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NJ Chapter Holds 40th Spring Symposium

October 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

The New Jersey Chapter held its 40th Spring Symposium at Rutgers RWJ Medical School June 28. The theme of the symposium was Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases and Pediatric Populations: Challenges in Design and Analysis. 

Approximately 70 people attended the following presentations: 

  • Gary Rosner of The Johns Hopkins University, “Meta-Analysis of Rare Adverse Events in Randomized Clinical Trials:  Bayesian and Frequentist Methods”
  • Hui Quan of Sanofi, “A Case Study of Phase II/III Seamless Adaptive Design in a Rare Disease Area”
  • Cong Chen of Merck, “Statistical Considerations on Early-to-Late Transition of Oncology Projects
  • Peter Messenbrink of Novartis, “Innovation in Pediatric Trial Design in Rare Autoimmune Diseases
  • Satrajit Roychoudhury of Pfizer Inc., “Incorporating Adult Clinical Data into Pediatric Clinical Trials:  A Robust Bayesian Approach
  • James Travis of FDA, “Pediatric Drug Development: A Regulatory Perspective 

The following three posters were also on display: 

  • Ken Goldberg of Johnson & Johnson, “Robust Statistical Methods for Defining Cut Points Based on Tolerance Intervals”
  • Dirk Moore of Rutgers, “Using Competing Risks Survival Data from the SEER-Medicare Database to Power a Prostate Cancer Randomized Clinical Trial”
  • Steve Ascher, “ASA NJ Chapter Spring Symposium—40th Anniversary: A Brief History”

During lunch, NJ Chapter Secretary Steve Ascher gave a brief presentation on the history of the Spring Symposium, where a celebratory cake was cut to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the event.

Filed Under: Chapter News, New Jersey Tagged With: Chen, FDA, Messenbrink, Quan, Rosner, Roychoudhury, Spring Symposium, Travis

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