Conferences and symposiums Conference: Frontiers in Cancer Research and Therapy 2026
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Welcome to the annual Frontiers in Cancer Research and Therapy conference, arranged by the Department of Oncology-Pathology. The event features international speakers focusing on cutting‑edge cancer research.
Programme
Session 1: Tumor biology
Moderators: Susanne Schlisio and Brinton Seashore-Ludlow, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
08.55: Welcome, Ola Larsson, Head of Department, Department of Oncology-Pathology
09.00 – Identifying the epigenetic modulators, modifiers, and mediators of human pancreatic cancer metastasis
Andrew Feinberg, Johns Hopkins University
09.30 – Title to be announced
Jiri Bartek, Danish Cancer Institute
10.00 – Coffee Break
Session 2: Novel treatment strategies
Moderators: Brinton Seashore-Ludlow and Per Hydbring, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
10.30 – Developing a Clinically Viable MYC Inhibitor: to Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
Laura Soucek, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
11.00 – Novel strategies to targeting drug-tolerant persister state in lung cancer
Pasi Jänne, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
11.30 – Title to be announced
Christian Ottman, Eindhoven University of Technology
12.00 – Novel therapeutic strategies against pancreatic cancer
Mariano Barbacid, CNIO
Lunch and Poster session
Session 3: Digital pathology and AI
Moderators: Per Hydbring and Lukas Orre, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
14.00 – Title to be announced
Faisal Mahmood, Harvard Medical School
14.30 – Title to be announced
Mattias Rantalainen, Karolinska Institutet
15.00 – Title to be announced
Jian Shu, Harvard Medical School
15.30 – Coffee Break
16.00 – A trusted partner in patient centred cancer research - since 1910
Magdalena Nilsson, General Secretary, the Cancer Research Funds of Radiumhemmet (Radiumhemmets Forskningsfonder)
16.15 –"Dan Grandér Award 2025", presentation
Session 4: Advances in Immunotherapy
Moderators: Hanna Eriksson and Lukas Orre, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
09:00 – Reaching beyond checkpoint inhibitors to defeat metastatic melanoma by immunotherapy
Inge Marie Svane, Herlev
09:30 – Optimising CAR‑T cells for improved efficacy and reduced toxicity
Magnus Essand, Uppsala University
10:00 – Title to be announced
Alena Gros, VHIO, Barcelona, Spain
10:30 – Coffee Break
Session 5: Tackling childhood cancer
Moderators: Susanne Schlisio and Brinton Seashore-Ludlow, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
11:00 – Title to be announced
Stefan Pfister, Hopp Children’s Cancer Center
11:30 – Advances in Neuroblastoma Therapy through the Beat Childhood Cancer Consortium
Giselle Saulnier Sholler, Penn State Health
Lunch and Poster session
Session 5 (continued): Tackling Childhood Cancer
13:30 – BraAInchild: building an integrated data ecosystem for childhood cancer David Gisselson, Lund University
14:00 – Title to be announced
Matthias Fischer, Uniklinik Köln
Closing session - Early clinical trials
Moderator: Simon Ekman, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
14:30 – Title to be announced
Benjamin Besse, Gustave Roussy
15:00 – Best poster 2026, presentation of the winner
15:30 – Ola Larsson, conclusions