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Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

2021 Annual Meeting

The annual NCI Cohort Consortium meeting, sponsored by EGRP and the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), was held virtually on November 15-16, 2021. Project/Working Group meetings were also held during this time.

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Agendas

Day 1: Monday November 15, 2021

Time Event
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

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Opening Remarks and Introductions
Dr. Kathy Helzlsouer, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Dr. Roger Milne, Cancer Council Victoria

Welcoming Remarks and Acknowledgements
Dr. Robert Croyle, Senior Advisor and Former Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Dr. Stephen Chanock, Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Session I

Data Sharing

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8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Moderators:
Dr. Marc Gunter, International Agency for Research Cancer (IARC)
Dr. Kathy Helzlsouer, National Cancer Institute, NIH
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

NIH Data Sharing Policy Update
Dr. Chinonye (Nonye) Harvey, NIH
Dr. Julia Slutsman, NIH
9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.

Q & A Session
9:05 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.

GDPR Update
Mr. Robert Eiss, NIH
Dr. Giske Ursin, Cancer Registry of Norway
9:35 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Q & A Session
9:45 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Stretch Break
Session II

Lightning Talks

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9:50 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Project Groups and meeting attendees are invited to a 5-minute pitch for a new project idea or to share interesting results, followed by one to two clarifying questions.

Moderators:
Dr. Mia Gaudet, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Dr. Katie O'Brien, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH

Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR)
Dr. Elizabeth Gillanders, National Cancer Institute, NIH

Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR)
Dr. Curt Dellavalle, National Cancer Institute, NIH

Our Future Health: A New UK-based Prospective Cohort Study
Dr. Michael Cook, Our Future Health

The Combined Impact of Lifestyle Habits and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities on Cancer Risk and Cancer Survival
Dr. Heinz Freisling, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Cohort Consortium Study to Evaluate Effectiveness of Cancer Screenings by Polygenic Risk Scores
Dr. Wei Zheng, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Methylome Sequencing of Cell-Free DNA for Cancer Detection and Health Monitoring
Dr. Jasmine Zhou, University of California, Los Angeles
Session III

Cohort Consortium Project Group Updates

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10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Moderators:
Dr. Heather Eliassen, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Xiao-ou Shu, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10:50 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Cohort Consortium Project Group Subcommittee
Dr. Heather Eliassen, Harvard Medical School and Harvard TH. Chan School of Public Health
10:55 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Associate Member Council Update
Dr. Lauren McCullough, Emory University

11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Updates From the First Meeting on the Sexual and Gender Minority Research Interest Group
Dr. Sarah S. Jackson, National Cancer Institute, NIH

11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Updates from the PC3
Dr. Lauren Hurwitz, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Dr. Sarah Markt, Case Western Reserve University
11:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Pooling Project Alcohol and Cancer (PPAC) Project Group Update
Dr. Pietro Ferrari, International Agency for Research on Cancer

11:50 a.m.

Adjourn

Day 2: Tuesday November 16, 2021

Time Event
1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.

Opening Remarks and Introduction of Katrina Goddard, Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Dr. Kathy Helzlsouer, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Session IV

Data Linkages

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1:05 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Moderators:
Dr. Erika Rees-Punia, Amel1can Cancer Society
Dr. James V. Lacey, Jr., City of Hope
1:05 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.

Advances in the Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System
Ms. Castine Clarkin, NAACCR
1:25 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Linking Medicare Data
Dr. Beth Vimig, University of Minnesota
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Q & A Session
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

Stretch Break
Session V

COVID-19 and Cancer: Science and Resources

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2:05 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Moderators:
Dr. Shine Chang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Melissa Merritt, University of Hawaii Cancer Center
2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

SeroNet and Epidemiologic Approaches to Serosurveillance and Evolving Questions in SARS-CoV-2
Dr. Lawrence Kushi, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Dr. Jane Figueiredo, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.

The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium
Dr. Jeremy Warner, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

COVID and SEER
Dr. Serban Negoita, National Cancer Institute, NIH

2:50 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Q & A Session
Session VI

Cohort Updates

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3:05 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.

Moderators:
Dr. Joanne Elena, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Dr. Lynne Wilkens, University of Hawaii Cancer Center
3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.

All of Us Launches Genomics
Mr. Chris Lunt, NIH
3:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

Connect for Cancer Prevention Study
Dr. Mia Gaudet, National Cancer Institute, NIH
3:35 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Australian Breakthrough Cancer Study
Dr. Roger Milne, Cancer Council Victona
3:50 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. Q & A Session
Session VII

Cohort Consortium Project Groups Report Backs

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4:05 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.

Moderators:
Dr. Hazel Nichols, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
Dr. Jeannette Schenk, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
4:05 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Getting Started: Our Experience Setting Up the Stomach Cancer Pooling Project
Dr. Harindra Jayasekara, Cancer Council Victoria
4:15 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.

Development of a General Data Use Agreement in a Consortium
Christopher Finn, J.D., Dr. Patrick O'Neill , and Dr. Stephanie Smith-Warner, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
4:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Lymphoid Malignancies Work Group Satellite Meeting: Work in Progress and New Initiatives
Dr. Brenda Birmann, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

5:05 p.m. Adjourn

Project Group Meeting Schedule

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Date Name of Working Group Time
Wednesday, September 15 Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium (OC3) 2:00-4:00 PM ET
Tuesday, September 21 Physical Activity Project Group

8:00-10:00AM ET
Wednesday, September 29 Extreme obesity and risk of endometrial cancer in the Cohort Consortium

10:30AM-12:30 PM ET
Wednesday, October 6 Survivorship/Second Cancers Project Group

12:00-2:00 PM ET
Tuesday, October 12 Sexual and Gender Minority Interest Group

12:00-1:00 PM ET
Wednesday, October 13

Appendiceal Cancer Consortium

 12:30-2:30 PM ET
Thursday, October 14 Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (PC3)

10:00 AM-12:00 PM ET
Monday, October 18 HPV Cancer Cohort Consortium (HPVC3) 10:00 AM-12:00 PM ET
Tuesday, October 19 Pooling Project on Alcohol and Cancer (PPAC) 1:30-2:30 PM ET
Alcohol, Diet and Body Fatness as Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer and its Subtypes 2:30-3:30 PM ET
Wednesday, October 20 Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Modeling Project Group 7:00-9:00 AM ET
Lymphoid Malignancies Project Group 10:00 AM-12:00 PM ET
Diet and Cancer Pooling Project (DCPP) 2:00-3:00 PM ET
Family History and Cancer Risk and Mortality 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Tuesday, October 26 PanScan 10:30 AM -12:30 PM ET
Premenopausal Breast Cancer Collaborative Group 1:00-3:00 PM ET
Wednesday, October 27 Diabetes and Cancer Project Group 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET
Thursday, October 28 Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium (LC3) 10:30 AM- 12:30 PM ET

Contact Us

If you have questions about the meeting, contact NCICohortConsortium@mail.nih.gov at the National Cancer Institute.

Last Updated: 26 Apr, 2024