On June 28, 2024, the American Statistical Association's (ASA) New Jersey and Princeton-Trenton Chapters will be jointly conducting their 2024 Annual Spring Symposium at the Rutgers University Campus. This year's topic is "Patient Reported Outcomes and Related Topics in Clinical Trials". Speakers will present an array of expert viewpoints which will represent the latest research with methodological depth and practical applications to address current industry and regulatory priorities.
We welcome posters on the topic of patient reported outcomes or other topics in biopharmaceutical statistics. If interested in presenting a poster, please send the title to dirk.moore@rutgers.edu by Thursday, June 20.
For general questions about the symposium, contact the Symposium Organizing Committee Chair, CV Damaraju: cdamara1@its.jnj.com or Revathi Ananthakrishnan: revathi.ananthakrishnan@bms.com
For registration questions contact Dirk Moore: dirk.moore@rutgers.edu
Annual Spring Symposium
Friday, June 28, 2024
Venue (note that there is no option for remote attendance):
Rutgers Medical School Kessler Teaching Labs, Main Auditorium
675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Advance registration closes on Monday, June 19 at 11:30 AM. Late registration at the door is $20.00 extra.
Travel notes: Parking is free. Please park in Lot C if space is available or in Lot A across the street. Do not park in reserved spots.
We recommend that you set your GPS to "683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ". This will take you to the entrance to Lot C. The entrance to Lot A is directly across the street.
You must register your vehicle and license number in advance at this web address:
Failure to do this may result in a traffic citation. (Campus police verify registration by scanning license plates.)
Spring Symposium: Statistical Challenges and Advancements in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials
[Rutgers faculty and staff with parking privileges may not use this link.]
Travel by train: NJ Transit Northeast Corridor to Edison or
New Brunswick. Take a taxi or other ride share to the venue.
Information for Persons with Disabilities
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Student Centers encourages qualified persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided at the Student Centers, please contact the Meetings and Events Office in advance of your participation or visit. The Meetings and Events Office may be reached at 848.932.8821 or via email at centerres@echo.rutgers.edu.
Speakers: Joseph Cappelleri from Pfizer, Jason Roy from Rutgers, Stephanie Pugh from the American College of Radiology, James Bolognese from Cytel, and Qing Xie from the FDA.
Program (draft; tentative order of speakers)
8:30 Registration and breakfast
9:00 Opening Remarks, Dirk Moore, President, ASA-NJ Chapter.
9:05 Joseph Cappelleri, Executive Director of Biostatistics, Pfizer
Anchor-Based Approaches for Patient-Reported Outcomes
10:00 James Bolognese, Senior Research Fellow, Cytel Inc.
Evolution of the Estimand for the Prevention of Cancer Therapy-Related Diarrhea Based on Patient Reported Outcomes
10:55 Break / Posters
11:15 Jason Roy, Professor and Chair, Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers University
Bayesian semiparametric model for sequential treatment decisions with informative timing
12:10 Lunch
1:10 Qing Xie, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA
Use of PRO endpoints in small-size hematological clinical trials
2:05 Stephanie Pugh, Director of Statistics, American College of Radiology
Handling Missing Patient-Reported Outcome Data
3:00 Coffee Break
3:10 Panel Discussion Moderator: CV Damaraju, Treasurer of ASA New Jersey Chapter
3:30 Closing Remarks Revathi Ananthakrishnan, Past President, ASA Princeton-Trenton Chapter
