2ND IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY SPO/SPI JOINT MEETING

FREE REGISTRATION
(deadline 10^th October)

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Welcome

Dear Colleagues,

The Portuguese Group for Immuno-Oncology (gpI-O) is pleased to invite you to participate in the “2nd Immuno-Oncology SPO/SPI Joint Meeting, School, and Boot Camp”, which to be held in the Conímbriga Hotel do Paço, Coimbra, on October 18–19, 2024.

In this event, we intend to deepen the knowledge of the effects of immunotherapies on cancer patients through educational sessions, and to ensure the continuity of collaborations between clinical oncologists and immunologists, which began at the first edition of this event in October 2023.

The programme will feature a full day with the “Immuno-Oncology SPO/SPI School”. The second day will bring together state-of-the-art clinical and scientific discussions on current topics with presentations from distinguished speakers.

Furthermore, there will be a Boot Camp to discuss the work being developed in the “Satellite Working Groups” (SWG) since the first edition. The SWGs are divided into several topics, including Breast, Genitourinary, Digestive, Head & Neck, Skin, Gynaecology, and Thoracic Cancers.

This event will bring together clinical experts, researchers, teachers, students, and the pharmaceutical industry for a productive and collaborative meeting between basic science and clinical practice.

We look forward to welcoming you to Conímbriga on October 18–19, 2024.

The organising committee of Grupo Português de Imuno-Oncologia (gpI-O)

Paulo Rodrigues-Santos (CIBB-UC, SPI)
Leonor Abreu Ribeiro (ULSSM, SPO)
Karine Serre (IMMJLA, SPI)
Joana Rodrigues (ULSC, SPO)
Isabel Sousa (ULSSJ, SPO)
Salomé Pinho (i3S, SPI)
Natacha Gonçalves Sousa
Lara Ferreira Neto

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Invited Speakers

Andrés Cervantes

ESMO President, University of Valencia
Spain

Guido Kroemer

Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus
Paris, France

Heinz Läubli

University of Basel
Switzerland

Laurence Zitvogel

Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus
Paris, France

Markus Maeurer

Fundação Champalimaud
Lisbon

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Immuno-Oncology School

Fernando Barata

ULSC, Coimbra

Helena Florindo

FFUL, Lisboa

Isabel Sousa

ULSSJ, Porto

Joana Rodrigues

ULSC, Coimbra

Karine Serre

IMMJLA, Lisbon

Leonor Abreu Ribeiro

ULSSM, Lisbon

Luís Costa

ULSSM/FMUL, Lisbon

Paulo Rodrigues-Santos

FMUC/CNC-UC, Coimbra

Salomé Pinho

i3S, Porto

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Preliminary Program

Friday, 18th October, Immuno-Oncology SPO/SPI School

11:00 Immuno-Oncology School – Session I

Basic concepts of Immuno-Oncology
TBA
Basic concepts of Cancer Immunotherapy
Luís Costa, ULSSM/FMUL, Lisbon

12:00 Immuno-Oncology School Session II

Clinical impact of Cancer Immunotherapy
Fernando Barata, ULSC, Coimbra
Monitoring Cancer Immunotherapy
Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, FMUC/CNC-UC, Coimbra

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Immuno-Oncology School Session III

T cell development and cancer
Salomé Pinho, i3S/FMUP, Porto
Is immunotherapy toxicity preventable?
Joana Rodrigues, ULSC/FMUC, Comnbra

15:00 Immuno-Oncology School – Session IV

Vaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy
Helena Florindo, FFUL, Lisbon
Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Isabel Sousa, ULSSJ/FMUP, Porto

16:00 Immuno-Oncology School – Session V

Microbiota and Cancer Immunotherapy
Karine Serre, IMM/FMLL, Lisbon
Microbiome in clinical practice
TBA

17:00 Q&A (Faculty)

17:30 Closing of Immuno-Oncology SPO/SPI School

Saturday, 19th October, Immuno-Oncology SPO/SPI Joint Meeting & Boot Camp

9:00 Welcome Session

9:30 Research and Clinical Practice in Cancer lmmunotherapy

Andrés Cervantes, ESMO President, University of Valencia, Spain
Guido Kroemer, Hôpital Gustave-Roussy/Sorbonne Univ. Paris, France/ New York, USA
Heinz Läubli, Univ Hosp Basel/Basel Univ. Switzerland

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Exploring Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy

Laurence Zitvogel. Scientific Director of the Immuno-Oncology program at Gustave Roussy, Paris, France
Markus Maeurer. Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon

13:15 Lunch

14:30 Discussion Clinical Cases

15:30 Boot Camp, Satellite Working Group Presentations I

Breast
Digestive
Gynaecology

16:30 Coffee Break

17:00 Boot Camp, Satellite Working Group Presentations II

Head & Neck
Skin cancer
Thoracic

18:00 Closing Session

Download Preliminary Program

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Venue

Conímbriga Hotel do Paço
Rua Francisco Lemos, 43
3150-140 Condeixa-a-Nova

The Conímbriga Hotel do Paço is a historical place full of charm, refinement and tranquillity.
This space was formerly the Almadas Palace. The roots of this palace date back to the 14th century.
The building, considered one of the most important of Condeixa, was restructured in XIX.
In 1993, it underwent deep work and was transformed into a Hotel. In 2019, it became the Conímbriga Hotel do Paço.
Here, there were lodged individualities of the most distinguished nobility and European royalty. Some of the special guests of the former palace were King D. Manuel in1500, D. Catarina, on her return to the Kingdom after the death of her husband Charles II of England in 1704, D. Pedro II, Charles of Austria and, finally, the infant of Spain D. Carlos, brother of King Fernando VII.
This hotel is owned by the ADFP Foundation, a non-profit institution that represents an offer of tourism with a purpose. The profits generated here will be used in social projects supporting people with social needs and victims of work exclusion.

Conímbriga Hotel do Paço
40°07’01.4″N 8°29’48.1″W – View in Google Maps

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