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Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021

Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021

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Day 1: Charting the Path for ctDNA as an Early Endpoint
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Day 2: Maximizing Benefit and Improving Tolerability for Patients Through Dose Optimization
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Click HERE for the event recap and HERE for the white paper


Final Agenda – Day 1: Charting the Path for ctDNA as an Early Endpoint
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

12:00PM – Welcoming Remarks

  • Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research

12:05 PM – Keynote Conversation

  • Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner, U.S. FDA
  • Ellen Sigal, Friends of Cancer Research

12:25 PM – Session 1: Charting the Path for ctDNA as an Early Endpoint

Overview: The Value of ctDNA Monitoring in Cancer

  • Matthew Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

12:35PM – Panel Discussion

  • Kathleen Winson, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group (moderator)
  • Chris Abbosh, AstraZeneca
  • Valsamo Anagnostou, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Jonathan Baden, Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Reena Philip, CDRH, U.S. FDA
  • Mark Sausen, Personal Genome Diagnostics
  • Paz Vellanki, CDER, U.S. FDA

1:05PM – Closing Remarks

  • Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research

Final Agenda – Day 2: Maximizing Benefit and Improving Tolerability for Patients Through Dose Optimization
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

12:00PM – Welcoming Remarks

  • Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research

12:05 PM – Session 2: Maximizing Benefit and Improving Tolerability for Patients Through Dose Optimization

Overview: Optimizing Dosing of Oncology Drugs

  • Atik Rahman, U.S. FDA

12:15PM – Panel Discussion

  • Mark Ratain, University of Chicago (moderator)
  • Lokesh Jain, Merck
  • Anne Loeser, Patient Advocate
  • Mirat Shah, CDER, U.S. FDA
  • Laurie Strawn, Pfizer

12:45PM – Fireside Chat with the Oncology Center of Excellence

  • Richard Pazdur, Director, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. FDA
  • Julia Beaver, Chief of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. FDA
  • Tamy Kim, Director for Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Policy, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. FDA
  • Paul G. Kluetz, Deputy Center Director, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. FDA
  • Marc Theoret, Deputy Center Director, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. FDA

1:10PM – Closing Remarks

  • Jeff Allen, Friends of Cancer Research