There are important questions you need to ask yourself and any potential laboratory partner before you start a study including PBMC assays as part of your protocol. When looking at the laboratory partner for your PBMC processing, approaching potential partners with the end in mind is important to ensure that you will be able to generate the data you need in the future.

In immuno-oncology (I/O), meeting budget and timeline expectations in the journey from translational research to commercialization is a challenge. You need expert, integrated central laboratory and diagnostic solutions delivered by top scientists who will help you assess needs and generate early insights that optimize your protocol.

What else should you look for in a clinical laboratory partner? Along with access to a sizable patient database, impeccable performance across the globe, and I/O experience, three main testing capabilities are mandatory for success in this field: immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and next-generation sequencing.

The challenges in immuno-oncology (I/O) drug development require deep scientific insights, generation and analysis of complex biological data, new state-of-the art technologies and both logistical & operational support across continents. The goal of immuno-oncology drug developers is to turn precision medicine into action, bringing life-changing therapies to patients.

In this webinar originally held on October 4 our experts discuss the use of Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), and Flow Cytometry (FCM) within immuno-oncology, and how they can offer the comprehensive insights required for I/O clinical trials.

Speakers

• Jérôme Sallette, PhD, CSO Cerba Research
• Shu Jen Chen, PhD, CSO ACT Genomics
• Sofie Vandevyver, PhD, Head of Business Operations & Marketing Cerba Research
• George Wei, PhD, Vice President R&D ACT Genomics
• Renaud Burrer, PhD, Head of Histopathology Cerba Research
• Nithianandan Selliah, PhD, Global Head Flow Cytometry Cerba Research

With Cerba’s network spanning five continents, team up with our experienced scientists to generate early insights and direct the course of your complex trial.

Our locations consist of cutting-edge laboratories that provide a full portfolio of specialty laboratory testing, anchored by seven centers in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. With consistent, high-quality data and a road map to the patients you need, we empower you to develop personalized medicines and diagnostic solutions that will change lives worldwide.

Discover our Australia capabilities

Hematological malignancies originate from the uncontrolled growth of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. These biologically and clinically heterogeneous disorders account for 6.5% of all cancers worldwide, and for approximately 9.5% of newly diagnosed cancers every year.

Due to the high level of heterogeneity in cytogenetic, genetic, epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and metabolic alterations of hematological diseases, integrated multi-omics analyses are needed to improve clinical outcomes.

At Cerba Research, we aim to bring a multi-modal approach to precision medicine to disease. From discovery to clinical development, we provide world-class teams and capabilities worldwide to help you in your quest for novel treatment against hematological malignancies.

A biorepository enabled by a leading medical diagnostic and healthcare infrastructure

Since 1967, Cerba HealthCare Group has accompanied scientific and technological advances in diagnosis, prevention and precision medicine in order to better meet the expectations of health professionals and patients. This constant quest for improvement has led Cerba Research to create one of the world’ s largest and multinational commercial biorepository with the unique goal of contributing to the advancement of Science.

As a specialty and central laboratory for clinical trials covering 5 continents, our biospecimen provision is the starting point for your research to facilitate further downstream decisions inclusion: robust assay development and assay validation with quality samples.