Overview
The 2020 Annual Meeting of the NCI Cohort Consortium was held virtually on November 16-17, 2020. The meeting was sponsored by the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program) and the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), with a goal to bring together consortium researchers to discuss emerging science, scientific progress of consortium projects and groups, gaps and opportunities for collaboration across studies, and ideas for new scientific projects in the consortium.
A summary and recording of the main meeting are available here. We invite you to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting of the NCI Cohort Consortium.
Agenda
Day 1, Monday November 16, 2020 (1:00 - 4:00 pm ET)
| 1:00-1:20 |
Opening Remarks and Introductions Acknowledging 20 years of Service and Leadership on the NCI Cohort Consortium Deborah M. Winn, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| SESSION I | COVID-19 Research in Cohort Studies |
| 1:20-2:10 | Moderators: Dr. Katie O’Brien, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH Dr. Shine Chang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 1:20-1:50 | The International 100K+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC): Integrating Large-Scale Cohorts to Address Global Scientific Challenges Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg, Duke University School of Medicine |
| 1:50-2:10 | Q & A Session |
| 2:10-2:20 | Stretch Break |
| SESSION II | Lightning Talks |
| 2:20-3:00 | Project Groups or meeting attendees interested in a 5 minute pitch for a new project idea or to share interesting results, followed by 1-2 clarifying questions.
Moderators: Ms. Camille Pottinger, The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc. Dr. Heather Eliassen, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| SESSION III | Cohort Consortium Project Group Updates |
| 3:00-4:00 | Moderators: Dr. Hazel Nichols, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health Dr. Holly Harris, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Associate Member Council Update Dr. Holly Harris, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Updates on the Biliary Tract Cancers Pooling Project Dr. Jill Koshiol, National Cancer Institute, NIH Liver Cancer Pooling Project Dr. Peter Campbell, American Cancer Society Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium: New Initiatives and Future Directions Dr. Renée Fortner, German Cancer Research Center Dr. Britton Trabert, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
Day 2, Tuesday November 17, 2020 (8:00 – 11:00 am ET)
| Session IV | Participant Engagement |
| Moderators: Dr. Minouk Schoemaker, The Institute of Cancer Research, London Dr. Erika Rees-Punia, American Cancer Society |
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| 8:00-8:20 | The All of Us Research Program: Engagement Strategies and Lessons Learned Mr. Justin Hentges, All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 8:20-8:30 | Positive Partnerships: Engaging Black Women in Health Research Dr. Kimberly Bertrand, Boston University School of Medicine and Slone Epidemiology Center |
| 8:30-8:40 | Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP): Community Engagement and Participant Retention Dr. Susan Pinney, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
| 8:40-9:00 | Q & A session (questions via chat only) |
| 9:00-9:05 | Stretch Break |
| Session V | Data Sharing in Cohort Studies |
| Moderators: Dr. Lynne Wilkens, University of Hawaii Cancer Center Dr. Samuel Antwi, Mayo Clinic |
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| 9:05-9:20 | Biologic Specimen and Data Repository Information Coordinating Center (BioLINCC) Mr. Sean Coady, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH |
| 9:20-9:35 | Order Online for Data Sharing: Menus, Self-Service, and Automated Delivery in the California Teachers Study Dr. James Lacey and Ms. Emma Spielfogel, City of Hope |
| 9:35-9:45 | Q & A session (questions via chat only) |
| 9:45-10:30 | European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Updates Moderators: Dr. Marc Gunter, International Agency for Research Cancer (IARC) Dr. Joanne Elena, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| 9:45-10:00 | Update on Navigating the General Data Protection Regulation Mr. Robert Eiss, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 10:00-10:15 | Possible Data Transfer Solutions and Where We Go from Here Dr. Giske Ursin, Cancer Registry of Norway |
| 10:15-10:30 | Q & A session (questions from chat only) |
| Session VI | Cohort Consortium Project Group Updates |
| Moderators: Dr. Jeannette Schenk, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dr. Nonye Harvey, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
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| 10:30-11:00 |
Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium HPV Cancer Cohort Consortium |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
Project Group Meetings
| Date | Name of Project Group | Time |
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| Thursday, October 8 | Circulating Biomarkers and Breast and Colorectal Cancer Consortium (BBC3) | 12:00-2:00 PM ET |
| Tuesday, October 13 | Pooling Project on Alcohol and Cancer (PPAC) | 1:30-2:15 PM ET |
| Pooling Project of Prospective Studies of Diet and Cancer (DCPP) | 2:15-3:00 PM ET | |
| Family History and Cancer Risk and Mortality | 3:00-3:30 PM ET | |
| Alcohol, Diet and Body Fatness as Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer and its Subtypes | 3:30-4:00 PM ET | |
| Wednesday, October 14 | Colorectal Cancer Pooling Project | 10:00 AM ET |
| Friday, October 16 | HPV Cancer Cohort Consortium | 10:00 AM ET |
| PanScan | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM ET | |
| Wednesday, October 21 | Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium | 1:00-2:30 PM ET |
| Thursday, October 22 | Survivorship/Second Cancers Project Group | 3:00-4:30 PM ET |
| Tuesday, October 27 | Physical Activity Project Group | 8:00-9:00 AM ET |
| Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium Project Group | 11:30 AM-1:00 PM ET | |
| Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Modeling Project Group | 12:00-3:00 PM ET | |
| Wednesday, October 28 | Biliary Tract Cancers Pooling Project and Liver Cancer Pooling Project | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM ET |
| Friday, October 30 | Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium | 11:00 AM ET |
| Premenopausal Breast Cancer Collaborative Group | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM ET |
Meeting Materials
Lightning Talk Abstracts
Presentations on new ideas for scientific projects in the NCI Cohort Consortium will take place on November 16.
Strategic Planning Activities
A lot has happened in the last year toward the implementation of the NCI Cohort Consortium’s Strategic Initiatives (2018-2021)
View Strategic Planning Activities
NCI Cohort Consortium Project Hub
The Project Hub is a searchable database management system designed to track activities of NCI Cohort Consortium projects and project groups, and to automate the proposal process for new consortium projects and electronic submission of annual progress reports by project group leaders. Users can browse/search approved consortium proposals, run/create reports based on specific search criteria, submit new project proposals, update project related information electronically.
The Project Hub is expected to launch by the end of the year. Any feedback and questions can be emailed to Camille Pottinger at NCICohortConsortium@mail.nih.gov. If you’d like to view the Project Hub beta website, a request for access can be emailed to stephensonp@imsweb.com.
Presentations and Meeting Recordings
Presentations from the annual meeting will not be posted on the website. Request for presentations should be sent to Camille Pottinger at NCICohortConsortium@mail.nih.gov.