Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meeting

Partnerships, Science, Solutions

Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) Annual Meeting addresses critical issues in the development and regulation of novel oncology therapies. Leading up to the Annual Meeting each year, Friends convenes leaders from federal health and regulatory agencies, academia, industry, and patient advocacy organizations to develop white papers that identify challenges with oncology drug development and propose actionable solutions . At the Annual Meeting, our expert panels discuss the white paper findings  and offer tangible next steps to drive progress in oncology, policy, and patient advocacy.

 

Partnerships, Science, Solutions

Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) Annual Meeting addresses critical issues in the development and regulation of novel oncology therapies. Leading up to the Annual Meeting each year, Friends convenes leaders from federal health and regulatory agencies, academia, industry, and patient advocacy organizations to develop white papers that identify challenges with oncology drug development and propose actionable solutions. At the Annual Meeting, our expert panels discuss the white paper findings and offer tangible next steps to drive progress in oncology, policy, and patient advocacy.

Friends Annual Meeting Impact

Our Annual Meeting identifies actionable opportunities to drive progress in cancer research and care. Over the years, our Annual Meeting expert working groups and white papers have provided the foundation for launching several collaborative research initiatives and informed development of regulatory policy and legislation including:

  • Our 2011 and 2012 Annual Meeting white papers proposed criteria that guided the implementation of the Breakthrough Therapy Designation.
  • Our 2016 Annual Meeting white paper on eligibility criteria launched our partnership with ASCO on broadening eligibility criteria, culminating in a series of FDA guidance documents on broadening eligibility criteria in cancer clinical trials.
  • Our 2018 Annual Meeting white paper, “Exploring the Use of ctDNA as a Monitoring Tool for Drug Development,” led to the launch of our ongoing ctMoniTR research partnership.
  • Our 2018 Annual Meeting white paper on Real-time Oncology Review (RTOR) and Assessment Aid provided considerations that supported full implementation of the pilot programs.
  • Our 2021 and 2022 Annual Meeting white papers on optimizing dosing and leveraging patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in early phase dosing studies, informed FDA guidance on “Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases.”

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2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research

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Annual Meeting 2024

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Annual Meeting 2024 Topics

• Interim Overall Survival Evaluations and Implications for Trial Designs and Analysis Plans

• Enhancing Post-Marketing Studies with Pragmatism

• A Common Strategy for Using ctDNA as an Intermediate Endpoint in Prospectively Designed Trials

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Annual Meeting 2023

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Annual Meeting 2023 Topics

• Early Phase Trials: Data Implementation and Interpretation for Dose-Finding

• Incorporating Pragmatic Trial Elements into Oncology Drug Development

• Maximizing Use of Data from Academic-Led Studies for Regulatory Decision-Making

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Annual Meeting 2022

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Annual Meeting 2022 Topics

• Applying Learnings from COVID-19 to Advance Clinical Trial Conduct

• Incorporating Patient Reported Outcomes to Inform Dose Selection and Optimization

• Accelerating Investigation of New Therapies in Earlier Metastatic Treatment Settings: Discussions about FDA OCE’s Project FrontRunner

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Annual Meeting 2021

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Annual Meeting 2021 Topics

• Charting the Path for ctDNA as an Early Endpoint

• Maximizing Benefit and Improving Tolerability for Patients Through Dose Optimization

• Fireside Chat with the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE)

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Annual Meeting 2020

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Annual Meeting 2020 Topics

• Modernizing Expedited Development Programs

• Optimizing the Use of Accelerated Approval

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Annual Meeting 2019

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Annual Meeting 2019 Topics

• Characterizing the Use of External Controls for Augmenting Randomized Control Arms and Confirming Benefit

• Immuno-Oncology Drug Development for Patients with Disease Progression After Initial anti-PD-(L)1 Therapy

• Data Generation (and Review Considerations) for Use of a Companion Diagnostic for a Group of Oncology Therapeutic Products

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Annual Meeting 2018

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Annual Meeting 2018 Topics

• Identifying and Establishing the Role of Circulating Tumor DNA in Cancer Drug Development

• Augmenting Randomized Confirmatory Trials for Breakthrough Therapies with Historical Clinical Trials Data

• Real-time Oncology Review: Streamlining Data Submissions and Ensuring Data Quality

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Annual Meeting 2017

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Annual Meeting 2017 Topics

• Capitalizing on the Totality of Evidence to Streamline Approvals for Supplemental Indications

• Data Generation to Support Cross-labeling of Indications for Combination Products

• Updating Outdated Product Labels

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Annual Meeting 2016

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Annual Meeting 2016 Topics

• Modernization of Eligibility Criteria

• Optimization of Exploratory Randomized Trials

• Examining the Feasibility of Real World Evidence Through Pilot Studies

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2015

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CCCR 2015 Topics

• Modernizing Measurement of Tumor Response to Therapy: Application to Immunotherapeutics

• Capturing Symptomatic Adverse Events From the Patients’ Perspective: The Potential Role of the National Cancer Institute’s PRO-CTCAE Measurement System

• The Blurring of Phase 1, 2 and 3 Trials in Oncology: Expansion Cohorts in Phase 1 Trials

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2014

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CCCR 2014 Topics

• The Role of Non-Randomized Trials for the Evaluation of Oncology Drugs

• Improving Evidence Developed from Population-Level Experience with Targeted Agents

• Considerations for Summary Review of Supplemental NDA/BLA Submissions in Oncology

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2013

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CCCR 2013 Topics

• Facilitating Development of Immunotherapies

• Optimizing Dosing of Oncology Drugs

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2012

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CCCR 2012 Topics

• Re-evaluating Criteria for Accelerated Approval

• Developing Standards for Breakthrough Therapy Designationl

• Design of a Disease-Specific Master Protocol

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2011

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CCCR 2011 Topics

• Alternative Trial Designs Based on Tumor Genetics/Pathway Characteristics Instead of Histology

• Evidence for Use of Maintenance Therapy

• Symptom Measurement in Clinical Trials

• Development Paths for New Drugs with Large Treatment Effects Seen Early

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2010

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CCCR 2010 Topics

• Adaptive Clinical Trials Designs for Simultaneous Testing of Matched Diagnostics and Therapeutics

• Integrating Pain Metrics into Oncologic Clinical and Regulatory Decision-Making

• Using Patient-Initiated Study Participation in the Development of Evidence for Personalized Cancer Therapy

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2009

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CCCR 2009 Topics

• Data Submission Standards and Evidence Requirements

• Improved Insights into Effects of Cancer Therapies

• Co-Development of Diagnostics and Therapeutics

• Rational Drug Combinations with Investigational Targeted Agents

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Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2008

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CCCR 2008 Topics

• Data Submissions Standards and Evidence Requirements

• Co-Development of Diagnostics and Therapeutics

• Improved Insights into Effects of Cancer Therapies

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2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research

2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research

2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research

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Annual Meeting 2024 Topics

• Interim Overall Survival Evaluations and Implications for Trial Designs and Analysis Plans • Enhancing Post-Marketing Studies with Pragmatism • A Common Strategy for Using ctDNA as an Intermediate Endpoint in Prospectively Designed Trials

Watch Now

Annual Meeting 2023 Topics

• Early Phase Trials: Data Implementation and Interpretation for Dose-Finding

• Incorporating Pragmatic Trial Elements into Oncology Drug Development

• Maximizing Use of Data from Academic-Led Studies for Regulatory Decision-Making

Event Details

Annual Meeting 2022 Topics

• Applying Learnings from COVID-19 to Advance Clinical Trial Conduct

• Incorporating Patient Reported Outcomes to Inform Dose Selection and Optimization

• Accelerating Investigation of New Therapies in Earlier Metastatic Treatment Settings: Discussions about FDA OCE’s Project FrontRunner

Event Details

Annual Meeting 2021 Topics

• Charting the Path for ctDNA as an Early Endpoint

• Maximizing Benefit and Improving Tolerability for Patients Through Dose Optimization

• Fireside Chat with the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE)

Event Details

Annual Meeting 2020 Topics

• Modernizing Expedited Development Programs

• Optimizing the Use of Accelerated Approval


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Annual Meeting 2019 Topics

• Characterizing the Use of External Controls for Augmenting Randomized Control Arms and Confirming Benefit

• Immuno-Oncology Drug Development for Patients with Disease Progression After Initial anti-PD-(L)1 Therapy

• Data Generation (and Review Considerations) for Use of a Companion Diagnostic for a Group of Oncology Therapeutic Products

Event Details

Annual Meeting 2018 Topics

• Identifying and Establishing the Role of Circulating Tumor DNA in Cancer Drug Development

• Augmenting Randomized Confirmatory Trials for Breakthrough Therapies with Historical Clinical Trials Data

• Real-time Oncology Review: Streamlining Data Submissions and Ensuring Data Quality

Event Details

Annual Meeting 2017 Topics

• Capitalizing on the Totality of Evidence to Streamline Approvals for Supplemental Indications

• Data Generation to Support Cross-labeling of Indications for Combination Products

• Updating Outdated Product Labels

Event Details

Annual Meeting 2016 Topics

• Modernization of Eligibility Criteria

• Optimization of Exploratory Randomized Trials

• Examining the Feasibility of Real World Evidence Through Pilot Studies

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2015 Topics

• Modernizing Measurement of Tumor Response to Therapy: Application to Immunotherapeutics

• Capturing Symptomatic Adverse Events From the Patients’ Perspective: The Potential Role of the National Cancer Institute’s PRO-CTCAE Measurement System

• The Blurring of Phase 1, 2 and 3 Trials in Oncology: Expansion Cohorts in Phase 1 Trials

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2014 Topics

• Modernizing Measurement of Tumor Response to Therapy: Application to Immunotherapeutics

• Capturing Symptomatic Adverse Events From the Patients’ Perspective: The Potential Role of the National Cancer Institute’s PRO-CTCAE Measurement System

• The Blurring of Phase 1, 2 and 3 Trials in Oncology: Expansion Cohorts in Phase 1 Trials

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2013 Topics

• Facilitating Development of Immunotherapies

• Optimizing Dosing of Oncology Drugs

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2012 Topics

• Re-evaluating Criteria for Accelerated Approval

• Developing Standards for Breakthrough Therapy Designationl

• Design of a Disease-Specific Master Protocol

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2011 Topics

• Alternative Trial Designs Based on Tumor Genetics/Pathway Characteristics Instead of Histology

• Evidence for Use of Maintenance Therapy

• Symptom Measurement in Clinical Trials

• Development Paths for New Drugs with Large Treatment Effects Seen Early

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2010 Topics

• Adaptive Clinical Trials Designs for Simultaneous Testing of Matched Diagnostics and Therapeutics

• Integrating Pain Metrics into Oncologic Clinical and Regulatory Decision-Making

• Using Patient-Initiated Study Participation in the Development of Evidence for Personalized Cancer Therapy

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2009 Topics

• Data Submission Standards and Evidence Requirements

• Improved Insights into Effects of Cancer Therapies

• Co-Development of Diagnostics and Therapeutics

• Rational Drug Combinations with Investigational Targeted Agents

Event Details

Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2008 Topics

• Data Submissions Standards and Evidence Requirements

• Co-Development of Diagnostics and Therapeutics

• Improved Insights into Effects of Cancer Therapies

Event Details