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Cancer Biomarkers 2007
14 March - 15 March 2007
Cancer Biomarkers 2007
Effective use of biomarkers at each stage of R&D can improve decision-making, increase clinical trial success rates and productivity and allow earlier stop/go decisions to be made, eliminating waste of resources, which can otherwise be re-deployed.

Companies taking advantage of and making best use of biomarkers in R&D are reaping the rewards of gaining the competitive edge.

Designed to focus specifically on oncology, The SAE Media Group's  Cancer Biomarkers Conference is an excellent opportunity for you to learn from industry leaders about how they are applying biomarkers to expedite cancer detection, drug discovery and development.

Our excellent panel of speakers includes:

  • Andreas Strauss, Head PDx Portfolio Management, Biomarker Program Oncology, Roche Diagnostics GmbH.
  • Dr Stephen Barnhill, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Health Discovery Corporation
  • Dr Herbert Fritsche, Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Chief, Clinical Chemistry Section, MD Anderson Cancer Center & Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Health Discovery Corporation
  • Dr Mark Rolfe, Vice President, Discovery Oncology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals
  • Dr Hans Winkler, Senior Director, Functional Genomics, Johnson & Johnson
  • Dr Peter Shaw, Senior Director, Clinical Oncology, Merck Research Laboratories
  • Professor Andrew Hughes, Worldwide Clinical Director, Discovery Medicine, AstraZeneca Oncology
  • Dr Philip Murphy, Director, Clinical Research & Development, Pfizer
  • Dr Sridhar K Rabindran, Associate Director, Oncology Research, Wyeth
  • Dr Paul McSheehy, Senior Research Investigator & Lab Head, Oncology Research, Novartis Pharma
  • Dr Hans-Juergen Arens, Manager, Medical & Scientific Development, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Abbott


The programme will be led by a panel of international experts, including:

By attending, you will benefit from hearing about:
  • UNRAVELLING the complexities of cancer
  • PREDICTIVE response markers in oncology
  • USING biomarkers as a novel tool in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
  • WHERE the bottle necks lie in technology applications
  • TISSUE ANALYSIS and the development of pharmacodynamic end points for new cancer drugs
  • OVERCOMING obstacles in developing clinically useful biomarker tests
  • HOW cancer biomarkers can aid the decision-making process
  • VALIDATING your cancer biomarker
  • AND much more!

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Mark Rolfe

Mark Rolfe, Vice President, Discovery Oncology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals

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9:10

USE OF SURROGATE BIOMARKERS AS A COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC

Herbert Fritsche

Herbert Fritsche, Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Chief, Clinical Chemistry Section, MD Anderson Cancer Center & Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Health Discovery Corporation

  • Companion diagnostic approach for BPH therapy
  • Large cost and time savings with accurate biomarkers
  • Favorable regulatory environment means faster to market



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    UNRAVELING THE COMPLEXITIES OF CANCER

    Colin Hill

    Colin Hill, CEO, Gene Network Sciences

  • Is finding good quality biomarkers easier said than done?
  • Data-driven model extraction and simulation to identify drug MoA and biomarkers
  • Case study: selecting the optimal multi-kinase inhibitor for cancer treatment
  • Gene expression data versus proteomics. What is more valuable?
  • The next step in personalised medicine?
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    ASSAY VALIDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL BIOMARKER MEASUREMENT

    John Allinson

    John Allinson, Director, Veeda CR Ltd

  • Overview of Biomarker Assay “Issues”
  • Choice of Laboratory & scientific consensus
  • AAPS  - LBABFG Biomarker Committee
  • Validation recommendations
  • Case Studies
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    11:30

    BIOMARKER STRATEGIES AND ASSAY DEVELOPMENTS FOR CANCER THERAPEUTICS

    Andreas Strauss

    Andreas Strauss, Head PDx Portfolio Management, Biomarker Program Oncology, Roche Diagnostics GmbH

  • Lessons learnt from Herceptin
  • Matching clinical development with Biomarker needs
  • Where are the bottle necks in the technologies
  • Protein-based versus molecular technologies
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    12:10

    MICRORNA BIOMARKERS IN CANCER

    Søren M. Echwald

    Søren M. Echwald, Vice President, Business Development, Exiqon

  • MicroRNAs: A novel group of key regulatory molecules
  • MicroRNAs and Cancer
  • Locked Nucleic Acids: Perfectly matched for microRNA detection
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    12:50

    Networking Lunch

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    13:50

    CONTEXTUAL THERAPEUTICS FOR CANCER

    Mark Rolfe

    Mark Rolfe, Vice President, Discovery Oncology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals

  • Molecular discovery and early preclinical results
  • Methodologies, technologies and biochemical pathways
  • Considerations when choosing preclinical models
  • Phase I study design and patient recruitment
  • Preparing for phase I – a phase 0 study
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    OBSTACLES IN DEVELOPING CLINICALLY USEFUL BIOMARKER TESTS

    Andrew Hughes

    Andrew Hughes, Director, Discovery Medicine, Cancer & Infection, AstraZeneca

  • Which biomarker (or biomarkers) should be used?
  • Designing a detection test with clinical value
  • What tissue/fluid should be tested? – considering ease of collection,
  • value, storage and efficacy
  • Method of detection, ease of use and storage
  • Clinical value versus cost
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    RESPONSE PREDICTION AND COMPOUND DIFFERENTIATION IN KINASE DRUG DISCOVERY

    Matthias Versele

    Matthias Versele, Scientist, Oncology Discovery & Early Development, Johnson & Johnson

  • Response prediction to the multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, MTKI (an EGFR/ Her family, VEGFR3/Flt4 and Src family kinase inhibitor) using peptide arrays
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    TISSUE ANALYSIS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHARMACODYNAMIC END POINTS FOR NEW CANCER DRUGS

    Karol Sikora

    Karol Sikora, Scientific Director, Medical Solutions and Professor of Cancer Medicine, Medical Solutions Plc

  • Determination of the maximal effective dose is essential for targeted compounds
  • New approaches using serial tumour biopsies are possible in phase I studies
  • Novel quantitative multiplex digitised assays based on histochemistry are now available
  • Determination of pharmacodynamic endpoint will speed up development times
  • Similar strategies will be used to discover predictive biomarkers of response
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    16:50

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Bas van der Baan

    Bas van der Baan, Director, Business Development, Agendia BV

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    9:10

    MOLECULAR TESTS IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT - BEING MEANINGFUL IS WHAT COUNTS

    Hans-Juergen Arens

    Hans-Juergen Arens, Manager Medical & Scientific Development, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Abbott Gmb H

  • Testing for HER-2/neu
  • Diagnostic implications for HIV patient management
  • The promises of biomarkers
  • Predictive medicine – why does It make sense in oncology?
  • The theranostics approach
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    9:50

    THE USE OF CANCER BIOMARKERS IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES IN CLINICAL TRIALS

    Peter Shaw

    Peter Shaw, Director, Oncology, Merck & Co.

  • Understanding variability
    - Human variation
    - Tumour variation
  • Diagnostic development
  • Recruiting the ‘right’ patients
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    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    A NEW BIOMARKER SIGNATURE FOR PROSTATE CANCER

    Stephen Barnhill

    Stephen Barnhill, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Health Discovery Corporation

  • Identifies clinically significant prostate cancer, AUC > 94%
  • SVM/RFE pattern recognition tools were essential to discovery
  • The beginning of the end for PSA?
  • The future of cancer testing: multiple biomarker expression signatures
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    11:30

    BIOMARKERS IN EARLY CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ANTICANCER THERAPEUTICS

    Michael Lahn

    Michael Lahn, Medical Advisor, Eli Lilly

  • Development of novel biomarker assays prior to starting Early Phase Clinical Trials
  • Application of biomarkers during the Phase II clinical development
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    12:10

    PET IMAGING IN CLINICAL TRIALS

    Eric Perlman

    Eric Perlman, Director, Molecular Imaging and Biomarkers, Radpharm

  • Practical aspects of PET in Oncology Imaging
  • Emerging Criteria for determination of response
  • Challenges of obtaining reliable quantitative data
  • Using PET/CT in Clinical Trials
  • Design and Limitations of PET in Multi-center Trials
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    12:50

    Networking Lunch

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    IMAGING ENDPOINTS IN CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT

    Philip Murphy

    Philip Murphy, Director, Clinical Research and Development, Pfizer

  • An overview of currently accepted and standardised imaging methodologies
  • A review of technical developments that can challenge standardised implementation
  • A review of emerging technologies that can potentially inform drug development
  • How do we develop and validate new techniques?
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    BIOMARKERS IN THE CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HKI-272

    Sridhar Rabindran

    Sridhar Rabindran, Associate Director, Oncology, Wyeth

  • A brief description of the in vitro and in vivo preclinical activity of HKI-272
  • Summary of preliminary phase I data
  • Identification of predictive and efficacy biomarkers for clinical development
  • Challenges faced in applying biomarker strategy, and opportunities for improvement
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    VALIDATING YOUR CANCER BIOMARKER

    Janusz Jankowski

    Janusz Jankowski, , University Of Oxford

  • Overcoming challenges in the efficacy testing of your cancer agent
  • Ensuring specificity
  • Dosages and side effects
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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