Category: Research

On November 14, 2023, Friends of Cancer Research hosted our 16th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Discussions at the meeting were the culmination of three working groups led by the organization over the past year, which collaboratively proposed solutions for three key challenges in oncology drug development: dose-finding in early phase trials, incorporating pragmatic elements in clinical trials, and using data from academic-led studies for regulatory decision-making.

On September 26th, Friends of Cancer Research hosted, “Future in Focus: Digital Pathology in Oncology Drug Development,” a virtual public meeting to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and promises of digital and computational pathology in oncology drug development.

On September 11, 2023 Friends of Cancer Research hosted a public meeting, “Supporting the Use of RWD in Oncology Drug Development”, in Washington, DC. The meeting included a presentation of findings from the Friends Real-world Response (rw-Response) Pilot and two panel discussions focused on the regulatory implications for use of RWD and RWE in oncology drug development.

On July 11, 2023, Friends of Cancer Research hosted, “Establishing Evidence: New Advancements Using ctDNA”, a public meeting in Washington DC. The meeting included data readouts for two initiatives: 1) the Baseline circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) Project and 2) the ctMoniTR Step 2 Module 1 data.

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…