The German Cancer Research Congress (GCRC) /(Deutscher Krebsforschungskongress, DKFK) is a joint event of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) and the German Cancer Society (DKG), together with the network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC-Netzwerk der Onkologischen Spitzenzentren), the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), and the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the DKG.
The congress is a contribution to the National Decade against Cancer and aims to promote networking between various key players and stakeholders in the cancer research landscape in Germany, and to feature selected highlights and cutting-edge science from basic via preclinical to translational cancer research. Moreover, the German Prize for Cancer Prevention Research is awarded the third time.
We are pleased to announce that the German Cancer Research Congress will be held for the fourth time in 2025:
REGISTRATION will be open in January 2025
This congress will cover a variety of
TOPICS such as
· Tumormicroenvironment & metabolism
· New developments in first line local therapies
· Heterogeneity, plasticity & metastatasis
· Digital Prevention, Diagnostics and Therapy
· Tumor immunology, cellular immune therapies
In addition to the plenary sessions, we have planned interactive elements, poster exhibitions, a multi-faceted panel discussion, flash talks, and pitch talks to provide insights into the exciting field of cancer research.
We look forward to meeting you at the DKFK/GCRC 2025!
Congress Presidents
Michael Baumann, German Cancer Research Center
Gerd Nettekoven, German Cancer Aid
Michael Ghadimi, German Cancer Society
Scientific Program Committee
Titus Brinker, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Oliver Bruns, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Dresden
Marieke Essers, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Matthias Fischer, University Children's Hospital, Cologne
Peter Friedl, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen
Barbara Grüner, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), DKTK partner site Essen/Düsseldorf
Uta Höpken, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Berlin
Thomas Oellerich, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), DKTK partner site Frankfurt/Mainz
Christian Reinhardt, West German Cancer Center Essen
Christine Sers, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Patient Experts
Johannes Förner (DKFZ Patient Advisory Council, NCT Patient Research Council)
Cindy Körner (NCT Patient Research Council, Patient Research Council NCT Heidelberg)
Organizing Team
Delia Braun
Grit Engelbrecht
Philipp Gebhardt
Dagmar Kafka
Kristin Paarmann
Claudia Reschke
Fikret Rifatbegovic
Maria Rius
Call for Abstracts
Please submit your abstract by January 20, 2025.
Abstracts submitted will be considered a poster, flash talk or pitch talk. Please visit our page Call for Abstracts for more information.
Scientific Program
The program will be continuously updated. Please visit our page Scientific Program for more information.
Conference Poster
The conference poster can soon be found here.
Registration will be open from
15 January 2025 - 30 April 2025
Ticket fee: 95 € (Includes participation at all main sessions, poster session and catering/conference dinner)
CME points from the Medical Association of Baden-Württemberg (LÄK) .
You will receive credits points at the Medical Association of Baden-Württemberg.
In case you wish to credit the points, please register with your EFN number (included in all registration forms)
Organizer:
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Supported by
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) and the German Cancer Society (DKG), together with the Oncology Centers of Excellence of the German Cancer Aid (CCC-Netzwerk der Onkologischen Spitzenzentren), the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), and the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the DKG.
