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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Diagnostics
Companion Diagnostics
2019 Annual Meeting
2010 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Drug Development
Combination Therapy
Targeted Therapy
2014 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2013 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2010 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Early Endpoints
ctDNA as an Early Endpoint
2024 Annual Meeting
2021 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting
Improving Regulatory Oversight
Expedited Development
2020 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting
2012 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
- Re-evaluating Criteria for Accelerated Approval
- Development Paths for New Drugs with Large Treatment Effects Seen Early
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Improving Collaboration
2013 Annual Meeting
Labeling
Procedural Changes
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2014 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Modernizing Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial Eligibility
2016 Annual Meeting
Emerging Therapeutic Approaches
2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Interim Overall Survival (OS)
Novel Trial Design
2022 Annual Meeting
2016 Annual Meeting
2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2014 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2012 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Pragmatic Trials
2024 Annual Meeting
2023 Annual Meeting
2017 Annual Meeting
Real-world Evidence
2019 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting
Real-world Evidence (RWE)
RWE
Annual Meeting 2016
Tolerability & Dosing
Optimizing Dosing
2023 Annual Meeting
2021 Annual Meeting
2013 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Tolerability
2022 Annual Meeting
2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2010 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
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Annual Meeting 2017
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Annual Meeting 2016 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2015
CCCR 2015 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2014
CCCR 2014 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2013
CCCR 2013 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2012
CCCR 2012 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2011
CCCR 2011 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2010
CCCR 2010 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2009
CCCR 2009 Topics
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2008
CCCR 2008 Topics
Diagnostics
Companion Diagnostics
2019 Annual Meeting
2010 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Drug Development
Combination Therapy
Targeted Therapy
2014 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2013 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2010 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Early Endpoints
ctDNA as an Early Endpoint
2024 Annual Meeting
2021 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting
Improving Regulatory Oversight
Expedited Development
2020 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting
2012 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
- Re-evaluating Criteria for Accelerated Approval
- Development Paths for New Drugs with Large Treatment Effects Seen Early
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Improving Collaboration
2013 Annual Meeting
Labeling
Procedural Changes
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2014 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Modernizing Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial Eligibility
2016 Annual Meeting
Emerging Therapeutic Approaches
2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Interim Overall Survival (OS)
Novel Trial Design
2022 Annual Meeting
2016 Annual Meeting
2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2014 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2012 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Pragmatic Trials
2024 Annual Meeting
2023 Annual Meeting
2017 Annual Meeting
Real-world Evidence
2019 Annual Meeting
2018 Annual Meeting
Real-world Evidence (RWE)
RWE
Annual Meeting 2016
Tolerability & Dosing
Optimizing Dosing
2023 Annual Meeting
2021 Annual Meeting
2013 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
Tolerability
2022 Annual Meeting
2015 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2011 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research
2010 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 TrialsAnnual 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
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
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)
Annual Meeting 2020 Topics
• Modernizing Expedited Development Programs
• Optimizing the Use of Accelerated Approval
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
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
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
Annual Meeting 2016 Topics
• Modernization of Eligibility Criteria
• Optimization of Exploratory Randomized Trials
• Examining the Feasibility of Real World Evidence Through Pilot Studies
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
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
Conference on Clinical Cancer Research 2013 Topics
• Facilitating Development of Immunotherapies
• Optimizing Dosing of Oncology Drugs
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
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
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
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
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