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News — Yale Cancer Center (YCC) experts will present at the , which kicks off this Friday in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center. As one of the largest global gatherings of cancer experts, the meeting will highlight new cancer treatments and practice-changing clinical trials from around the world.

The five-day event themed, “Unifying Cancer Science and Medicine: A Continuum of Innovation for Impact,” will feature Yale Cancer Center’s , the AACR President. Dr. LoRusso will speak during the meeting’s opening ceremony, deliver her presidential address on transforming global cancer care, and lead a special session on optimizing radiotheranostics (delivering radiation specifically to cancer cells, minimizing exposure to healthy tissues) to diagnose and treat cancer. Dr. LoRusso leads early clinical trials and cancer drug development at Yale Cancer Center and is an internationally recognized leader in trial research.

The AACR Annual Meeting will include oral and poster presentations as well as educational sessions, showcasing cutting-edge cancer science and medicine. Yale Cancer Center experts and , will also deliver presentations during two key plenary sessions on tumor-immune cell interactions and pediatric cancer, respectively.

Featured Yale Cancer Center presentations:

Sunday, April 27

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Monday, April 28

        Chair and Speaker: Dr. LoRusso

Tuesday, April 29

        Plenary Session Presenter: Dr. Schalper

        Plenary Session Presenters: Angela Kim; Prateek Bhardwaj; Karlie N. Lucas; Collin D. Heer; Raffaella Morotti; Ranjini K. Sundaram; Wenyue Sun; and Dr. Vasquez

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        Presenters: Michelle Greenman; Cem Demirkiran; Stefania Bellone; Tobias Hartwich; Blair McNamara; Victoria Ettorre; Niccolo G. Santin; Namrata Sethi; Luca Palmieri; , PhD; , MD; , MD; , MD

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