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COPD: Novel Therapeutics and Management Strategies 2010

 


For information about the 2007 Asthma & COPD conference, please see below...

  

 

OUR EXPERT PANEL OF SPEAKERS INCLUDES:

• Dr Chris Compton, Executive Director Clinical R&D, Pfizer
 Dr Craig S. Conoscenti, Senior Associate Director, Medical Affairs, Boehringer-Inglehiem
 Dr Malcolm Johnson, Global Director, Respiratory Science, GlaxoSAE Media GroupthKline
• Dr Sandy Goldman, Director, Respiratory Disease, Inflammation, Wyeth
• Stephen Stenglein, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs, Novartis
• Theodore Reiss, Executive Director, Respiratory & Allergy, Merck
• Thomas Eichholtz, Director of Discovery Medicine, Respiratory & Inflammation Research Area, AstraZeneca
• Dr Fred Bode, Associate Clinical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche
 Dr Kevin Bacon, Founder, CSO and Head of Research & Development, Actimis Pharmaceuticals
• Dr Christopher Molloy, Senior Research Fellow & Team Leader, Inflammation & Pulmonary Disease, Johnson & Johnson
• Dr Mick Hunter, Director of Drug Discovery, Oxagen
• Dr Shahin Sanjar, Senior Director Respiratory Sciences, Altana
• Dr Woodruff Emlen, CEO, Taligen Therapeutics
• Dr Göran Tornling, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Biolipox
• Dr Paolo Renzi, Chief Scientific Officer, Topigen Pharmaceuticals
• Peter Kiener D.Phil, Senior Vice President, Research, MedImmune
• Dr Charles R Penn, Chief Operating Officer, Syntaxin

The conference will be chaired by;
• Dr Michael Rudolf, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Ealing Hospital and Past Chairman, British Thoracic Society COPD Consortium
• Neil Barnes, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Barts & The London NHS Trust


If you attend one respiratory conference this year this should be the one! Nowhere else will you find such a diverse speaker line- up, mix of topics and in-depth coverage of the industry!

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING ASTHMA & COPD

GAIN a valuable insight into the current pipeline developments in the respiratory arena
IDENTIFY new drug developments and concepts
REVIEW the clinical endpoints that are currently being accepted
EXAMINE the development and use of biomarkers in Asthma & COPD
HEAR case studies from the world leaders in respiratory drug discovery

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ASTHMA AND COPD

You should attend this conference if you are an Executive, Director or scientist working in the pharmaceutical or biotech industries within:

  • Respiratory Science
  • Research & Development
  • Inflammation
  • Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
  • Drug Discovery
  • Respiratory Illness
  • Inhalation Drug Delivery
  • Project Management
  • Preclinical Development
  • Portfolio Management
  • Marketing
 

WHO WILL YOU MEET AT ASTHMA & COPD?

A sample of the companies already in attendance includes:

 

 

  • Abbot Laboratories
  • Actimis
  • Activaero
  • Almiral

    Conference agenda

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    13:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    14:00

    Welcome and introductions

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    14:10

    Regulation of inflammatory genes

  • Drivers of inflammation in severe asthma and COPD
  • Key regulatory pathways
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    15:00

    Steroid insensitivity in severe Asthma & COPD

    • Why are steroids ineffective in severe asthma?
    • Molecular mechanisms underlying steroid insensitivity in COPD

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    15:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:20

    New therapeutic strategies

  • Add-on therapies to improve steroid action
  • Potential monotherapies targeting regulatory pathways
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    17:10

    Discussion and questions – review of the session

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    17:30

    Close of Executive Briefing

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    8:00

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Michael Rudolf

    Michael Rudolf, Chairman, British Thoracic Society

    Michael Rudolf

    Michael Rudolf, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Past Chairman British Thoracic Society COPD Consortium, Ealing Hospital

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    THE GLOBAL ASTHMA AND COPD MARKET

    Dr Craig Conoscenti

    Dr Craig Conoscenti, Senior Associate Director, Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim

  •  Increased disease awareness
  • Pediatric asthma sector
  • Ageing population susceptible to COPD
  • Treatment cost analysis
  • Future market growth

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    ANALYZING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS

    Paljit Mudhar

    Paljit Mudhar, Industry Analyst, Frost and Sullivan

  • The story so far
  • Market Challenges
  • Drivers
  • Main players
  • What’s next (technologies / competition)
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    Morning Coffee

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    DEVELOPMENT AND PRECLINICAL CHARACTERIZATION

    Dr Sandy Goldman

    Dr Sandy Goldman, Director, Respiratory Disease, Inflammation, Wyeth

  • Rationale for targeting IL-13 in Asthma
  • Development of a humanized neutralizing antibody against IL-13
  • Preclinical testing of anti-IL-13 therapy in models of respiratory disease

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    SMALL MOLECULE CRTH2 ANTAGONISTS AS

    Kevin Bacon

    Kevin Bacon, Founder, Chief Scientific Officer & Head, Research & Development, Actimis Pharmaceuticals

  • An overview of the role of CRTH2 in allergy and immunity
  • Small molecule antagonists to CRTH2; Challenges of chemistry
  • In vivo efficacy of CRTH2 antagonists in animal models of allergic disease
  • Pre-clinical and clinical development of CRTH2 antagonists

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    TECHNICAL SHOWCASE

  • Biophysical Aspects of Lung deposition of inhaled Aerosols
  • Patients' Breathing: Deposition not only depends on particle size
  • Targeting of Drugs to different lung regions
  • Pulmonary Drug Delivery in Asthma and COPD
  • Benefits of controlled inhalation through the drug development process
  • Axel Fischer

    Axel Fischer, Managing Director, Activaero

    Gerhard Scheuch

    Gerhard Scheuch, Chief Executive Officer, Activaero

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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:20

    ROLE OF LEUKOCYTE PROTEASES IN RESPIRATORY DISEASES

    Chris Molloy

    Chris Molloy, Sr. Research Fellow and Team Leader, Inflammation & Pulmonary Diseases, Johnson & Johnson

  • Overview of the role of specific leukocyte proteases in asthma and COPD
  • Serine proteases as small molecule drug targets
  • Novel dual inhibitors of chymase and cathepsin G
  • Tryptase inhibitors in atopic diseases
  • Structure-based drug design

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    APPLYING ANTISENSE TO THE THERAPY OF ASTHMA AND COPD

    Dr Paolo Renzi

    Dr Paolo Renzi, Chief Scientific Officer, Topigen Pharmaceuticals Inc

  • Administration and cellular uptake of oligonucleotides in the lungs
  • Rationale for using a multitarget approach in asthma and COPD
  • Preclinical results with TPI-ASM8 and TPI-1100
  • Results with TPI-ASM8 in humans
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    SUPPRESSING MUCUS DEVELOPMENT IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE

    Dr Charles R Penn

    Dr Charles R Penn, Chief Operating Officer, Syntaxin

  • Role of mucus in respiratory disease
  • Mechanisms for mucus production
  • A protein pharmacophore that inhibits cell secretion
  • Inhibition of mucus production
  • Summary and conclusions
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    AIRWAY REMODELING IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS

    Professor Geoffrey Laurent

    Professor Geoffrey Laurent, Director, Centre For Respiratory Research

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    16:20

    EMERGING NOVEL TREATMENTS

    Dr Woodruff Emlen

    Dr Woodruff Emlen, CEO, Taligen Therapeutics

  • Review of the role of complement in inflammation
  • Therapeutic approaches to controlling complement activation
  • Role of complement in asthma
  • New therapeutics for asthma
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    17:00

    FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE

    Dr Chris Compton

    Dr Chris Compton, Executive Director Clinical R & D, Pfizer

    Dr Chris Compton

    Dr Chris Compton, Executive Director Clinical R & D, Pfizer

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    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

    Neil Barnes

    Neil Barnes, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Barts & The London NHS Trust

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    REDUCING MORTALITY IN COPD

    Dr Malcolm Johnson

    Dr Malcolm Johnson, Global Director, Respiratory Science, Respiratory Medicines Development Centre, GlaxoSmithKline

  • COPD is the only chronic disease where the incidence is increasing and is predicted to be the third cause of mortality by 2020
  • COPD is both an airways and a systemic disease, associated with co-morbidities.
  • To date, only non-pharmacological interventions (eg smoking cessation, LTOT) have been shown to reduce mortality in COPD
  • Data from the TORCH and INSPIRE studies indicate that Seretide (LABA/ICS combination therapy) provides a survival benefit in COPD patients
  • The underlying mechanisms of this effect may provide insights into future targets to improve the mortality risk in COPD
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    DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF BIOMARKERS IN ASTHMA & COPD TO HELP ACCELERATE DRUG DEVELOPMENT

  • Biomarkers can accelerate early Stop/Go decisions in Asthma & COPD
  • Biomarkers are also important in predicting long term outcomes with short term studies
  • Disease modification remains a long term challenge in both Asthma and COPD and new insights from biomarkers can help determine new therapeutic strategies
  • Biomarkers remain important tools for diseases segmentation, reclassification and patient stratification in both Asthma & COPD
  • Examples of such strategies will be presented during the conference
  • Dr Harsukh Parmar

    Dr Harsukh Parmar, Director, Global Discovery Medicine, Respiratory & Inflammation Therapy Area, AstraZeneca

    Dr Thomas Eichholtz

    Dr Thomas Eichholtz, Director of Discovery Medicine, Astrazeneca

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    DATA QUALITY THROUGH STANDARDIZATION

    Philip Geronimo

    Philip Geronimo, Senior Education Director, VIASYS

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    11:30

    BIOMARKERS OF INFLAMMATION IN ASTHMA & COPD

    Theodore Reiss

    Theodore Reiss, Executive Director, Respiratory & Allergy, Merck Research Laboratories*

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    LUNG FUNCTION PARAMETERS AND INTERPRETATION

    Dr Fred Bode

    Dr Fred Bode, Associate Clinical Director, Medical Science, Hoffmann-La Roche

  • FEV1 remains in-sensitive to small airways changes
  • Newer tests have high technical requirements
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    Networking Lunch

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    QUALITY CONTROL OF SPIROMETRY IN GLOBAL STUDIES

    Aleck Harrison

    Aleck Harrison, Consultant Clinical Scientist, AJH Partners

  • Over reading systems the plus and minus
  • Identifying abnormalities and their cause
  • Case studies
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    PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES AS COMPARED TO LUNG FUNCTION OUTCOMES

    Dr Göran Tornling

    Dr Göran Tornling, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Biolipox AB

  • Patient reported outcomes and lung function outcomes are not interchangeable
  • Should exacerbations be defined from patient reported outcomes, lung function or intervention?
  • The patient’s perspective
  • The physician’s perspective
  • The regulator’s perspective
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    Afternoon Tea

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    CRTH2 A NOVEL TARGET FOR ASTHMA AND ALLERGY

    Mick Hunter

    Mick Hunter, Director, Drug Discovery, Oxagen

    • Role of CRTH2 in allergy inflammation
    • Oxagen CRTH2 antagonists
    • Antagonists of CRTH2 as an approach to treat disease
    • Clinical development status
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    USE OF CLINICAL ENDPOINTS OTHER THAN LUNG FUNCTION IN COPD CLINICAL STUDIES

    Dr Shahin Sanjar

    Dr Shahin Sanjar, Senior Director Respiratory Sciences, Altana Pharma

  • COPD is predominantly regarded as a chronic airway disease and so most clinical studies focus on measurement of lung function as a primary endpoint
  • It is now recognized that COPD patients suffer co-morbidities such as CV, metabolic, GI and orthopaedic disease, which may be important contributors to the overall poor health status of patients
  • Treatment of airway disease remains the gold standard for treating COPD.  However, targeting the major co-morbidities may be critical in improving health status of COPD patients
  • Persistent and/or latent pulmonary hypertension is recognized as a feature in many COPD patients, which can have a debilitating effect on physical activity in these patients
  • Alternative clinical endpoints may be better predictors of disease progression in COPD
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Workshops

    Steroid Insensitivity in Severe Asthma and COPD

    Steroid Insensitivity in Severe Asthma and COPD

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    24 April 2007
    London, United Kingdom

    The Law Society's Hall

    113 Chancery Lane
    London WC2A 1PL
    United Kingdom

    The Law Society's Hall


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    CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

    ‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

    CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

    Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

    CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

    CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

    There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

    For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

    CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

    TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

    Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

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    As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SAE Media Group can provide an indication of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

    GLOBAL CPD

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