30 Years of CIK Cells: Successes and Challenges

On 30 August 2023, experts from Germany and abroad will meet to discuss the successes and challenges of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell therapy, which recently completed 30 years in the cancer field. This first virtual conference will be hosted by the CIO Bonn, a certified Comprehence Cancer Center (CCC) funded by the German Cancer Aid (DKH). 

Program

Mittwoch, 30.08.2023
9.00 am - 01:00 pm (CET)

09:00 Uhr   Welcome
                  Ingo Schmidt-Wolf

09:05 Uhr   CIK cell therapy: past, present and future
                  Ingo Schmidt-Wolf, University of Bonn, Germany

09:25 Uhr   Autologous Cytokine-induced Killer Cell Immunotherapy for Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: Practice and Research
                  Xiubao Ren, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, China

09:45 Uhr   Tumor antigen-specific redirection of CIK cell activity by clinical-grade monoclonal antibodies and immunotools
                  Antonio Rosato, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

10:05 Uhr   CAR-CIK cellular immunotherapy against solid tumors and chemoresistant cancer stem cells
                  Dario Sangiolo, University of Torino, Italy

10:25 Uhr   The efficacy of CIK-based treatment in metastatic renal cell carcinoma and pancreatic cancer
                  Zibing Wang, Zibing Henan Cancer Hospital, China

10:45 Uhr   Non-viral Sleeping Beauty-engineered CAR-CIK cells for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies
                  Sarah Tettamanti, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy

11:05 Uhr   The clinical application of CIK-based cellular therapy for solid tumor
                  Yi Zhang, Biotherapy Center, the first Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China

11:25 Uhr   IL-15 activated CIK cells: The Frankfurt experience
                  Eva Rettinger, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

11:45 Uhr   Establishing a CIK therapy trial for metastatic bowel cancer patients in South Australia
                  Kevin Aaron Fenix, University of Adelaide, Australia

12:05 Uhr   Thanks note with information about future meetings
                  Ingo Schmidt-Wolf

Confirmed speakers:

• Ingo Schmidt-Wolf, Germany
• Xiubao Ren, China
• Antonio Rosato, Italy
• Dario Sangiolo, Italy
• Zibing Wang, China
• Sarah Tettamanti, Italy
• Yi Zhang, China
• Eva Rettinger, Germany
• Kevin Aaron Fenix, Australia

Registration:

The conference is free of charge and will be held online. You will receive the link after your successful registration

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Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. Ingo Schmidt-Wolf
Director of the Department of Integrated Oncology
University Hospital Bonn

Dr. Amit Sharma
University Hospital Bonn