8th International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment and Cellular Stress: Signaling, Metabolism, Imaging and Therapeutic Targets

Program - Friday, September 30

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    Accommodations

    Accommodations for the conference are at the Sheraton Hotel. The Hotel is located in Ixia, Rhodes, 14.5 km from the airport.

    Arrival and Check-in 

    Attendees are expected to arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM local time. Registered participants arriving after 10:00 PM should make alternative dinner arrangements.  

    Conference Venue

    The Sheraton Conference Center is located at the hotel.  

    Handicapped Accessibility 

    The site is fully handicapped accessible. 

    Oral Presentations

    Speakers are asked to bring their USB flash drive to the reception desk at least 30 minutes prior to the session. The allocated time for all presentations, unless otherwise indicated, includes five minutes Q&A. 

    City Tour

    Buses for the city tour will depart from the hotel front lobby 3:00 PM. Badges are required for participation. 

    Breakfast

    Breakfast for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served at the Sheraton Hotel main restaurant during the hours scheduled in this program.

    Lunches/Informal Discussions

    Lunches for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served during the times indicated in this program at the main restaurant. Badges are required for admission.

    Dinners/Informal Discussions

    Three of the dinners/informal discussions will be served during the times indicated in the program. Vegetarian entrees are available only upon request in advance of the meeting. 

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    Certificate of Participation

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    Meeting Room Policy

    Mask Recommendation

    Face masks are recommended indoors.

    No Photographs and Recording Devices 

    Participants are not allowed to photograph and/or record using cameras, mobile telephones and other recording devices during the slide and poster presentations. 

    Other Information

    Animals are not permitted on site. 

    Badges are required for admission to all events. 

    All Aegean Conferences events are non-smoking. 

     

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Friday, September 30

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast
Radiation Resistance and Sensitization
Chair: Michele Kim
08:30 AM - 08:55 AM
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A phase II study of nelfinavir plus concurrent chemoradiation for advanced, HPV-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
William Su1, Amit Maity1, Daniel Pryma2, David A Mankoff2, Roger B Cohen3, John N Lukens1, and Alexander Lin1
08:55 AM - 09:20 AM
30
Hypoxia-induced ROS leads to the accumulation of R-loops independently of DNA damage
Ester M Hammond
09:20 AM - 09:45 AM
31
Radiation and immune-modulation in lung cancer: perspective from a clinical and translational lens
Ramesh Rengan
09:45 AM - 10:10 AM
32
Immune Priming using low energy focused ultrasound (LOFU)
Chandan Guha
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
33
Prediction of inter-fractional motion in lung cancer and impact on proton therapy delivery
Kyriakos Fotiou and Eirik Malinel
10:25 AM - 11:20 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
Latest developments in Radiotherapy-FLASH Radiation
Chair: Alex Lin
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
34
Defining the future of FLASH radiation in the clinical setting
James M Metz
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
35
Physics considerations for commissioning an experimental beam line for in vivo proton FLASH experiments
Michele Kim
12:10 PM - 12:35 PM
36
Mechanistic insights on the increased therapeutic index of FLASH abdominal irradiation in mice, and technological path to clinical translation of FLASH therapy
Billy W Loo1, Erinn B Rankin1, Vignesh Viswanathan1, Stavros Melemenidis1, Rakesh Manjappa1, M Ramish Ashraf1, Luis Soto1, Suparna Dut1, Brendan Whelan2, Brianna Lau1, Murat Surucu1, Amy S Yu1, G-One Ahn4, Joel Greenberger5, Michael Epperly5, Kerriann Casey3, Edward E Graves1, Peter G Maxim6, and Sami G Tantawi7
12:35 PM - 01:00 PM
37
FLASH in murine and 3D spheroid models – Vancouver experience
Alastair Kyle1, Jennifer Baker1, Judit Banath1, Taixiang Wang1, Anam Liu1, Tania Karan2, Claudia Mendez2, Alanah Bergman2, Peter Petric2, Cheryl Duzenli2, and Andrew Minchinton1
01:00 PM - 01:10 PM
Closing Remarks: Ester Hammond
01:10 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
02:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Informal Discussions
07:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Farewell Dinner