AACR/SNMMI State-of-the-Art Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology and Therapy: Abstracts

C. J. Anderson, D. Piwnica-Worms
2013 Journal of Nuclear Medicine  
Exciting developments in the fi eld of cancer imaging have led to important insights into the origins and biology of cancer, as well as novel techniques for early diagnosis, accurate staging, and monitoring of response to therapy for cancer patients. These new discoveries have great potential as tools for basic and translational research in cancer biology and for clinical use to improve patient outcomes. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the American Association
more » ... or Cancer Research (AACR) have come together to cosponsor State-of-the-Art Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology and Therapy, a conference to be held February 27 to March 2, 2013, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. The focus of the conference will be to educate, promote, and support the application and use of molecular imaging in cancer biology. The conference will cover molecular imaging and therapy in cancer-related basic, translational, and clinical research and the integration and application of molecular imaging to the understanding of cancer biology. The goal of this joint AACR-SNMMI conference is to bring imaging scientists together with basic, translational, and clinical cancer researchers in a focused, smaller meeting setting to discuss the latest developments in imaging genetic and molecular processes of cancer as they occur in cells, animal models, and patients. The conference will feature several concurrent educational sessions on Wednesday, including "Imaging Therapeutic Response with PET," "Emerging Technologies," and "In Vivo Studies of Cancer Biology at Cellular Resolution." Wednesday evening will include the welcome reception and a special keynote address from Douglas Hanahan, PhD, Professor of Molecular Oncology and Merck Serono Oncology Chair at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Director of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research. Thursday and Friday will feature 8 plenary sessions focused on cancer stem cells; imaging of the tumor microenvironment, stroma, and metastatic niche; imaging and genomics; innovative therapies guided by imaging; and more. This conference will also offer opportunities for participation from junior scientists, with presentations selected from the most highly rated abstracts. In addition to the didactic lectures, the meeting will also include over 90 poster presentations. The abstracts presented in this supplement issue to The Journal of Nuclear Medicine represent some of the most interesting ideas in molecular imaging research as applied to cancer biology and therapy. The abstracts are listed alphabetically by the last name of the presenting author, with the main abstracts followed by the invited speaker abstracts. Please note that the presenting author at the conference is not always the fi rst author of the abstract. In addition, abstracts selected to receive Young Investigator Travel Awards (AACR-Afl ac, Incorporated, Scholar-in-Training Awards and SNMMI/AACR Young Investigator Awards) are indicated by a footnote. We hope that many of our members will be able to attend this exciting conference. Abstract Reviewers COPYRIGHT
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