On May, 28
th – 29
th and 31
st, the Institut Imagine in Paris hosted the symposium on pediatric cancers, an event to discuss advances in our understanding of the origins and causes of cancer development and the associated therapeutic perspectives. Bringing
together the pediatric cancer community, the symposium addressed several areas of cancer research, including epidemiological
and genetic risk factors, the role of development in tumor initiation, modelising the complex biology of tumors development, and novel therapeutic strategies.
The symposium consisted of plenary lectures, accompanied by a poster session and selected oral communications.
At the end of the symposium,
Enfants Cancer Santé, our major sponsor of the event presented the prize for the best oral communication
of the symposium. Congratulations to Monica Sanchez Guixe!
More than 180 attendees participated to the symposium with 38 speakers and 17 posters presented.
Session 1 – Risk factors in childhood cancers
The first session covered the risk factors in pediatric cancers.
ALAIN FISCHER
Institut Imagine
MARIO CAPASSO
University of Naples Federico II, CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples
Session 2 – Ontogenic determinants
of pediatric oncogenes specificities
The second session addressed
Session 3 – Integrated biology of tumor development
The
Session 4 : Development, dependencies and therapeutic perspectives
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The workshop concluded on an optimistic note to pursue collaboration to better understand the role of pesticides in the development of childhood cancers.
Thank you to the speakers and researchers for their work! Stay tuned for future events!
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