OUR RESEARCH
43RD ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING & AWARDS
The Breast Cancer Trials 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) attracted the largest ever attendance at an ASM, with over 350 delegates across multiple disciplines.
The three-day conference was held in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2022 and the theme was ‘breast cancer in young women’. The 43rd ASM saw the introduction of several new sessions on the program, including abstracts, symposiums and debates.
The ASM is a well-known scientific conference for clinical trials, attracting leading researchers from around the world as guest speakers. Our international speakers were:
- Professor Charlotte Coles from the United Kingdom.
- Professor Laura Esserman from the United States of America.
- Professor Hiroji Iwata from Japan.
- Professor Ann Partridge from the United States of America.
- Professor Hope S. Rugo from the United States of America.
The program included two days of scientific sessions, a trials coordination forum for study coordinators from participating sites and a concept development workshop. We also introduced abstracts and debates for the first time.
An additional first at this ASM, was a trainee and early career workshop for trainees in medical oncology, surgical oncology and radiation oncology. This was a free multidisciplinary session, with both presentations and MDT panel discussions from leading Australian and international breast cancer experts.
The Trainee Workshop at the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Breast Cancer Trials Awards
The following awards were announced at the ASM:
- Professor Prue Francis AM received the Breast Cancer Trials Gold Medal.
- Associate Professor Nicholas Wilcken received the Alan Coates Award for Excellence in Clinical Trials Research.
- Professor Laura Esserman received the Robert Sutherland Award for Excellence in Translational Research.
- Dr Yang Yang Huang received the John Collins Medal and Travel Grant.
- Ms Nadia Ranieri received the Study Coordinator Prize.
The following BCT members received Education Travel Grants to attend the ASM: Amy McCart Reed, Andrew Parsonson, Anna Cannon, Antonia Busby, Antonia Pearson, Christine Mooney, Claudia Quinn, Joanne Packer, Joanne Parr, Katherine Francis, Rochelle Jones, Smitha Sithara, Sofia Mason and Tahlia Connor.
Professor Prue Francis AM receives the BCT Gold Medal from BCT Board Chair Professor Sunil Lakhani.
Associate Professor Nicholas Wilcken and Professor Alan Coates AM.
Professor Laura Esserman with Professor Geoffrey Lindeman.
Dr Yang Yang Huang with Professor John Collins.
Ms Nadia Ranieri with BCT’s Chief Operating Officer (Research) Mr Heath Badger.
Education Travel Grant Recipients.