https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2GVgcg8h2E&t=0s On Monday, May 22, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) hosted a hybrid public meeting titled “The Next Generation of Cellular Therapies: A Blueprint to Accelerate Development.” This meeting built on Friends’ previous work on Cell & Gene Therapies and was the second of two meetings in 2023 to explore next steps in the field.…
On Wednesday, March 8, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) hosted a virtual meeting titled “The Next Generation of Cellular Therapies: Opportunities to Accelerate Development.” This meeting sets the stage for a meeting on May 22 in Washington DC by providing context around the current state of the science and progress in cell therapy development. These…
On Thursday, November 17, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) was proud to host our 15th Annual Meeting to address critical issues in the development of new oncology drugs. After our last two Annual Meetings were hosted virtually, we welcomed attendees back safely in-person and virtually. The entire event can be viewed here and a summary…
On Wednesday, July 20, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) hosted a meeting titled “Expediting Drug Development: Use of ctDNA as an Early Endpoint.” Welcoming everyone, Jeff Allen, President & CEO of Friends, provided updates regarding Friends’ ctDNA for Monitoring Treatment Response (ctMoniTR) project , a unique collaboration exploring whether changes in ctDNA levels can indicate clinical…
On March 29th, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) convened a virtual meeting to discuss the use of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screening tests, a promising technology that may support earlier detection of cancers. Dr. Ellen Sigal, Friends’ chair and founder, opened the meeting by highlighting the potential for MCED screening tests to shift the trajectory…
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) hosted a live virtual event that brought together leading voices from various health sectors to discuss key considerations for developing diagnostics tests for rare populations of patients, including those with rare diseases and rare biomarkers. The meeting covered topics surrounding the findings from a recent…
On Wednesday, November 10th, Friends of Cancer Research hosted the second day of its 2021 Annual Meeting as a virtual event focused on improving patient outcomes through dose optimization. The first panel discussed the recent white paper on dose optimization and the second panel was a conversation between regulators at the FDA Oncology Center of…
On November 9th, Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) held the first of two virtual sessions for their 2021 Annual Meeting, celebrating Friends’ 25th anniversary. The focus of Day 1 was the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as an early endpoint. The session opened with a few words of welcome from Friends President and CEO,…
Each year, the Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) Annual Meeting addresses critical issues in oncology drug development and features experts proposing unique approaches to overcoming current challenges. On Day 2 of the Friends Annual Meeting 2021, panelists will focus on the pressing need for improved dose-finding studies in oncology drug development and discuss proposals to…
The Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) Annual Meeting provides a venue for multiple stakeholders to discuss pressing issues in oncology drug development, providing potential opportunities to overcome challenges and spur future collaborative work. The session on Day 1 of the Friends Annual Meeting 2021 will focus on building a roadmap for the use of changes…
