5th International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment: Progression, Therapy & Prevention. Versailles, France, October 20 24, 2009

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1 t t 5th International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment: Progression, Therapy & Prevention Versailles, France, October 20 24, 2009 l Ca n ce r Micr oe n v ir on me n ion a t e r n a I n Th e t y Socie PROGRAM & ABSTRACTS

2 S2 The International Cancer Microenvironment Society Officers Isaac P. Witz, Tel Aviv, Israel Secretary Smadar Fisher, Tel Aviv, Israel Treasurer Western Hemisphere Menashe Bar-Eli, Houston, TX, USA Treasurer Eastern Hemisphere Eitan Yefenof, Jerusalem, Israel Ron N. Apte, Beer Sheva, Israel Benjamin Sredni, Ramat Gan, Israel Eiichi Tahara, Hiroshima, Japan Fernando Vidal Vanaclocha, Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain Dov Zipori, Rehovot, Israel Charter Members Ron N. Apte, Beer Sheva, Israel Frances R. Balkwill, London, United Kingdom Jan Bubenik, Prague, Czech Republic Isaiah J. Fidler, Houston, TX, USA Wolf H. Fridman, Paris, France Robert C. Gallo, Baltimore, MD, USA Ian R. Hart, London, United Kingdom Ronald B. Herberman, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Claude Jasmin, Villejuif, France Hynda K. Kleinman, Bethesda, MD, USA Daniela Männel, Regensburg, Germany Alberto Mantovani, Milan, Italy Avraham Raz, Detroit, MI, USA Volker Schirrmacher, Heidelberg, Germany Benjamin Sredni, Ramat Gan, Israel Eiichi Tahara, Hiroshima, Japan Fernando Vidal-Vanaclocha, Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain Israel Vlodavsky, Jerusalem, Israel Theresa L. Whiteside, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Isaac P. Witz, Tel Aviv, Israel Eitan Yefenof, Jerusalem, Israel Jan Zeromski, Poznan, Poland Dov Zipori, Rehovot, Israel

3 S3 American Association for Cancer Research Officers Tyler Jacks, Cambridge, MA -Elect Elizabeth H. Blackburn, San Francisco, CA Treasurer Bayard D. Clarkson, New York, NY Past Raymond N. DuBois, Houston, TX Chief Executive Officer Margaret Foti, Philadelphia, PA Board of Directors José Baselga, Barcelona, Spain Lisa M. Coussens, San Francisco, CA Judy E. Garber, Boston, MA Joe W. Gray, Berkeley, CA Daniel A. Haber, Charlestown, MA V. Craig Jordan, Philadelphia, PA Kenneth W. Kinzler, Baltimore, MD Joan Massagué, New York, NY Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Nashville, TN Bruce A. J. Ponder, Cambridge, England Eddie Reed, Mobile, AL Margaret A. Shipp, Boston, MA Margaret R. Spitz, Houston, TX Craig B. Thompson, Philadelphia, PA Eileen P. White, Piscataway, NJ

4 S4 The French National Cancer Institute Board of Directors Dominique Maraninchi, Boulogne-Billancourt, France CEO Pascale Flamant, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Deputy Directors Fabien Calvo, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Directors Christine Bara, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Anne Ramon, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Advisory Board Jacques Pouyssegur, Nice, France Vice- James Armitage, Omaha, USA Daniel Louvard, Paris, France Jean-Pierre Bizzari, Summit, USA Gilles Favre, Toulouse, France Daniel Haller, Philadelphia, USA Jean-Luc Harousseau, Nantes, France Peter Harper, Londres, United Kingdom Denis Hemon, Villejuif, France Jean-Marie Lehn, Paris, France Michel Marty, Paris, France Claude Mawas, Marseille, France Jacques Samarut, Lyon, France Bruno Varet, Paris, France Robert Weinberg, Cambridge, USA

5 S5 Program Committee Isaac P. Witz, Tel Aviv, Israel (Chairman) Adriana Albini, Milan, Italy Menashe Bar Eli, Houston, USA Fabien Calvo, Paris, France Yves DeClerck, Los Angeles, USA Wolf H. Fridman, Paris, France Kornelia Polyak, Boston, USA Jacques Pouyssegur, Nice, France Benjamin Sredni, Ramat Gan, Israel Eitan Yefenof, Jerusalem, Israel Smadar Fisher, Conference Coordinator, Tel Aviv, Israel Conference Secretariat- DIESENHAUS UNITOURS, Tel Aviv, Israel

6 S6 Acknowledgments The Members of the Organizing Committee of the 5 th International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment: Progression, Therapy & Prevention, express their gratitude and acknowledge the following institutions and companies for their generous support Lead Supporter Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc Principal Sponsors The Pikovski Fund, Jerusalem, Israel National Cancer Institute, NIH Sponsors Supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Cancer Microenvironment the official journal of the International Cancer Microenvironment Society Roche, France The assistance of Ms. Noa Laks, Ms. Malka Ben Haim and Ms. Linda Brand of Tel Aviv University and Ms. Michal Semo and Ms. Yael Kfir of the TAU Graphic Design Studio, is highly appreciated.

7 S7 Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Fifth International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment: Progression, Therapy & Prevention and to the beautiful city of Versailles. The International Cancer Microenvironment Society (ICMS), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the National Cancer Institute of France (INCa) have joined forces to organize an outstanding event whose interesting and challenging scientific program covers the most recent developments in basic and translational Tumor Microenvironment research. I take this opportunity to thank the leaders of these two great organizations, Dr. Margaret Foti, Chief Executive Officer of AACR and Prof. Fabien Calvo, Scientific Director of INCa for their friendship, trust and genuine collaboration. Previous tumor microenvironment conferences enjoyed great success both with respect to scientific standards as well with respect to the social events. I have many reasons to believe that the Versailles conference will surpass the previous ones in all aspects. I am proud to announce that the number of registrants and presenters in the Versailles conference has reached an unprecedented high. I greatly appreciate the creativity and hard work of my colleagues on the program committee. Special gratitude is offered to our sponsors; their support has been essential. I thank Smadar Fisher and her colleagues at the Scientific Secretariat for the superb coordination of the scientific and social events. The magnificent Châteaux de Versailles, the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790, and its stylized English and French gardens, await your visit. The palace and its gardens are the perfect ambience in which to reflect upon the novel and enriching insights gained from the presentations of our colleagues. I wish all of us an exciting, stimulating and enjoyable conference. Isaac P. Witz Conference Chair