save-the-date: 5th Metabolism-based
Cancer Therapy Symposium 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025・ONLINE

Welcome to the 5th Metabolism-based Cancer Therapy Symposium!

On November 18, 2025, we invite you to join leading scientists and clinicians online to explore the latest insights into cancer metabolism and its therapeutic potential. Building on a century of research since Otto Warburg’s first discoveries, this symposium highlights how metabolic alterations in tumors can be exploited for innovative treatments. With a strong translational focus, the program brings together international experts to share knowledge, discuss ongoing clinical studies, and exchange ideas that may shape the next generation of cancer therapies.

Organizing Team

Dr. med. Ekaterina Balaian, Medical Clinic 1, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Bornhäuser, Medical Clinic 1, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden
Prof. Dr. med. Triantafyllos Chavakis, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden
Mohamed Elgendy, Phd, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden
Prof. Dr. Leoni Kunz-Schughart, OncoRay - National Center of Radiation Research in Oncology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden
 

Session 1 - 2

13:15–13:25 CET
Welcome and opening remarks
Ekaterina Balaian, Dresden, Germany
Mohamed Elgendy, Dresden, Germany

Session 1: Metabolic Determinants of Cancer Progression
Chair: Mohamed Elgendy

13:25–13:45 CET
Metabolic Heterogeneity and Vulnerability in Cancer
Sarah-Maria Fendt, Leuven, Belgium

14:00–14:20 CET
Metabolic Features of Tumor Progression: Insights from Patient Studies
Brandon Faubert, Chicago, USA

14:35–14:55 CET
Identifying and Exploiting Cell-State Dependent Metabolic Strategies
Lydia Finley, New York, USA

Session 2: Dietary and Microbiome-Based Strategies in Cancer Therapy
Chair: Ekaterina Balaian

15:10–15:30 CET
High-Fiber Diets Improve Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma: Mechanistic and Clinical Insights
Yufan Qiu, Houston, USA

15:45–16:05 CET
Aging-Associated Microbial Metabolite Drives Pre-Leukemic Conditions
Daniel Starczynowski, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA


Break 

Session 3 - 4

Session 3: Immuno-metabolism
Chair: Mohamed Elgendy

16:20–16:40 CET
Metabolic Mechanisms of Disease Progression in Lung Cancer
Thales Papagiannakopoulos, New York, USA

16:55–17:15 CET
Metabolic Modulation of Tumors for Immunotherapy
Roger Geiger, Dresden, Germany

Session 4: 5th MbCT´s Anniversary Presentation -
An Oncologist´s an Cancer Researcher´s Personal Story

Chair: Leoni Kunz-Schughart

17:30–18:00 CET
Personal story: Staying alive
Wolfram Goessling, Boston, USA

18:00 CET
Concluding Remarks
Ekaterina Balaian, Dresden, Germany
Mohamed Elgendy, Dresden, Germany

 

Scientific administration

Dr. med. Ekaterina Balaian, Medical Clinic 1, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden

Prof. Martin Bornhäuser, Medical Clinic 1, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden

Dr. Mohamed Elgendy, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden

Prof. Dr. Leoni Kunz-Schughart, OncoRay - National Center of Radiation Research in Oncology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden

Prof. Dr. med. Triantafyllos Chavakis, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden

 

Organizer

GWT-TUD GmbH
Freiberger Straße 33
01067 Dresden

Conference time

Tuesday, November 18, 2025・ONLINE
13:15 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Broadcast

via Zoom

Continuing Medical Education Credits (CME)

The CME credits have now been confirmed by the Saxon State Medical Association. The event has been granted 5 continuing medical education points.

Felix Manthei
Projektmanager

Mobile: +49 163 250 72 07
Phone: +49 351 25 933 210

GWT-TUD GmbH
Freiberger Straße 33
01067 Dresden
Germany

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