American Association for Cancer Research

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Advances in Prostate Cancer Research 2012


* - Short talks from proffered papers

Monday, February 6

Opening Keynote Lectures

Session Co-Chairpersons: Charles L. Sawyers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, and Arul M. Chinnaiyan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

[6:30-7:15]
COP1: Tumor suppressor role revealed
Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA

[7:15-8:00]
Polycomb dependent and independent functions of EZH2 in prostate cancer
Myles Brown, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Networking Reception

8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, February 7

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Session 1: Genomics / Molecular Profiling

Session Chairperson: Elaine Mardis, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

[8:30-9:00]
Genomic comparisons of coincident prostate cancer foci
Elaine Mardis

[9:00-9:30]
Functional implications of relocation of regulated transcription units in prostate cancer
M. Geoffrey Rosenfeld, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

[9:30-10:00]
Outcome prediction from the pattern of aberrations in prostate cancer genomes
Barry S. Taylor, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Break

10:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.

Session 2: Genomics / Molecular Profiling: Prognostic Signatures

Session Chairperson: Elaine Mardis, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
10:20 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is not accredited for CME credit.

[10:20-10:40]
Biological pathways predictive of clinically significant prostate cancer in the context of tumor heterogeneity
Mark Lee, Genomic Health, Redwood City, CA

[10:40-11:00]
Cell cycle progression genes differentiate indolent from aggressive prostate cancer
Steve Stone, Myriad Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT

[11:00-11:20]
Development of integrated diagnostic methods for tissue testing
Gary Pestano, Ventana/Roche Group, Oro Valley, AZ

Session 3: Androgen Receptor Signaling

Session Chairperson: Karen Knudsen, Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
11:20 a.m.-12:50 p.m.

[11:20-11:50]
Mechanisms regulating distinct AR transcriptional programs in PCa
Steven P. Balk, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

[11:50-12:20]
Cross talk of the androgen receptor and DNA damage pathways: Molecular and translational prostate cancer relevance
Karen E. Knudsen

[12:20-12:50]
Overcoming castration-resistant prostate cancer
Charles L. Sawyers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Poster Session A / Lunch

12:50 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
Click here for a list of posters scheduled in this session

Session 4: Drug Development

Session Chairperson: Johann S. de Bono, The Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom 
3:20 p.m.-4:50 p.m.

[3:20-3:50]
Immune checkpoint blockade in prostate cancer: New insights and opportunities
James P. Allison, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

[3:50-4:20]
Cabozantinib (XL-184) and prostate cancer: Preclinical and clinical profile of a novel agent
Maha Hussain, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

[4:20-4:50]
Conducting hypotheses testing trials for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer
Johann S. de Bono

Poster Session B / Reception

5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Click here for a list of posters scheduled in this session

Dinner on own / Evening off

7:30 p.m.-

 

Wednesday, February 8

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Session 5: ETS Gene Fusions

Session Chairperson: Mark A. Rubin, Cornell University Weill Medical College, New York, NY
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

[8:30-9:00]
Recurrent SPOP mutations define a distinct molecular subclass of prostate cancer
Mark A. Rubin

[9:00-9:30]
Novel therapeutic targets in prostate cancer
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

[9:30-9:45]
Context-specific oncogenesis by ETS-family transcription factors
Yu Chen, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

[9:45-10:00]
PARP1 inhibition as a strategy for targeting ETS gene fusions
Felix Feng, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Break

10:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.

Session 6: Prostate Cancer Initiation and Progression

Session Chairperson: Michael Shen, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
10:20 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

[10:20-10:50]
Stem cells and the origin of prostate cancer
Michael Shen

[10:50-11:20]
Mechanisms and therapeutic targets in metastatic prostate cancer
Karen Cichowski, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA

[11:20-11:50]
Stem cells and prostate cancer
Owen N. Witte, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Poster Session C / Lunch

12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Click here for a list of posters scheduled in this session

Session 7: Late-Breaking Research

Session Co-Chairpersons: Charles L. Sawyers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, and Arul M. Chinnaiyan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

[2:30-2:45]
Altered AR gene architecture and splicing in castration-resistant prostate cancer
Scott M. Dehm, University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN

[2:45-3:00]
Cooperation between androgen receptor and polycomb in prostate cancer
Jindan Yu, Northwestern University Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL

[3:00-3:15]
A bad influence: ERG, AR, and prostate cell differentiation
Raymond A. Pagliarini, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA

[3:15-3:30]
Transcriptional programs directed by the androgen receptor splicing variants
Jun Luo, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

[3:30-3:45]
* Oncogenic ETS over-expression mimics RAS/MAPK signaling in prostate cells
Peter C. Hollenhorst, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

[3:45-4:00]
* Optimization and applications of a tissue slice culture model of the normal and malignant human prostate
Sophia L. Maund, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

[4:00-4:15]
* The snoRNP assembly factor SHQ1 is a novel prostate cancer tumor suppressor gene
Phillip J. Iaquinta, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

[4:15-4:30]
* Biochemical recurrence is not a definitive surrogate endpoint for development of clinically useful predictive models for post-prostatectomy patients
Anamaria Crisan, GenomeDx, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[4:30-4:45]
* Therapeutic targeting of oncogene-specific tyrosine kinase networks during prostate cancer progression
Justin M. Drake, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

[4:45-5:00]
* Cabozantinib (XL184) inhibits androgen-sensitive and castration-resistant prostate cancer in the bone and increases bone formation in non-tumored bones
Eva Corey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Dinner on own / Evening off

5:00 p.m.-

 

Thursday, February 9

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Session 8: Imaging

Session Chairpersons: Martin G. Pomper, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

[8:30-9:00]
Molecular imaging of androgen receptor signaling in CRPC
Steven M. Larson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

[9:00-9:30]
Diagnosing prostate cancer with image fusion (MRI, PET, CT, US)
Peter Choyke, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

[9:30-10:00]
Molecular imaging agents for prostate cancer: Focus on PSMA
Martin G. Pomper

Break

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Session 9: Closing Keynote Lectures

Session Co-Chairpersons: Arul M. Chinnaiyan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and Charles L. Sawyers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

[10:30-11:00]
Inflammation as the trigger of somatic epigenome defects in prostate cancer
William G. Nelson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD

[11:00-11:30]
Role of the microenvironment in prostate cancer progression and resistance
Christopher J. Logothetis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Departure