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Cancer: Pathophysiology, Current Therapies, Clinical Trials and Drug Development

Course Overview

PERI’s comprehensive three-day oncology course reviews current and emerging drugs, immunotherapies, their application to specific cancer types, how to conduct clinical trials for oncologic therapies, and the drug development process for drug candidates leading to their approval. The US Food & and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory considerations for Oncology drugs, registration endpoints, and accelerated and breakthrough approval mechanisms are also covered. This course is ideal for individuals transitioning into the oncology field to explore a variety of cancer types, as well as fundamental components of developing therapies for cancer, including nonclinical development, toxicology, dosing, clinical trial design, and regulatory considerations.

Event Details

Course Dates: March 23 – 25, 2022
Course Price: $1745
Location:
 Virtual Training

This course has concluded. Please view the Professional Development Calendar to discover upcoming courses at PERI. 

Benefits of Attendance

  • Understand cancer and different treatments including emerging immunotherapies
  • Learn clinical endpoints needed for review and regulatory approval
  • Be able to discuss leading cancer types such as lung, breast, prostate, and others
  • Find out about clinical protocol designs and imaging techniques
  • Network with colleagues and experts in the oncology arena

Educational Objectives

  • Discuss the scope, nature and epidemiology of top human cancers with an emphasis on principles of case management of common malignancies
  • Describe specific applications of commonly used cancer treatments
  • Evaluate the design and conduct of oncology Phase I, II, and III clinical trials
  • Apply FDA requirements for oncology clinical trials and drug development programs to facilitate/expedite drug development

Who Should Attend

  • Clinical Team members
  • Nonclinical scientists
  • Clinical research associates or CRO staff
  • Regulatory affairs professionals
  • Statisticians, data managers, medical writers
  • Pharmaceutical Physicians
  • Anyone working in oncologic drug development or professionals moving to this area

Key Topics

  • Overview of Oncology Drug Development, Including Dosing Selection and Clinical Trial Design
  • Leading Cancer Types (New Cases/Deaths Per Year)
  • Emerging Drugs, Vaccines, other Immunotherapies
  • Overview of US Regulatory Pathways and Outcomes
  • Pediatric Development Initiatives and Regulations for Pediatric Cancer Treatments

Course Agenda

Download your copy of the final course agenda for this three-day virtual program.

System Requirements

This virtual classroom will be held on Zoom. Participants are able to connect through an Internet browser or download the current version of the Zoom desktop platform. Check your Zoom version number here.

Course Faculty

Marijo Bilusic, MD
University of Miami Health System

Elizabeth Duke, MD
US Food and Drug Administration

Shruti Gandhy, MD, PhD
US Food and Drug Administration

Florence Houn, MD, MPH, FACP
Consultant, Drug Development & Regulatory Capacity Building

Malini Iyengar, PhD
TEVA Pharmaceuticals

Chul Kim, MD, MPH
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Pashna Munshi, MD
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Lanre Okusanya, PharmD, MS
US Food and Drug Administration

Melanie Royce, MD, PhD
US Food and Drug Administration

Julius Strauss, MD
National Cancer Institute

Simon Williams, PhD
US Food and Drug Administration

PERI Facilitator

Jo Ann Zoul
Course Manager/Registrar
571-490-8409
jzoul@peri.org

Commercial Support

No direct financial support was received for this program. 

In-kind support in the form of faculty’s time was provided by the following organization(s):

  • TEVA Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

Continuing Education Credits

Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute, Inc. (PERI) is pleased to make continuing education credit available to you for attendance at this program. To receive credit, you must attend the entire program and submit the Continuing Education Application form directly to a PERI on-site coordinator. Additional $35 fee applies for students who are applying for continuing education credit.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

PERI, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.PERI, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)

Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute, Inc. (PERI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Number is 0708-0000-22-003-L01-P. 1.25 continuing education units (CEUs) are available for this program. Initial Release Date: 03/23/2022. This is a knowledge-based CPE Activity.

Request a Proposal

Interested in bringing this course to your group of 10 or more? Request a proposal and a PERI team member will be in touch about hosting this course as a Corporate Education program.