Challenges in Oncology 7th December 2004 Venue: Browns Courtrooms, 82 - 84 St Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4AA Registration Costs Registrations before 2nd November 2004 PSI Members: £129.25 (inc. £19.25 VAT) Non-Members: £146.88 (inc. £21.88 VAT) Registrations on or after 2nd November 2004 PSI Members: £188.00 (inc. £28.00 VAT) Non-Members: £205.63 (inc. £30.63 VAT) Fee includes lunch & refreshments Contact: Ali Houghton Tel: +44 (0)1625 267880 ext 228 Fax: +44 (0)1625 267879 email: [log in to unmask] mail: PSI Executive Office, Resources for Associations, South Park Road, Macclesfield, SK11 6SH, UK YOU CAN NOW REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE Abstracts for the meeting are now available at the PSI website: www.psiweb.org <http://www.psiweb.org> Agenda Statisticians are increasingly finding that they are working on oncology studies. This scientific meeting will provide an overview of this therapeutic area, and discuss issues and challenges that a statistician working in this therapeutic area may encounter. The meeting will feature a variety of speakers from industry, regulatory and academic backgrounds 09.30 - 10.00 Registration 10.00 - 10.40 Oncology Endpoints: An Introduction and Some Reflections 10.40 - 11.20 Surrogate endpoint in cancer trials 11.20 - 11.50 Coffee 11.50 - 12.50 Statistical Challenges in Oncologic Drug Development 12.50 - 14.00 Lunch 14.00 - 14.40 Early Phase Oncology Drug Development:Understanding the Priority 14.40 - 15.20 Dose finding in combination therapy: a response adaptive approach 15.20 - 15.50 Coffee 15.50 - 16.30 CPMP Note for Guidance on Anticancer Products - Including Extra Follow-up and the Censored Bits 16:30 Meeting Close