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Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017

Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017

The Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd St NW

Washington, DC 20037

Thank you to all who attended the 10th Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting. To read a full event recap, including links to panel whitepapers and slides, please Click HERE.

Final Agenda

8:30am – Welcome
Ellen Sigal, Chair & Founder, Friends of Cancer Research
Jeff Allen, President & CEO, Friends of Cancer Research

8:35am – Breakfast Keynote – Facebook Live Link
Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, U.S. FDA

9:00am – Panel 1 – Access the Panel Video via Facebook Live
Capitalizing on the Totality of Evidence to Streamline Approvals for Supplemental Indications

  • Moderator: George Demetri, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Shanthi Ganeshan, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
  • Marian Johnson-Thompson, Komen Patient Advocate
  • Amy McKee, U.S. FDA
  • Pratik Multani, Ignyta
  • Jordan Schecter, Janssen

11:00am – Panel 2 – Access the Panel Video via Facebook Live
Data Generation to Support Cross-labeling of Indications for Combination Products

  • Moderator: Kenneth Anderson, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Roger Dansey, Merck
  • Ann Farrell, U.S. FDA
  • James Myers, U.S. FDA
  • Jim Omel, Cancer Research Advocate
  • Marc Scheineson, Alston & Bird LLP

12:45pm – Lunch

1:45pm – Lunch Conversation – Facebook Live Link

  • Richard Pazdur, U.S. FDA
  • Norman “Ned” Sharpless, NCI
  • Ellen Sigal, Friends of Cancer Research

2:15pm – Panel 3 – Access the Panel Video via Facebook Live

Updating Outdated Product Labels

  • Moderator: Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research
  • Angela Green, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Linda House, Cancer Support Community
  • Rachel Sher, Association for Accessible Medicines
  • Josephine Torrente, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, PC
  • Janet Woodcock, U.S. FDA

4:00pm – Closing Remarks
Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research