ESF Research Conferences

ESF-UB Conference in Biomedicine

Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics: Practical Applications in Routine Medical Practice

6-11 June 2010

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                                         Institut de Recherche Servier

Final Programme

SUNDAY 6 June

17:00 - 19:00: Registration at ESF Desk

19:00 - 19:30: Welcome Drink

19:30: Dinner

MONDAY 7 June

SESSION CHAIR: Philippe Beaune - Université Paris Descartes, FR
09.15 - 09.30: INTRODUCTION
Carsten Carlberg, University of Luxembourg, LU
ESF Presentation

09.30 - 10.00 - INTRODUCING LECTURE:
Philippe Beaune - Université Paris Descartes, FR
Lessons from the past, reality of the present and hopes for the future

SESSION 1: Genome Variability, Technology & Methodology

10.00 - 10.30: Laurent Becquemont - Université Paris-Sud, FR
Different types of clinical studies

10.30 - 11.00: Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.30: Matt Nelson- GlaxoSmithKline, US
Genome wide association studies

SHORT TALKS:
11.30 - 11.45: Chin B. Eap, University of Lausanne, CH
Pharmacological, pharmacogenetics and clinical studies on methadone: a “From the bench to the bedside “ paradigm

11.45 - 12.00: Caroline Samer, Geneva University Hospitals, CH
Reduced oxycodone antinociceptive effects in CYP2D6 poor metabolizers and increased toxicity and pharmacodynamics in CYP2D6 ultrarapid metabolizers and/or after CYP3A drug inhibition

12.00 - 12.15: Andrew Somogyi, University of Adelaide, AU
Towards an international consensus on guidelines for the reporting and interpretation of pharmacogenetic tests in clinical practice

12.30: Lunch

15.30 - 16.00: Coffee Break

SESSION 2: Pharmacogenomics of ADRs

SESSION CHAIR: Mikko Niemi - Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, FI
16.00 - 16.10: Ann Daly - Pharmacogenetics Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University Medical School, UK
Initial overview on pharmacogenomics of ADRs

16.10 - 16.35: Ana Alfirevic - University of Liverpool, UK
Pharmacogenetics of drug hypersensitivity

16.35 - 17.10: Ann Daly - Pharmacogenetics Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University Medical School, UK
Pharmacogenomics of drug induced liver injury (DILI)

17.10 - 17.45: Mikko Niemi - Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinky, SF
Pharmacogenetics of Statin-induced myopathy

SHORT TALK:
17.45 - 18.00: Hans Peter Arnold, Illumina Deutschland GmbH, DE
A new multiplexed genotyping method for targeted pharmacogenetic profiling

18.00 - 19.00: PLENARY SESSION DISCUSSION
Which tests for which drugs should be proposed in routine medical practice and what type of comments should be given (Contra indication? Which molecule to choose in the class? What dose to recommend?)

19.00: Dinner

20.30 - 22.00: POSTER SESSION with Open Bar

TUESDAY 8 June

SESSION CHAIR: Ann Daly - Newcastle University Medical School, UK
INTRODUCING LECTURE:
09.00 - 09.30: Pedro Jares - Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, ES
Gene expression profiling in cancer

SESSION 3: Personalized cancer treatment: targeting tumour phenotype

09.30 - 10.00: Miguel A. Molina - USP Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, ES 
Pharmacogenetics of EGFR in lung cancer

10.00 - 11.00: Coffee Break and Group Photo

11.00 - 11.30: Simona Soverini - S Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, IT
Pharmacogenetics of BCR-ABL in chronic myeloid leukemia

SHORT TALKS:
11.30 - 11.45: Karin Skoglund, Linköping University, SE
Investigation of CYP3A phenotype/genotype correlation and importance for imatinib therapeutic response in chronic myeloid leukemia patients
11.45 - 12.00: Luis Javier Leandro, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, ES
Identification of genetic markers of sunitinib efficacy and toxicity in first line treatment of renal clear cell carcinoma: A prospective multicenter study

12.00 - 12.15: Ursula Amstutz, University of Bern, CH
Pharmacogenetics of 5-fluorouracil toxicity: influence of polymorphisms in the folate pathway and in pyrimidine metabolism

12.30: Lunch

15.30 - 16.00: Coffee Break

SESSION 4: Personalized cancer treatment: targeting patient genotype   

SESSION CHAIR: Céline Verstuyft - Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris, FR
16.00 - 16.30: Hiltrud Brauch - IKP Stuttgart, DE
Pharmacogenomics of tamoxifen

16.30 - 17.00: Mathias Schwab - IKP Stuttgart, DE
Pharmacogenetics of 6 mercaptopurine

17.00 - 17.30: André van Kuilenburg - Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL
Pharmacogenetics of 5-fluorouracil and irinotecan

17.30 - 17.45: Bas Peters, Utrecht University, NL
The PCSK9 E670G polymorphism modifies the effectiveness of statins in reducing the risk of myocardial infarction

17.45 - 18.15: Pierre Laurent-Puig - INSERM, Université Paris V, FR
Pharmacogenomics of EGFR pathways in colon cancer

18.15 - 19.00: PLENARY SESSION DISCUSSION:
Which tests for which drugs should be proposed in routine medical practice and what type of comments should be given (Contra indication? Which molecule to choose in the class? What dose to recommend?)

19.00: Dinner

WEDNESDAY 9 June

SESSION CHAIR: Laurent Becquemont - Université Paris-Sud, FR
INTRODUCING LECTURE
09.00 - 09.30: Patrice Jaillon - Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, FR
Contribution of pharmacogenetics to clinical pharmacology

SESSION 5: Pharmacogenomics of cardiovascular diseases

09.30 - 10.00: Céline Verstuyft - Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris, FR
Pharmacogenetics of Clopidogrel 

10.00 - 10.30: Mia Wadelius - Uppsala Universitet, SE
Pharmacogenetics of oral anticoagulants

10.30 - 11.00: Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.30: Anke-Hilse Maitland-Van der zee - Division of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), NL
Oral anticoagulant prescribing pharmacogenetic algorythms and point of care genotyping

11.30 - 12.00: Martin Fromm - Erlangen University, DE
Pharmacogenetics of oral hypoglycaemic agents 

12.00 - 13.00: PLENARY SESSION DISCUSSION:
Which tests for which drugs should be proposed in routine medical practice and what type of comments should be given (Contra indication? Which molecule to choose in the class? What dose to recommend?)

13.00: Lunch
14.00: Excursion to Girona

18.30 - 19.00: Business Meeting
19.00: Dinner

20.30 - 22.00: POSTER SESSION with Open Bar

THURSDAY 10 June

SESSION 6: Pharmacogenomics in drug companies and regulatory agencies
09.30 - 10.00: Felix Frueh - Medco Health Solutions, Bethesda, US
Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics: a health care company perspective

10.00 - 10.15: David Gurwitz - Tel-Aviv University, IL
Growth inhibitory effects of antidepressants in human Lymphoblastoid cell lines: toward depression treatment biomarkers

10.15 - 11.00: Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.30: Marja-Liisa Dahl - Karolinska University Hospital, Clinical Pharmacology, Huddinge, SE
EMEA pharmacogenetics working party: an academic point of view

SHORT TALKS:
11.30 - 11.45: Maria Gabriella Scordo, Uppsala University, SE
CYP2D6, CYP2C19 and CYP2C9 genotyping in a clinical setting in Sweden

11.45 - 12.00: Vita Dolzan, University of Ljubljana, SI
Pharmacogenetics: a step further towards personalized DMARD treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

12.30: Lunch

15.30 - 16.00: Coffee Break

SESSION 7: Pharmacogenomics of organ transplantation 
CHAIR: Ingolf Cascorbi, University of Kiel, DE
16.00 - 16.30: Eric Thervet - Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, FR 
Pharmacogenetics of Calcineurin inhibitors

16.30 - 17.00: Ron van Schaik - Clinical Chemistry (AKC), Rotterdam, NL
Pharmacogenetics of mycophenolic acid

17.00 - 17.30: Evelyne Jacqz-Aigrain - Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, FR
Pharmacogenetics in pediatric organ transplantation

SHORT TALKS:
17.30 - 17.45: Hansjoerg Rothe, Medical University Innsbruck, AT
Mendelian randomization trials using calcium-sensing receptor gene polymorphism Arg990Gly to mimick calcimimetic therapy

17.45 - 18.00: Janet Coller, University of Adelaide, AU
Impact of donor and recipient ABCB1, CYP3A5 and immune genetics on kidney transplant outcome

CLOSING LECTURE:
18.00 - 18.30: Ingolf Cascorbi, University of Kiel, DE
Consideration of pharmacogenetic information in drug treatment: current recommendations and future

19.30: Drinks Reception
20.00: Conference Dinner 

FRIDAY 11 June

Departure after breakfast.