CCC-TRIO Symposium

Program, Thursday 12th June 2025

09.00 – 09.15 AM: WELCOME
Markus Müller, Rector of the Medical University Vienna
Shahrokh Shariat, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna


9.15 – 11.15 am: SESSION I
WHAT´S NEXT IN IMMUNO ONCOLOGY?

• KEYNOTE: "Concepts to Enable Immunotherapy in CRC"
  Florian R. Greten, Georg Speyer Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, D

• "Translating Immune Cell Therapies into the Clinic"
  Antonia Müller, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• "Role of the Innate Immune Cells in Cancer"
  Victoria Stary, Department of Surgery Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• "MISTRG-6: An Avatar Model for Colorectal Cancer and Precision Immunotherapy"
  Dietmar Herndler-Brandstetter, Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna

• "Tumor Sialylation Controls Effective Anti-Cancer Immunity in Breast Cancer"
  Stefan Mereiter, Penninger Lab, Medical University of Vienna & IMBA – Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austria

• "Harnessing Innate Immunity to Prevent and Treat Metastases"
  Maria Sibilia, Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna

11.15 - 11.45 am: Coffee Break

11.45 am – 1.15 pm: SESSION II
TRENDS IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY - EARLY ONSET CANCER

• KEYNOTE: "Evidence for Rising Incidence Rates of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer – a Global Perspective"
  Freddie Bray, IARC, Lyon, F

• "Multi-Omics Research for Identification of Colorectal Cancer Biomarkers"
  Stefanie Brezina, Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna

• "Primary Prevention und Public Health"
  Igor Grabovac, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna

• "Chronic Inflammation in Health and Cancer"
  Dominik Wolf, Department of Oncology, CCC Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck

1.15 - 2.15 pm: Lunch

2.15 - 2.50 PM: KEYNOTE: "The Gemelli Clinic Vision on AI/Radiomics in Connection with Surgery"
Anna Fagotti, Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, IT

2.50 - 4.20 pm: PANEL DISCUSSION:
CANCER CARE POLICY & STRATEGY IN AUSTRIA

• Michaela Fritz, Medical University of Vienna
• Christina Dietscher, Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
• Hemma Bauer, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
• Herwig Ostermann, The Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, GÖG)
• Shahrokh F. Shariat, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna

4.20 – 4.50 PM: Coffee Break

4.50 – 6.10 pm: SESSION III:
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY & MACHINE LEARNING IN CANCER

• KEYNOTE: "AI Model Accurately Predicts Endometrial Cancer Recurrence"
  Bosse Tjalling, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
• tbd

6.10 - 8.00 pm: Poster & Dinner | Viewing &  Discussion

– End of Day I –

Friday 13th June 2025

9.00 – 10.30 am: SESSION IV
NOVEL THERAPEUTICS
Chairs: Nicole Concin, Shahrokh Shariat

• KEYNOTE: "Mode of Action – How to Choose the Right Target?"
  Thomas Powles, Queen Mary University of London, Barts Cancer Centre, UK

• "Patient-Derived Models to Study Therapy Response in Bladder Cancer"
  Bernhard Englinger, Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• "ADC in Breast Cancer"
  Georg Pfeiler, Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• "Uncovering New Targets for Precision Oncology Using Innovative CRISPR Approaches"
  Michael Dengler, Clinical Department for Oncology,  Medical University of Graz

10.30 – 11.00 am: Coffee Break

11.00 am – 1.00 pm SESSION VI
NOVEL TARGETS FRESH FROM THE BENCH... TO THE BEDSIDE
Chairs: Lena Horvath, Walter Berger

• KEYNOTE: Douglas Hanahan, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne, CH

• "Cancer Vaccines: Oncolytic Virus Therapy for Basal Cell Carcinoma"
  Christoph Höller, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• "Rethinking our Approach to Cancer Metabolism to Deliver Patient Benefits"
  Saverio Tardito, Center for Cancer Research, Medical University Vienna

• "How to Overcome Side Effects of Targeted EGFR Therapies"
  Thomas Bauer, Center for Cancer Research, Medical University Vienna

• "Exploring Unknown Tumors: Strategies for Uncovering Targetable Vulnerabilities in BCOR-altered CNS Tumors"
• Daniela Lötsch-Gojo, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• "Microplastic and Cancer"
  Lukas Kenner, Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

1.00 – 2.00 pm: Lunch

2.00 - 3.30 pm: 3 WORKSHOPS TO CHOOSE: BY YOUNG CCC

• Workshop I: „Organoids as a model: Innovations and Controversies“
• Workshop II: Biobank
• Workshop III (in German Language): Patient:innenpartizipation in EU Projekten

5.30 - 4.00 pm: Coffee Break

4.00 - 5.50 pm: SESSION V
PRECISION LIQUID DIAGNOSTICS

• KEYNOTE: "The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Immuno-Oncology: A Focus on Circulating Tumour Cells"
  Catherine Alix-Panabières, Liquid Biopsy Laboratory, University Medical Centre of Montpellier (CHU), France

• "Blood-based Open Chromatin Accessibility in Cancer Subtyping"
  Isaac Lazzeri, Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Medical University Graz

• "Comparing liquid and tissue comprehensive genomic profiling for clinical decision-making"
  Samantha Hasenleithner, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

• "Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring of Pediatric Brain Tumors via Cerebrospinal Fluid?"
  Johannes Gojo, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna

• „LB in Neadjuvant Therapy Response und Relapse Control“
  Nicolai Hübner, Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna/AKH (requested)

• "Multi-marker Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells"
  Eva Obermayr, Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna/AKH

8.30 pm: NETWORKING EVENT