NCI at ASCO 2017 - Saturday, June 3rd

NCI at ASCO 2017 - Saturday, June 3rd

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) Today at ASCO Attend Sessions Featuring NCI Staff How I Treat Specific Sarcoma Histologic Subtypes Clinical Problems in Oncology Session 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Location: E253ab Presentation: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors NCI speaker: Brigitte C. Widemann, Center for Cancer Research 1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Pediatric Oncology I Oral Abstract Session 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM Location: S504 Presentation: Expanding CAR-T Cells for Extramedullary Disease NCI speaker: Nirali Shah 3:51 PM - 4:03 PM Discussing Abstract(s): 10507, 10508 Visit NCI in booth #4052 Meet the Expert sessions start today!  9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Alice Chen NCI-MATCH Trial (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice)10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Alice Chen CTCAE - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Pavan Adiseshaiah Nanomedicine Characterization for Cancer Treatment - A free NCI Resource12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Nita Seibel Everything You Wanted to Know About the NCI-Pediatric MATCH Trial The fun continues tomorrow! 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.