CReDO 2017
The Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai and the National Cancer Grid of India conducted a six-day residential workshop on oncology research protocol development at Lonavala, near Mumbai between 5th and 10th February 2017, attended by 50 participants and 25 faculty (national and international).
The workshop was supported by the Tata Trusts, Mumbai, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, National Cancer Institute, USA, King’s College, London, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Indian Council of Medical Research. The Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) incorporated through the Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development (ACORD) initiative was a collaborating partner. The workshop was endorsed by the Medical Research Council - Clinical Trials Unit at University College London and Cancer Research UK and was organized under the auspices of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).
Photo Gallery 2017
Rajendra Badwe | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Christopher Booth | Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada |
Marc Buyse | International Drug Development Institute, Belgium and USA |
Girish Chinnaswamy | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Gary Clark | Colorado, USA |
Chris Frampton | University of Otago, New Zealand |
Durga Gadgil | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Sarbani Ghosh Laskar | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Allan Hackshaw | Cancer Research UK |
Sally Hunsberger | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, NIH, USA |
Sadhana Kannan | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Ruth Langley | MRC-Clinical Trials Unit at University College London |
Vikram Mathews | Christian Medical College, Vellore |
Hari Menon | Cytecare Hospitals, Bangalore |
Mahesh Parmar | MRC-Clinical Trials Unit at University College London |
C S Pramesh | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Arnie Purushotham | King’s College, London |
Preetha Rajaraman | Centre for Global Health, NCI, USA |
Priya Ranganathan | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Manju Sengar | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Subir Sinha | Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata |
James Spicer | King’s College, London |
Martin Stockler | University of Sydney, Australia |
Ian Tannock | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada |
Shivakumar Thiagarajan | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Name | Institute |
Aditi Chaturvedi | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Akshat Malik | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Alok Goel | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Amit Janu | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Anand Raja | Cancer Institute, Adayar, Chennai |
Aniket Shah | Kolhapur Cancer Centre |
Anup Devasia | Christian Medical College, Vellore |
Apurva Ashok | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Ashis Patnaik | AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar |
Ashutosh Tondare | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Aswathy Mathew | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Atul Sharma | AIIMS, New Delhi |
Avinash Bonda | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Balu Mahendra | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Budhi Singh Yadav | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh |
Caleb Harris | NEIGRIHMS, Shillong |
Devayani Niyogi | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Garvit Chitkara | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Gunjan Dwivedi | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Hina Shah | Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
Jayashree Natarajan | Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
Kuldeep Kumar | Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, Bihar |
Lingaraj Nayak | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Madhura Dukle | ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Narayana Subramaniam | Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
Naveena Kumar A N | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Nisha Hariharan | Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad |
Odaiyappan Kannappan | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Pallavi Vinarkar | Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
Pavan Sugoor | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Pesona Grace Lucksom | Tata Medical Center, Kolkata |
Poulome Mukherjee | Cachar Cancer Centre, Silchar |
Rajeev Kumar | Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Silchar |
Ramandeep Arora | Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi |
Satheesan B | Malabar Cancer Centre |
SatishM S | Cancer Institute, Adayar, Chennai |
Shweta Baral | Bhakatpur Cancer Hospital, Nepal |
Smita Asthana | Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi |
Smita Kayal | JIPMER, Pondichery |
Sonia Mathai | Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India |
Suma MN | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore |
Swati Mittal | Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata |
Uday Kulkarni | Christian Medical College, Vellore |
Vasudev Bhat | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Venkitaraman B | Cancer Institute, Adayar, Chennai |
VidishaTuljapurkar | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Vikram Chaudhari | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Vincent Singh Paramanandam | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
Vinod Sharma | AIIMS, New Delhi |
Vivek Mundale | Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
“I wanted to express my gratitude and thanks to everyone for the wonderful workshop and this opportunity to learn. I learnt and did things which I didn’t think I was capable of” - Garvit Chitkara, Tata Memorial Centre
“I believe this workshop will definitively have an impact on my approach to medicine and research attitude” - Odaiyappan Kannappan, Tata Memorial Centre
“Thank you for an excellent workshop. It was a unique learning experience. The concept of a healthy mix of Indian and international faculty was a great idea! It made the protocol extremely doable and still strong enough to stand to scrutiny in an international arena” - Nisha Hariharan, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad
“The memories of the workshop and all the encouraging words of the wonderful faculty members are still lingering in my mind. Thank you for this phenomenal opportunity” - Madhura Dukle, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
“CReDO was truly a beautiful experience- in terms of knowledge gained and concepts cleared but more importantly in terms of the inspiration. There is so much possibility and so much to be done. Thank you for opening up a whole new world for all of us” - Devayani Niyogi, Tata Memorial Centre
“Thanks a lot for the wonderful workshop. It was indeed a great experience, came back with a lot of positive notes - I have started to disseminate the efficacy of this workshop with my colleagues” - M S Satish, Cancer Institute, Adayar
“Thank you so much for the amazing workshop. Indeed a great learning experience” - Swati Mittal, Tata Medical Centre, KolkataFeedback from faculty
“I am privileged to be part of CReDO. This year was, as we would say of French wines, “un grand cru”. Wonderful atmosphere, very engaged group, great projects. What a pleasure it was to spend a week with such smart and committed individuals.” - Marc Buyse, International Drug Development Institute
“It was wonderful to be with you all and I wish I could have stayed longer. The quality of both faculty and participants was outstanding” - Soumya Swaminathan, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research
“The whole week was an absolute privilege to be involved with, and perfectly organised at every step. You have created something that will really make a difference” - James Spicer, Kings College, London
“The meeting, as always, was very well organized - I always learn a lot more than I contribute at these meetings.“ - Vikram Mathews, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
“All aspects of the organization were superb, including selection of candidates, organization of the program with lectures and small group discussions, and the logistics of travel and accommodation. I have participated in multiple ASCO-supported clinical methods workshops in United States (Vail), Europe (Flims) and Australia (ACORD), and I am happy to report that despite less resources in India, the knowledge, quality and enthusiasm of the participating young oncologists was equal or greater to those attending the above courses. This bodes well for increasing clinical cancer research in India and the surrounding developing countries, where the cancer problem is enormous. Given the large population it will facilitate answering important clinical problems more quickly as research infrastructure mature” - Ian Tannock, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada