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Childhood Cancer 2019: Exploiting genomic medicine throughout the patient journey. Newcastle University, 9th-10th September 2019.
08.30 Registration open. Refreshments available
09.00 Poster set-up and viewing
Dr Nick Goulden, Medical Director of Children with Cancer UK
Professor Steve Clifford, Professor of Molecular Paediatric Oncology; Northern Institute for Cancer Research Newcastle University
10.00 Paediatric Solid Tumours – Professor Tom Jacques, UCL Institute of Child Health and Consultant in Neuropathology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
10.25 Paediatric and TYA Sarcomas – Professor Adrienne Flanagan, Professor of Musculoskeletal Pathology UCL Cancer Institute and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
10.50 Haematological Malignancies – Professor Anthony Moorman, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University
11.45 INSTINCT – Professor Steve Clifford, Professor of Molecular Paediatric Oncology, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University
12.10 SM Paeds – Professor Darren Hargrave, Professor of Paediatric Neuro-oncology. ICH Development UCL GOS Institute of Child Health.
12.35 Phase I/II networks – Dr Lynley Marshall, Consultant in Paediatric & Adolescent Drug Development ICR & Royal Marsden Hospital
13.00 -14.00 Lunch
14.00 Brain Tumours – Professor Chris Jones, Glioma Team Lead, Institute of Cancer Research, London
14.25 Neuroblastoma – Dr Sally George, Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Cancer Research, London. Honorary Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London.
14.50 Lymphoma – Dr Simon Bomken, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle, Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Newcastle University.
15.45 Immunotherapy of Solid Tumours – Dr Karin Straathof, Institute of Child Health London
16.10 Immunotherapy of Acute Leukaemia – Dr Sara Ghorashian, Institute of Child Health London
16.35 Tumour-Promoting Effects of Stem Cell Senescent in Pituitary Tumours – Professor J. P. Martinez-Barbera, Professor of Development Biology and Cancer, UCL Institute of Child Health, London.
A call for Poster Abstracts of original research, for presentation at the meeting, focusing on the use of genomic medicine throughout the patient journey has been issued. Posters for all accepted abstracts will be displayed in this session, which will be followed by the conference dinner.
19.30 Children with Cancer UK Conference Dinner
The Conference Dinner is an integral part of this conference and is included in the price. It is at the same venue and will provide a good opportunity for networking with other researchers and clinicians.
08.30 Registration open. Refreshments available
09:00 Clinical prediction of late effects in childhood cancer – Dr Rod Skinner, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle.
09:25 Molecular survivorship: future opportunities in understanding and managing late-effects –Dr Debbie Hicks, University Research Fellow, Paediatric Brain Tumour Group, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University.
09:50 Neuropsychological Intervention Studies – Dr Sarah Verity, Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Neuro-oncology, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle.
10.45 Myelodysplastic syndromes-what lies beneath – Dr Anupama Rao, Consultant in Paediatric Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
11.10 Detection of Cell-Free DNA – Dr Frank Bourdeaut, Cancer of the Child & Adolescent, Institute Curie, Paris.
11.35 NGS detection of MRD in ALL – Dr John Moppett, Bristol Children’s Hospital
12.00 Highlights of Childhood Cancer 2018 – Trustee Alasdair Philips, Trustee Children with Cancer UK
12.30 Children with Cancer UK Causation Grant – Professor Denis Henshaw, Scientific Director Children with Cancer UK
14.00 Developing protocols in resource challenged countries – Professor Simon Bailey, Consultant, Paediatric Neuro-Oncology, Newcastle
14.15 Lessons from the genetics of sporadic & endemic B-NHL – Dr Vikki Rand, Bloodwise Bennet Senior Fellow at Newcastle University
Ten poster abstracts will be selected for “elevator style” 3-minute presentation. The best presentation will be awarded a £1,000 travel bursary
15.45 Evolution of Cancer Cytogenetics, Professor Christine Harrison
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