Session: Design and Analysis of Trials involving Biomarkers

It is becoming increasingly clear that there is great heterogeneity in response of specific types of cancer to individual treatments.  The integration of biomarkers that may predict sensitivity or resistance to individual treatments poses major methodological issues for the design and implementation of clinical trials.

Aims

- discuss challenges of designing, implementing and analysing trials using biomarkers

- review examples of trials in the oncology and cardiovascular fields that have successfully used biomarkers

Oral Presentations

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Using biomarkers prospectively in adaptive clinical trials

Designing a preliminary adaptive study to inform a biomarker trial in Psoriasis

Decision-making in drug development: Choosing a biomarker for Phase II and predicting the outcome of Phase III

Data modelling methods in clinical trials: Experiences from the CTMND project

Stratified medicine in practice: Review of predictive biomarkers in European Medicines Agency (EMA) indications