Immunotherapy of Cancer: Challenges and Needs. International Meeting Held in Rome, Italy on May 24-25, 2006 (Immunoterapia del Cancro: Sfide e Necessita. Convegno Internazionale, Roma, Italia, Maggio 24-25, 2006)

摘要

The meeting intends to analyze and discuss the state of the art of research in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The development of new strategies for cancer treatment is a major priority of biomedical research with important implications for public health. Recently, the research progress has opened new perspectives for novel and more effective strategies of cancer immunotherapy. However, the success of the immune-based therapies is still limited by the low percentage of patients showing effective and durable clinical responses. A special attention will be given to the analysis of the immunological mechanisms underlying the failure or success of cancer immunotherapy as well as of the strategies that might allow to enhance, evaluate and predict the therapeutic response of cancer patients to immunological interventions. The meeting will also review and discuss the measures adopted at the European and international level to promote clinical research in the field of cancer immunotherapy.