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Radionuclide Theranostics for the Management of Cancer

Gordon Research Conference

Theranostics Reimagined: Interrogating Biology, Empowering Translation

July 12 - 17, 2026

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Jordan Hotel at Sunday River

27 Grand Circle

Newry, Maine, United States

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Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 14, 2026. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Radionuclide Theranostics for the Management of Cancer GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes an array of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Together, academic and industry scientists, clinicians, and medical physicists will meet with the common goal of advancing the development and mechanistic understanding of radionuclide therapies. Held at a pivotal moment in the evolution of radionuclide-based precision medicine, this dynamic meeting features in-depth discussions, unpublished data, and provocative sessions that challenge current dogma. As the field experiences unprecedented growth, the program emphasizes innovation in target and biomarker discovery, the integration of emerging technologies, and strategies to optimize response. With interactive panels, poster sessions, and cross-sector collaboration, this conference offers a unique platform to shape the future of radiopharmaceutical therapy and drive impactful translational advances.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Radionuclide Theranostics for the Management of Cancer" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Globalization of Radioligand Therapy Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm	"Miniaturization or Kit-based RLT to Facilitate Increased Access"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm	Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm	"Globalization of RPT, The Landscape Beyond North America and Europe"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	"An Industry Perspective on the need to See It, Then Treat"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm	"Do We Need to See It, Then Treat It? A Clinician's Perspective"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Strategies for Target Selection Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am	"Criteria for RPT Drug Development: Target Selection, Validation, and Beyond"
9:35 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:10 am	"Can AI Accelerate Target Identification?"
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am	"Targeting the “Undruggable”"
11:15 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm	General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Biomarkers of Patient Selection and Outcomes Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	"Stratifying and Monitoring Patient Response to PSMA RLT: Leveraging Existing Assays"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm	"Emerging Biomarkers of RPT Response: Noninvasive Imaging"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	"Multi-omics: Genomics, Epigenomics, and RPT"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Radiopharmaceutical Therapy and the Tumor Microenvironment Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"Does the Tumor Ecosystem Support or Resist RPT?"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am	"Is Stromal Ablation a Good Idea?"
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am	"Targeting Cancer Stem Cells"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm	"Thoughtful Combination Strategies"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Fact or Fiction: RPT as an Immune Activator Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	"Triggering and Sustaining Activation of the Cancer Immunity Cycle"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm	"Friend or Foe: Mechanistic Underpinnings of Radiation-induced Immune"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm	"Synergizing Radiotherapy with Immune Activation"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Balancing Potency and Protection: Molecular Strategies for Optimizing RPT Dosing Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"Spare the Kidney, What We’ve Learned, What’s Next?"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	"Strategies for Protecting the Kidneys"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:00 am	"Small versus Large Molecules: The Quest for the Optimal RLT Construct"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am	"Appropriate Targets for RLT? High Selectivity vs. High Expression"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm	"Optimizing Dosing Strategies: Dose, Frequency"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	From Concept to Clinic Translation: Defining Success Across the Discovery and Development Pipeline Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	"Bench to Bedside: The Development αvβ6 RPT"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm	"RPT Landscape: Lessons Learned"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm	"Criteria and Quality Standards for Next-generation RPT"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	From Receptor Biology to Precision Dosimetry Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"A Tribute to Sue O'Doriso and her Pioneering Contributions to Radionuclide Theranostics in Pediatric and Adult Endocrine Tumors"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am	Coffee Break
10:10 am - 10:30 am	"Enabling Faster, Accurate Dosimetry"
10:30 am - 10:40 am	Discussion
10:40 am - 11:00 am	"Is Dosimetry Needed for Clinical Radiopharmaceutical Therapies?"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am	General Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	Late-Breaking Topic
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Innovations in RPT: The Road Ahead Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	"Covalent Binders: An Approach to Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	"Pre-targeting: The Good, The Bad, The Divestment"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm	"The Future is Now: Pre-targeting and RPT"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	General Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Funding Opportunities

Financial assistance is available beginning in 2026 for qualified applicants through the Carl Storm Opportunity Fellowships program. Learn more.

Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$1,755.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,375.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$985.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,535.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,155.00

Guest Off-Site:

$765.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$578.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$383.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$65.00

Bus Departing:

$65.00

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