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2020 Program

Draft NECTA Program
 
DAY 1
 
8-810               Introduction  - Dr Anthony Joshua
810-830           “Site Australia”- Advantages of doing trials in Australia – Overview – Dr Madeline Strach /Dr Jayesh Desai
 
PLENARY 
 
Session 1 Chair Dr Charlotte Lemech – Scientia Clinical Research
830-930           Dr Tobi Arkenau (including 15m discussion)
930-1030         Dr Rami Ibrahim (including 15m discussion)
1030-1045       Discussion together
1045-1115      Morning Tea
 
Session 2 Chair Dr Amy Prawira – Kinghorn Cancer Centre
1115-1130      Pipeline 1 - Novartis
1130-1145      Pipeline 2 - Pfizer
1145-12           Pipeline 3 - Amgen
​12-1215           Pipeline - Sanofi
 
1215-1                 Lunch
 
Session 3 Chair Dr James Lynam – Hunter Cancer Alliance
1-130               Dr Aaron Hansen        Integrating the patient perspective into Phase 1 studies
130-2               Dr CS Pramesh            Global cancer drug development - priorities and issues 
2-230               Afternoon Tea
 
Session 4 Chair Professor Hui Gan, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
230-3               Dr Michael Coory - The TGA view of drug approval - Evidentiary standards of 2020 
3-330               Anita van der Meer - Moving Early phase trials forward in NSW
330-4               Dr Andrew Wilson - The PBS and drug reimbursement - Perspectives
4-430               Discussion
 
DAY 2
Session 1 Chair Dr Mun Hui - Lifehouse
8-845               Dr Andrew Mortlock  - AstraZeneca
845-930           Dr Jean-Francois Martini - Pfizer
930-950           Dr Derek Richard - Advances in Drug Development - The Brisbane experience
950-1015         Discussion – The Interplay between Industry and Academia in Pharma
                          including Dr Steven Ackland, Dr Ben Markman 
1015-1045      Morning Tea
 
Session 2 Chair – Dr Michael Millward, Charles Gardiner/ Linear Perth
1045-1100      Pipeline 1- Cstone
1100-1115      Pipeline 2- MSD Australia
1115-1135      Pipeline 3 – BMS
1135-1155      Pipieline 4- Boehringer Ingleheim
1155-1215      Pipeline 5 - Bayer
 
1220-120         Lunch
 
Session 3 Chair – Dr Adnan Nagrial, Westmead
120-150           Dr Justin Coombs - Developing Car-T in Australia
150-235           Dr John Rasko - CAR-T cells at RPA
235-310           Dr Simon Harrison - Peter Mac 
310-340           Discussion– Are we ready for Car-T in solid tumours?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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