Director/Vice President of Translational Research: Leading the Bridge from Discovery to Clinical Development

Translational Research, Biomarker Discovery, Preclinical Development, Early Clinical Development, Drug Molecule Development, Translational Science Leadership, Biomarker Development, Target Engagement Strategies, Assay Development (PK/ PD/ Immunogenicity), Clinical Trial Design, Endpoint and Biomarker Strategy, Team Building and Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Regulatory Approvals

FDA Launches CDER Center for Clinical Trial Innovation (C3TI) to Boost Trial Design and Efficiency

FDA, CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research), C3TI (CDER Center for Clinical Trial Innovation), Clinical trial innovation, Efficiency, Drug development, Trial design, Collaboration

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Demonstrates Survival Benefit in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Study

AstraZeneca, Imfinzi (durvalumab), Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Limited-stage SCLC, ADRIATIC Phase III study, Overall Survival (OS), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Immunotherapy

Gritstone Cancer Vaccine Trial Misses Primary Endpoint, Stock Plummets

Gritstone, Personalized Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, Colorectal Cancer, Phase 2 Study Failure, Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Stock Market Reaction