7:30-8:15am

8:15-8:30 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Paul G. Kluetz, MD — Associate Director of Clinical Science, Office of Hematology and Oncology Products (OHOP), Office of New Drugs (OND), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Stephen Joel Coons, PhD — Executive Director, Patient-Reported Outcome Consortium, Critical Path Institute

8:30-10:00 am

• US Regulator’s Perspective: Paul Kluetz
• European Regulator’s Perspective: Daniel O’Connor, MB, ChB, PhD, MFPM – Expert Medical Assessor, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• European Health Technology Assessment Perspective: Keith Tolley, MPhil – Tolley Health Economics Ltd.
• An Industry Perspective – “Caught in the Middle”: Joseph O’Connell, MD – Vice President and Global Therapeutic Lead, Hematology Oncology, InVentivHealth/Clinical

Panel Discussion: Reviewing the Needs of all Stakeholders: Where are They Similar and Where do They Differ?

Additional Panelists:

• Mary Lou Smith, MPA, MBA, JD – Co-Founder, Research Advocacy Network
• Naomi Aronson, PhD – Executive Director, Clinical Evaluation, Innovation, and Policy, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
• Chiun-Fang Chiou, PhD – Senior Director, Patient Reported Outcomes, Janssen

Q & A

10:00–10:30 am

10:30 am – Noon

Session 2: Using Multiple Instruments to Create a Comprehensive PRO Assessment Strategy in Cancer Trials

Chair: Stephen Coons

Presentations:

• Considerations when Integrating Multiple Instruments: Paul Kluetz
• A Patient’s Perspective on PRO Assessment: Patty Spears – Research Advocate, Cancer Information and Support Network
• An Industry Example of Instrument Modification: Alicyn Campbell, MPH – Global Head, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research for Oncology, Genentech
• Considerations in Addressing Respondent Burden:
  Charles S. Cleeland, PhD – McCullough Professor of Cancer Research and Founding Chair, Department of Symptom Research, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
  Sandra A. Mitchell, PhD, CRNP – Research Scientist and Program Director, Outcomes Research Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  Andrew Bottomley, PhD – Assistant Director, Head of Quality of Life Department, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
  David Cella, PhD – Chair, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Panel Discussion: Leveraging Existing and Emerging Tools to Optimize PRO Assessment Strategies in Cancer Trials

Additional Panelists:

• Elektra Papadopoulos, MD, MPH – Acting Associate Director, Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA) Staff, OND, CDER, FDA
• Jeff A. Sloan, PhD – Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology, Mayo Clinic

Q & A

Noon – 1:00 pm

1:00–2:30 pm

Session 3: Existing Options for Assessing Patient-Reported Physical Function (PF)

Chair: Paul Kluetz

Presentations:

• Importance of Physical Function in Cancer Patient Assessment: Ethan Basch, MD, MSc – Director, Cancer Outcomes Research Program, University of North Carolina
• Introduction to Patient-Reported PF Measures: Selena R. Daniels, PharmD, MS – Reviewer and Acting Team Lead, COA Staff, OND, CDER, FDA
• Assessing Patient-Reported Physical Function Using EORTC QLQ-C30: Mogens Groenvold, MD, PhD, DMSc – Professor of Palliative Care and Quality of Life Assessment, University of Copenhagen and Bispebjerg Hospital
• The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) PF Item Bank and Efforts to Create a Common Physical Function Metric: David Cella

Panel Discussion: Assessing Physical Function in Cancer Clinical Trials

Additional Panelists:

• Wen-Hung Chen, PhD – Reviewer, Study Endpoints, Study Endpoints and Labeling Development, OND, CDER, FDA
• Daniel O’Connor
• Ashley Wilder Smith, PhD, MPH – Chief, Outcomes Research Branch, NCI

Q & A

2:30–3:00 pm

3:00–4:30 pm

Session 4: Physical Function (PF) Data in Cancer Trials: Data Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation

Chair: Laura Lee Johnson, PhD – Associate Director, Division of Biometrics III, Office of Biostatistics, Office of Translational Sciences (OTS), CDER, FDA

Presentations:

• An FDA Example of PF Analysis: Marian Strazzeri, MS – Mathematical Statistician, Office of Biostatistics, CDER, FDA
• An EORTC QLQ-C3O Example of PF Analysis, Presentation, and Interpretation: Andrew Bottomley
• A PROMIS® Example of PF Analysis, Presentation, and Interpretation: Roxanne E. Jensen, PhD – Assistant Professor of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
• An Industry Perspective on PF Measures as Endpoints: Katarina Halling, MSc –Global Head Patient Reported Outcomes, AstraZeneca

Panel Discussion: Considerations Regarding Assessment, Analysis, and Presentation of Patient-Reported PF in Cancer Trials

Additional Panelists:

• Ashley Wilder Smith
• Jeff Sloan
• Rajeshwari (Raji) Sridhara, PhD – Division Director, Division of Biometrics V, Office of Biometrics, FDA
• Paul Kluetz

Q & A

4:30 – 5:00 pm