Presenters in this session will share their research into novel techniques to understand hepatobiliary neoplasia, including the interaction of known carcinnogenic stimuli and the immune system.
Single-cell Transcriptional Profiling of Chronic Woodchuck Hepatitis-induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals a Proliferative Tumor Subtype and Tumor-driven Immune Exhaustion Shared with Human HCC
Daniela Sia, PhD
, Abstract Presenter
Liver Cancer
8:15 AM
- 8:30 AM
Aug
06
2026
Convention Center - Ballroom C, Level 3
Development of Gene-Edited T Cell Therapy Targeting TERT in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sumera I. Ilyas, MD
, Abstract Presenter
Liver Cancer
8:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
Aug
06
2026
Convention Center - Ballroom C, Level 3
Liver Zonation Breakdown Fuels Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Liver Disease
Daniela Sia, PhD
, Abstract Presenter
Liver Cancer
8:45 AM
- 9:00 AM
Aug
06
2026
Convention Center - Ballroom C, Level 3
Photothermally modulated liposome enabling efficient release of 2-deoxy-D-glucose safely displays vigorous antitumor effect against liver cancer
Sumera I. Ilyas, MD
, Abstract Presenter
Liver Cancer
9:00 AM
- 9:15 AM
Aug
06
2026
Convention Center - Ballroom C, Level 3
PD-L1(+) Macrophages Activated by Tumor-Derived GM-CSF Induce CD8(+) T Cell Exhaustion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Daniela Sia, PhD
, Abstract Presenter
Liver Cancer
9:15 AM
- 9:30 AM
Aug
06
2026
Convention Center - Ballroom C, Level 3
SIRPα knockout in T cells inhabits immune evasion of hepatocellular carcinoma
Sumera I. Ilyas, MD
, Abstract Presenter
Liver Cancer
Objectives
Describe cutting-edge techniques for studying hepatocarcinogenesis
Recognize structural-functional links in hepatocarcinogenesis
Evaluate the role of immune cells in hepatocarcinogenesis