November 10, 2026: Regular Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
November 10, 2026: Application Deadlines:
AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards
AACR Global Scholar-in-Training Awards
AACR-Amgen Global Scholar-in-Training Awards
AACR Patient Advocates in Cancer Research Awards
AACR-Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Scholar Awards
November 24, 2026: Application Deadlines:
AACR Early-Career Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards
AACR Faculty Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards
December 2026
December 2, 2026: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Opens
December 4, 2026: Application Deadline: AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards
December 7, 2026: Early Registration Deadline (lowest rates)
December 7, 2026: Submission Deadline for AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
December 21, 2026: Regular Abstract Status Notifications Sent
January 2027
January 6, 2027: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
January 11, 2027: Manuscript Submission Deadline for Simultaneous Publication Consideration (Regular Abstracts)
January 21, 2027: Regular Abstract Scheduling Notifications Sent
January 28, 2027: Submission Deadline: Final Data for Clinical Trial Placeholder Abstracts
February 2027
February 3, 2027: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Notifications Sent
February 4, 2027: Online Itinerary Planner Available (tentative)
February 4, 2027: Regular Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
February 9, 2027: Manuscript Submission Deadline for Simultaneous Publication Consideration (Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstracts)
February 12, 2027: Advance Registration Deadline (discounted rates)
February 19, 2027: Housing Reservation Deadline
February 19, 2027: Cancellation Deadline for Registration Refunds (less $125 processing fee)
February 25, 2027: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
March 2027
March 2, 2027: Regular Abstract Titles and Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner (4:30 p.m. ET)
March 2, 2027: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Titles Posted to Online Itinerary Planner (4:30 p.m. ET); Abstract Texts Embargoed until April 2, 2027
March 2, 2027: Abstract Submission Deadlines:
AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
AACR Special Program for High School Students
March 5, 2027: Membership Application Deadline to Register for the Annual Meeting at the Member Rate Onsite
March 8, 2027:Registration Deadlines:
AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
AACR Special Program for High School Students
March 15, 2027: Annual Meeting App Available for Download (tentative)
March 19, 2027: Regular Abstracts Published in an Online-only Supplement to Cancer Research
April 2027
April 1, 2027: Virtual Meeting Site Available (livestreaming begins April 2)
April 2, 2027: Onsite Registration Opens at the Orange County Convention Center (12 p.m. ET)
April 2, 2027: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner and Meeting App (12 p.m. ET) and Published in an Online-only Supplement to Cancer Research
April 2, 2027: E-Posters Posted to the Online Itinerary Planner
