Stream 1: APPLICATION OF BIOMARKERS IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT (OR)

Stream 1: APPLICATION OF BIOMARKERS IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT (OR)
12.55

Opening remarks from Dr Jochen Theis, Principal Physician & Principal Consultant, InHeCon

13.00

Biomarkers in drug development

• How biomarkers can be used to determine Proof of Mechanism
• Translational biomarkers
• Biomarkers to enable increased efficacy and decreased adverse events
 
Biomarker Expert, Roche
13.30

Biomarkers as an efficacy endpoint in clinical development

• Need for biomarkers to guide dose selection
• Need for biomarkers to enhance benefit-risk assessment
• Biomarkers for internal decision making vs regulatory purposes
• Biomarker qualification
Clinical Program Director, UCB Group, Schwarz BioSciences GmbH
14.00

Validating biomarkers for effective clinical development

• The desired properties of biomarkers and how these can be assessed
• Using pre-clinical data from in-vitro systems and samples from undosed volunteers to increase the robustness of biomarkers in the clinic
• The implications of these inputs for the design of the clinical programme
 
Technical Lead Statistician, AstraZeneca
14.30

Early development standards for global drug development

• FDA Critical Path Initiatives pertaining to clinical trial design – biomarkers and streamlining clinical trial designs
• Key variables in early clinical trials on which national reviewing agencies may differ
• The role of pre-IND consultation and scientific advice
• Case study
 
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Americas, Chiltern International
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our speakers
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Baroness Susan Greenfield
CBE, Director
Royal Institution
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Dr Eckhard von Keutz
SVP, Head Global Early Development
Bayer Schering Pharma AG
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Dr Jackie Hunter
SVP Science Environment Development
GlaxoSmithKline
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Professor Dr Michel Goldman
Executive Director
Innovative Medicines Initiative
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Dr John Davis
Senior Director, Group Head Research Clinical Pharmacology
Pfizer
 

conference details
Conference:
Pre-conference workshop
18 May 9am - 5pm
Day 1
19 May 8:30am - 6:30pm
Day 2
20 May 8:30am - 5:30pm
Post-conference workshop
21 May 9am - 5pm
 
Venue:
Hotel Sofitel London Heathrow, London, United Kingdom

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