Dear Sir/Madam,

The Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI) cordially invites you to its upcoming international Symposium on “Liquid Biopsies & Cancer”, from 28-30 August 2017 in the University Hall (Leuven).

The Leuven Cancer Institute is the institute that unites all cancer research and cancer medicine efforts of the KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven.

With this symposium, we intend to gather current and future users of liquid biopsies, and anyone with a clinical or basic scientific interest in this exciting and burgeoning field. The multidisciplinary audience will consist of oncologists, pathologists, geneticists, clinical chemists, organ specialists with an oncological focus…but also basic scientists and researchers from biotech and pharma industries.

Last year, our first international LKI Symposium (on “Tumour Immunology & Immunotherapy”) received very enthousiastic comments by >250 participants coming from a nice cross section of the above mentioned categories of attendants. Also for the current edition, we have managed to attract a very nice international selection of prominent pioneers in this field. See attached program or at the symposium website.

Topics of the symposium:
- Circulating tumour cells, circulating DNA/RNA, exosomes, metabolites…
- “Moving into the clinic”: clinical applications of liquid biopsies in various oncological disciplines
- Novel technical approaches for liquid biopsies

In brief:
- When? 28-30 August 2017
- Where? KU Leuven University Hall, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven (Belgium)
- Program? click here or see attached file
- Registration? click here
- Abstract deadline: July 1st - click here for info on abstract submission
- Accrediation for medical doctors available.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you in Leuven!

Best regards (on behalf of the organising committee),

Prof. Dr Johan Van Lint
Coordinator Translational Cancer Research
Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI)

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Johan Van Lint, MD PhD
Professor of Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Dept of Cellular & Molecular Medicine - Faculty of Medicine
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Campus Gasthuisberg O/N1 - Herestraat 49 bus 901
3000 Leuven (Belgium)
TEL 32 16 330820
URL http://www.uzleuven-kuleuven.be/lki/