Scientific Program

15:30 - 16:10 Conference Inauguration

Dr. R.A. Badwe, Dr. Shubhada Chiplunkar, Dr. Jyoti Bajpai,
Dr. Sudeep Gupta, Dr. S.D. Banavali, Dr. C.S. Pramesh
Dr. Hemant Malhotra, Dr. Kumar Prabhash

Chairpersons : Dr. Anil D’Cruz, Dr. Sadashivudu Gundeti

16:10 - 16:15 Session introduction

16:15 - 16:40 Immunotherapy in Head and Neck cancers : Investing in knowledge paying the best dividends

Speaker : Dr. Laura Locati

16:40 - 16:50 Q & A

Lead Discussant : Dr. Vanita Noronha

Chairpersons : Dr. Rajiv Sarin, Dr. Vinay Deshmane

16:50 - 16:55 Session introduction

16:55 - 17:20 Immunotherapy of Breast cancers : Facts can beat anything you fancy

Speaker : Dr. Sherene Loi

17:20 - 17:30 Q & A

Lead Discussant : Dr. Sudeep Gupta

Chairpersons : Dr. Asha Kapadia, Dr. Jaya Ghosh

17:30 - 17:35 Session introduction

17:35 - 18:00 Strategies for improving management of immune related adverse events

Speaker : Dr. Aung Naing

18:00 - 18:10 Q & A

Lead Discussant : Dr. Sewanti Limaye

Chairpersons : Dr. D. C. Doval, Dr. Vinod Raina

18:10 - 18:15 Session introduction

18:15 - 18:40 Mitigating checkpoint inhibitors toxicities

Speaker : Dr. John B. Haanen

18:40 - 18:50 Q & A

Lead Discussant : Dr. Atul Sharma

Chairpersons : Dr. Shubhada Chiplunkar, Dr. Girdhari Lal

18:50 - 18:55 Session introduction

18:55 - 19:20 Vaccines for the prevention of human non-viral cancers

Speaker : Dr. Olivera J. Finn

19:20 - 19:30 Q & A

Lead Discussant : Dr. Shyam Aggarwal

Chairpersons : Dr. Avnish Saklani, Dr. Vineet Talwar, Dr. S. D. Banavali

19:30 - 19:35 Session introduction

19:35 - 20:20 Oration - Checkpoint Blockade Therapy : Focusing on Combinations to Improve Outcomes

Speaker : Dr. Jedd Wolchok

20:20 - 20:30 Q & A

Lead Discussant : Dr. T. Raja

Chairpersons : Dr. Ramesh Nimmagadda, Dr. Padmaj Kulkarni

20:30 - 21:15 Panel discussion : Check point inhibitors in solid tumors: Practical applications of guidelines in Indian context

Moderator : Dr. Senthil Rajappa

Panelist : Dr. Laura Locati, Dr. B. K. Smruti, Dr. Amit Rauthan, Dr. T.P. Sahoo, Dr. Ullas Batra, Dr. Amit Joshi, Dr. Shona Nag, Dr. Bhawna Sirohi, Dr. Amit Agarwal

21:15 - 21:20 Important announcements