The 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® continues today with a full day of programming, in person at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and virtually worldwide.
Each morning, SABCS Meeting News is providing quick reminders and a look at the day’s sessions and special events. For a full schedule, please visit SABCS.org, download the SABCS® app, or visit the SABCS virtual meeting platform.
Don’t forget
- SABCS Duck Pluck — Support early-career scientists by entering this second annual fundraising raffle. Purchase ducks in person at the SABCS Store in the main lobby of the convention center. Learn more at SABCS.org.
- SABCS Celebration — Set a reminder now for the second annual SABCS Celebration, Thursday evening from 8 to 10:30 p.m., in the Texas Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel next to the convention center. Read more about the event in SABCS Meeting News.
- Refreshment Breaks — Coffee will be served today in high-traffic areas of the convention center, including in Hall 1 during the General Session, on Level 3 from 2:15 to 2:30 p.m., and during Poster Sessions in the Exhibition Hall.
General Session and McGuire Lecture
Following four concurrent Poster Spotlight sessions from 7 to 8:30 a.m., head to Hall 1 near the main lobby for a full morning of can’t miss presentations, including a welcome by SABCS Co-Directors Virginia Kaklamani, MD, and Carlos Arteaga, MD; the William L. McGuire Award Lecture by Armando Giuliano, MD; and the first General Session, featuring clinical trial results that everyone will be talking about.
- Opening Remarks (8:45 to 8:55 a.m.)
- William L. McGuire Award Lecture (8:55 to 9:25 a.m.)
- General Session 1 (9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
For more on this year’s McGuire Award winner, read an interview with Dr. Giuliano in SABCS Meeting News.
Exhibition Hall
This year’s SABCS Exhibition opens at noon today in Halls 2-3, accessible from the main lobby. From 12 to 6:45 p.m., more than 100 industry and non-profit organizations will be showcasing products, services, and missions that support breast cancer research and care.
The Exhibition Hall will be home to the SABCS Patient Advocacy Pavilion and Exhibitor Product Theaters, as well as two Poster Sessions today from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Panel discussions, educational sessions, and more
The early afternoon is packed with illuminating discussions, starting with Clinical Case Discussion from 12 to 12:50 p.m. in Stars at Night 1-2.
From 1 to 2:15 p.m., attendees will have their choice of several unique sessions or rapid-fire oral abstract presentations. (An additional Rapid Fire session will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.)
- Rapid Fire 6 (Hemisfair 1-2)
- Translational Controversies: ADCs, Targeted Therapy, or Chemo? (Stars at Night 3-4)
- State of the Art 1: Refining Risk and Tailoring Treatment—Liquid Biopsy for Adaptive Therapy in Breast Cancer (Stars at Night 1-2)
- The Breast Cancer Family Registry: Past, Present and Future (221 ABC)
A block of five concurrent educational sessions from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. will cover timely topics including ADCs in the clinic, the immune microenvironment, rare tumor types, and more.
And don’t miss the annual Women’s Career Development Workshop from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in 221 ABC.
Looking ahead to Thursday
Tomorrow’s programming picks up again at 7 a.m. with five Poster Spotlight sessions, followed at 8:30 a.m. by the first Plenary Session and the second General Session at 9 a.m.
Session titles, times, and locations are subject to change. For the most up-to-date SABCS program information, please visit the Program page at SABCS.org.
