Clinical Trials Forum in association with the ECMC network

The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) in association with the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMC) Secretariat organise the Early Clinical Trials Forums (ECTF) and the Late Phase Clinical Trials Forums (LPTF).

The Forums are a chance for senior investigators and industry scientists to come together with younger scientists, research nurses, data managers, consumers and policy makers in order to discuss issues and share experiences of early and late phase clinical trials and trial design.

Early Clinical Trials Forum of the ECMC network

Agenda

10:00 - 10:20 Registration and refreshments
10:20 - 10:30 Welcome
 

Herbie Newell

Clinical and Translational Research and Research Strategy Directorate, Cancer Research UK, London

10:30 - 11:30 Introductory Session
 

Chair: Ruth Plummer

Northern Institute for Cancer Research, The Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne

10:30 - 11:00

Early phase clinical trials in oncology - an industry perspective

Peter Ho

Oncology Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, USA

11:00 - 11:30

Academic Phase I trials - to MTD or not to MTD

Hilary Calvert

Northern Institute for Cancer Research, The Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne

11:30 - 12:40 Morning Session
 

Chair: Christian Ottensmeier

Cancer Sciences Division, Southampton General Hospital

11:30 - 11:50

Phase 1 Targeted Combination Therapies

Janet Dancey

Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, USA

11:50 - 12:10

Novel approaches in antibody therapy

Peter Johnson

Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Southampton General Hospital

12:10 - 12:30

Integrating Imaging into Early Phase Trial Design

John Griffiths

Molecular Imaging (MRI and MRS), Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute

12:30 - 12:40

General discussion

12:40 - 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Afternoon Workshops
Workshop 1

Immunotherapeutics

Session co-ordinator:

Christian Ottensmeier

Cancer Sciences Division, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

14:00 - 14:05

Introduction

Christian Ottensmeier

Cancer Sciences Division, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

14:05 - 14:30

Preclinical and clinical experience with oncolytic virotherapy and chemo/radiotherapy

Kevin Harrington

Royal Marsden Hospital, London

14:30 - 14:55

Targeting the bone marrow: radiolabelled antibody therapy in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Kim Orchard

Southampton University Hospitals, Southampton

14:55 - 15:20

Antibody mediated immunologic approach to treating cancer

Milayna Subar

Global Medical Team - Oncology, Pfizer, New York, USA

15:20 - 15:45

Electroporation for the delivery of DNA for immunotherapy

Iacob Mathiesen

Inovio AS, Oslo, Norway

15:45 - 16:00

General discussion

Workshop 2

Translational Radiotherapy and Innovations in Radiotherapy

Session co-ordinators:

Gillies McKenna

Radiation Oncology & Biology, University of Oxford

Catharine West

Academic Radiation Oncology, University of Manchester

14:00 - 14:10

Introduction

Gillies McKenna

Radiation Oncology & Biology, University of Oxford

14:10 - 14:30

Intensity modulated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

Chris Nutting

Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London

14:30 - 14:50

Chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer

Simon Gollins

North Wales Cancer Centre, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl

14:50 - 15:10

Radiotherapy in combination with vascular disrupting agents

Peter Hoskin

Marie Curie Research Wing, Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex

15:10 - 15:30

Combinations with signal transduction targeting agents

Thomas Brunner

Radiation Oncology & Biology, University of Oxford

15:30 - 15:40

Is translational research important in the design of early clinical trials involving radiotherapy?

Catharine West

Academic Radiation Oncology, University of Manchester

15:40 - 16:00

General discussion

Workshop 3

Cancer Research UK Phase I / II committee workshop

Session co-ordinators:

Hilary Calvert

Northern Institute for Cancer Research, The Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne

Kate Searle

Cancer Research UK Drug Development Office (DDO), London

14:00 - 14:05

Overview of DDO activities and intitiatives

Kate Searle

Cancer Research UK Drug Development Office (DDO), London

14:05 - 14:35

CR-UK trials of Antibody Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy (ADEPT): methods of response assessment, results and proposed Phase II

Richard Begent

Department of Oncology, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London

14:35 - 14:55

The CR-UK Phase I/II trial of I131-CHT25 : CHT25 is effective in relapsed Hodgkin’s and T-cell lymphomas, results and future potential

Gairin Dancey

Royal Free & University College Medical School, London

14:55 - 15:15

Combining antivascular therapy and radioimmunotherapy: results of the CR-UK Phase I trial of I131-A5B7 combined with Combretastatin (CA4P)

Tim Meyer

Academic Department of Oncology, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London

15:15 - 15:35

Pharmacokinetically-directed drug development: the CR-UK Phase I trial of CB1954 combined with EP0152R

Mark Middleton

Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford

15:35 - 16:00

Pharmacodynamically-directed drug development: the Phase I and II trials of Patrin 2 (Lomeguatrib)

Mark Middleton

Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford

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