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Current activities
cfDNA Purification EQA
Webinar
Hear about the results from the national quality assessment trial of cfDNA purification.
Journal Club
Online meeting
Every month we invite you to an online Journal Club with presentation and discussion of a ctDNA article!
Apply for funding
Deadline
The center provides seed money for clinical projects and methodological studies, as we want to strengthen the evidence-based research.
Annual Meeting 2024
Meeting
We look forward to welcome you to the Annual Meeting 2024 in the DCCC ctDNA Center!
The international outlook
Conferences
AACR Annual Meeting
Date: 25 - 30 April 2025
Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Host: AACR - American Association for Cancer Research
ISMRC - International Symposium on Minimal Residual Cancer
Date: 7 - 9 May 2025
Place: Nice, France
Host: ELBS - European Liquid Biopsy Society
ASCO Annual Meeting
Date: 30 May - 3 June 2025
Place: Chicago, USA
Host: ASCO - American Society of Clinical Oncology
Danske Kræftforskningsdage
Date: 28 - 29 August 2025
Place: Odense, Denmark
Host: Danish Comprehensive Cancer Center (www.dccc.dk) & Danske Multidisciplinære Cancer Grupper (www.dmcg.dk)
ESMO Congress
Date: 17 - 21 October 2025
Place: Berlin, Germany
Host: ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology
CNAPS - 14th International Symposium on Circulating Nucleic Acids in Plasma and Serum
Date: 2026
Place: TBA
Host: TBA
Take a look in the past
Previous activities
Pneumatic Tube System and ctDNA
Webinar
Learn whether the transport of whole blood samples in pneumatic tube systems affects the quality of cfDNA/ctNDA.
PhD course: Digital PCR
PhD course - CANCELLED
We are delighted to host the PhD course 'Digital PCR methods for circulating tumor DNA analyses - Theory and Practice' 2024
Results from the QA detection trial
Webinar
Hear about the results from the QA trial with focus on ctDNA detection with the center's reference material.
EQA plasma ctDNA purification
Quality study
We seek ctDNA laboratories in Denmark to participate in the EQA plasma cfDNA purification!
Comparison of Freezing Temperatures in the Biobank
Webinar
Can we promote sustainable biobanking through the choice of freezing temperatures while maintaining the quality of biological samples? Hear more from RBGB at this webinar.
Ascites: A potential material for genetic insights
Webinar
Can ascites be used for genetic insights into the tumor profile when surgery and thus tissue sampling are not possible? Hear more from Lau Kræsing Vestergaard at this webinar
Introduction to ctDNA RECIST program
Webinar
We invite you to a webinar with focus on ctDNA-RECIST and the potentials to redefine how we measure treatment response and tailor interventions for cancer patients.
Annual Meeting 2023
Meeting in Aarhus
We look forward to welcome you to the Annual Meeting 2023 in the DCCC ctDNA Center in Aarhus!
PhD course: Digital PCR
PhD course
We are delighted to host the new PhD course 'Digital PCR methods for circulating tumor DNA analyses - Theory and Practice' 2023
The new dPCR Assay Database
Online meeting
The meeting will focus on a presentation about the purpose and the first draft of the Assay Database - followed by a discussion about the need of information and structure of the database.
Talks at ESCP 2023
Conference
The DCCC ctDNA Research Center is represented at the scientific conference by European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) in Vilnius
QA trial - the center's reference material
Online meeting
National Infrastructure 2 (NI2) has worked on a reference material for the standardization of ctDNA analyses - next step is to do a quality assurance trial (QA trial)
Folkemødet, Bornholm
Public talk
The ctDNA Research Center visits Folkemødet at Bornholm - join the talk and hear about ctDNA and the research!
PhD course - ctDNA
PhD course
This course focus on the biology and characteristic of circulating cell free DNA and circulating tumor DNA in health and disease
Seminar Series: Bio-and Genome Bank Denmark
Online meeting
What is Bio-and Genome Bank Denmark, and how can you as a researcher use the material and data? Here more at this seminar
Apply for funding
Deadline
The center provides seed money for clinical projects and methological studies, as we want to strengthen the evidense-based research
Seminar Series: Pneumatic tube system
Online meeting
The aim of this seminar is to plan a national multicenter study involving three most common PTS systems in DK.
Seminar Series: Reference material
Online meeting
At the meeting we will design the final reference material in the center - and we would like your input
Seminar Series: Digital PCR data handling
Online meeting
Do you want to learn more about data handling of dPCR data? Then join this seminar with practical excercises and guidance
International Symposium and Annual Meeting
Meeting in Copenhagen
We look forard to welcome you to the 1st International Symposium on Circulating Tumor DNA and the Annual Meeting
Apply for funding
Deadline
The center provides seed money for clinical projects and methological studies, as we want to strengthen the evidence-based research
Health Economic Consultation
Guidance
Liza Sopina from DaCHE offers guidance in relation to how health economics are incoorporated in your project
PhD course - ctDNA
PhD course
This course focus on the biology and characteristic of circulating cell free DNA and circulating tumor DNA in health and disease
Meeting in the Steering Committee
Online meeting
Meeting in the Steering Committee with the focus to discuss the incoming funding appplications
ctDNA and CTC training school
Education
International training school for detection and analysis og circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells
Apply for funding
Deadline
The center provides seed money for clinical projects and methological studies, as we want to strengthen the evidence-based research
ctDNA extraction workshop
Workshop
Hear about the new sudy set to investigate differences between different extraction methods
Visit from American Students
Visit
A group of American students will visit the ctDNA Research Center to get an introduction to the center and ctDNA based intervention studies
Annual Meeting
Meeting in Odense
We look forward to welcome you to the Annual Meeting 2021 in the DCCC ctDNA Center in Odense!
NI1 workshop
Workshop
he national infrastructure focusing on preanalytical factors, NI1, invites to a debate on the focus of NI1 in the future
Network meeting in CFA1
Meeting in Odense
At this meeting you can create new relations and collaborations with others in Denmark - and share your research interest in early cancer detection
Danske Kræftforskningsdage
Conference
DCCC invites to Danske Kræftforskningsdage in Odense. Read more at their website
Talk by Anders Skanderup
Online talk
Anders will give a talk about their paper 'Tissue-specific cell-free DNA degradation quantifies circulating tumor DNA burden'
Meeting in the Steering Committee
Online meeting
Meeting in the Steering Committee with the focus to discuss the incoming funding appplications
Talk by Behandlingsrådet
Online talk
Behandlingsrådet will give a talk with focus on an introduction to their work and how it is relevant for decelopment of new clinical technologies
PhD course - ctDNA
PhD course
This course focus on the biology and characteristic of circulating cell free DNA and circulating tumor DNA in health and disease
Apply for funding
Deadline
The center provides seed money for clinical projects and methological studies, as we want to strengthen the evidence-based research
CFA5 meeting
Online meeting
Networking meeting in CFA5: Identification of therapeutically actionable targets and tracking of resistance-causing variants
Webinar about TSO500
Workshop
Center for Genomic Medicine will give a talk and introduce pros and cons of the TSO500 system
Annual Meeting
Online meeting
Unfortunately we will not be able to meet in person but this will not prevent us from having fruitful discussions on the many great ongoing and planned studies
Health Economics Workshop
Workshop
For students and researchers ready to consider health economics in regard to current or future projects
Meet the National Infrastructures
Online meeting
The National Infrastructures will introduce you to the plans and projects. Hear about how you can benefit from their work and how you can contribute
Danish Cancer Biobank
Seminar
At this seminar you will get an introduction to the Danish Cancer Biobank and how members of the ctDNA Research Center can utilize this infrastructure in their research.
Meeting in the Steering Committee
Online meeting
The Steering Committee consists of representatives from each participating departments in the center - and work to secure national anchoring
ASCO-GI
Conference
PhD student Tenna Henriksen from MOMA, AUH will give an online presentation at the ASCO-GI
Meeting in the Steering Committee
Online meeting
The Steering Committee consists of representatives from each participating departments in the center - and work to secure national anchoring
Apply for funding
Deadline
The center provides seed money for clinical projects and methological studies, as we want to strengthen the evidence-based research
Meeting in the Steering Committee
Online meeting
The Steering Committee consists of representatives from each participating departments in the center - and work to secure national anchoring
CFA4 meeting
Online meeting
Meeting in CFA4: Monitoring ctDNA levels to predict therapy response. Get an update on projects related to CFA4 and networking
CFA1 meeting
Online meeting
Meeting in CFA1: Early Cancer Detection. Get an update on projects related to CFA1 and networking
CFA3 meeting
Online meeting
Meeting in CFA3: Risk stratified postoperative recurrence surveillance. Get an update on projects related to CFA3 and networking
Health Economic consultance
Guidance
Liza Sopina from DaCHE offers guidance in relation to how health economics are incoorporated in your project
ADDRESS FOR THE SECRETARIAT
Science Center Skejby, MOMA
Brendstrupgårdsvej 21, build. A
8200 Aarhus N
CONTACT
ctDNA@clin.au.dk
+45 78 45 53 39