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5th International Symposium on Minimal Residual Cancer

Last Modified: May 11, 2005

Conference Dates: September 11-14, 2005
Conference Location: Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Sponsoring Group: International Symposium on Minimal Residual Cancer

Conference Web Page URL: www.ismrc.org

Topics Covered:

The Detection of Microscopic Disease in Breast Cancer: a Paradigm for Other Solid Tumors
• ICC- and PCR-based strategies
• Microscopic disease in sentinel nodes
• Microscopic disease in bone marrow: when to detect?
• Circulating tumor cells (CTCs): a prognostic or predictive factor?
• MRD in bone marrow: future directions:
• MRD in blood: future directions
• Panel discussion: Cooperation between USA and EU for the development and implementation of methods of detection of MRD in breast cancer

The Detection of Microscopic Disease in Solid Malignancies
• MRD in prostate cancer
• MRD in NSCLC and GI malignancies
• MRD in gynecological cancer

The Biology of MRD: Potential Relevance for Cancer Research Applications
• The biology of metastasis in breast cancer: MRD as a model
• Combined genome/transcriptosome analysis of single disseminated tumor cells
• Genomic profiling and MRD: technology development and future perspectives
• Expression signature of MRD in peripheral blood
• Expression profiling of CTCs in breast and prostate cancer
• Therapeutic targets in MRD
• Glycobiology of solid tumors
• Circulating endothelial cell analysis
• Panel discussion: Single or multiple technologies for determining the biology of MRD

Applications to Clinical Practice
• The development of clinical trials evaluating MRD: Challenges and opportunities. The MRC trialists initiative

Conference Objectives: To report on the most relevant advances in the detection and characterization of minimal residual cancer in solid tumors.

Who Should Attend: Cancer researchers and clinicians

Registration Information: Please refer to www.ismrc.org

Conference Fees: $390- academic, $200 - student prior to July 15

Continuing Education: No