Detailed Programme - 17 June 2025

Time	Session

08:30 09:15	Thermo Fisher Scientific: Advancing Cancer Research through Innovations in Spatial Proteomics and Imaging Technologies Introduction to the Invitrogen™ EVOS™ S1000 Spatial Imaging System GrespiFrancesca Industry Speaker Spatial Proteomics: Transforming Our Understanding of Cancer Biology StadlerCharlotte Industry Speaker Sweden Navigating Challenges in Spatial Proteomics from an Imaging Core facility perspective Carolina Oses Industry Speaker Questions and Answers Auditorium II		Bruker Cellular Analysis: Experience Live Single-Cell Functional Insights with Beacon Discovery for Oncology & Immunotherapy Research Experience Live Single-Cell Functional Insights with Beacon Discovery for Oncology & Immunotherapy Research SantosTiago Industry Speaker United States ZhangYan Industry Speaker United States Experience Live Single-Cell Functional Insights with Beacon Discovery for Oncology & Immunotherapy Research Experience Live Single-Cell Functional Insights with Beacon Discovery for Oncology & Immunotherapy Research Presentation Title - TBD SchmidtPatrick Industry Speaker Germany Questions and Answers Auditorium VI+VII		Meet the Expert - Interactive Session LianidouEvi Moderator Greece Multi-Omic Profiling for Precision Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis MardisElaine R. Speaker United States Discussion & Questions Career Discovery Area
09:20 10:55	Symposium: Next-generation Immunotherapy Modalities SamuelsYardena Co-Chair Israel Engineered dendritic cell therapy De PalmaMichele Speaker Switzerland Proffered Paper: Synergistic effect of thiopurine 6TG and immunocheckpoint blockade to inhibit melanoma growth EACR25-0734 EACR25-0734 De ZioDaniela Presenter Denmark Exploiting immune surveillance to target colorectal cancer BardelliAlberto Speaker Italy Proffered Paper: Systematic identification of recurrent immunogenic neoantigens in treatment-resistant tumors EACR25-2222 EACR25-2222 GumpertNofar Presenter Israel Translation Dysregulation In Cancer as a Source for Targetable Antigens SamuelsYardena Speaker Israel Auditorium I		Symposium: Brain Metastasis BaggioliniArianna Co-Chair Switzerland JoyceJohanna A Co-Chair Switzerland Identifying and targeting metabolic vulnerabilities in leptomeningeal metastasis BoireAdrienne Speaker United States Proffered Paper: Reshaping Tumor-Vascular-Immune Crosstalk by VEGFR-3 Modulation in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases EACR25-1283 EACR25-1283 MacelaCarolina Presenter Portugal Strategies to challenge brain metastases in mice and human ValienteManuel Speaker Spain Proffered Paper: Loss of Kmt2c or Kmt2d drives brain metastasis via KDM6A-dependent upregulation of MMP3 EACR25-1678 EACR25-1678 SeehawerMarco Presenter United States Unraveling the Complexity of Cancer Ecosystems JoyceJohanna A Speaker Switzerland Auditorium II		Symposium: Early Onset Cancers EngCathy Co-Chair United States dos Santos DiasMatheus Co-Chair The Netherlands Genomic epidemiology approaches to elucidate the causes of Early onset colorectal cancer globally Perdomo VelasquezSandra Speaker France Proffered Paper: Geographic and age-related variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer EACR25-1102 EACR25-1102 Díaz-GayMarcos Presenter Spain More Than Mutations: A Survival Guide for Nascent Tumours AlcoleaMaria Pilar Speaker United Kingdom Proffered Paper: Fibroblast specific endoglin deletion increases colorectal cancer tumorigenesis in a subset-specific manner EACR25-1472 EACR25-1472 AbudukelimuSubinuer Presenter Netherlands The burgeoning horizon of early-onset GI cancers EngCathy Speaker United States Auditorium VI+VII
10:55 11:35	Coffee Break / Exhibition / Industry Spotlight Poster and Exhibition Hall
11:15 11:30	Cell Signaling Technology Industry Spotlight: Empowering Cancer Research with Award-Winning Technologies from CST: SignalStar® Multiplex IHC and InTraSeqTM Single Cell Analysis JacquetMaxime Industry Speaker Netherlands Empowering Cancer Research with Award-Winning Technologies from CST: SignalStar® Multiplex IHC and InTraSeqTM Single Cell Analysis JacquetMaxime Industry Speaker Netherlands Spotlight Theatre
11:35 13:10	Symposium: Clinical Cancer Biomarkers DiveCaroline Co-Chair United Kingdom EscuderoLaura Co-Chair Canada New Insights into the Impact of the Tumor Microbiome on Immunotherapy Response (REMOTE PRESENTATION) StrausmannRavid Speaker Israel Proffered Paper: Epigenetic regulation shapes the tumor microenvironment in NSCLC and impacts the outcome of immune checkpoint blockade therapy EACR25-0504 EACR25-0504 Gallardo-GómezMaría Presenter Spain Optimal Outcome for High-risk Breast Cancer by Response Predictive Biomarkers Van't VeerLaura Speaker United States Proffered Paper: Monitoring genetic and epigenetic evolution of metastatic colorectal cancer through longitudinal ctDNA profiling EACR25-0818 EACR25-0818 chemifrancesca Presenter Italy The Immune Contexture Concept and Clinical Utility GalonJerome Speaker France Auditorium I	Symposium: Clonal Hematopoiesis TrumppAndreas Co-Chair Germany dos Santos DiasMatheus Co-Chair The Netherlands Quantitative insights into somatic evolutionary dynamics in healthy and pre-malignant blood BlundellJamie Speaker United Kingdom Proffered Paper: Unveiling the role of migratory dendritic cells in liver cancer EACR25-0607 EACR25-0607 VolponiCamilla Presenter Italy Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cancer BernardElsa Speaker France Proffered Paper: Bulk and spatial B cell receptor repertoire analysis to characterize antibody maturation in relation to tertiary lymphoid structures and response to immunotherapy EACR25-2072 EACR25-2072 PupierGuilhem Presenter France Panel Discussion Auditorium II		Symposium: Molecular Mechanisms of Metastasis JacquemetGuillaume Co-Chair Finland Aging Stroma Drives Breast Cancer Progression StewartA.Sheila Speaker United States Proffered Paper: Circulating tumor cells shed a new class of shearosome large extracellular vesicles in capillary bifurcations that drive metastatic processes EACR25-0080 EACR25-0080 AuSam Presenter United Kingdom Cancer – Matrix Crosstalk in Cancer Progression IvaskaJohanna Speaker Finland Proffered Paper: Cockle transmissible cancers characterized by horizontal transfers and instability of mitogenomes EACR25-0182 EACR25-0182 BRUZOSAlicia L. Presenter France Targeting the metastatic microenvironment IsackeClare Speaker United Kingdom Auditorium VI+VII		Symposium: RNA Biology in Cancer SflomosGeorgios Co-Chair Switzerland Mechanisms of cell plasticity in breast cancer (REMOTE Presentation) VallotCeline Speaker France Proffered Paper: Transcriptional state transitions link tissue injury and early carcinogenesis in the kidney EACR25-0509 EACR25-0509 HirosueShoko Presenter United Kingdom Targeting lineage plasticity in castration resistant prostate cancer KarthausWouter Speaker Switzerland Proffered Paper: SpliceSeek: a CRISPR-based platform for uncovering T-cell alternative splicing isoforms for immunotherapy EACR25-1366 EACR25-1366 TzabanShay Presenter Israel Tissue-specific transcriptional vulnerabilities in cancer VanharantaSakari Speaker Finland Auditorium VIII
13:15 15:15	Lunch Break / Exhibition / Poster Viewing Poster and Exhibition Hall
13:30 14:15	Illumina Inc.: Empowering discoveries across omics BabayanAnna Industry Moderator/ Chair Germany Introduction to multiomics BabayanAnna Industry Moderator/ Chair Germany Rapid WGS with Constellation read map technology for paediatric cancer research VediAditi Industry Speaker United Kingdom Identification of biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer: multiomic, epigenetic and metagenomic analysis of rectal mucus sampling WiseDaniel Industry Speaker United Kingdom BreakThrough Spotlight – Early Career Researcher Unravelling Tumour Genetics: The Role of cfDNA Whole-Exome Sequencing in Treatment Response Assessment SerioViola Bianca Industry Speaker Italy Q&A and panel discussion Auditorium II	Miltenyi Biotec: Spatial biology for studying tumor microenvironment: paving the way for immunotherapy approaches SchalénMartin Industry Moderator/ Chair Sweden Characterization of a novel cancer-associated fibroblast population with immunosuppressive functions Pfeifer Rita Industry Speaker Germany Multiplexed Imaging-Powered Deep Visual Proteomics (mipDVP) ZhengXiang Industry Speaker Denmark Questions and Answers Auditorium VI+VII		Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd.: Innovating Cancer Science with ddPCR BianchiMarco Giorgio Industry Moderator/ Chair Italy Introduction BianchiMarco Giorgio Industry Moderator/ Chair Italy Role of cfDNA and ctDNA to improve the risk stratification and the disease follow-up in patients with endometrial cancer Muinelo RomayLaura Industry Speaker Spain Detection rate for ESR1 mutations is higher in CTC-derived genomic DNA than in paired plasma cell-free DNA samples as revealed by ddPCR NtzifaAliki Industry Speaker Greece Questions and Answers Auditorium VIII		Speed-Networking Event for Early-Career Attendees (Fully Booked) (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Career Discovery Area
14:25 15:15	Career Discovery Session 1A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Carracedo PerezArkaitz Coordinator Spain OricchioElisa Coordinator Switzerland TABLE 1: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish? JoyceJohanna A Moderator Switzerland TABLE 2: Leadership: Experience of a former EACR president DiveCaroline Moderator United Kingdom TABLE 3: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women IvaskaJohanna Moderator Finland TABLE 4: How to make your research transferable to the clinic ValienteManuel Moderator Spain TABLE 6: Challenges of starting a new lab and becoming a PI abroad AlcoleaMaria Pilar Moderator United Kingdom TABLE 7: Experiences and Insights from a Pharmaceutical Research Career HofmannMarco Moderator Austria TABLE 8: The challenges of opening your own lab KarthausWouter Moderator Switzerland TABLE 9: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries CaraffiniVeronica Moderator TABLE 10: Lessons from My Journey: Navigating Data Science & Bioinformatics Careers in Pharma SinaNassiri Moderator Switzerland Career Discovery Area
14:30 15:15	Lunaphore, a Bio-Techne brand: Advancing oncology research with spatial biology One platform and endless possibilities for immuno-oncology research KowalJoanna Industry Speaker Switzerland Exploring the Spatial Biology of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases FichtXenia Maria Industry Speaker Switzerland Auditorium II		PromoCell GmbH: A toolbox for cancer stem cell selection ScheidLisa-Mareike Industry Moderator/ Chair Germany Introduction by Moderator ScheidLisa-Mareike Industry Moderator/ Chair Germany How to kill your fibroblasts and save the cancer stem cells in your culture TrampeAlexander Industry Speaker Germany PromoCell’s Cancer Media Toolbox TrampeAlexander Industry Speaker Germany Questions & Answers Auditorium VI+VII		Element Biosciences: Leveraging high dimensional multiomic screens with AVITI24™ to accelerate drug discovery van IjckenWilfred Industry Moderator/ Chair LEVERAGING HIGH DIMENSIONAL MULTIOMIC SCREENS WITH AVITI24™ TO ACCELERATE DRUG DISCOVERY van IjckenWilfred Industry Speaker SENSITIVE CFDNA BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION BY TARGETED SEQUENCING FROM PLASMA AND URINE SAMPLES NelIvonne Industry Speaker Germany Auditorium VIII
15:20 16:55	Symposium: Immune Cell Heterogeneity in the Cancer Ecosystem SflomosGeorgios Co-Chair Switzerland Charting the intact breast tumour microenvironment AliRaza Speaker United Kingdom Proffered Paper: Characterization of a population of CD4⁻ CD8⁻ Double-Negative T Cells with anti-tumor properties EACR25-1514 EACR25-1514 Di CeglieIrene Presenter Italy Stromal and immune plasticity shape the metastatic microenvironment (REMOTE PRESENTATION) ErezNeta Speaker Israel Proffered Paper: Rewiring T Cell Networks to Overcome Immune Evasion in Ovarian Cancer Relapse EACR25-2250 EACR25-2250 DANGAJ LANITIDENARDA Presenter Switzerland The Power of ONE: Immunology in the Age of Spatial and Single-Cell Genomics (REMOTE PRESENTATION) AmitIdo Speaker Israel Auditorium I	Symposium: Senescence in Therapy Response TrumppAndreas Co-Chair Germany dos Santos DiasMatheus Co-Chair The Netherlands Harnessing senescence biology for immune oncology (REMOTE Presentation) LoweScott Speaker United States Proffered Paper: Targeting senescent macrophages inhibits metastatic dissemination in adrenocortical cancer EACR25-0260 EACR25-0260 ValPierre Presenter France Controlling therapy-induced senescence: novel approaches to senolysis KovatchevaMarta Speaker Italy Proffered Paper: Therapy-Induced Senescence Promotes Immunogenicity in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Blasts through loss of PRC2-Mediated Regulation EACR25-0844 EACR25-0844 FuscoSimona Presenter Italy Plasticity of Leukemic Stem Cells TrumppAndreas Speaker Germany Auditorium II		Symposium: Non-invasive Diagnostics MouliereFlorent Co-Chair United Kingdom EscuderoLaura Co-Chair Canada Detection of Cancer with Liquid Biopsy PapadopoulosNickolas Speaker United States Towards multi-modal liquid biopsies MouliereFlorent Speaker United Kingdom Proffered Paper: KRAS pharmacological blockade elicits tumoral homologous recombination deficiency exploitable with PARP inhibitors EACR25-0812 EACR25-0812 VicentSilvestre Presenter Spain A DNA methylation atlas of normal human cell types (REMOTE PRESENTATION) KaplanTommy Speaker Israel Questions & Answers Auditorium VI+VII		Symposium: Novel Models of Cancer Cachexia Carracedo PerezArkaitz Co-Chair Spain Modeling cachexia in mice: from intestinal cancer models to distinct host trajectories PennaFabio Speaker Italy Proffered Paper: Oncolytic virus (CVA21) in combination with pembrolizumab increases tumour cell immunogenicity and remodels the tumour microenvironment in advanced NSCLC: a phase I/II trial EACR25-1995 EACR25-1995 BalasubramanianAdithya Presenter Australia Insights into cancer cachexia from the TRACERx lung cancer study Jamal-HanjaniMariam Speaker United Kingdom Proffered Paper: Translational control shapes Treg cell fate in the tumor microenvironment EACR25-2124 EACR25-2124 OlivetoStefania Presenter Italy Exploring the tumor MACROenvironment for improving cancer diagnosis and therapy (REMOTE PRESENTATION) ErezAyelet Speaker Israel Auditorium VIII
16:55 17:30	Coffee Break / Exhibition / Industry Spotlight Poster and Exhibition Hall
17:15 17:30	Parse Biosciences Industry Spotlight: Redefining Single Cell RNA Sequencing Limits with Evercode Combinatorial Barcoding ScocchiaDanniela Industry Speaker Spain Redefining Single Cell RNA Sequencing Limits with Evercode Combinatorial Barcoding As single cell technologies have advanced, assay scalability has become a critical factor in capturing the full heterogeneity and complexity of biological systems. With its combinatorial barcoding platform, Evercode, Parse continues to redefine the limits of single cell research. Join us for our spotlight presentation to learn about the latest updates to Evercode, including the launch of Evercode WT Penta, for profiling of up to 5 million cells and up to 384 samples in a single run. ScocchiaDanniela Industry Speaker Spain Spotlight Theatre
17:30 18:15	Keynote Lecture BardelliAlberto Chair Italy Cancer Metabolism WhiteEileen Keynote Speaker United States Auditorium I
18:15 18:40	Posters in the Spotlight - Tuesday Fishing for new immunotherapy compounds to boost innate-tumor rejection (EACR25-0448) P-450 EACR25-0448 MachadoBeatrizAna Presenter Portugal Ovarian cancer Zebrafish Avatars for personalized multiple drug testing (EACR25-0644) P-553 EACR25-0644 EstradaFalcãoMarta Presenter Portugal Senescence Induction Sensitizes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells to Immunotherapy (EACR25-1308) P-156 EACR25-1308 MaXuhui Presenter China Longitudinal Dynamics of Transcriptome and Chromatin Accessibility in Ovarian High‐Grade Serous Carcinoma (EACR25-1912) P-730 EACR25-1912 AfentevaDaria Presenter Finland Neutrophil serine proteases alter IL-18 to a superkine (EACR25-2188) P-479 EACR25-2188 WöhrAnne Presenter Sweden Spotlight Theatre
18:40 20:00	Poster Defence Session - Tuesday
10:45 20:00	Poster Session Tuesday Poster and Exhibition Hall			Poster Session Tuesday - LATE ABSTRACTS Poster and Exhibition Hall