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The Seventh International Congress on Targeted Therapies in Cancer has been designed to provide participants with cutting-edge information on the novel targeted anticancer therapies that are being developed, highlighting the mechanisms of action of and the most current clinical data on those agents. The congress will detail the multiple signaling pathways that are disrupted in cancer as well as novel targeted approaches that specifically affect aberrant signaling in tumor cells, such as PI3K, Akt, and Src inhibitors; agents directed against receptor tyrosine kinases such as insulin-like growth factor receptor and c-Met receptor; agents targeting angiopoietin and the tumor stroma; heat shock protein inhibitors; agents disrupting the cell cycle, cell division, and DNA repair processes; agents targeting molecules involved in developmental pathways; and agents that harness the body’s own immune system to combat neoplastic disease. The congress will also cover novel therapeutic and drug discovery platforms and will explore efforts to finetune monoclonal antibody effectiveness through combinatorial approaches. Furthermore, the impact on future therapeutic strategies of customizing cancer treatment based on the molecular properties of the tumor will be debated.

As the burgeoning field of targeted therapies continues to evolve, there is a clear need for physicians to be continuously updated on the most recent efficacy and safety data on these new classes of agents. This congress will use didactic learning and panel discussions to provide an educational program that allows physicians to keep abreast of these rapid developments.