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8:20 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Keeping Up with the Liquid Biopsy Landscape
8:30 am Reflecting on the Evolving Role of Liquid Biopsy in Precision Oncology: 2022 & Beyond
Synopsis
• The landscape is changing very quickly, with more entrants into the industry and increasingly promising data being announced on a regular basis
• As non-invasive testing comes to fruition, it’s important we recognise how the industry is evolving and identifying where liquid biopsy can permit the more comprehensive study of disease resulting in patient benefit and healthcare savings
• In NSCLC alone, there are increasing ways liquid biopsies are being applied to further our understanding of disease, with potential to see better treatments reach patients – Most recent progress and research in this area will be shared
9:00 am Comprehensive Liquid Biopsy Across the Continuum of Care: Are we There Yet?
Synopsis
• Expanding use cases in late-stage cancer with molecular response
• Adjuvant and MRD opportunities using blood only
• Next stop: Early Detection
9:30 am The International Liquid Biopsy Standardization Alliance (ILSA) & Public-Private Research Partnership Development Through the FNIH Biomarkers Consortium Cancer Steering Committee
Synopsis
• The FNIH supports public health and the mission of the NIH through publicprivate research partnerships, and Biomarkers Consortium projects bridge the gap between basic research and practical needs for advancing drug development and regulatory science
• The FNIH ctDNA QCM project will provide quality control materials that will help real-world users to develop ctDNA assays and monitor their performance
• The FNIH joins organizations that recognize the importance of working towards the global use of liquid biopsy and common reference standards in oncology in the International Liquid Biopsy Standardization Alliance to promote their use in the broader medical community
10:00 am Tempus’ Liquid Biopsy Offering and Emerging Trends in Clinical Development
Synopsis
• Overview of Tempus Labs’ biopharma offerings
• Updates to the xF liquid biopsy panel
• Case studies and emerging trends on how biopharma is leveraging liquid biopsy tests in clinical development
10:30 am Panel Discussion: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the Context of Clinical Disparities & Minority Representation in Patient Populations
Synopsis
• Discussing importance, barriers, opportunities and key people who can make a difference in precision oncology clinical trial design and execution
11:00 am Structured Networking Break
Synopsis
• Take part to catch-up with your old friends, meet new faces and connect with those who can assist you with your precision pipeline progress
• New to this space? Get in touch here and we can facilitate a conversation for you!
Liquid Biopsy Applications
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Cancer Biology & Biomarker Investigations
12:00 pm Advancing Liquid Biopsy Biomarker Discovery and Companion Diagnostics with PGDx elioTM Plasma Assays
Synopsis
• Advancing ctDNA-based tumor profiling towards clinical use
• PGDx’s focused and comprehensive liquid biopsy solutions
• Partnering opportunities for biomarker discovery, companion diagnostics and other emerging applications
12:10 pm Liquid Biopsy Using Nanotube-CTC-Chip
Synopsis
• Bioanalytical methods for validation of circulating tumor cell assays
• Not all circulating tumor cells are metastatic cells
• Biophysical properties of circulating tumor cells enable new clues to metastasis
Developmental & Commercialization Pathways
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Commercial Considerations for Program Planning
11:30 am Liquid Biopsies & the Valuation of Drug Programs
Synopsis
• How is non-invasive testing informing drug valuation estimations and how do diagnostics drive value in programs and additional informative characteristics of multi-technology approaches?
• Might promising data for ctDNA analysis to select patient therapy impact future pipeline decision making in oncology?
• The trend towards identifying patients earlier: the impact on drug development programs and the role liquid biopsy has in reaching patients in earlier settings
12:00 pm Evolving Trends of Liquid Biopsy Utilization in the Market
Synopsis
• Liquid biopsy has the potential to impact many areas of oncology, starting with treatment selection to screening for cancers
• Logistical and technical challenges remain that may limit aspects of ctDNA utilities
• The utilization of liquid biopsy technologies from feasibility concepts to test implementation in clinical practice is continuously evolving
12:30 pm Demo Area
Synopsis
• Your opportunity to schedule 1-2-1 meetings with your fellow colleagues and our event partners to find out their scientific innovations, technology capabilities, and assay development opportunities!
• New to this space? Get in touch here and we can facilitate a conversation for you!
1:00 pm Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Enumeration, Biomarker Expression & Kinetics in Response to Therapy in Patients With Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Synopsis
• Understand the options from a research and/or clinical availability of some of the circulating tumor cells (CTC) platforms
• Understand the value and utility of what circulating tumor cells have to offer in comparison to circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)
• Understand clinical and biological variables affecting CTC enumeration and analysis relevant to integration in clinical trial designs and clinic
1:30 pm Unbiased Enrichment of CTCs and Immune Cells via Parsortix Offers Multiple Downstream Applications
Synopsis
• Parsortix offers unbiased enrichment of CTCs and accompanying immune cells
• Parsortix enrichments are amenable to a wide array of downstream molecular, imaging and expression-based applications
• Endothelial-to-mesenchymal markers offer unique insight into cancer biology
2:00 pm AbbVie ctDNA Assay Successfully Performed in Large Cohort of Clinical Plasma Samples With High Quality Data Readout
Synopsis
• BRCA1/2 Reversions are molecular resistance mechanisms detected at time of disease progression in some treated patients and across clinical response types to PARPi or Pt-based Chemotherapy
• Members of MRN complex involved in HR repair, RAD50, NBN, and BLM among most dynamic mutated DNA repair genes in ctDNA over time
• RAD50 mutations are potentially enriched in a subset of patients with complete or partial response to treatment
1:00 pm Forward Planning for Integrating MRD Testing into Drug Development Programs
Synopsis
• What is the value of MRD monitoring and why is this being implemented in precision oncology programs
• Types of MRD biomarkers in differing cancer settings in current in-progress studies
• A look at what gaps need to be addressed in assay standardization and current planning guidance to improve the utility and reliability of MRD monitoring
1:30 pm Translating the Language of Glycoproteomics into Biological Insights and Biomarker Discoveries
Synopsis
• Translating the language of glycoproteomics into biological insights and biomarker discoveries
• First Of Its Kind – A unique, powerful liquidbiopsy solutions by leveraging the rich diversity of glycoproteomics perspectIV™ collaboration platformAI-Based Biomarker discovery
2:00 pm How to Overcome the Challenges of Analytically Validating a ctDNA Clinical Trial Assay
Synopsis
• Pre-analytical factors that influence the design of a ctDNA clinical trial assay
• Analytical considerations for platform selection and analysis pipeline based on the intended use of the assay
• Almac’s experience and approach to tackling the unique challenges of analytically validating ctDNA assays for investigational use
2:30 pm Virtual Exhibition & Poster Session
Synopsis
• Learn how academia and industry are progressing sensitive and specific liquid biopsy application
• Contribute to the conversation and share your cutting-edge research to your fellow precision oncology peers to – Submit your poster for review here!
Assay Validation to Enable Earlier Intervention
3:30 pm NeXT Personal: Next Generation MRD Testing for Solid Tumors
Synopsis
• The ability to monitor and predict molecular recurrence at the earliest timepoints during or after curative therapy in patients previously diagnosed with cancer may inform precision treatment regimens, or spare patients from costly side effects
• Here we discuss NeXT Personal, an advanced next generation MRD platform optimized for sensitivity to detect cancer at the earliest timepoints
4:00 pm Panel Discussion: Exploring the Sensitivity & Specificity of Liquid Biopsies in Disease Detection
Synopsis
• What is the importance and distinction between sensitivity and specificity?
• How can technology be qualified for purpose?
• Which sequencing methods show enhanced accuracy to detect clinically actionable mutations?
• Is analysis of DNA alternations sufficient or should we expand to other biomarker sources in earlier settings?
4:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks
Commercial Considerations for Program Planning
3:00 pm Partner Selection: Choosing the Right Technology & Expertise for Your Program
Synopsis
• Key determinants and strategies when planning your study partners
• Considerations surrounding sensitivity, selectivity, and differing market language to describe capabilities
• Example of technology selection in practice: The Amivantamab story
3:30 pm Panel Discussion: Setting up Global Clinical Trials with the End in Mind
Synopsis
• Is the evolving regulatory landscape requiring greater generation of relevant and reliable real world evidence to prove pre-market clinical performance?
• How do analytical parameters of precision medicine testing influence and augment clinical utility and outcome?
• Differentiators between US & EU locations for supporting streamlined drug and companion diagnostic regulatory strategy execution and submissions