10th Zurich Immuno-Oncology Conference 2026

Symposium

Das 10. Immuno-Onkologie-Symposium wird Forscher und Kliniker zusammenbringen, um Innovationen zu diskutieren, die die Zukunft der Immuno-Onkologie bestimmen. Zu den Themen gehören Behandlungskonzepte wie Immune Engagers, zelluläre Therapien, Immun-Checkpoint-Inhibition und modernste grundlagenwissenschaftliche Ansätze zum Verständnis von Wirkmechanismen, Resistenzen und Nebenwirkungen von Krebsimmuntherapien.

Standort

Universitätsspital Zürich
Rämistrasse 100
8091 Zürich
oder ONLINE

Hörsaal

Grosser Hörsaal NORD

Datum

06.03.2026

Zeit

08:30 - 16:50

Credits

SGMO 7

Kosten

kostenlos

Program

8.30 a.m. Welcome
Markus G. Manz, University Hospital ZurichTobias Weiss, University Hospital Zurich
Immune Checkpoint Inhibition
Andreas Wicki / Anne Müller
8.35 a.m. Identification of a novel checkpoint for tumour immunogenicity
Sergio Quezada, University College London Cancer Institute, United Kingdom
9.00 a.m. When self-reactivity becomes protective: autoimmunity and tumor control under checkpoint inhibitiors
Lukas Flatz, Prof. Dr. med., University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
9.25 a.m. Current and future immune checkpoint inhibitor strategies: Combinations and novel targets
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, Gustave Roussy and Paris Saclay University, France
9.50 a.m. Flash Talk Immune Checkpoint Inhibition

Immune Microenvironment Modulation in Experimental Glioma by Combining CDK4/6 Inhibition with PD-1 Blockade
Surender Surender, University Hospital Tübingen

Immunocompetent Cancer-on-Chip Models to Assess Safety and Efficacy of New Drug Modalities
André Rosa, NMI University of Tübingen

9.55 a.m. Coffee Break
Immune Engagers
Markus G. Manz / Melanie Greter
10.15 a.m. State of the art of T cell engagers and emerging next-generation cell therapies
Dario Vernetz, Principal Scientist at Roche
10.40 a.m. Next-Generation enineering of T cell immunity
Mirco Julian Friedrich, Dr. , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
11.05 a.m. Reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages
Peter Ellmark, Professor at Lund University, CSO at Alligator Bioscience, Sweden
11.30 a.m. Bifunctional Paghocytic Synapse Enhancers for Cancer Immunotherapy
Valerio Sabatino, University of Basel, Switzerland
11.55 a.m. Flash Talk Immune Engagers

Combinatorial treatment with small molecule inhibitors abrogates systemic toxicity of tumor-targeted cytokine fusion protein
Sheila Dakhel, Philochem AG, R&D Department

PRO-XTEN masked T cell engagers, enabling protease-specific activation only in the tumor microenvironment to mitigate damage to healthy tissues and reduce toxicity
Michael A. Schmid, Vir Biotechnology, Belinzona

12.00 p.m. Lunch Break
Cellular Therapies
Tobias Weiss / Chiara Magnani
12.50 p.m. iPSC-CAR immune cells as a novel concept for cell therapy
Maria Themeli, Amsterdam (TiPSC), The Netherlands
1.15 p.m. Optimising CAR-T cells for improved efficacy and reduced toxicity
Prof. Magnus Essand, PhD, Uppsala University, Dept. Immunology, Genetics, Pathology, Uppsala Sweden
1.40 p.m. Immunotherapy for brain tumors – from vaccines to TCR T cell therapy
Michael Platten, MD CCU Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
2.05 p.m. Current and future concepts of in vivo engineered CAR immune cells
Christian Buchholz, Prof. Dr., Molecular Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut Langen, Germany
2.30 p.m. Flash Talk Cellular Therapies

Tumor-restricted IL-12 secreting VEGFR2-SynNotch-CAR-T cells overcome antigen escape in murine glioma
Maximilian Mastall, University Hospital Zurich

Combining CAR T Cell Therapy and Inhibitory Receptor Targeting for the Treatment of AML
Silvan Brunn, University Hospital Zurich, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

2.35 p.m. Coffee Break
Mechanisms, Profiling and Basic Science Aspects of Cancer Immunotherapies
Burkhard Becher / Stefanie Kreutmair
2.55 p.m. The Double-Edged Sword of Cancer Immunity: Escape Mechanisms and Therapy-Induced Side Effects
Robert Zeiser, Uniklinik Freiburg, Germany
3.20 p.m.  Lymphocyte Networks Orchestrating Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
Sonia Tugues, PhD, Prof., Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3), University of Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich
3.45 p.m.  Modeling and modulating antitumor immunity in human cancer tissues
Dr. Daniela Thommen, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4.10 p.m. The tumor microenvironment from a T-cell-centered view
Enrico Lugli, PhD, Humanitas Research Hospital Pieve Emanuele, Italy
4.35 p.m.  Flash Talk Mechanisms, Profiling and Basic Science Aspects

Penk-expressing Tregs drive proinflammatory DCs and enhance tumour control
Javier Pareja Roman, University of Basel

Ms4a7+ Monocyte-Derived Macrophages in Tumor Immunity
Violetta Gogoleva, University of Zurich

4.40 p.m. Wrap-Up
Markus G. Manz, University Hospital ZurichTobias Weiss, University Hospital Zurich

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