NCI at ASCO 2017 - Friday, June 2nd

NCI at ASCO 2017 - Friday, June 2nd

NCI at ASCO 2017 Highlights

From the National Cancer Institute

Updating you about NCI's presence and planned activities at the ASCO 2017 Annual Meeting Please note that all times listed are in local Chicago time (CDT)

Welcome to ASCO!

Attend Sessions Featuring NCI Staff The State of the Art in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Education Session 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Location: S406 Presentation: Update on High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma NCI speaker: Elise C. Kohn 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Presentation: Creating Synthetic Lethality NCI speaker: S. Percy Ivy 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM The Evolving Perception of Pediatric and Adult Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Meet the Professor Session 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Location: E253cd Presentation: Latest Advances in Pediatric-Type Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors NCI speaker: Lee J. Helman 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Moving Beyond the Randomized Controlled Trial: Real-World Data to Inform Patient Care and Policy Extended Education Session 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM Location: S504 Presentation: Deriving Research-Grade Data from Cancer Registries NCI speaker: Lynne Penberthy 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Grant Writing Workshop Extended Education Session 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: S103 Presentation: National Cancer Institute Training and Career Development Grants NCI speaker: Ming Lei 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Immunotherapy and Lung Cancer Extended Education Session 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Hall D1 Presentation: Pseudoprogression: Is It Real? NCI speaker: Dickran Garo Kazandjian 4:45 PM - 5:05 PM The exhibit hall opens tomorrow! Visit NCI in booth #4052   Meet the Expert sessions start at 9:30 a.m.  Here's your chance to learn more about NCI initiatives and programs. Check out the schedule here and plan to attend these popular sessions!    Visit our interactive kiosks Stop by booth kiosks to connect with NCI scientific and program staff. This year, our featured kiosks are: Precision Medicine Genomic Data Commons NCI Contact Center/PDQ Cancer Information Training and Fellowships NCI Resources   Cancer Close Up A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. The images collected here as part of the 2017 NCI Cancer Close Up project exemplify NCI-supported research into how nanoscale materials and devices can improve the way cancer is studied, detected, prevented, and treated. Stop by the NCI exhibit booth to see many of these large-scale microscopy images on colorful display.