American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Annual Meeting 2024

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More than 20 Washington University faculty members affiliated with Siteman Cancer Center will present their research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024, April 5-10 in San Diego.

Below are details about their presentations. Unless otherwise noted, they will take place at the San Diego Convention Center. All times are Pacific Daylight Time.

Programming is subject to change. For the most current information, visit the conference program. Follow Siteman Cancer Center at #AACR24 on X @SitemanCenter.

Saturday, April 6
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Kelly Bolton, MD, PhD

Chairperson – Session: Clonal Hematopoiesis: Translational and Clinical Updates and Implications

12:30-2 p.m. | Ballroom 6 DE (Upper Level)

 

Oral Presentation: Clonal hematopoiesis and prevention of hematologic malignancies

12:31-12:51 p.m. | Room 29 (Upper Level)

 

Ting Wang, PhD

Oral Presentation: Transposable elements and the cancer epigenome

1:30-1:50 p.m. | Room 2 (Upper Level)

 

Sunday, April 7
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Robert Schreiber, PhD

Chairperson – Session: Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research

Noon-12:45 p.m. | Ballroom 20 CD (Upper Level)

 

Yin Cao, ScD, MPH

Oral Presentation: Cancer Grand Challenges-PROSPECT: Pathways, risk factors, and molecules to prevent early-onset colorectal tumors

3:05-3:15 p.m. | Room 2 (Upper Level)

 

Panelist – Session: Early-Onset Cancers from Etiology to Survivorship: Funding Opportunities, Resources, and Future Research Needs

3:15-3:30 p.m. | Room 2 (Upper Level)

 

Monday, April 8
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Foluso O. Ademuyiwa, MD, MPH, MSCI

Poster Presentation: Evaluating circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a prognostic biomarker utilizing a tissue-free epigenomic assay in early-stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 40, Poster Board No. 16

 

Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD

Poster Presentation: Untargeted lipidomics reveals racial differences in lipid species among women

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 31, Poster Board No. 7

 

Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD

Poster Presentation: Phase 1b trial Mipasetamab Uzoptirine (ADCT-601-102) dose escalation in patients with advanced bone and soft tissue sarcomas

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 48, Poster Board No. 9

 

Robert Schreiber, PhD

Session: Meet the Editors-in-Chief of Cancer Immunology Research

9:15-10:15 a.m. | AACR Publications Booth 4043, Hall AF

 

Yoon Kang, PhD

Poster Presentation: Circadian rhythm dysregulation with risk of gastrointestinal cancers: A large-scale prospective

1:30-5 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 32, Poster Board No. 20

 

Robert Schreiber, PhD

Oral Presentation: Improvement of tumor neoantigen detection by high field asymmetric

waveform ion mobility (mass) and spectroscopy (FAIMS)

5:05-5:20 p.m. | Hall GH (Ground Level)

 

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH

Panelist – Session: – Perspectives in Cancer Prevention: Global and Early Detection Approaches: A Cancer Prevention Working Group Town Hall – Dedicated to the Memory of David S. Alberts

7-8 p.m. | Sapphire Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront Hotel

 

Tuesday, April 9
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Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH

Poster Presentation: Longitudinal latent class analysis to further understand trajectory of density over time and risk of breast cancer

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 34, Poster Board No. 24

 

Joseph Ippolito, MD, PhD

Poster Presentation: Development of a three-dimensional spatialomics map of lethal prostate cancer driven by clinical imaging

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 8, Poster Board No. 5

 

Kimberly Johnson, PhD, MPH

Poster Presentation: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening and diagnosis stage in a large midwestern United States academic medical center

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 32, Poster Board No. 14

 

Gary Patti, PhD

Poster Presentation: Integrated multi-omics analysis reveals systemic and localized metabolic disruptions in colorectal cancer

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 18, Poster Board No. 8

 

Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD

Poster Presentation: Steroid hormone metabolites and mammographic breast density in premenopausal women

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 18, Poster Board No. 11

 

Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD

Poster Presentation: First-in-human, dose escalation and expansion study of MT-6402, a novel engineered toxin body (ETB) targeting PD-L1, in patients with PD-L1 expressing relapsed/refractory advanced solid tumors: Interim data

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 48, Poster Board No. 19

 

Erin Linnenbringer, PhD, MS

Oral Presentation: Conducting community cafes to enhance cancer genetic research and referral approaches for Black Americans

10:27-10:32 a.m. | Room 2 (Upper Level)

 

Yin Cao, ScD, MPH

Chairperson – Session: Early-onset Cancers: Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment

10:15-11:45 a.m. | Room 14 (Mezzanine Level)

 

Oral Presentation: Charting the path forward to combat early-onset cancers: Global trends and prevention

10:20-10:40 a.m. | Room 14 (Mezzanine Level)

 

Xue-Yan He, PhD

Poster Presentation: Chronic stress causes metastasis via neutrophil-mediated changes to the microenvironment

1:30-5 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 11, Poster Board No. 6

 

José Marcio Luna, PhD, MS

Poster Presentation: Pathomics of prostate cancer incorporating histology and mass spectrometry imaging

1:30-5 p.m. | Poster Hall: Section 35, Poster Board No. 24

 

Shu (Joy) Jiang, PhD

Minisymposium Presentation: Dynamic prediction with repeated mammogram images improves 5-year breast cancer risk performance

4:05-4:20 p.m. | Room 11 (Upper Level)

 

Dineo Khabele, MD

Chairperson and Closing Remarks – Session: Building an Effective Mentorship Team: Essential Strategies at Every Stage in Your Career

6:30-8:30 p.m. | Grand Hall B, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

 

Wednesday, April 10
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Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD

Chairperson – Session: Applying Precision Medicine to Cancer Prevention: Opportunities Ahead

10:15 -11:45 a.m. | Room 29 (Upper Level)

 

Oral Presentation: The promise of RANKL inhibition in breast cancer prevention in premenopausal women with dense breasts

10:16-10:35 a.m. | Room 29 (Upper Level)

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