Case Study of I-SPY2 Trial
Laura Jean Esserman, M.D., MBA, Director, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center; Professor of Surgery and Radiology, University of California San Francisco
Screening phase II agents for neoadjuvant breast cancer, matching drugs with patients depending on biomarker subsets, including modeling longitudinal information about individual patients and using adaptive randomization.
Personalizing NSCLC Therapy: The BATTLE-2 Program
Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, M.D., Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Comparing the efficacy of experimental therapies within biomarker subsets of non-small-cell lung cancer using adaptive randomization with primary endpoint 8-week disease control.
Beyond I-SPY 2 and BATTLE
Donald Berry, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Extending the I-SPY 2 and BATTLE trial designs beyond breast and non-small-cell cancer, incorporating combinations of experimental agents and adapting therapies within as well as across patients.
BATTLE-2 and I-SPY 2: The Industry Perspective
Emmett V. Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Merck Research Laboratories - Oncology
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
Sandra J. Horning, M.D., Senior Vice President, Global Head, Clinical Development Hematology/Oncology, Genentech
Featured Panel
Bringing Targeted and Tailored Therapies to Patient
Moderator:
- Donald Berry, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Panelists:
- Laura Jean Esserman, M.D., MBA, Director, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center; Professor of Surgery and Radiology, University of California San Francisco
- Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, M.D., Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Emmett V. Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Merck Research Laboratories - Oncology
- Sandra J. Horning, M.D., Senior Vice President, Global Head, Clinical Development Hematology/Oncology, Genentech
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