Call for Speaker Proposals
Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Inaugural
Circulating Tumor Cells
Expediting Clinical Use
The need has never been greater for the use of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) to provide a much needed tool in the treatment of cancer. This conference dedicated to CTCs will cover a range of aspects concerning CTCs’ origin, biology, characterization, quantification, detection, and subsequent analysis. This technology has the unique potential to provide a non-invasive means of gaining early insight into tumor detection and metastasis, and promises to become an indispensable tool for improving patient management. The conference will showcase case studies on the clinical use of CTCs for guiding the selection of therapy, and monitoring response. It will focus on the state-of-the-art tools, and what is needed to make these technologies robust and ready for use by the clinical community.
Technical Topics to be Covered Include:
Origin and biology of circulating tumor cells
Separation methods for detection and characterization
Use of microfluidics for isolation and enumeration
Analysis of molecular profile
Demonstration of CTCs in clinical management
Use for predicting recurrence and response to therapy
Early cancer detection
Application of CTCs in drug development and companion diagnostics
Role of EMT in cell generation and survival
If you would like to submit a proposal to give a presentation at this meeting, please click here to submit a title and brief 2-3 sentence summary (up to a maximum of 60 words) of a proposed topic on your recent work in the area of circulating tumor cells.
The deadline for submission is July 30, 2010.
All proposals are subject to review by the Scientific Advisory Committee to ensure the highest quality of the conference program. Please note that due to limited speaking slots, preference is given to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, regulators and those from academia. Additionally, vendors/consultants who provide products and services to these biopharmaceutical companies are offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships.
For more details on the conference, please contact:
Christina Lingham
Executive Director, Conferences
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
T: (+1) 781-972-5464
E: clingham@healthtech.com
For partnering and sponsorship information, please contact:
Carol Dinerstein
Director, Business Development
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
T: (+1) 781-972-5471
E: dinerstein@healthtech.com
Jon Stroup
Manager, Business Development
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
T: (+1) 781-972-5483
E: jstroup@healthtech.com