Thank you for your participation in the Frankfurt Cancer Conference 2024 and for making it a science event to remember!

About the conference

The Frankfurt Cancer Conference is a three-day on-site meeting of internationally leading cancer researchers as well as junior scientists and clinical oncologists. The main theme of the conference in 2024 is “Targeting the tumor-host interface”.

The ongoing translational research activities of the University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt, the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) in Frankfurt/Mainz and the Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI) provide the framework for the conference. International, national and local research activities will be presented with focus on the following topics:

  • Metabolism at the tumor-host interface  
  • Targeted cell therapy  
  • Molecular drug discovery  
  • Modulating immunotherapy response  
  • Post-transcriptional disease mechanisms 
  • Exploitation of the tumor microenvironment 

Target audience

The conference targets basic and translational researchers as well as oncologists who are interested in cancer biology, novel cancer therapies and mechanism-based clinical trials. We want to encourage both early-career cancer researchers as well as clinical oncologists to participate and present their work to the international community. There will be plenty of opportunities to interact with experts in the field of cancer research and to establish or deepen collaborations in an inspiring atmosphere.

Scientific Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. Hubert Serve
Chair of Scientific Organizing Committee

Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and DKFZ

Prof. Dr. Thomas Oellerich
Co-Chair of Scientific Organizing Committee

Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt

Prof. Dr. Melek Canan Arkan
Georg-Speyer-Haus
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Peter Bader
Department of Pediatrics
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Halvard B. Bönig
Department for Cellular Therapeutics / Cell Processing (GMP)
German Red Cross Blood Service Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Christian Brandts
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Christian Buchholz
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI)
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

PD Dr. med. Gesine Bug
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Goethe University Frankfurt

Prof. Dr. Florian Büttner
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Anjali Cremer
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Anne Fassl
Department of Urology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt

Prof. Dr. Fabian Finkelmeier
Department of Medicine 1, Gastroenterology/Pneumology/Endocrinology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt

Dr. Nicola Gökbuget
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Florian Greten
Georg-Speyer-Haus
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Ann-Christin Hau
Institute for Neurology (Edinger Institute)
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt

Prof. Dr. Katharina Imkeller
Institute for Neurology (Edinger Institute)
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Jan-Henning Klusmann
Department of Pediatrics
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Stefan Knapp
Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Konstantinos Kokkaliaris
Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Susanne Müller-Knapp
Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt

Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Plate
Institute for Neurology (Edinger Institute)
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Yvonne Reiss
Institute for Neurology (Edinger Institute)
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

PD Dr. Eva Rettinger
Department of Pediatrics
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Michael Rieger
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and DKFZ

Prof. Dr. Claus Rödel
Department of Radiation Therapy and Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Joachim Steinbach
Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology
University Cancer Cancer (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Dr. Hannah Uckelmann
Department of Pediatrics
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Evelyn Ullrich
Department of Pediatrics
University Cancer Cancer (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Prof. Dr. Janne Vehreschild
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
University Cancer Cancer (UCT) Frankfurt
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

PD Dr. Pia Zeiner
Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology
University Cancer Cancer (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)

Confirmed Speakers

Iannis Aifantis
Chair, Department of Pathology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, US

Scott Armstrong
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Harvard Medical School,
Boston, US

Jay Bradner
Harvard Medical School
Boston, US

 

Luca Cifarelli
Institute for Experimental Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Goethe University, Frankfurt,
Frankfurt, DE

Alessio Ciulli
Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology
University of Dundee
Dundee, Scotland, UK
 

Jiri Eitler
Experimental Transfusion Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus,
Dresden University of Technology
Institute for Transfusion Medicine
Dresden, DE

Eran Elinav
Department of Systems Immunology
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, IL

Sarah-Maria Fendt
VIB KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology
Leuven, BE

 

Lydia Finley
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, US
 

Michaela Frye
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, DE

 

Stephen Gottschalk
Chair, Department of Bone Transplant and Cellular Therapy
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, US

Florian Greten
Georg-Speyer-Haus Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

Michael Hallek
Department of Hematology/Oncology
University Hospital of Cologne
Cologne, DE

Daniel Hodson
Department of Haematology,
University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, UK

Lena Horvath
Department of Internal Medicine V, Hematology/Oncology
Medical University Innsbruck
Innsbruck, AT

Brian Huntly
Department of Hematology
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
 

Katharina Imkeller
Institute for Neurology (Edinger Institute)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE
 

Pauline Jeannot
Department of Laboratory Medicine,
Division of Translational Cancer Research,
Lund University
Lund, SE

Michael Kharas
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, US

 

Rama Khokha
Department of Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
Toronto, CA

 

Jan-Henning Klusmann
Department of Pediatrics,
Goethe University,
Frankfurt, DE

Stefan Knapp
Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

Ravi Majeti
Director, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology
and Regenerative Medicine
Stanford, US
 

Thomas Oellerich
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology,
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

James Phelan
Lymphoid Malignancies Branch
National Cancer Institute (NIH)
Bethesda, US
 

Christian Reinhardt
Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation
University Hospital Essen
Essen, DE

Rizwan Romee
Principal Investigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, US

Marco Ruella
Center for Cellular Immunotherapies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, US

Luisa Schäfer
Department of General and Visceral Surgery,
University of Freiburg
Freiburg, DE
 

Bastian Schilling
Department of Dermatology
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

Hubert Serve
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

Sapir Shcoory
Department of Immunology & Regenerative Biology,
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, IL

 

Zuzana Tatarova
Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy,
Frankfurt, DE

Mélanie Tichet
Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy,
Frankfurt, DE

Yuki Toda
Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Physiology,
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Kyoto, JP

Hannah Uckelmann
Department of Pediatrics
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

Evelyn Ullrich
Department of Pediatrics
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE

Marcel R. M. van den Brink
City of Hope
Los Angeles, US

 

Georg E. Winter
Center for Molecular Medicine
Medical University Vienna
Vienna, AT

TIMECONFERENCE PROGRAM – Wednesday, 28 August 2024 | 12:00 - 19:15 CEST
12:00-14:00Arrival and Registration
14:00Welcome & Introduction
Hubert Serve, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE
14:10-15:45Opening Session
Session Chairs: Thomas Oellerich & Evelyn Ullrich
14:10-14:40Michael Hallek, University Hospital of Cologne, DE:
Therapeutic concepts for chronic lymphocytic leukemia derived from insights on the molecular and cellular pathology
14:40-15:10Marcel van den Brink, City of Hope, Los Angeles, US:
The role of the intestinal microbiome in cancer immunotherapy
15:10-15:35Hannah Uckelmann, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Targeting epigenetic mechanisms of leukemic transformation
15:35-15:45Zuzana Tatarova, Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt, DE:
Short talk: Finding the tumor microenvironmental role in therapy efficacy by MIMA
15:45-16:35Coffee Break
16:35-17:25

 
Keynote Lecture
Introduction: Stefan Knapp
Jay Bradner, Harvard Medical School, Boston, US:
Chemical biology and cancer therapeutics
17:25-19:00Session 1 – Targeted Cell Therapy
Session Chairs: Eva Rettinger & Torsten Tonn
17:25-17:55Stephen Gottschalk, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, US:
Synthetic T-cell therapy for pediatric cancer
17:55-18:25Rizwan Romee, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, US:
Novel approaches to tumor microenvironment modulation for enhanced cancer immunotherapy
18:25-18:50Evelyn Ullrich, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Genetic engineering of NK cells for personalized immunotherapy
18:50-19:00Jiri Eitler, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, DE:
Short talk: Dual targeting of PD-L1 and ErbB2 by CAR-NK cells enables specific elimination of solid tumor cells and overcomes immune escape via antigen loss
19:00-19:15Closing Remarks

TIMECONFERENCE PROGRAM – Thursday, 29 August 2024 | 08:30 - 19:30 CEST
08:30-09:00Arrival and Registration
09:00-09:05Welcome
09:05-10:35Session 2 – Modulating Immunotherapy Response
Session Chairs: Florian Greten & Darja Karpova
09:05-09:35Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IL:
Host-microbiome interaction in health and disease
09:35-10:05Lena Horvath, Medical University Innsbruck, AT:
Neutrophils in NSCLC
10:05-10:35Marco Ruella, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US:
Catch me if you can: resistance to CAR-T therapy
10:35-11:20Coffee Break
11:20-13:00Session 3 – Exploitation of Tumor-intrinsic Mechanisms
Session Chairs: Jan-Henning Klusmann & Marit Vermunt
11:20-11:50Ravi Majeti, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford, US:
Stem cells and reprogramming in human AML
11:50-12:20James Phelan, National Cancer Institute (NIH), Bethesda, US:
Leveraging functional genomics for precision medicine
12:20-12:30Luca Nunzio Cifarelli, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Short talk: The activation of TP53 pathway is a therapeutic vulnerability in NUP98::KDM5A+ Pediatric Non-Down Syndrome AMKL
12:30-13:00Brian Huntly, University of Cambridge, UK:
CREBBP-mutations rewire metabolism within lymphoid malignancies generating therapeutic vulnerabilities
13:00-15:00Lunch Break and Poster Session I
15:00-16:35Session 4  – Post-transcriptional Disease Mechanisms
Session Chairs: Joachim Steinbach & Zuzana Tatarova
15:00-15:30Michael Kharas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US:
Regulators that orchestrate RNA and cellular fates
15:30-16:00Michaela Frye, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, DE:
Targeting RNA modifications in cancer
16:00-16:10Katharina Imkeller, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Short talk: Multi-omic characterization of B-cell infiltration and tertiary lymphoid structures in glial tumors
16:10-16:35Thomas Oellerich, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Identification of high-risk lymphoma by proteogenomics
16:35-17:10Coffee Break
17:10-19:15Session 5 – Metabolism at the Tumor-Host Interface
Session Chairs: Melek Canan Arkan & Michael Rieger
17:10-17:40Iannis Aifantis, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, US:
Spatial mapping of the interaction between leukemia and its microenvironment
17:40-18:05Hubert Serve, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Protein and amino acid metabolism in AML
18:05-18:35Lydia Finley, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US:
Metabolic control of cancer cell identity
18:35-18:45Luisa Schäfer, University of Freiburg, DE:
Short talk: Single cell deconvolution of metastatic stage IV colorectal cancer
18:45-19:15Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, BE:
Metabolic rewiring driving metastasis formation
19:15-19:30Closing Remarks
19:30Conference Dinner

TIMECONFERENCE PROGRAM – Friday, 30 August 2024 | 08:30 - 17:30 CEST
08:30-09:00Arrival and Registration
09:00-09:05Welcome
09:05-10:50Session 6  – Innovative Therapeutics
Session Chairs: Aimo Kannt & Susanne Müller-Knapp
09:05-09:30Jan-Henning Klusmann, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Multiomics-based framework to categorize pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
09:30-10:00Scott Armstrong, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, US:
Innovative therapies for high-risk AML
10:00-10:10Sapir Shcoory, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IL:
Short talk: Targeted TACE (ADAM17) inhibition of lung cancer fibrotic microenvironment by a bacteria-based delivery system
10:10-10:40Daniel Hodson, University of Cambridge, UK:
Deciphering the genomics of aggressive lymphomas
10:40-10:50Pauline Jeannot, Lund University, Lund, SE:
Short talk: Targeting of astrocyte reactivity in brain tumors to prevent radioresistance
10:50-11:35Coffee Break
11:35-13:00Session 7 – Molecular Drug Discovery
Session Chairs: Christian Brandts & Anne Wilke
11:35-12:05Alessio Ciulli, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK:
How degraders work: molecular recognition and design principles
12:05-12:30Stefan Knapp, Goethe University Frankfurt, DE:
Selective protein degradation as a new pharmacological modality for cancer drug development
12:30-13:00Georg Winter, Medical University Vienna, AT:
Identification and characterization of molecular glue degraders
13:00-15:00Lunch Break and Poster Session II
15:00-17:05Session 8 – Exploitation of the Tumor Microenvironment
Session Chairs: Anne Fassl & Claus Rödel
15:00-15:30Rama Khokha, University of Toronto, CA:
Breaking down the PDAC tumor microenvironment
15:30-15:40Yuki Toda, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, JP:
Short talk: Dysregulated acidity of pre-metastatic niche targeted by pH Low Insertion Peptide
15:40-16:10Christian Reinhardt, University Hospital Essen, DE:
Functional synapses between small cell lung cancer cells and glutamatergic neurons
16:10-16:35Florian Greten, Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt, DE:
Targeting the stroma of colorectal cancer
16:35-16:55Bastian Schilling, Goethe-University Frankfurt, DE:
Leveraging mutated and cryptic neoantigens: new approaches in melanoma immunotherapy
16:55-17:05Mélanie Tichet, Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt, DE:
Short talk: Reprogramming immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages potentiates standard-of-care therapy in melanoma
17:05-17:30Poster Prize Award
Wrap-up
End of Conference

Registration

The participation fee for the Frankfurt Cancer Conference is 438 EUR. This fee includes:

  • Access to all conference sessions
  • All conference material (program & abstract book)
  • Coffee breaks, lunches and finger food on August 28-30, 2024
  • Conference dinner on August 29, 2024
  • Free WLAN at conference venue

Please note that the conference fee is an all-inclusive package and not discountable.

Please contact us directly if you need

  • on-site child care or
  • any kind of assistance with accessibility matters.

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee.

Registration deadline

Extended registration deadline: July 14, 2024

Registration will be closed after the limit of 400 registered participants is reached.

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Substitutions and Cancellation
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Cancellation of Frankfurt Cancer Conference
If the conference should be cancelled for any reason, we will credit 100% of paid registration fees.

Program Changes
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Disclaimer
Please note that the organizers shall not be responsible for and shall be exempt from any and all liability in respect of any damage, injury or accident of any person on the way to or during the conference, or for loss or damage to his or her luggage or any other property. All insurance, including medical cover or expenses incurred in the event of the cancellation of the Frankfurt Cancer Conference are the responsibility of the participant himself. Participants are encouraged to choose a travel insurance policy that includes loss of fees/deposit through cancellation of your participation in Frankfurt Cancer Conference, or through the cancellation of the event itself, loss of airfares for any reason, medical expenses, loss or damage to personal property, additional expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. The Organizing Committee will take no responsibility for any participant failing to insure.

Abstract Submission

Abstract submission has been closed.

Selection of abstracts for poster presentations will be based on their scientific impact on the conference. After the assessment of the abstracts by the Scientific Organizing Committee, authors will receive an email notification and will be informed of acceptance and selection for poster presentation.

Posters

All accepted participants are invited to present a poster. Posters should be printed in DIN A0, which is 84.1 cm (width) x 118.9 cm (height). Poster stripes and pins for poster setup will be provided at the conference venue.

Conference venue

Goethe University Frankfurt
Westend Campus

Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1
60323 Frankfurt am Main

Casino building
Festsaal I (Room 823)

accessible by foot via Nina-Rubinstein-Weg


Transport & Directions

The Campus Westend of the Goethe University Frankfurt is well-connected to the international airport of Frankfurt (FRA) and reachable by taxi (20 min) or public transport (35 min).

The Deutsche Bahn (www.bahn.de) offers railway services from German and European cities directly to the Frankfurt Main Station, which is connected to Campus Westend by a 10 min subway ride.

Detailed information on public transportation in Frankfurt: www.rmv.de

Travel by plane
Flight to Frankfurt International Airport (FRA)
Taxi ride to Campus Westend (20 min) or
Public transportation with S8 or S9 to “Hauptwache” and then U1/U2/U3/U8 to “Holzhausenstraße”, 0.5 km walk to Campus Westend

Travel by train
Train ride to Frankfurt Main Station (“Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof”)
Public transportation with S1-9 to “Hauptwache” and then U1/U2/U3/U8 to “Holzhausenstraße”, 0.5 km walk to Campus Westend

Travel by car
Address for navigation system: Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Parking has to be organized individually by the participants.There are no reserved parking lots at the conference venue. Several car parks are in the immediate vicinity of the conference (<1 km):

  • Parkhaus Palmengarten, Siesmayerstraße 61, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
  • Parkhaus Grünhof APCOA, Eschersheimer Landstraße 223, 60320 Frankfurt am Main
  • Parkhaus Turmcenter, Querstraße 7-9, 60547 Frankfurt am Main

Contact

Chairs of the Scientific Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. Hubert Serve
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and DKFZ

Prof. Dr. Thomas Oellerich
Department of Medicine 2, Hematology/Oncology
University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)
Goethe University Frankfurt
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and DKFZ

Conference Managers

Dr. Angelika Oellerich
a.oellerich@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Tel: +49 (0)69 / 6301-5459

Birgit Rosiejak
rosiejak@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Tel: +49 (0)69 / 6301-5459

Press Relations

Felicitas Cremer
felicitas.cremer@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Tel: +49 (0)69 / 6301-87335

The Frankfurt Cancer Conference is an advertising-free event. There will be no exhibition spaces or other advertising opportunities for industry sponsors.