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Our Investigators
Internationally recognized leaders in the field, PCCTC investigators come from the nation’s top academic medical centers where they are actively engaged in innovative, multidisciplinary prostate cancer research. Leveraging their unique insights into the underlying biology of the disease, our investigators developed the universally adopted clinical states model of prostate cancer and initiated one of the first efforts in oncology to prospectively validate endpoints proposed in definitive phase III trials, PCWG2. The individual research objectives of our investigators are well represented in our clinical trial portfolio and unified by our translational, team-based approach to drug and biomarker development.
Drug Development
The PCCTC selects and prioritizes clinical development opportunities based on our investigators’ unparalleled understanding of the global clinical trials landscape, the strength of the underlying science, and the potential to address critical unmet needs across prostate cancer’s clinical spectrum. Our studies are characterized by close interaction between basic scientists and clinical investigators to optimize the flow of promising agents into early-phase studies, and the complimentary development of novel trial designs, endpoints and predictive biomarkers which ensure the decision to advance or to discontinue a program is made objectively and rapidly. The PCCTC’s Management Team and Scientific Oversight Committee work together to address the scientific, legal, regulatory, database, budgetary, and management concerns of every trial to further accelerate the development of successful drug candidates.
Biomarker Development
A cornerstone of the PCCTC’s research strategy is the co-development of therapies and biomarkers. To transform the clinical management of prostate cancer in the near term, it is essential to develop drugs in more precisely defined and biologically relevant patient groups. The ability to screen for patients most likely to respond to a novel agent is essential for both shortening development timelines and reducing exposure to unnecessary toxicity from ineffective treatment. Following the FDA’s Critical Path Initiative, we initiated one of the first endeavors in oncology to define blood and imaging-based biomarkers, develop analytically valid assays for them, and subsequently design and conduct the dedicated clinical trials necessary to establish their clinical validity. Capitalizing on the intellectual synergy of our investigators, our extensive clinical trial portfolio, and our many resources and basic science collaborations, our long-term objective is to establish intermediate or surrogate endpoints which can predict clinical benefit and form the basis for accelerated drug approvals.
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PCCTC Germline Genetics Working Group Publishes New Guidelines
Press Releases by PCCTC September 30, 2020Practical considerations and challenges for germline genetic testing in patients with pros...
Learn MorePCCTC Investigators on the Diversity of Enrollment in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials
Press Releases by AACR June 5, 2020“Diversity of Enrollment in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials: Current Status and Futu...
Learn MoreThe Transformative Development and Progress of the PCCTC
Press Releases by UroToday May 12, 2020Dr. Charles Ryan (University of Minnesota) is joined by the PCCTC’s CEO, Jake Vinson...
Learn MoreThe PCCTC: Addressing Health Disparities by Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials
Press Releases by CDMRP April 22, 2020A commitment to addressing prostate cancer health disparities.
Learn MoreProstate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) Criteria in Clinical Trials
Press Releases by PCCTC April 16, 2020Dr. Alicia Morgans (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) welcomes PCCTC Me...
Learn MoreCellCentric signs agreement with the PCCTC for Phase II clinical trial expansion into the US
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