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Topic: Host-Microbe interactions
Chairs: Georg Zeller & Marcel de Zoete 

11:15 – 11:45 The microbiome as novel target in cancer therapy –  Michael Scharl (Switzerland)

11:45 – 12:00 Decoding the gut microbiome of immune checkpoint inhibitor-treated cancer patients: a metagenomic and functional analysis – Merel van Gogh (UMC Utrecht)

12:00 – 12:15 A dysbiotic bacterial community that displaces gut commensals is associated with worse immunotherapy response – Miguel Parra Martinez (NKI)

12:15 – 12:30 Meta-analysis reveals a universal gut microbiome signature for colorectal cancer irrespective of onset age and sequencing method – Selin Pekel (LUMC)
  • Parallelsessie 2

    Parallel session 20: Microbiome and cancer: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic opportunities + Microbiome & cancer

    Date: 01 Apr 2026Time: 11:15 - 12:30