Biostatistics: 2009 Annual Conference on Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials

University of Pennsylvania Annual Conference on
Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials: From Bench to Bedside to Community

April 29, 2009

Topic for 2009 Conference:
Targeted Therapies


University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Biomedical Research Building Auditorium
421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104



The 2009 Conference will focus on targeted clinical trials. The Conference will bring together leading scientists who will make presentations and lead open discussions on state-of-the-art and developing methods. A range of topics linked closely to translational medicine will be examined. The Conference will conclude with a panel discussion to synthesize and challenge earlier presentations, as well as to propose future directions. Scholarly exchange of ideas and lively discussions are expected. Participants from academic institutions, industry and governmental agencies with interest in contributing to these discussions are encouraged to register.

Organizers:

Funding Sponsor:

Co-Sponsors:

Jonas Ellenberg
Susan Ellenberg
NIH NCI Grant R13-CA132565 American Statistical Association and
the Society for Clinical Trials
     

Slides for the presentations made during the conference are available by clicking the individual links in the "Topics" column below.

     
Faculty Institution Topic
Stephen Friend Merck/Sage Grasping the complexity to see the simplicity
Richard Simon National Cancer Institute Clinical trials for predictive medicine - New challenges and paradigms
Sue-Jane Wang Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Perspectives on statistical design in pharmacogenomic clinical trials
Aiyi Liu University of Wisconsin Threshold sample enrichment approach - Heterogeneous populations in clinical trial for preeclampsia
KyungMann Kim University of Wisconsin A response adaptive design with pharmacogenomic biomarkers for targeted therapies
Andrew Zhou University of Washington Evaluating markers for treatment selection based on survival time
Emilia Bagiella Columbia University Multiple interventions for multiple targets
Daniel Sargent, PhD Mayo Clinic Predictive biomarker validation in practice: Lessons from real trials
Stephen Ruberg Eli Lilly The mean doesn't mean as much anymore
J. Jack Lee MD Anderson Bayesian adaptive design for targeted therapy development - For cancer and "other" areas
Jungnam Joo National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Genetic guided dosing of Warfarin for anticoagulation


Preliminary Program:
Please click here for a PDF of the program.

For additional information, contact:
Donna Zikowitz
Phone: 215-573-2728   Email: zikowitz@mail.med.upenn.edu

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