The ESMO Translational Research Working Group was formed to promote high-quality translational research in oncology and to develop translational research-related content for the Society's educational programmes.
in 2012, the ESMO Executive Board established the Personalised Medicine Task Force to steer ESMO's scientific and educational strategy and to monitor policy-oriented initiatives in personalised medicine at EU level.
In 2014, the ESMO Translational Research Working Group and the ESMO Personalised Medicine Task Force became a single group. With such a merge, ESMO aims to optimise the activities in these two related fields and maximise targeted education on translating cancer discoveries into clinical practice setting.
Activities and responsibilities
- Serve as a resource to ESMO in developing and reviewing in depth scientific and educational activities in translational research and personalised medicine for oncologists to improve patient care
- Serve as a resource to ESMO in promoting/supporting career in translational research and personalised cancer medicine
- Serve as the resource to ESMO in developing content of translational research and personalised cancer medicine messages for delivery through different Society channels
- Serve as the resource to ESMO in analysing cancer research regulatory activities and development of strategies in removing/minimising barriers for incorporation of translational components into clinical research projects
- Serve as the resource to ESMO on positioning the medical oncology profession in striving for realistic and achievable initiatives to support accelerated adoption of personalised cancer medicine
Chair
- Joaquin Mateo, Spain
Working Group Members
- Fabrice André, France
- Elena Castro Marcos, Spain
- Anna Małgorzata Czarnecka, Poland
- Giuseppe Curigliano, Italy
- Justin Gainor, US
- Sonja Loges, Germany
- Caterina Marchiò, Italy
- Rowan Miller, UK
- Jordi Rodón, US
- Vivek Subbiah, US
- Noelia Tarazona, Spain
- Joris Van De Haar, Netherlands
- Benedict Westphalen, Germany
Extended Working Group Member
- Jorge Reis-Filho, US
Last update: February 2022