Scientific Program

Scientific Program


TimeSession / Activity
08:00 AM OnwardsRegistration
08:30 AM - 08:40 AMWelcome and Introductory Remarks
SpeakersDr. Rakesh Jalali, Chennai; Dr. Sujith Kumar M, Chennai; Dr. Madhu Sasidhar, Chennai
08:45 AM - 09:45 AMSession 1: Symposium on Immuno-Oncology in Clinics: Newer Drugs
Session CoordinatorDr. Nihanthy Sreenath, Kolkata
ChairpersonsDr. Derek Tsang, Toronto; Dr. Ghanashyam Biswas, Bhubaneswar; Dr. Uday Krishna, Chennai
08:45 AM - 09:05 AM Talk 1 (Immuno-oncology-Lung)
SpeakerTBA
09:05 AM - 09:25 AMTalk 2 (Immuno-oncology-Head and Neck)
SpeakerTBA
09:25 AM - 09:45 AMTalk 3
SpeakerTBA
09:45 AM - 10:00 AMMEET & GREET
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMLAMP LIGHTING
10:15 AM - 11:55 AMSession 2: Immuno-Oncology in Lung cancer
Session Coordinator Dr. Barnini Ghosh, Faridabad
ChairpersonsDr. Madhu Sasidhar, Chennai; Dr. Ramanan Swaminathan, Chennai; Dr. Punit Prashad, Bhubaneshwar
10:15 AM - 10:35 AMKeynote: Neoadjuvant IO in Lung Cancer-How I treat in 2026?
SpeakerDr. Herbert Loong, Hong Kong
10:35 AM - 10.50 AMAdjuvant IO in Lung Cancer-How I treat in 2026 ?
SpeakerDr. Vijay M Patil, Mumbai
10:50 AM - 11:05 AMLung cancer immune ecosystem: from cold to hot and back again
SpeakerDr. Amit Dutt, Delhi
11:05 AM - 11:35 AMPanel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Tumor Board On Lung Cancer
ModeratorDr. Ullas Batra, Delhi
PanelistsDr. Herbert Loong, Hong Kong; Dr. Khader Hussain, Chennai; Dr. Ghanashyam Biswas, Bhubaneswar; Dr. Srinivas Chilukuri, Chennai; Dr. Prasanth Parameswaran, Calicut; Dr. Ramya Ananthakrishnan, Chennai; Dr. George Karimundackal, Mumbai; Dr. Lakshmi Sandhya, Tirupati
11:35 AM - 11.45 AMBest Clinical Abstracts on Lung cancer
11:45 AM - 11:55 AMQ & A (Discussion)
11:55 AM - 12:35 PMHIGHLIGHT SESSION: My Decades in Oncology: Impact of Immunotherapy
ChairpersonsDr. Ramesh Nimmagadda, Chennai; Dr. V. Subramanian, Chennai; Dr. Shripad D. Banavali, Mumbai
11:55 AM - 12:15 PMPerspective 1: Dr. Suresh H Advani, Mumbai
12:15 PM - 12:35 PMPerspective 2: Dr. Anil D' Cruz, Mumbai
12:35 PM - 01:30 PMLUNCH & POSTER EXHIBITION
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMSession 3: Immuno-Oncology in Head and Neck cancer
Session CoordinatorDr. Supreeth RN, Bengaluru
ChairpersonsDr. Balaji Jagannathan, Chennai; Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy, Chennai
01:30 PM - 01.50 PMKeynote: Neoadjuvant IO in HNSCC - How I treat in 2026?
SpeakerDr. Kumar Prabhash, Mumbai
01:50 PM - 02:05 PMAdjuvant IO in Head and Neck Cancers -How I treat in 2026?
SpeakerDr. Shyam Aggarwal, Delhi
02:05 PM - 02:20 PMImmunology Research and Immuno-Oncology: What to expect in 2026?
SpeakerDr Girdhari Lal, Pune
02:20 PM - 02:50 PMPanel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Board On Head and Neck Cancer
ModeratorDr. Krupa Shankar S, Coimbatore
PanelistsDr. Lalit Mohan Sharma, Jaipur; Dr. Naveen Hedne C, Chennai; Dr. S Vishwanath, Bengaluru; Dr. Prasad Easwaran, Chennai; Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, Mumbai; Dr. Bhavesh Poladia, Namakkal; Dr. Mubeena Tonse, Mumbai
02:50 PM - 03:00 PMBest Clinical Abstracts on Head and Neck cancer
03:00 PM - 03:15 PMTEA BREAK
03:15 PM – 04:00 PMI-OSI Digumarti Foundation Oration
ChairpersonsDr. Raghunadharao Digumarti, Vizag; Dr. Hemant Malhotra, Jaipur (Immediate President I-OSI); Dr. Girdhari Lal, Pune (Joint Secretary I-OSI)
TopicTBA
OratorProf. Vijay K. Kuchroo, Boston, US
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMSession 4: Immuno-Oncology in Hemato-Oncological Malignancies - Part 1
ChairpersonsProf. Shaji K. Kumar, Rochester; Dr. Gaurav Narula, Mumbai; Dr. Sunil Martin, Thiruvananthapuram
04:00 PM - 04:15 PMImmuno-Oncology in Lymphoma - How I treat in 2026?
SpeakerDr. Hasmukh Jain, Mumbai
04:15 PM - 04:30 PMCar T cells: Future and Beyond in Oncology
SpeakerDr. Rahul Purwar, Mumbai
04:30 PM - 05:30 PMSession 5: Symposium on Immuno-Oncology in Clinic: Newer Horizons
ChairpersonsDr. M. Manickavasagam, Chennai; Dr. Parathan Karunakaran, Chennai
04:30 PM - 04:45 PMTalk 4
04:45 PM - 05:00 PMTalk 5
05:00 PM - 05:15 PMTalk 6
05:15 PM - 05:30 PMTalk 7
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM INAUGURAL CEREMONY & CULTURAL PROGRAMME
08:00 PMPresidential Dinner
TimeSession / Activity
08:00 AM OnwardsRegistration
08:30 AM- 08:40 AMWelcome and Introductory Remarks
09:00 AM- 10:15 AMSession B1: Basic Sciences
ChairpersonsDr. S. Mahalingam, Chennai; Dr. Amit Awasthi, Gurgaon; Dr. Manas Kumar Santra, Pune
09:00 AM - 09:15 AMCancer Immunology and immunotherapy in Breast cancer and melanoma
SpeakerDr. Gopal Kundu, Bhubaneshwar
09:15 AM - 09:30 AMTBA
SpeakerDr. Santosh Chauhan, Hyderabad
09:30 AM - 09:45 AMTBA
SpeakerDr. Avinash Bajaj, Faridabad
09:45 AM - 10:00 AMTargeting Oncogenic p53 Mutants: Comprehensive study of p53-stabilizing Agents for Breast Cancer Treatment
SpeakerDr. Manzoor Ahmad Mir, Srinagar
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMQ & A (Discussion)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMLAMP LIGHTING IN HALL A
04:00 PM - 06:00 PMSession B2: ISMPO YMO YOUNG ONCOLOGY SESSION
ChairpersonsDr. Raghunadharao Digumarti, Vizag; Dr. Padmaj Kulkarni, Pune
YMO MentorsDr. Stalin Chowdary Bala, Vizag; Dr. Deepa Susan, Vellore; Dr. Sujith Kumar M, Chennai
04:00 PM - 05:00 PMSELECTION OF 2026 BATCH MEET THE MENTORS AND YOUNG LEADERS 2025
05:00 PM - 05:45 PMPRELIM QUIZ
Quiz MasterDr. Venkata Pradeep Babu Koyyala, Tezpur; Dr. Kiran Kumar, Chennai; Dr. Vijay Guru, Chennai
08:00 PMPresidential Dinner