CReDO 2019
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 3rd and 8th March 2019, attended by 58 participants (including 3 observers) and 30 faculty (national and international).
The workshop was supported by the Tata Trusts, Mumbai, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, King’s College, London, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Research UK 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 was organized under the auspices of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).
| Ajay Aggarwal | Clinical Oncologist and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at The Institute of Cancer Policy, King’s College, London |
| Christopher Booth | Medical Oncologist and Health Services Researcher at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada |
| Marc Buyse | Founder, International Drug Development Institute and CluePoints, Belgium and USA |
| Girish Chinnaswamy | Professor in Paediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| Santam Chakraborty | Associate Consultant, Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata |
| Chris Frampton | Professor of Biostatistics, University of Otago, New Zealand |
| Durga Gadgil | Consultant, Tata Memorial Research Administrative Council |
| Allan Hackshaw | Professor of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics at University College London, and Deputy Director of the Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre |
| Sally Hunsberger | Mathematical Statistician, Biostatistics Research Group, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, USA |
| Amit Khot | Consultant Hematologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne |
| Mark Krailo | Professor of Research, University of Southern California and a Senior Statistician with the Childrens’ Oncology Group. |
| Moni Abraham Kuriakose | Director, Cochin Cancer Research Centre |
| Ruth Langley | Medical Oncologist, Medical Research Council – Clinical Trials Unit at University College London |
| Marie-Cecile Le Deley | Associate Professor of Biostatistics at University Paris-Sud / Paris-Saclay and Head of the Biostatistics and Methodology Unit of Oscar Lambret Cancer Centre |
| Indranil Mallick | Senior Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata |
| Mahesh Parmar | Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Director of the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL and the Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology at University College London. |
| Prachi Patil | Professor, Department of Digestive Diseases and Clinical Nutrition, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| C S Pramesh | Professor, Thoracic Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre and Co-ordinator, National Cancer Grid of India |
| Arnie Purushotham | Professor of Breast Cancer at King’s College London and Director of King’s Health Partners Comprehensive Cancer Centre |
| Preetha Rajaraman | U.S. Health Attaché for India and Regional Representative for South Asia in the Office of Global Affairs/Office of the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services. |
| Priya Ranganathan | Professor of Anaesthesiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| Diana Romero | Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology |
| Preetha Rajaraman | US Health Attache for India and Regional Representative for South Asia, Department of Health and Human Services |
| Naveen Salins | Professor and Head of Paliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal |
| Manju Sengar | Professor, Adult hematolymphoid disease management group, Medical Oncology and Officer-in-charge, Clinical Research Secretariat, Tata Memorial Centre |
| JamesSpicer | Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine, King’s College London, and Consultant in Medical Oncology, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals London, UK |
| Martin Stockler | Professor of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney and Oncology Co-Director at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre |
| Richard Sullivan | Professor of Cancer and Global Health at Kings College London and Director of the Institute of Cancer Policy |
| Ian Tannock | Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Medical Biophysics at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto |
| Shivakumar Thiagarajan | Assistant Professor, Head and Neck surgical oncology, Tata Memorial Centre |
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Ainhoa Madariaga |
University of Toronto, Canada |
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Alita Mrema |
Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Tanzania |
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Anu Korula |
Christian Medical College, Vellore |
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Anuradha Talukdar |
Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Silchar, Assam |
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Archit Joshi |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai |
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Arjun Singh |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Asha Reddy |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Ashish Jha |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Ashok Krishna |
Sanofi India |
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Bhaskar Bhuvan Lp |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai |
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Bhumika Desai |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Biswajit Dey |
NEIGRIHMS, Shillong |
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Chandran K Nair |
Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery |
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C S Mani |
Cancer Relief and Research Trust, Chennai |
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Dinakar Kootala |
SVIMS, Tirupati |
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Eliza Dutta |
Centre for Chronic Disease Control |
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Ganesh Bharaswadkar |
BDF Hospital, Bahrain |
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Geetu Prakash Bhandoria |
Indian Army |
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George Abraham |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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H.M.Iqbal Bahar |
Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Silchar, Assam |
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Haridas Mohanachandran Nair |
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
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Harivenkatesh Natarajan |
JIPMER, Puducherry |
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Hemanth Kumar |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai |
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Jarin Noronha |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Jayashree Thorat |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Jayita Deodhar |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Jitender Rohila |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Kartik Krishnan |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Koel Dutt |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Komal Lamba |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Kunal Dholakia |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Mbonea Yonazi |
Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania |
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Megha Saroha |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Naveen Kumar Reddy Akepati |
Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad |
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Nirmalya Roy Moulik |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Peter Muhoka |
Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania |
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Purushottam Chavan |
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology |
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Qurratulain Chougle |
Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania |
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R M A Wijekoon |
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka |
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Raviteja Miriyala |
PGIMER, Chandigarh |
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Rewati Raman Rahul |
Tata Trusts |
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Sandeep Gurav |
Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania |
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Saumya Mathews |
Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania |
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Sharon Lionel |
Christian Medical College, Vellore |
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Shekhar Krishnan |
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata |
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Shikhar Kumar |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Shilpushp Bhosale |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Shraddha Raj |
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences |
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Shravan Nadkarni |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Snita Sinukumar |
Jehangir Hospital, Pune |
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Soumika Sengupta |
KIIT School of Biotechnology, Bhubhaneshwar |
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Subramaniam Ramanathan |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Supreet Nayyar |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
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Vikas Garg |
AIIMS, NEW DELHI |
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Vinayak V Maka |
Ramaiah Medical College |
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Umakant Nadkar |
Tata Trusts |
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Prashant Bhandarkar |
BARC, MUMBAI |
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Ashish Jha |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
“A resounding success. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this.” - Arnie Purushotham, Kings College London
“Congratulations to the CReDO faculty and team for yet another outstanding workshop” - Preetha Rajaraman, U.S. Health Attaché for India and Regional Representative for South Asia, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
“This is an enormously successful and fun workshop, which gets better every year“ – Mahesh Parmar, MRC CTU at UCL
“Thank you for the week; it is an incredible experience for participants and faculty” - Marie Cecile le Deley, Oscar Lambret Cancer Centre, Lille
“I just want to thank you for this excellent course and absolutely amazing and enriching experience for me. You have taken a lot of effort and it shows.... The team kept it running absolutely smoothly for all of us and arranged everything with great attention to detail. Please continue to have this course each year as anyone who is keen on learning more about research will not find a better platform.” - Qurratulain Chougule, Tata Memorial Centre
“I am glad to be part of this workshop which give ample opportunity of life-long learning and statistical aptitude. Highest regards to faculty, CReDO team, fellow participants and LDA for providing a stimulating environment” - Vinayak Maka, M S Ramaiah Hospital, Bangalore
“It was really an eye opening and unforgettable experience with you all. Really appreciate your working spirit and sincerity. I have learnt a lot and I will try to improvise and make use of the experience gained from you all in my future career” - Chandran Nair, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery