Nexxus Scotland

The Medics Speak! Future Cancer Research Demands

The demands of clinical medicine propel research forward, enabling the introduction of new therapies, techniques and medical devices. Practicing clinicians are at the forefront of defining this pull for innovation to aid their patients, so who better to tell us what they want to see available to treat chronic health problems over the next 5-10 years. 

Cancer research and treatment continuously evolves to reduce morbidity and mortality rates, however, as incidence of some cancers decrease others, such as prostate cancer, are increasing.  The Medics Speak gives us an opportunity to hear from medics who are at the forefront of cancer treatment and how research and industry can best help them.

Speakers

Professor Jeff Evans, Professor of Translational Cancer Research (University of Glasgow); Honorary Consultant Medical Oncology (Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow). Prof Evans will discuss the challenges in developing the current and next generation of novel anti-cancer agents in solid tumours, how these will be incorporated into standard treatment medicines, and how we might pursue the goal of personalised medicines in solid tumours. His talk is entitled 'Developing Novel Cancer Therapeutics in the Era of Personalised Medicines'.

Professor Tessa Holyoake, Professor of Experimental Haematology (Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre and West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Gartnavel Hospital). In this talk, 2 models to explain the cancer stem cell hypothesis will be discussed.  This will be followed by a worked example of taking pre-clinical laboratory research all the way to clinical trial, using the paradigmatic disease chronic myeloid leukaemia. Her talk is entitled 'Global Approaches to Unravel the Complexity of Cancer Stem Cells'.

5.45 - 6.15pm   Registration and tea/coffee
6.15 - 6.45pm   Talk by Professor Jeff Evans
6.45 - 7.15pm   Talk by Professor Tessa Holyoake
7.15 - 7.30pm   Panel Discussion
7.30 - 8.15pm   Buffet and networking

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