler, PhD - Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Session 4: Antibody Engineering
Chair:  George J. Weiner, MD - University of Iowa

Speakers/Panelists: 
                      "T Cell Engaging BiTE Antibodies for Cancer Therapy"
                       Patrick A. Baeuerle, PhD - Micromet, Inc.
 
                       "Two-in-One Antibodies"
                       Germaine Fuh - Genentech, Inc.

                      "Engineered Anti-cancer Antibodies with Enhanced Effector Functions"
                       Pablo Umaña, PhD - Roche Glycart AG
   
Saturday, October 2 - Monday, October 4
    iSBTc 25th Annual Meeting
    Separate Registration is required. For more information, including the schedule, please click here