Title Facilitating Collaborations to Develop Combination Investigational Cancer Therapies : Workshop Summary / Margie Patlak, Sharyl J. Nass, and Erin Balogh, rapporteurs ; National Cancer Policy Forum, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 103 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction -- Why Combinations and Collaborations Are Necessary -- Scientific Challenges in Developing Investigational Combination Therapies -- Overcoming Cultural Challenges to Collaborations Legal Issues in Collaborations -- Financial Challenges -- Regulatory Issues -- Codevelopment of Therapies for HIV as a Model -- Examples of Collaborations Relevant to Cancer -- Wrapping Up -- Appendix A: Examples of Collaborations -- Appendix B: Workshop Agenda -- References -- Acronyms Summary "Advances in biomedical research have increased our understanding of the complex nature of disease and the interaction of multiple molecular pathways involved in cancer. Combining investigational products early in their development is thought to be a promising strategy for identifying effective therapies. The IOM's National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop to discuss challenges and identify potential solutions to improve collaboration and advance the development of combination investigational cancer therapies."--Publisher's description Notes Workshop on 'Facilitating Collaborations to Develop Combination Investigational Cancer Therapies' was held June 13-14, 2011, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-99) Notes Print version record Subject Cancer -- Research -- United States -- Congresses Cancer -- Treatment -- Congresses Cancer -- United States -- Prevention -- Congresses Health planning -- United States -- Congresses Neoplasms -- drug therapy Drug Therapy, Combination Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use Cooperative Behavior HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer. MEDICAL -- Oncology. Cancer -- Prevention Cancer -- Research Cancer -- Treatment Health planning SUBJECT United States Subject United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Patlak, Margie. Nass, Sharyl J. Balogh, Erin. National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.) Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Care Services. ISBN 9780309220651 0309220653 1280123346 9781280123344

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