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SITC Annual Meeting · 2026

SITC 2026 41st Annual Meeting

Nov 4–8

Nov 4–8, 2026

Phoenix Convention Center · Phoenix, AZ · In person and online

The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), focused on the science and clinical application of cancer immunotherapy. It brings together researchers, clinicians, industry representatives and early-career scientists for education, scientific exchange and networking. Attendees can join in person in Phoenix or through a virtual platform with live-streamed sessions, live Q&A and an ePoster hall; pre-conference programs are registered separately.

Venue
Phoenix Convention Center
Program
7 tracks · 50 sessions
3 speakers

Agenda

Times in Phoenix (MST)
Wed, Nov 4 Thu, Nov 5 Fri, Nov 6 Sat, Nov 7 Sun, Nov 8

  1. 2:00 PM

    180 min

    Roundtable · Pre-Conference Programs · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown – 2nd Level – Encanto AB

    Biotech Regulatory Roundtable

  1. 8:00 AM

    485 min

    Workshop · Pre-Conference Programs · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown – 2nd Level – Valley of the Sun Ballroom

    New Agents in Development and Emerging Technologies

  2. 12:00 PM

    90 min

    Networking · Pre-Conference Programs · Early Career Scientist Activities · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown – 2nd Level – Encanto AB

    Early Career Scientist Meet-the-Expert Lunch

  3. 2:30 PM

    155 min

    Workshop · Pre-Conference Programs · Early Career Scientist Activities · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown – 2nd Level – Encanto AB

    Grant Writing Workshop

  4. 5:00 PM

    240 min

    Workshop · Pre-Conference Programs · Phoenix Convention Center

    Launching Biotech Startups: Funding, Pitching, Partnerships

  5. 7:00 PM

    60 min

    Networking · Pre-Conference Programs · Early Career Scientist Activities · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown – North Mountain

    Early Career Scientist Speed Mentoring

  6. 8:00 PM

    90 min

    Networking · Pre-Conference Programs · Early Career Scientist Activities · Social and Networking · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown

    Early Career Scientist Networking/Sparkathon Alumni Reception

  1. 6:45 AM

    60 min

    Networking · Social and Networking

    5K Fun Run/Walk

  2. 8:00 AM

    5 min

    Other · General Sessions

    Session 100: Presidential Welcome

  3. 8:05 AM

    30 min

    Other · General Sessions

    Session 101: Awards Ceremony 1

  4. 8:35 AM

    35 min

    Keynote · Plenary, Keynote and Award Lectures

    Session 102: Richard V. Smalley Memorial Award and Lectureship

    Catherine J. Wu, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  5. 9:00 AM

    360 min

    Other · Early Career Scientist Activities

    Undergrads in STEM Program

  6. 9:40 AM

    110 min

    Keynote · Plenary, Keynote and Award Lectures

    Session 103: Thomas Waldmann Memorial Plenary Session: Cancer Vaccines, Current and Future

  7. 11:30 AM

    45 min

    Talk · General Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 104: Clinical Oral Abstract Session

  8. 12:30 PM

    60 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 105a: Rapid Oral - Basic 1

  9. 12:30 PM

    60 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 105b: Rapid Oral - Clinical 1

  10. 1:45 PM

    100 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 106a: Combination Therapies Involving Cell Therapy

  11. 1:45 PM

    100 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 106b: Human Ex Vivo Models for Immunotherapy Testing: From Tumor Explants to Tumor-on-Chip

  12. 1:45 PM

    100 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 106c: Immunosenescence

  13. 1:45 PM

    100 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 106d: Mechanisms of irAEs

  14. 1:45 PM

    100 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 106e: Oral Abstract Session 1

  15. 3:55 PM

    95 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 107a: Immuno-oncology at Immune-privileged Sites

  16. 3:55 PM

    95 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 107b: Biotech Session: The Next Generation of Off-the-Shelf IO

  17. 3:55 PM

    95 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 107c: Monitoring and Predicting Responses (AI, radiomics and other modalities)

  18. 3:55 PM

    95 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 107d: Cytokine Engineering and Clinical Translation

  19. 3:55 PM

    95 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 107e: Oral Abstract Session 2

  1. 8:25 AM

    5 min

    Other · General Sessions

    Session 200: Organizer Welcome 1

  2. 8:30 AM

    35 min

    Keynote · Plenary, Keynote and Award Lectures

    Session 201: Keynote Address

    Ton Schumacher, Netherlands Cancer Institute

  3. 9:35 AM

    100 min

    Talk · General Sessions

    Session 202: Spatial Biology

  4. 11:15 AM

    60 min

    Talk · General Sessions

    Session 203: Hot Topic Symposium: External Factors Contributing to Immunotherapy Response

  5. 12:30 PM

    60 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 204a: Rapid Oral - Basic 2

  6. 12:30 PM

    60 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 204b: Rapid Oral - Clinical 2

  7. 1:45 PM

    75 min

    Talk · General Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 205: Clinical Oral Abstract Session 2

  8. 3:30 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 206a: New Avenues in Myeloid Cells

  9. 3:30 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 206b: IO in Low Mutation Burden Cancers

  10. 3:30 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 206c: Microbiome and Metabolism

  11. 3:30 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 206d: Novel Paradigms for Effectively Combining Immunotherapies with Radiopharmaceuticals or Radiation Therapy

  12. 3:30 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 206e: Oral Abstract Session 3

  13. 5:20 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 207a: Sex-specific Factors that Influence Immune Fitness and Response to Immunotherapy

  14. 5:20 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 207b: AI-driven Protein Design to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy

  15. 5:20 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 207c: Hot and Cold Tumors

  16. 5:20 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions

    Session 207d: Cellular Therapies

  17. 5:20 PM

    80 min

    Talk · Concurrent Sessions · Oral Abstract Sessions

    Session 207e: Oral Abstract Session 4

  18. 8:30 PM

    205 min

    Networking · Social and Networking · Sheraton Phoenix Downtown – 2nd Level – Valley of the Sun Ballroom

    The CheckPoints Party

  1. 7:40 AM

    30 min

    Other · General Sessions

    Business Meeting

  2. 8:10 AM

    5 min

    Other · General Sessions

    Session 300: Organizer Welcome 2

  3. 8:15 AM

    85 min

    Talk · Plenary, Keynote and Award Lectures

    Session 301: Presidential Session

  4. 9:55 AM

    35 min

    Keynote · Plenary, Keynote and Award Lectures

    Session 302: CRI William B. Coley Award Lecture

    Éric Vivier, Marseille Medical School and Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy

  5. 10:45 AM

    100 min

    Talk · General Sessions

    Session 303: COOPERATIVE BINDING: The bi-specific VEGF/PD(L)-1 Inhibitor Approach to cancer immunotherapy: Savior or Pretender?

  6. 12:30 PM

    30 min

    Other · General Sessions

    Session 304: Awards Ceremony 2

Speakers

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Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix, AZ, United States

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