h_phc_2016a_2016-02-23t13:33:43z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/23/2016

01:34 PM -- Presentation on the Cancer Research Partnership



Dr. Dan Theodorescu, Director, Colorado University Cancer Center, and Dr. Rod Page, Director, Flint Animal Cancer Center, presented on the cancer center consortium. A packet of information was distributed to the committee (Attachment A). Dr. Theodorescu introduced the partnership and explained their goals to the committee. He described characteristics of the Colorado University Cancer Center, including the medical outcomes of patients at the Center.



160223 AttachA.pdf



01:43 PM



Dr. Theodorescu discussed the three phases of the clinical trial process for cancer patients. He discussed the development of evaluation tools for clinical trials.



01:48 PM



Dr. Page talked about the Flint Animal Cancer Center. He discussed the prevalence and different types of cancer in companion animals. He explained comparative oncology and interspecies personal medicine to the committee. He discussed Colorado's cancer plan and noted that it has a comparative oncology component.



01:56 PM



Dr. Theodorescu discussed a drug that was developed and tested through the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN), and he explained the ORIEN to the committee.



01:59 PM



Dr. Theodorescu and Dr. Page responded to questions from the committee about drug costs, different types of cancers, and efficacy in clinical trials.



02:05 PM



Dr. Theodorescu and Dr. Page described the difference between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. They discussed cancer survival rates with the committee.