Meeting the challenge of treating cancer in low and middle income countries
Jubilee Conference Centre, Nottingham : 23 January 2018
Jubilee Conference Centre, Nottingham : 23 January 2018
Welcome Coffee
David Bates
Introduction
Steven Hardy University of Nottingham
Global Challenges Research Fund
Alan Khoo Medical Research Institute, Malaysia
The Challenges of Treating Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Malaysia
Session 1 Early Diagnosis – Strategies for LMIC approaches
Chair Ian Ellis
Jacqui Shaw University of Leicester
‘Circulating tumour DNA as a potential application to a LMIC environment’
Ola Negm University of Nottingham
‘Circulating Autoantibodies – potential application to a LMIC environment’
Melpomeni Kalofonou Imperial College London
‘Generating electronic medical devices for detection of DNA in LMIC environments’
Anna Grabowska University of Nottingham
‘Ex vivo personalised medicine – thoughts on applicability in LMIC’
Yuying Yan University of Nottingham
‘Microfluidics in lab-on-a-chip applications – possibilities in the developing world’
Session 2 Stratification in the LMIC environment
Chair David Bates
Zodwa Dlamini Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
‘Identifying molecular subtypes in oesophageal cancer – thoughts on applicability in LMIC’
lunch
Session 3 Clinical Trials in LMIC
Chair Poulam Patel
John Bridgewater University College London
Clinical trials – what are the challenges in LMIC?
Richard Kaplan University College London
‘Bringing a different approach to LMIC cancer trials'
Andrea Manca University of York
What does cost effectiveness mean for cancer treatment?
coffee break
Brainstorming Session
summary and close