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Clinical Trials in Cancer
11 June - 12 June 2003
Clinical Trials in Cancer
Benefits of Attending:
· BIOSTATISTICS: Maximise the potential of your trial using innovative statistical methodologies
· EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: Learn about the technologies that may improve clinical trial operation
· PATIENT RECRUITMENT: Understand strategies to improve recruitment for oncology trials
· PHARMACOGENOMICS: Gain insight into drug response prediction and understand how this can impact making go/no go decisions
· IMAGING: Evaluate the role imaging in oncology trials

A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
¨ Dr Lee F Allen, Executive Director, Site Therapeutic Area Leader, Oncology, Pfizer
¨ Dr Binh Nguyen, Medical Director, Eli Lilly
¨ Dr Bruno Osterwalder, Vice President, Global Head, Early & Strategic Oncology, F Hoffman-La Roche
¨ Dr Sunil Gupta, Senior Director, Clinical Development, Oncology, Sanofi-Synthelabo
¨ Dr Alan Lewis, President, Celgene
¨ Dr Murray Yule, Senior Medical Advisor, Oncology, Eisai
¨ Dr John Whittaker, Director, Oncology, ICON Clinical Research
¨ Dr Marc Buyse, Executive Director, International Drug Development Institute
¨ Dr Adrien Tinetti, Executive Director, Europe, Quintiles Oncology Therapeutics

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Dr Alan Lewis

Dr Alan Lewis, President, Celgene

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9:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr Bruno Osterwalder

Dr Bruno Osterwalder, Vice President, Global Head, Early & Strategic Oncology, F Hoffman La Roche

  • Common mistakes and problems in cancer trials
  • The need to improve efficiency
  • New developments in cancer trials
  • Current ethical considerations in cancer trials
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    9:40

    BRINGING A MOLECULE TO TRIAL: TRANSLATIONAL BIOLOGY

    Dr Jonathan Lewis

    Dr Jonathan Lewis, Chief Medical Officer & Chairman, Antigenics

  • Goals: translational biology: safety and efficacy
  • Methodological design
  • Markers of efficacy
  • Strategies to improve development
  • Satisfying regulatory authorities
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    10:20

    STRATEGIES FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN ONCOLOGY

    Dr Francois Thomas

    Dr Francois Thomas, Senior Advisor, Atlas Venture

  • The present cancer portfolio of the biotech industry
  • Portfolio strategy: balancing risks and rewards
  • Clinical development and strategic alliances
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    CHOOSING THE BEST TRIAL DESIGN FOR YOUR DRUG

    Dr S Murray Yule

    Dr S Murray Yule, Senior Medical Advisor, Oncology, Eisai

  • Methodology options
  • The role of preclinical studies
  • Understanding the mechanism of action and matching this with the correct trial design
  • Choosing the best design
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    12:00

    PATIENT RECRUITMENT

    MaryAnn Guerra

    MaryAnn Guerra, Executive Vice President, Matthews Media Group

  • General strategies in patient recruitment
  • Specific strategies for recruiting in oncology trials
  • The steps, sequences and timing in clinical trial execution
  • How to enhance trial recruitment
  • Identifying appropriate target audiences and reaching these audiences
  • The importance of careful PI and site selection
    The importance of geographic location
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    THE ROLE OF THE CRO IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

    Dr John Whittaker

    Dr John Whittaker, Director, Oncology, ICON Clinical Research

  • What should a biopharmaceutical company expect from a CRO?
  • A range of services
  • Global trials
  • Strong centralised management
  • Creating a successful strategy
  • Partnering
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    14:20

    TIMING THE TRIAL

    Christine Pierre

    Christine Pierre, President & Chief Executive Officer, Rx Trials

  • The various aspects of starting up a trial - the sites’ perspective
  • Things that have and have not worked in the past
  • Meeting the various timelines
  • The communication chain
  • What a site should do and what should the sponsor expect?
  • Red flags and hiccups: short term slide or long term problem: recognising the difference
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    15:00

    TIMING IN CANCER TRIALS AND REGULATORY SUBMISSIONS

    Dr Sunil Gupta

    Dr Sunil Gupta, Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development Oncology, Sanofi-Synthelabo

  • The time line problem
  • Strategies to enhance recruitment through marketing and advertisement
  • Keeping patients on trials
  • Expedited preparation of documents for regulatory submissions
  • Case study: well timed trials
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    GO/ NO GO DECISIONS

    Dr Colin Love

    Dr Colin Love, Director, Development, BioVex

  • Moving biological compounds through the pipeline
  • Making a go/ no go decision
  • Integrating non-clinical factors in the decision
  • Determining the response of drugs
  • Continual risk management
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    16:40

    INFORMING PHASE II STUDY DESIGN BY A FOCUSSED APPROACH IN PHASE I

    Dr Stephen Wright

    Dr Stephen Wright, Senior Vice President, Clinical Research & Development, Beaufour Ipsen

  • Addressing the issue of flat dosing
  • Identifying predictors of toxicity
  • Relationships between pharmacokinetics and activity
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    17:20

    IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS

    Dr Adrien Tinetti

    Dr Adrien Tinetti, Executive Director, Europe, Quintiles Oncology Therapeutics

  • Medico-scientific barriers: preclinical data, protocol aspects, feasibility, patient selection criteria
  • Administrative barriers
  • Operational barriers: project management, clinical monitoring, safety, drug supplies
  • Communication
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    18:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Lee F Allen

    Dr Lee F Allen, Executive Director, Site Therapeutic Area Ledaer, Oncology, Pfizer

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    9:10

    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

    Dr Binh Nguyen

    Dr Binh Nguyen, Medical Director, Eli Lilly

  • Rate of success
  • Current problems in cancer trials and regulatory approval
  • Future directions in cancer trials and regulatory approval
  • Guiding products to regulatory approval
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    9:40

    DRUG RESPONSE ASSESSMENT

    Dr Lee F Allen

    Dr Lee F Allen, Executive Director, Site Therapeutic Area Ledaer, Oncology, Pfizer

  • Modalities for assessing ‘biologic activity’
  • Efficacy endpoints
  • Role of pharmacogenomics
  • Unpredictable nature of cancer
  • Impact on the design of cancer drug development programs
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    10:20

    MEDICAL IMAGING FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN CANCER

    Dr Sandra Chica

    Dr Sandra Chica, Medical Director, Perceptive Informatics

  • Overview of roles and applications of medical imaging for clinical trials of oncology
  • Outline of imaging requirements and necessities along the cancer drug development lifecycle, from drug discovery to post-marketing
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    APPLYING NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EARLY CLINICAL TRIALS OF NON-CYTOTOXIC AGENTS

    Dr Athos Gianella-Borradori

    Dr Athos Gianella-Borradori, Director, Medical Affairs, Cyclacel

  • Proteomics
  • Micro assays
  • Apoptotic markers
  • QPCR on whole blood
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    12:00

    INTEGRATION OF GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND DRUG DISCOVERY

    Eric Eastman

    Eric Eastman, Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, MetriGenix

  • Use of DNA microarray technology in clinical trials
  • Developing new standards for disease classification, prognosis and therapeutic outcomes
  • Use of the 4D array™ in clinical trials
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    EXPANDING THE POTENTIAL OF EXISTING DRUGS

    Dr Jerome Zeldis

    Dr Jerome Zeldis, Chief Medical Officer , Celgene

  • S.T.E.P.S distribution system
  • Role phase IV program played in the drug’s development
  • Use of phase IV Thalidomide data for the development of successor compounds
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    15:00

    CASE STUDY: TARCEVA

    Dr John Slack

    Dr John Slack, Vice President, Development, OSI Pharmaceuticals

  • Background to Tarceva: - Scientific - Clinical - Commercial
  • Clinical trial issues
  • Current development options
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING A ‘CYTOSTATIC’ DRUG

    Dr Scott Freeman

    Dr Scott Freeman, Vice President, Clinical Development, Onyx Pharmaceuticals

  • Background
  • Validation of target
  • Discovery of BAY 43-9006
  • Preclinical data
  • Clinical data
  • Summary
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    16:40

    THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL TRIALS

    Dr Miroslav Ravic

    Dr Miroslav Ravic, Chief Clinical Officer, Antisoma

  • Agents in development
  • What changes are possible to trial design?
  • Influence of new technology on clinical trials
  • The future of anti-cancer agents
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    17:20

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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