Location: University of Chicago

The two-day symposium aims to bring oncologists and statisticians together to share new research, discuss novel ideas, ask questions and provide solutions for cancer clinical trials. In the era of big data, precision medicine, and genomics and immune-based oncology, it is crucial to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogues among clinical and quantitative scientists. The OncoStat Annual Symposium serves as a venue for oncologists and statisticians to communicate their views on trial design and conduct, drug development, and translations to patient care. To be discussed includes big data and genomics for oncology clinical trials, novel dose-finding designs, drug combinations, immune oncology clinical trials, and umbrella/basket oncology trials. An important aspect of OncoStat is the participation of researchers across academia, industry, and regulatory agency.

This annual symposium was started from Stanford last year (http://med.stanford.edu/cisd/events/symposium-May2017.html) and is rotated to U Chicago this year. The event website is at  http://health.bsd.uchicago.edu/yji/oncostat/. Registration from Stanford participants is at a discount rate of $50 for the two day event.