Several methods workshops planned for first two days of meeting


The AACR Annual Meeting 2023 program kicks off with more than 65 methods workshops and educational sessions on Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15. Access to sessions is available to all registrants by purchasing the Educational Program Pass during registration.

The 16 methods workshops are designed to provide a foundation of knowledge in rapidly developing areas in basic, clinical, and translational cancer research. Led by experienced faculty, these workshops cover some of the hottest topics in cancer research, including clinical trial design, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, and data resources for cancer research.

Among this year’s workshops is the three-part program Clinical Trial Design in a Diverse World. In part one of the workshop, Aligning the Needs of a Clinical Trial with the Most Appropriate Design, speakers will discuss how to make phase I trials relevant by aligning need with design, trial designs for answering phase II questions, and considerations for designing clinical trials in the post-PD1 immunotherapy era.

In part two, Challenges in Clinical Trial Enrollment, faculty will provide an overview of barriers to patient enrollment and diversity plans to improve enrollment in cancer clinical trials. They will discuss how to increase clinical trial accrual of under-represented patients by shifting the power differential in the patient-provider relationship. The presenters will also describe innovative strategies to address enrollment barriers and enhance participation among underserved populations, and review how technology and decentralized clinical trials processes can be used to modernize trial protocol.

In part three, Biomarkers in Clinical Trials, the speakers will discuss the standardization, prioritization, and optimal use of advanced molecular studies in clinical cancer research; describe the incorporation of proof-of-mechanism pharmacodynamic biomarkers and predictive biomarkers of response in early-phase clinical trials; and provide statistical and practical guidance for biomarker studies.

Here is the schedule of all 16 methods workshops:

AACR ANNUAL MEETING 2023 METHODS WORKSHOPS

FRIDAY, APRIL 14

MW015: Engineered Model Systems for Cancer Research: A Focus on Fluid Flows and Matrix Organization

3 – 4:30 p.m. ET | Room W311 A-D, Convention Center

MW017: AI/ML Approaches in Translational Research

3 – 4:30 p.m. ET | Tangerine Ballroom 2 (WF2), Convention Center

SATURDAY, APRIL 15

MW005: Accessible Computational Platforms for Large-Scale Cancer Data Analyses

8 – 9:30 a.m. ET | Room W224, Convention Center

MW011: Pathology for Cancer Researchers

8 – 9:30 a.m. ET | Room W414, Convention Center

MW012: Utilizing AACR Project GENIE Real-world Clinico-genomic Data

8 – 9:30 a.m. ET | Room W311 A-D, Convention Center

MW014: Microfluidic Devices to Track Leader Cell Movement

8 – 9:30 a.m. ET | Room W312, Convention Center

MW002: Clinical Trial Design in a Diverse World, Part 1: Aligning the Needs of a Clinical Trial with the Most Appropriate Design

10 – 11:30 a.m. ET | Valencia D, Convention Center

MW006: HTAN Data in the Wild: Accessing and Analyzing Single-Cell Sequencing and Highly Multiplexed Spatial-proteomics using the HTAN Data Portal and NCI’s Cloud Resources

10 – 11:30 a.m. ET | Room W414, Convention Center

MW003: Clinical Trial Design in a Diverse World, Part 2: Challenges in Clinical Trial Enrollment

12:30 – 2 p.m. ET | Valencia D, Convention Center

MW007: Emerging Platforms for Cancer Immunotherapy

12:30 – 2 p.m. ET | Room W414, Convention Center

MW010: Intercepting Molecular Residual Disease in the Clinic

12:30 – 2 p.m. ET | Room W224, Convention Center

MW016: Organoids for Disease Modeling and Precision Medicine

12:30 – 2 p.m. ET | Valencia BC, Convention Center

MW001: Advancing our Understanding of Cancer Burden Through Geospatial Data

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET | Room W311 E-H, Convention Center

MW004: Clinical Trial Design in a Diverse World, Part 3: Biomarkers in Clinical Trials

2:30 – 4 p.m. ET | Valencia D, Convention Center

MW009: New Methods in Spatial Imaging

2:30 – 4 p.m. ET | Valencia A, Convention Center

MW013: The Spatial Revolution: Applying Single-cell Spatial Technologies to Cancer Research

2:30 – 4 p.m. ET | Chapin Theater, Convention Center

Register Today for the AACR Annual Meeting 2024

Final preparations are underway for the AACR Annual Meeting 2024, with an outstanding program that brings together cancer researchers from around the world. This year’s meeting convenes April 5-10 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. For those unable to travel, virtual attendance is also an option.

Register Today for the AACR Annual Meeting 2024

Final preparations are underway for the AACR Annual Meeting 2024, with an outstanding program that brings together cancer researchers from around the world. This year’s meeting convenes April 5-10 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. For those unable to travel, virtual attendance is also an option.