Molecular Diagnostics In Cancer Therapeutic Development Meeting Hosted By AACR
Main Category: Cancer / OncologyAlso Included In: Conferences; Medical Devices / Diagnostics; Genetics
Article Date: 28 Aug 2008 - 4:00 PST
Premier international meeting highlights breakthroughs in molecular cancer diagnostics research
What:
The AACR Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutics Development Meeting features the latest findings in laboratory, translational and clinical cancer research. This year's meeting focuses on new biologic markers and imaging methods.
To help you take advantage of the meeting's scientific abstracts and related activities, the program schedule and related abstracts will be available online at: http://www.aacr.org/ on September 22, 2008. Eurekalert.
Nearly 100 abstracts will be presented at the meeting, complementing an outstanding program of scientific and educational events. The AACR Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutics Meeting attracts world leaders in cancer research, including clinical oncologists, basic scientists and translational researchers.
Highlights:
- Angiogenic factors that increase risk for breast cancer
- Genetic markers for glioblastoma survival
- New data on nanotechnology as a cost effective diagnostic method
- More accurate tools for diagnosing myeloproliferative neoplasia
- Late-breaking data on multispectral imaging and its utility
- How the Epstein Barr virus predicts outcome in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
September 22-25, 2008
Where:
Marriott Philadelphia Downtown
Philadelphia, PA
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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Source: Emma O'Brien
American Association for Cancer Research
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