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Sleeping Cancer Cells, the Immune System, and Metastasis

Recent research has provided insights into the mechanisms that control dormant tumor cells.

Recent Cancer Currents Blogs Featuring DCB-Funded Research and/or Perspectives:

•  What’s at the Root of Ovarian Cancer? New Study May Have Found Part of the Answer

• Scientists Find Genetic Changes Linked to Cancer in Children

Recent NCI Data Science News Articles Featuring DCB-Funded Research:

• NCI-Funded Pipeline Applied to Microscopic Images Helps Manage Micronuclei

• NCI-Supported Study Uses Machine Learning (ML) to Help You Tap into the TCGA

• FusOn-pLM - A Fusion Oncoprotein-Specific Language Model for Predicting Drug-Resistant Mutations

• Deep Learning Model CGS-Net Enhances Medical Image Analysis

Upcoming Events 

May 8, 2025 (2:15 - 3:45 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Guidelines and Best Practices on Designing Clinical Trials with Exploratory Surrogate Endpoints and CDx
Drs. Janice Mehnert (NYU Langone Health) and Rui Sammi Tang (Astellas Pharma US, Inc.) will discuss the incorporation of exploratory surrogate endpoints and companion diagnostics (CDX) into immuno-oncology clinical trial designs in a webinar moderated by Dr. Julie Rytlewski (Bristol Myers Squibb).

May 13, 2025 (12:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Virtual Workshop: Transformation and Cancer Initiation
This virtual mini-workshop will explore how synthetic and systems biology can advance our understanding of spatially defined processes in cancer, specifically focusing on malignant transformation and cancer initiation. 

May 15, 2025 (12:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Virtual Workshop: Tumor-Immune Interactions
This virtual mini-workshop will explore how synthetic and systems biology can advance our understanding of spatially defined processes in cancer, specifically focusing on interactions between tumors and the immune system. 

May 20, 2025 (12:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Virtual Workshop: Drug Response and Resistance
This virtual mini-workshop will explore how synthetic and systems biology can advance our understanding of spatially defined processes in cancer, specifically focusing on responses to treatment and the development of therapeutic resistance. 

May 22, 2025 (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
Beyond Mammals: Exploring Cancer Models Webinar - The Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Drs. David Bilder (UC Berkeley), Norbert Perrimon (Harvard Medical School), and Wu-Min Deng (Tulane University School of Medicine) will discuss fruit fly models for cancer research. 

May 27, 2025
Application Deadline for the S3 Innovation Lab: Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Initiation
This Virtual Innovation Lab from July 7-11, 2025 will bring together interdisciplinary researchers to explore how synthetic and systems biology can expand insights from spatial biology to advance our understanding of cancer initiation. 

May 29, 2025 (12:00 - 1:00 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Lessons from the CIMAC-CIDC Network
Drs. Brian Capaldo (NCI) and Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova (Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai) will discuss the CIMAC-CIDC Network and how machine learning-driven modeling of multimodal data can be used to advance immuno-oncology in a webinar moderated by Dr. Holden Maecker (Stanford University).

June 18, 2025 (11:30 - 12:30 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Medical Imaging - Non-Invasive Biomarkers for irAE and IMTX Response
Dr. Alexandra-Chloe Villani (Massachusetts General Hospital) will discuss medical imaging and non-invasive biomarkers of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and responses to immunotherapy in a webinar moderated by Dr. Carsten Krieg (Medical University of South Carolina).

June 26, 2025 (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
Beyond Mammals: Exploring Cancer Models Webinar - The Zebrafish, Danio rerio
Drs. James Amatruda (Children's Hospital Los Angeles), David Langenau (Massachusetts General Hospital), and Kandice Tanner (NCI) will discuss zebrafish models for cancer research. 

July 8, 2025 (12:00 - 1:00 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Multi-dimensional Computationally Defined Biomarkers
Dr. Eytan Ruppin (NCI) will share approaches for predicting patients’ response to immunotherapy in a webinar moderated by Dr. Timothy Shaw (Moffitt Cancer Center).