Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023

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Panel 1 — Early Phase Trials: Data Implementation and Interpretation for Dose-Finding 
White Paper – Topic Primer

Panel 2 — Incorporating Pragmatic Trial Elements into Oncology Drug Development
White Paper – Topic Primer

Panel 3 — Maximizing Use of Data from Academic-Led Studies for Regulatory Decision-Making
White Paper – Topic Primer

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
10:00AM – 3:00PM ET
The Ritz Carlton
1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037
Conference will also be streamed virtually

Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) is proud to host our 16th Annual Meeting to address critical issues in the development of new oncology drugs. Each Friends Annual Meeting brings together leaders from federal health and regulatory agencies, academic research, the private sector, and patient advocates to propose unique approaches toward current challenges in drug development.

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Agenda

9:30 AM: Meeting Registration 

10:00 AM: Welcome 

• Ellen Sigal, Friends of Cancer Research

10:02 AM: Morning Keynote Conversation

• Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research — Moderator
• Monica Bertagnolli, NIH
• Robert Califf, U.S. FDA

10:30 AM: Panel 1 Discussion – Early Phase Trials: Data Implementation and Interpretation for Dose-Finding
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• Julie Bullock, Certara — Moderator 
• Judith Fitzgerald, Patient Advocate
• Ramon Kemp, GSK
• Enrique Sanz Garcia, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Mirat Shah, U.S. FDA
• Gita Thanarajasingam, Mayo Clinic

11:30 AM: Break 

11:45 AM: Panel 2 Discussion – Incorporating Pragmatic Trial Elements into Oncology Drug Development
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• Nafsika Kronidou Horst, F. Hoffmann-La Roche — Moderator
• Erin Larkins, U.S. FDA
• Boris Kin Lin, Eli Lilly and Company
• Sumithra Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic/The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Kristin McJunkins, Patient Advocate
• Margaret Mooney, NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program

12:45 PM: Lunch 

1:15 PM: Lunch Keynote — Overview of OCE Projects

• Richard Pazdur, U.S. FDA OCE — Moderator
• Rea Blakey, U.S. FDA OCE — Project Community
• Mitchell Chan, U.S. FDA OCE — Project Facilitate
• R. Angelo de Claro, U.S. FDA OCE — Project ORBIS
• Gautam Mehta, U.S. FDA OCE — Project Confirm
• Jeff Summers, U.S. FDA OCE — Project Catalyst

1:55 PM: Panel 3 Discussion – Maximizing Use of Data from Academic-Led Studies for Regulatory Decision-Making
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• Kathleen Winson, Genentech — Moderator
• Kristina Laumann, Mayo Clinic
• Margaret Mooney, NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
• Christy Osgood, U.S. FDA
• Russ Palmer, EMD Serono
• Sunita Zalani, Merck & Co., Inc.

2:55 PM: Closing Remarks 

3:00 PM: Meeting Adjournment