15th February

15th February, 2026

Time Session
11:00
12:30
Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium
  • 11:10
    Welcome & Consortium Vision by Dr. Sewanti Limaye & Dr. Kumar Prabhash
    Dr. Wafik S. El-Deiry Keynote Speaker
  • 12:30
    Why India Needs Collaborative Clinical Trial Networks Clinical Trials in the Precision Oncology Era-Adaptive trials, basket & umbrella designs
    Dr. Nageatte Ibrahim Keynote Speaker
206 A
08:00
12:15
Liquid Biopsy workshop
  • 09:00
    Vision of Foundation by Founders and Lamp lighting
    Dr S H Advani Speaker
    Dr. Balazs Halmos Speaker
    Dr. Christoph Benedikt Westphalen Speaker
    Dr. Kumar Prabhash Speaker
    Dr. Wafik S. El-Deiry Speaker
  • 09:20
    Keynote Lecture on liquid biopsy
    Dr. Balazs Halmos Speaker
  • 14:00
    New Age Tech Innovations - MCED with CTCs
    Dr. Darshana Patil Speaker
  • 10:00
    New Age Tech Innovations - MCED with methylation signatures
    Dr Swaraj Basu Speaker
  • 11:20
    ctDNA to guide adjuvant therapy: lessons from trials
    Dr. Shyam Aggrawal Speaker
  • 12:15
    Panel 2 - Liquid Biopsy in Clinical oncology : Early Detection, MRD, Treatment Monitoring and resistance
    Dr. Prashant Kumar Moderator
    Dr. IDA Deleskog Lindstroem Panelist
    Dr. Aya El Helali Panelist
    Dr. Gouhar Panelist
    Dr. Aditya Sreenivas Panelist
    Dr. Christoph Benedikt Westphalen Panelist
    Dr. Darshana Patil Panelist
    Dr. Govind Babu Panelist
    Dr. Irene George Panelist
    Dr. Jyoti Bajpai Panelist
    Dr. Jyoti Wadhwa Panelist
    Dr. Nandini Menon Panelist
    Dr. Satish Sharma Panelist
  • 12:15
    Vote of Thanks and Conclusion Dr. Prashant Kumar
    Dr. Prashant Kumar Speaker
205 A & B
10:30
12:30
Cancer Screening
Dr. Manju Purohit Chair Person
Dr. Vijay Mahadik Chair Person
  • 11:00
    Status of cancer screening in India
    Dr. Abhishek Shankar Speaker
  • 11:20
    Role of AI in screening
    Dr. Rohitashva Agarwal Speaker
  • 11:40
    NP-NCD Policy Deep Dive India screening metrics (101M+ cancer screens), Ayushman Bharat, 200 DCCCs, Coverage gaps
    Dr. Abhishek Shankar Speaker
    Dr. Saroj Kumar Speaker
  • 12:00
    — Cervical Cancer Prevention & Screening Strategies — UIP HPV Vaccine rollout , 90-70-90 elimination targets, catch-up vaccination, HPV self-sampling kit, HPV DNA Screening
    Dr. Venkat Speaker
  • 12:30
    Panel Discussion - New Age Tech Innovations Senior Director Global Strategy
    Dr. Suruchi Aggarwal Moderator
    Dr. IDA Deleskog Lindstroem Panelist
    Dr. Shyam Aggrawal Panelist
  • 13:00
    Cancer Screening in India Challenges and opportunities
    Dr. Abhishek Shankar Moderator
    Dr. Swati Jha Panelist
    Dr. Rajas Patel Panelist
    Dr. Richa Bansal Panelist
    Dr. Rohitashva Agarwal Panelist
    Dr. Sandeep Jasuja Panelist
    Dr. Saroj Kumar Panelist
    Ms. Helena Wilcox Panelist
  • 13:30
    From Policy to Patients: Financing, Federalism, and the Future of Equitable Cancer Care in India
    Dr. Sewanti Limaye Moderator
    Dr. Ashoo Grover Panelist
    Dr. E Ravendiran Panelist
    Dr. Saroj Kumar Panelist
    Dr. Shashak Pandya Panelist
206 B
12:30
14:00
Advocacy Alliance
  • 12:40
    Welcome & Purpose
    Dr. Sewanti Limaye Speaker
  • 13:05
    Role of Advocacy Groups in Awareness, Access & Policy
    Dr. Ashish Kamat Keynote Speaker
  • 14:00
    Roundtable Discussion with the Patients & Patient Advocates (Joined hand with Lung Connect, V care, Max, Jarurat care) Beyond Survival: Living with Dignity After CancerBridging the Gap Between Doctors & Policymakers
  • 14:00
    Closing Remarks by Dr. Sewanti Limaye
206 A