Lawrence B. Marks, MD, will debate Alastair M. Thompson, MD, during #SABCS19. Richard Crownover, MD, PhD of UT Health San Antonio will moderate.

Immunotherapy and the inhibition of cancer cell development are the topics of the mini-symposia slated for the 42nd annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) Dec. 10-14.

Myles Brown, MD and Celina Kleer, MD are the recipients of the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research awards.

The Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Basic Science will be presented to Jane Visvader, Ph.D., and Geoffrey Lindeman, MBBS FRACP Ph.D., Joint Heads of the Cancer Biology and Stem Cells Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), in Melbourne, Australia. The Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research will be presented to Matthew J. Ellis, B.Sc., M.B., B.Chir., Ph.D., FRCP, Professor of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Biology, Director of the Lester and...

Ellen Puré, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia will present “Stromal Cells and Matrix Remodeling as Essential Regulators of the Tumor Microenvironment.” Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, of the University of Chicago will present “Metastatic Breast Cancer Oligo Too Many: A Role for Ablative Therapy?”

Presenters have been notified their abstracts were accepted. Attendees should start planning their itineraries now.

Sponsors and exhibitors have until Sept. 3 to secure spots for SABCS19.

Some of the leading names in cancer treatment and research will offer their insight to early-career investigators in several forums during the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Joseph A. Sparano, MD will receive the William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

The agreement with the Society of Surgical Oncology will bring new content to the SABCS program.

Private events hosted by exhibitors and sponsors, as well as events open to all Symposium attendees, provide additional opportunities to learn and network.

Two new scholarships are available to abstract presenters seeking help defraying the costs of attending the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Nearly 2,000 people have attended international Best of SABCS events this year.

The preliminary program including educational lectures, plenary lectures, and mini-symposia is now available on the SABCS website.

Registration for the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® is open along with the call for abstracts.

Spirited discussions about the application of the scientific findings, unveiled during the December SABCS, have been popular at the Official Best of SABCS® events held across the United States at the start of the new year.

This week, SABCS posted the 2018 online resource library. Information available from the 2018 Symposium includes free access to downloadable PDFs of slide presentations, posters and abstracts, SABCS newsletters, and SABCS On Demand, which allows advanced search capabilities on slides and webcasts.

Nominations are open for the William L. McGuire Award and Lectureship for SABCS® 2019.

Advocates come for the research and the ability to share the realities of life with breast cancer.

Over the last five years, the SABCS® has brought its education to international audiences with “Best of SABCS” programs.