Project dashboard: Clinical, Social and Economic Impact Program

TOWARDS RATIONAL DESIGN OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ENABLE CLINICAL TRANSLATION OF NOVEL CANCER BIOTHERAPEUTICS IN CANADA

 

January 1, 2016 to March 21, 2020

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

  • Addresses significant economic, legal and health system challenges that face the translation of cancer biotherapeutics into the clinic
  • Positions BioCanRx-developed biotherapeutics for uptake into the health care system
  • Integrates understanding of regulatory and reimbursement challenges
  • Provides patient information on reputable clinical trials of cancer biotherapeutics in North America

 

 

ABOUT THE PROJECT

 

BioCanRx aims to accelerate the development of cost-effective and curative cancer biotherapeutics for the benefit of Canadian patients and the Canadian economy. However, its exciting R&D program faces significant non-scientific challenges that must be addressed.
 
The proposed program of work focuses on four interrelated challenges:
 
Canada’s ability to compete within a global clinical R&D environment;
 

  1. the development of collaborative R&D models to develop effective cancer biotherapeutics;
  2. the development of models for clinical implementation; and
  3. the development of new reimbursement paradigms to advance health system adoption of curative therapies. The team will use and develop legal, policy, and economic analyses to examine these issues.

 
In supporting forward-looking social science research, BioCanRx is positioned to lead in the formulation of policy, regulations and systems innovations required to bring novel biotherapies to cancer patients in the clinic.

 

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATORS

 

  • Dr. Tania Bubela, Simon Fraser University
  • Dr. Christopher McCabe, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Jean-Sébasiten Delisle, Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosement

 

COLLABORATORS

 

  • Dr. Harry Atkins, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa
  • Dr. Katherine Bonter, Montréal Heart Institute
  • Dr. Alberto Cambrosio, McGill University
  • Dr. Robert Cook-Deegan, Duke University
  • Dr. David Evans, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Richard Gold, McGill University
  • Dr. Robert Holt, University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Simon Fraser University
  • Dr. Jonathan Kimmelman, McGill University
  • Dr. Katerina Maxikova, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan, University Health Network

 

 

Partners: CellCAN, Centre d’excellence en thérapie cellulaire, Cross Canada Institute, Oxford Centre of Cancer Research UK, IRMACS Centre, NIH Research Horizon and Scanning Research & Intelligence Centre