Program

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BTB 2025 – Program book (version Nov. 25)

 

THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER

 

12.00-13.00 Registration + poster set up + coffee

 

13.00-13.30 Welcome address
Gustaf Ljungman & Johanna Sandgren, The Swedish Childhood Tumor Biobank

 

13.35-14.10 Keynote: Translational pediatric oncology – in Europe and worldwide, Stefan Pfister
Chairs: Gustaf Ljungman, Johanna Sandgren

 

14.15-14.50 Application of functional precision medicine in cancer
Chairs: Johanna Sandgren, Jakob Stenman

Importance and prerequisites for precision medicine,  Pävi Östling

Models for testing novel treatments in childhood cancer, Fredrik Swartling

14.55-15.30 Pediatric Cancer Predisposition
Chairs: Gustaf Ljungman, Ann Nordgren

Childhood Cancer Predisposition – ChiCaP Ann Nordgren

TP53 cancer predisposition syndrom,  Svetlana Lagerkrantz

 

15.30-16.00 Coffee and poster exhibition

 

16.00-16.25 Keynote: Access to innovative therapies for children and adolescents with cancer in Europe and beyond, Karsten Nysom
Chairs: Gustaf Ljungman, Magnus Sabel  

16.30-16.45 Access to targeted therapies in Sweden, Torben Ek

16.50-17.25 Liquid biopsies in pediatric cancer
Chairs:Torben Ek, Geraldine Giraud

Liquid biopsies for CNS-tumors,  Emma Tham

Liquid biopsies for extracranial solid tumors, Martin Dalin

 

17.30-17.55 Rapid Fire Poster presentation
Chairs: Per Kogner, Jakob Stenman

 

17.55-18.45 Poster exhibition and networking

 

19.00-21.00 Dinner at Haga Bottega 

 

FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER

 

08.30-09.05 Keynote: Application of novel diagnostic methodology and AI in pediatric brain tumors, Felix Sahm
Chairs: Alia Shamikh, David Gisselsson Nord

09.10-09.45 Impact of developments in pathology and immunology for pediatric  cancer patients
Chairs: Sandra Wessman, Per Kogner 

Tumor cell evolution/heterogeneity, David Gisselsson Nord

Immunological understanding for the development of novel therapies, Petter Brodin

09.50- 10.25 New diagnostics and integration of health data for research and clinical value
Chairs: Johanna Sandgren, David Gisselsson Nord

Potentials of radiology and pathology images and AI in pediatric brain tumor diagnostics, Neda Haj-Hosseini

Genomic Medicine Sweden Childhood Cancer and Brainchild, David Gisselsson Nord

10.25-10.55 Coffee and poster exhibition

 

10.55-11.30 Large scale biomedical initiatives and resources for precision medicine
Chairs: Johanna Sandgren, Jessica Nordlund

U-CAN, Biobank Sverige,  Tobias Sjöblom

Precision Omics Initiative Sweden (PROMISE), Tuuli Lappalainen

 

11.35-12.10 Keynote: Oncolytic viruses for immune therapy in children, Martha Alonso
Chairs: Fredrik Swartling, Per Nyman

12.10-13.00 Lunch and poster exhibition

 

13.00-13.35 Keynote: Fusion partners as untapped therapeutic opportunity for pediatric cancers,Pratiti Bandopadhayay
Chairs: Fredrik Swartling, Per Kogner

13.40-14.15 Childhood cancer biobanks
Chairs: Johanna Sandgren, Gustaf Ljungman

The Norwegian Childhood Cancer Biobank, Lars Baumbusch  

The Latvian Pediatric Cancer Initiative (LPCI), Monta Briviba / New Biobank at the Children’s Hospital in Riga, Roberts Melbârdis

14.20-14.50 Selected presentations from submitted abstracts/posters (2)
Chairs: Johanna Sandgren, Gustaf Ljungman

Abstract 5 (95520): A multi-modal, functional precision oncology platform for pediatric solid tumors: Framework and initial molecular findings, Vilja Pietiäinen

Abstract 9 (95460): CAR T-induced vascular alterations in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG),  Lars Karlsson

14.50-15.20 Coffee and poster exhibition

 

15.20-15.55 Keynote: Next generation precision medicine for childhood tumors, Mathias Uhlen
Chairs: Gustaf Ljungman, Johanna Sandgren

16.00-16.15 Concluding remarks and best poster awards
Gustaf Ljungman, Johanna Sandgren
(Best poster committee: Per Kogner, Jakob Stenman, Magnus Sabel, Sandra Wessman)