Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)

Cell invasion and metastasis are the basis for most cancer-related deaths, and remain a central enigma and a crucial agenda for cancer research. It is increasingly evident that tumours developing in different organs use related but not identical strategies, likely reflective of the distinctive microenvironment they face during their ontogeny. Moreover, multiple cell types constituting the activated tumour stroma contribute to invasion and metastasis, in addition to the aberrant properties of the cancer cells. The symposium will bring together world leaders on some of the key biological and genetic mechanisms of invasion and metastasis. The main lectures will be complemented by a number of short talks selected from the submitted abstracts and a large number of posters. The organisers actively encourage presentation of unpublished work and lively discussion.

The symposium will last for three days and include 5 sessions covering the mechanisms of invasion and metastasis. Short talks and poster presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts. Sessions will be Genetics, Mouse Models and Mechanisms; The Metastatic Cancer Cell; Inflammatory Modulators; Mechanism-based Anti-metastatic Therapies and Angiogenesis and Anti-angiogenic Therapy.

Participation is limited to 350 attendees. Deadlines are July 31 for early registration, September 1 for abstract submission and September 15 for registration.