Cancer Pharmacogenomics: Setting a Research Agenda to Accelerate Transaction; Bethesda, MD; July 21, 2009

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Agenda

 

Cancer Pharmacogenomics: Setting a Research Agenda to Accelerate Translation

Sponsored by the Trans-NCI Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Working Group
and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI

July 21, 2009 Natcher Auditorium
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
 
 

Purpose:

This workshop is intended to bring together experts from various disciplines to review recommendations of the Trans-NCI Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PPWG) to develop a comprehensive and integrated scientific agenda in order to accelerate the translation of cancer pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacogenomics research from discovery to application. The goal of this workshop is to identify infrastructures, resources, and pressing clinical issues, as well as current limitations that need to be addressed to advance cancer pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacogenomics research.

Tuesday, July 21

7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

James H. Doroshow, M.D.
Director, Division of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (DCTD)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Health (NIH)

Andrew N. Freedman, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Health (NIH)

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Workshop Overview and Objectives

Leah B. Sansbury, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. 
Program Director, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Health (NIH)

Session I: Where are we now and where do we need to go?

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Cancer Pharmacogenomics: Development, Science, Translation
Richard M. Weinshilboum, M.D.
Chair, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Challenges in the Design and Conduct of Clinical Pharmacogenomic Studies
Mark J. Ratain, M.D.
Leon O. Jacobson Professor of Medicine 
Chairman, Committee on Clinical Pharmacology 
Associate Director for Clinical Sciences,
Cancer Research Center
University of Chicago

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

Session II: How are we going to get there?

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Interventional Pharmacogenetics: Moving the Science Into Practice
Howard McLeod, Pharm.D.
Fred N. Eshelman Distinguished Professor Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy,
EshelmanSchool of Pharmacy
Director, UNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Applications of Cancer Pharmacogenomics in a Naturalistic Setting
Robert S. Epstein, M.D., M.S.
Chief Medical Officer, and
Senior Vice President of Medical and Analytical Affairs
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Genome Guided Clinical Trials to Evaluate the Clinical Utility of Cancer Pharmacogenomics
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy
Duke University

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Richard Schilsky, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
University of Chicago

Panelists:

Geoffrey Liu, M.D., M.Sc.
Alan B. Brown Chair in Molecular Genomics
Scientist, Division of Applied Molecular Oncology 
Princess Margaret Hospital 
University of Toronto

David A. Flockhart M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Indiana University School of Medicine
 
Cornelia M. Ulrich, Ph.D.
Full Member
FredHutchinsonCancerResearchCenter
Cancer Prevention Program
Seattle, WA

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

Session III: Breakout Sessions

1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Trans-NCI Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Working Group (PPWG) Recommendations and Charge to the Group

Andrew Freedman, Ph.D. and Leah Sansbury, Ph.D. M.S.P.H.
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Health (NIH)

1:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Working Group Breakout Sessions

Each breakout group will be charged to evaluate the Trans-NCI PPWG's recommendations on moving an NCI research agenda forward in the areas of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacogenomics.  

Working Group A:

Group Moderators:

Rochelle M. Long, Ph.D. 
Chief , Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Health (NIH)

Robert L. Davis, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Center for Health Research Southeast
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
 
Working Group B:
Moderators:

Lawrence J. Lesko, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Clinical Pharmacology
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Sheila R. Weiss Smith, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmaceutical Health
Services Research Department
University of Maryland, Baltimore 

Working Group C
Moderators:

Lori M. Minasian, M.D.
Chief, Community Oncology and Prevention
Trials Research Branch
Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Health (NIH)
 
Muin J. Khoury, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Public Health Genomics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Coffee Break

Session IV: Breakout Sessions Reports

3:20 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Working Group Presentations and General Discussion 

Working Group A: Speaker TBD 
Working Group B: Speaker TBD 
Working Group C: Speaker TBD

5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Andrew N. Freedman, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Clinical and Translation Epidemiology Branch
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Health (NIH)

7:00 p.m.

Group Dinner at a Local Restaurant (TBD)