Dear Colleagues,
Improved knowledge of genomic and molecular alterations in tumors has significantly contributed to improved clinical outcomes. However, many hurdles remain to be overcome. Alterations in the tumor genome are associated not only with immune stimulation but also with
an immune suppressive microenvironment and tumor immune escape mechanisms. Currently,
various promising novel approaches are being employed to improve the efficacy of immunotherapies alone or in combination with targeted therapies, often by seeking to reverse the immunosuppressive environment. Additionally, prognostic signatures are being sought in order
to provide a basis for individually tailored immunotherapies.
The Summer School Meeting on Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy aims to bring together scientists working on translational cancer research and clinical oncologists for addressing important issues in the field, including (i) combinatorial cancer therapy approaches,
such as combinations of immune checkpoints with vaccines, small molecules and radio-chemotherapy, (ii) immune monitoring and immunoscoring, (iii) innate immunity and tumor control, (iv) preclinical models for cancer immunotherapies, (v) therapeutic vaccination strategies, (vi) tumor immunoediting, (vii) prognostic and predictive biosignatures in tumors and
immune cells and (viii) effect of physical exercise effects on the immune system for the fight
against cancer.
During the meeting there will be plenty of time for fruitful discussions between speakers,
participants and company representatives to encourage the emergence of new collaborations
moving the field of active vaccination against cancer forward.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in this
Meeting.
We very much look forward seeing you this June in Nafplion.
Kind regards,
The Organizing Committee
Constantin N. Baxevanis, Greece
Vasileios Georgoulias, Greece
Nikolaos Kentepozidis, Greece
Athanasios Kotsakis, Greece
Graham Pawelec, Germany
Barbara Seliger, Germany
