Translation of new cancer treatments from canine to
human cancer patients
Friday June 20, 2008

Program

8:00 am Introduction To The Opportunity

Welcome and introduction

Chand Khanna (10 minutes)

Obstacles in the cancer drug development path

Lee Helman(15 minutes)

Framing the data to address expectations

Steven Hirschfeld (15 minutes)

Questions
(5 minutes)
 
8:45 am Session I - Human Pre-Investigational New Drug Studies
Moderator: Laurence Baker, Southwest Oncology Group
 
Targeted delivery of TNF-? to tumor associated vasculature through the RGD motif concept and preclinical development in murine models(15 minutes)
Steve Libutti MD, Surgery Branch, CCR - NCI
 
Validation of safety, targeting and activity in dogs with solid tumors(15 minutes)
Melissa Paoloni, DVM, Comparative Oncology Program, CCR - NCI

Questions(5 minutes)
 
In what ways can dogs with cancer inform the development of agents that are first in class?(15 minutes)
Wendy Levin, Pfizer
 
Establishing pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, efficacy correlations in dogs with cancer(15 minutes)
Cheryl London, DVM, PhD, Ohio State University

Questions(5 minutes)

Discussion: Human Pre-Investigational New Drug Studies(10 minutes)
10:05 am Break
 
10:15 am Session II - Human Post-Investigational New Drug Studies
Moderator: Claudina Stevenson, Novartis
 
Rapamycin and rapalogs in patients with sarcoma(15 minutes)
Laurence Baker DO, Southwest Oncology Group
 
Translation and integration: Studies of rapamycin in dogs with osteosarcoma(15 minutes)
Chand Khanna DVM, PhD National Cancer Institute

Questions(5 minutes)
 
Human development path(15 minutes)
Daniel Tumas, Gilead Pharmaceuticals Inc.
 
Correlation of PK, PD, efficacy and imaging in dogs with lymphoma(15 minutes)
David Vail, DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Questions(5 minutes)

Discussion: Human Post-Investigational New Drug Studies(10 minutes)
 
11:35 am Session III - Early Device Evaluation
Moderator: David Vail, University of Wisconsin
 
Tomotherapy treatment plan evaluation and validation in dogs with head and neck cancer(15 minutes)
Lisa Forrest DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Imaging as a biomarker: Importance of image quality in translational research(15 minutes)
Robert Jeraj PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Questions(5 minutes)

Discussion: Early Device Evaluation(10 minutes)
 
12:20 pm Lunch
 
1:00 pm Session IV - Preclinical Biomarker Evaluation
Moderator: Carolyn Buser-Doepner, Merck
 
The benefits and challenges in using circulating endothelial precursor cells as a cellular biomarker to determine the optimal biological dose of antiangiogenic drugs(15 minutes)
Yuval Shaked PhD, University of Toronto
 
Studies of angiogenesis inhibitors in dogs with naturally occurring cancers(15 minutes)
Anthony Mutsaers DVM, University of Toronto

Questions(5 minutes)

Discussion: Preclinical Biomarker Evaluation(10 minutes)
 
1:45 pm Session V - Before and Beyond Phase I and Future Trial Designs
Moderator: Dan Theodorescu, University of Virginia
 
Phase 0 trials in cancer drug development(15 minutes)
Joseph Tomaszewski, NCI, DCTD
 
Informing human clinical trials beyond Phase I ((15 minutes)
Doug Thamm, DVM, Colorado State University

Questions(5 minutes)

Discussion: Beyond Phase I and Future Trial Designs(10 minutes)
2:30 pm Session VI - A Path Forward Setting an Agenda-Open Discussion
Moderators: Joseph Tomaszewski, Steven Hirschfeld, Chand Khanna
General Information

For conference related questions please contact Christina Mazcko
(301) 402-8634

Location



Natcher Buildling
Balcony A
National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892


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