In the old days, we all got our news in a newspaper, where you could find the latest sports scores, local politics and weather, and blaring headlines about late-breaking developments. Today, we have a variety of different news sources including social media, radio, television and the internet. Some of us still love to read the paper, but many prefer to get their news on the go with a mobile device.
Scientific papers describing new and promising research results are welcome, but the work must be complete enough for the author(s) to present the findings in the conference poster session and/or via an ePoster. The late-breaking program is designed to spotlight investigations which cannot be submitted by the standard abstract submission deadline, but are likely to advance the field. Clinical studies are not appropriate for late-breaking submissions unless they can be considered phase 1 trials following interim or final analysis and are thus able to close by the submission deadline. Laboratory-based research is not normally eligible for consideration in the late-breaking category, but exceptions are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Only one research abstract may be submitted to the late-breaking phase of the meeting by each registrant. If an abstract is accepted for oral presentation, the presenting author must attend the meeting to present. If an abstract is accepted for the ePoster session, the authors must produce a digital poster on-site in the ePoster area. The presenting author is responsible for ensuring that all conflict-of-interest disclosures are completed, for obtaining consent from all authors to be listed in informational and promotional materials for the meeting, and for guaranteeing that the abstract content is substantively identical to the presentation material.