Scientific Program
April 26 – 29, 2026 • Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland
Sunday, April 26th, 2026
4 Program ItemsRegistration Desk Open
Welcome
Keynote Lecture
"NeoAdjuvant Trial Design"
Reception and Poster Session
Monday, April 27th, 2026
12 Program ItemsRegistration Desk Open
Welcome & Delegate Registration with Breakfast, Coffee & Tea
Keynote Lecture
"Spatial imaging, mass spec imaging, and metabolomics"
Session #1: Clinical Trials I (Part 1)
Chairs: Nino Chiocca and Alan Melcher
Oral Presentations
"Clinical Efficacy and Future Development of Pelareorep: A Novel Reovirus with Demonstrated Activity in Multiple Gastrointestinal Cancers"
"Which is more effective clinically, intravenous or intratumoral delivery? Data from circa 100 patients treated with oncolytic adenovirus TILT-123"
"Combination systemic oncolytic immunotherapy in patients with advanced neuroendocrine carcinoma"
Industry Presentation: A Revolutionary Cell Culture Format
Morning Coffee Break
Session #1: Clinical Trials I (Part 2)
Chairs: Nino Chiocca and Alan Melcher
Oral Presentations
"Cretostimogene (aka CG0070) for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer – a clinical update"
"Oncolytic virotherapy: A potential cornerstone for all IO modalities"
"CAN-2409: locally delivered viral immunotherapy for solid tumors"
"Phase I/II trial of measles virus infected adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer"
Lunch (Provided)
Session #2: Combination Therapies
Chairs: Stephen Russell and Sam Rabkin
Oral Presentations
"A Phase 1 Clinical Trial to Evaluate Intravenous VSV-IFNß-NIS in Combination with Cemiplimab and Ipilimumab for Relapsed Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma"
"Oncolytic HSV Synergizes with DNA-PKcs Inhibition to Treat Glioblastoma"
"Oncolytic Virus-Specific T Cell Receptor Activation Enhances CAR T Cell Potency, Persistence and Anti-Tumour Efficacy"
"Epigenetic Modulation of P300/CBP Boosts Delta-24-RGD-Induced Immune Cell Recruitment in Diffuse Midline Glioma"
"Immune responses elicited by rMV-SLAMblind oncolytic therapy exert a synergistic effect on the cancer therapy"
Afternoon Coffee Break
Session #3: Mechanism of Action
Chairs: Brian Lichty and Tommy Alain
Oral Presentations
"Intranasal Nanoplatform and Potent Oncolytic Adenovirus Therapy for Glioblastoma"
"Disabling a key viral innate immunity antagonist converts measles vaccine into RIG-I–driven cancer immunotherapy"
"Oncolytic VSVdeltaM51 Activates NLRP1 Inflammasome Signaling While Wild-Type VSV Evades Innate Restriction"
"Beta-blocker mitigates perivascular macrophage mediated immunosuppression during oncolytic herpes virotherapy"
"The Abscopal Effect of Oncolytic HSV-1 Requires TLR9-Driven Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Activation"
Poster Session, Buffet Dinner & Drinks
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
9 Program ItemsRegistration Desk Open
Welcome & Delegate Registration with Breakfast, Coffee & Tea
Session #4: Clinical Trials II
Chairs: Evanthia Galanis and Kah-Whye Peng
Oral Presentations
"VET3-TGI: Interim Phase I Clinical data in Solid Tumours"
"Next generation Oncolytic immunotherapy for cancer treatment"
"Phase I Trial of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Carrying Delta-24-RGD Delivered via Endovascular Selective Intra-arterial (ESIA) Infusion in Recurrent Glioma: Initial Report"
Morning Coffee Break
Session #5: Novel Platforms and Payloads
Chairs: Grant McFadden and John Bell
Oral Presentations
"CRISPR-Guided Evolution of Improved Delivery Systems for Genetically Encoded Immunotherapies"
"A Systemically Deliverable Vaccinia-Based Oncolytic Virus, VIR106, Demonstrates Potent Antitumor Activity After a Single Intravenous Dose"
"Oncolytic Virotherapy Expands and Reprograms T Cells into CAR-T Cells Within the Tumor Microenvironment"
"Oncolytic reovirus as an oral cancer immunotherapy"
"HLA-matched humanized mouse model to study pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma"
Lunch (Provided)
Session #6: Tumour Microenvironment
Chairs: Nori Kasahara and Carolina Ilkow
Oral Presentations
"Persistent T cell Activation and Cytotoxicity against Human Glioblastoma Following Single Oncolytic Virus Treatment"
"Impact of Anti-viral vs Anti-tumour CD8 response on treatment with HSV"
"Intravesical Recombinant MVA Therapy Induces Local and Systemic Antitumor Immunity and Memory in an Orthotopic Murine Bladder Cancer Model"
"Intratumoural oncolytic HSV-1 reshapes the local and systemic immune landscape through CD8+ T cell reprogramming"
"A Next-Generation Systemic Platform for Tumor-Localized Expression of T-Cell Engagers and Immune Activator"
"Mesenchymal Stem Cells Delivering IL-33 Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus Enhance Antitumor Effects and Overcome PD-1 Inhibitor Resistance in Bladder Cancer"
Free time for Delegates
Official Banquet Dinner
Included for registered delegates
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
7 Program ItemsRegistration Desk Open
Welcome & Delegate Registration with Breakfast, Coffee & Tea
Keynote Lecture
"Using Liquid Biopsies to Monitor Clinical Trials"
Session #7: Biomarkers of Clinical Response
Chairs: Brian Lichty and Alan Melcher
Oral Presentations
"Innate, anti-viral and anti-tumor biomarkers associated with clinical responses to pelareorep"
"Integrative TCR-seq/Spatial transcriptomics studies correlate with survival in virotherapy-treated gliomas"
"Case series: Off-label treatment with T-VEC as an additive immunovirotherapy for aggressive NUT-carcinomas"
"Long Term Survival with Oncolytic Viral therapy: Final results of a Phase II study of Telomelysin (OBP-301) in combination with pembrolizumab in gastroesophageal (GEA) adenocarcinoma"
Morning Coffee Break
Session #8: Young Investigators Talks
Chairs: Carolina Ilkow and Tommy Alain
Oral Presentations
"Neutralizing antibodies as biomarkers and functional effectors in TILT-123 oncolytic adenovirus therapy"
"The combination of Delta-24-RGD and TIM-3 blockade enhances oncolytic virotherapy in diffuse midline glioma"
"Improved iRNA-LNP Therapeutic Performance Through 5’UTR-Restricted MicroRNA Detargeting"
"Comparative evaluation of oncolytic viruses reveals opposing preferences for glioblastoma subtypes"
"A Potent and Selective PHOX2B Promoter–Driven Oncolytic Adenovirus for Targeted Neuroblastoma Therapy"
Closing Remarks and Farewell
Scientific Session Notes
- Catering: Registration includes morning breakfast, coffee breaks, and daily lunch served at the conference foyer.
- Banquet Dinner: Takes place Tuesday, April 28th at 19:00 in Norðurljós Hall at Harpa (included in registration).
- Posters: Presenters must mount their posters by Sunday at 16:00. The formal poster sessions and receptions take place Sunday and Monday evenings.