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How we can outsmart cancer byte by byte | Dr. Sunil Verma | TEDxCalgary


cancer touches us all it’s a disease

cancer touches us all it’s a disease that is meaningful yet scary is a

that is meaningful yet scary is a

that is meaningful yet scary is a disease that causes significant

disease that causes significant

disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality but we’re making

morbidity and mortality but we’re making

morbidity and mortality but we’re making progress

progress

progress today I’ll share with you how we

today I’ll share with you how we

today I’ll share with you how we understand cancer much better now than

understand cancer much better now than

understand cancer much better now than ever before I’ll share with you how our

ever before I’ll share with you how our

ever before I’ll share with you how our treatments are evolving much better now

treatments are evolving much better now

treatments are evolving much better now than ever before I’ll share with you how

than ever before I’ll share with you how

than ever before I’ll share with you how we can use our own body to fight cancer

we can use our own body to fight cancer

we can use our own body to fight cancer cells and then I’ll share with you the

cells and then I’ll share with you the

cells and then I’ll share with you the challenge that is front of us and that

challenge that is front of us and that

challenge that is front of us and that challenge is how do we outsmart chat on

challenge is how do we outsmart chat on

challenge is how do we outsmart chat on cancer how do we defeat this disease and

cancer how do we defeat this disease and

cancer how do we defeat this disease and I think the answer may lie in data let

I think the answer may lie in data let

I think the answer may lie in data let me start off by talking a little bit

me start off by talking a little bit

me start off by talking a little bit about the burden of cancer in 2015 there

about the burden of cancer in 2015 there

about the burden of cancer in 2015 there were 17 million cancer diagnoses 17

were 17 million cancer diagnoses 17

were 17 million cancer diagnoses 17 million around the globe there were

million around the globe there were

million around the globe there were nearly 8 million patients who died of

nearly 8 million patients who died of

nearly 8 million patients who died of this disease in 2015 that was 30% more

this disease in 2015 that was 30% more

this disease in 2015 that was 30% more than the rates that we saw in 2005 and

than the rates that we saw in 2005 and

than the rates that we saw in 2005 and if we take a look at 2030

if we take a look at 2030

if we take a look at 2030 the next 15 years those rates are going

the next 15 years those rates are going

the next 15 years those rates are going to continue to increase but roughly

to continue to increase but roughly

to continue to increase but roughly double what we’re seeing right now we’re

double what we’re seeing right now we’re

double what we’re seeing right now we’re going to see close to 13 million

going to see close to 13 million

going to see close to 13 million patients will die of this disease and

patients will die of this disease and

patients will die of this disease and close to 21 million and the reason is

close to 21 million and the reason is

close to 21 million and the reason is aging population population growth and

aging population population growth and

aging population population growth and some environmental factors and if you

some environmental factors and if you

some environmental factors and if you take a look at these numbers they are

take a look at these numbers they are

take a look at these numbers they are incredibly alarming it’s even more

incredibly alarming it’s even more

incredibly alarming it’s even more alarming when we realize that 40 percent

alarming when we realize that 40 percent

alarming when we realize that 40 percent of the cancer diagnoses are happening in

of the cancer diagnoses are happening in

of the cancer diagnoses are happening in low and middle income countries but

low and middle income countries but

low and middle income countries but nearly 70 percent of cancer deaths

nearly 70 percent of cancer deaths

nearly 70 percent of cancer deaths happen in low and middle-income

happen in low and middle-income

happen in low and middle-income countries so the cancer that we see

countries so the cancer that we see

countries so the cancer that we see there is late advanced age of

there is late advanced age of

there is late advanced age of presentation because of diagnostic

presentation because of diagnostic

presentation because of diagnostic considerations are not there the

considerations are not there the

considerations are not there the treatment may not be there so the burden

treatment may not be there so the burden

treatment may not be there so the burden of cancer is being felt globally but

of cancer is being felt globally but

of cancer is being felt globally but even more

even more

even more and middle-income countries the key

and middle-income countries the key

and middle-income countries the key thing of course is that we can prevent

thing of course is that we can prevent

thing of course is that we can prevent cancer about 30 to 40% of cancers can be

cancer about 30 to 40% of cancers can be

cancer about 30 to 40% of cancers can be prevented if we listen to these five

prevented if we listen to these five

prevented if we listen to these five factors we exercise we eat healthy we

factors we exercise we eat healthy we

factors we exercise we eat healthy we watch our weight we drink alcohol in

watch our weight we drink alcohol in

watch our weight we drink alcohol in moderation no don’t drink and we don’t

moderation no don’t drink and we don’t

moderation no don’t drink and we don’t smoke if you do those five things that n

smoke if you do those five things that n

smoke if you do those five things that n decreases the risk of getting cancer by

decreases the risk of getting cancer by

decreases the risk of getting cancer by about 30 to 40 percent still there’s

about 30 to 40 percent still there’s

about 30 to 40 percent still there’s about a billion people in the world who

about a billion people in the world who

about a billion people in the world who smoke what I want to focus on today is

smoke what I want to focus on today is

smoke what I want to focus on today is the treatment I’m going to focus on how

the treatment I’m going to focus on how

the treatment I’m going to focus on how do we understand this disease and how do

do we understand this disease and how do

do we understand this disease and how do we develop the right treatment for the

we develop the right treatment for the

we develop the right treatment for the right patient at the right time and in

right patient at the right time and in

right patient at the right time and in order for us to be able to do that we

order for us to be able to do that we

order for us to be able to do that we have to understand what is cancer so

have to understand what is cancer so

have to understand what is cancer so cancer arises from a normal cell our DNA

cancer arises from a normal cell our DNA

cancer arises from a normal cell our DNA the building units that drive our living

the building units that drive our living

the building units that drive our living cells they get altered and our

cells they get altered and our

cells they get altered and our alteration leads to a change in behavior

alteration leads to a change in behavior

alteration leads to a change in behavior and that change in behavior is how

and that change in behavior is how

and that change in behavior is how cancer cells are different than normal

cancer cells are different than normal

cancer cells are different than normal cells

cells

cells how are they different they’re more

how are they different they’re more

how are they different they’re more likely to grow uncontrollably

likely to grow uncontrollably

likely to grow uncontrollably there’s no sustainment in that growth

there’s no sustainment in that growth

there’s no sustainment in that growth they just continue to grow they are more

they just continue to grow they are more

they just continue to grow they are more likely to resist cell death that is

likely to resist cell death that is

likely to resist cell death that is normal process in our own body where

normal process in our own body where

normal process in our own body where their cell turnover but they don’t die

their cell turnover but they don’t die

their cell turnover but they don’t die they’re more likely to invade and

they’re more likely to invade and

they’re more likely to invade and metastasize and go to other parts of the

metastasize and go to other parts of the

metastasize and go to other parts of the body which the normal cells are not able

body which the normal cells are not able

body which the normal cells are not able to do they’re able to escape our own

to do they’re able to escape our own

to do they’re able to escape our own immune system and they can hide away

immune system and they can hide away

immune system and they can hide away from our own immune system they’re able

from our own immune system they’re able

from our own immune system they’re able to create their own infrastructure the

to create their own infrastructure the

to create their own infrastructure the create their own blood supply bringing

create their own blood supply bringing

create their own blood supply bringing their own nutrients so they continue to

their own nutrients so they continue to

their own nutrients so they continue to grow and they’re also able to mutate and

grow and they’re also able to mutate and

grow and they’re also able to mutate and you would think why would cancer cells

you would think why would cancer cells

you would think why would cancer cells want to mutate well they want to mutate

want to mutate well they want to mutate

want to mutate well they want to mutate so that they can learn how to escape our

so that they can learn how to escape our

so that they can learn how to escape our treatments these are incredibly smart

treatments these are incredibly smart

treatments these are incredibly smart smart cells which have these superpowers

smart cells which have these superpowers

smart cells which have these superpowers that we can now understand better and

that we can now understand better and

that we can now understand better and maybe use some of those powers as

maybe use some of those powers as

maybe use some of those powers as Achilles heel as we develop our

Achilles heel as we develop our

Achilles heel as we develop our treatments so what ends in our arsenal

treatments so what ends in our arsenal

treatments so what ends in our arsenal as we take a look at how we best help

as we take a look at how we best help

as we take a look at how we best help answer patient we have surgery which is

answer patient we have surgery which is

answer patient we have surgery which is very good at removing that cancers that

very good at removing that cancers that

very good at removing that cancers that we can see we have radiation treatment

we can see we have radiation treatment

we can see we have radiation treatment which is using x-ray beams to be able to

which is using x-ray beams to be able to

which is using x-ray beams to be able to focus directly at the cancer cell and

focus directly at the cancer cell and

focus directly at the cancer cell and target these cancer cells and we have

target these cancer cells and we have

target these cancer cells and we have chemotherapy which works really well

chemotherapy which works really well

chemotherapy which works really well against rapidly dividing cells such as

against rapidly dividing cells such as

against rapidly dividing cells such as cancer cells but unfortunately comes

cancer cells but unfortunately comes

cancer cells but unfortunately comes with significant toxicity as there’s a

with significant toxicity as there’s a

with significant toxicity as there’s a lot of collateral damage that will

lot of collateral damage that will

lot of collateral damage that will happen as a result of chemotherapy all

happen as a result of chemotherapy all

happen as a result of chemotherapy all the mainstays of treatment now but

the mainstays of treatment now but

the mainstays of treatment now but things have changed and things started

things have changed and things started

things have changed and things started to change about two decades ago as we

to change about two decades ago as we

to change about two decades ago as we started to understand what is it that’s

started to understand what is it that’s

started to understand what is it that’s driving cancer and that came with an era

driving cancer and that came with an era

driving cancer and that came with an era of targeted therapy we started to

of targeted therapy we started to

of targeted therapy we started to understand that these are receptors on

understand that these are receptors on

understand that these are receptors on these cancer cells that become growth

these cancer cells that become growth

these cancer cells that become growth signals for these cancer cells to have

signals for these cancer cells to have

signals for these cancer cells to have uncontrolled growth there are pathways

uncontrolled growth there are pathways

uncontrolled growth there are pathways within the cancer cells that drive

within the cancer cells that drive

within the cancer cells that drive uncontrolled growth that we are not able

uncontrolled growth that we are not able

uncontrolled growth that we are not able to stop and so the question is how do we

to stop and so the question is how do we

to stop and so the question is how do we target this and we can target this by

target this and we can target this by

target this and we can target this by giving an antibody against these

giving an antibody against these

giving an antibody against these receptors and we can target this by also

receptors and we can target this by also

receptors and we can target this by also giving innovators small molecules that

giving innovators small molecules that

giving innovators small molecules that block these pathways and you say this is

block these pathways and you say this is

block these pathways and you say this is great we know what targets cancer we

great we know what targets cancer we

great we know what targets cancer we know how to approach it this is the best

know how to approach it this is the best

know how to approach it this is the best way to treat to cancer the challenges

way to treat to cancer the challenges

way to treat to cancer the challenges that cancer cells are smart they say

that cancer cells are smart they say

that cancer cells are smart they say okay if you’re gonna block this receptor

okay if you’re gonna block this receptor

okay if you’re gonna block this receptor if you’re gonna block this pathway I’m

if you’re gonna block this pathway I’m

if you’re gonna block this pathway I’m going to circumvent it I’m gonna come up

going to circumvent it I’m gonna come up

going to circumvent it I’m gonna come up with a different pathway and drop

with a different pathway and drop

with a different pathway and drop resistance to your drug that you’re

resistance to your drug that you’re

resistance to your drug that you’re offering

offering

offering so we said alright we’re going to give

so we said alright we’re going to give

so we said alright we’re going to give you multiple target pathway and abetters

you multiple target pathway and abetters

you multiple target pathway and abetters then we start getting into toxicity then

then we start getting into toxicity then

then we start getting into toxicity then we said okay what if we know

we said okay what if we know

we said okay what if we know chemotherapy works we know what this

chemotherapy works we know what this

chemotherapy works we know what this collateral damage that happens with

collateral damage that happens with

collateral damage that happens with chemotherapy

chemotherapy

chemotherapy what if we were to combine chemotherapy

what if we were to combine chemotherapy

what if we were to combine chemotherapy with an antibody and a concept called

with an antibody and a concept called

with an antibody and a concept called antibody drug conjugate what if we take

antibody drug conjugate what if we take

antibody drug conjugate what if we take the chemos her boot right to the cancer

the chemos her boot right to the cancer

the chemos her boot right to the cancer cell and use the antibody to direct this

cell and use the antibody to direct this

cell and use the antibody to direct this chemotherapy within the cancer cell it

chemotherapy within the cancer cell it

chemotherapy within the cancer cell it was shown to be helpful in lymphoma and

was shown to be helpful in lymphoma and

was shown to be helpful in lymphoma and we showed it was helpful in breast

we showed it was helpful in breast

we showed it was helpful in breast cancer the challenges that these targets

cancer the challenges that these targets

cancer the challenges that these targets that we have in breast cancer for

that we have in breast cancer for

that we have in breast cancer for instance there’s about 15 to 20% of our

instance there’s about 15 to 20% of our

instance there’s about 15 to 20% of our patient

patient

patient who are responsive to that kind of

who are responsive to that kind of

who are responsive to that kind of concept but there’s many other patients

concept but there’s many other patients

concept but there’s many other patients who do not respond to the targeted

who do not respond to the targeted

who do not respond to the targeted therapies because we’re still not sure

therapies because we’re still not sure

therapies because we’re still not sure what the target is

what the target is

what the target is so targeted therapy is still part and

so targeted therapy is still part and

so targeted therapy is still part and and clearly what we need to do for our

and clearly what we need to do for our

and clearly what we need to do for our patients with cancer but then we started

patients with cancer but then we started

patients with cancer but then we started to shift a little bit and we said what

to shift a little bit and we said what

to shift a little bit and we said what if we use our own body’s immune system

if we use our own body’s immune system

if we use our own body’s immune system so what happens is that we have immune

so what happens is that we have immune

so what happens is that we have immune cells that recognize foreign cells could

cells that recognize foreign cells could

cells that recognize foreign cells could be infection could be cancer cells and

be infection could be cancer cells and

be infection could be cancer cells and they say you don’t look great you don’t

they say you don’t look great you don’t

they say you don’t look great you don’t belong here you need to be removed from

belong here you need to be removed from

belong here you need to be removed from air and they target those cells and the

air and they target those cells and the

air and they target those cells and the cancer cells are able to drop in hiding

cancer cells are able to drop in hiding

cancer cells are able to drop in hiding mechanism they say well I am one of you

mechanism they say well I am one of you

mechanism they say well I am one of you don’t look at me keep moving on and they

don’t look at me keep moving on and they

don’t look at me keep moving on and they hide away from our own immune system and

hide away from our own immune system and

hide away from our own immune system and scientists started to discover this

scientists started to discover this

scientists started to discover this hiding mechanism to see how our cancer

hiding mechanism to see how our cancer

hiding mechanism to see how our cancer cells hiding from our active immune

cells hiding from our active immune

cells hiding from our active immune cells t-cells are circulating around

cells t-cells are circulating around

cells t-cells are circulating around looking for these foreign objects and

looking for these foreign objects and

looking for these foreign objects and they found the reason why they found the

they found the reason why they found the

they found the reason why they found the receptors and the proteins that make

receptors and the proteins that make

receptors and the proteins that make these cancer cells hide away from the

these cancer cells hide away from the

these cancer cells hide away from the immune system and then said why don’t we

immune system and then said why don’t we

immune system and then said why don’t we attack these proteins and that’s exactly

attack these proteins and that’s exactly

attack these proteins and that’s exactly what happened around ten years ago we

what happened around ten years ago we

what happened around ten years ago we started to drop therapies called immune

started to drop therapies called immune

started to drop therapies called immune therapies where suddenly the cancer

therapies where suddenly the cancer

therapies where suddenly the cancer cells are much more visible and the

cells are much more visible and the

cells are much more visible and the immune cells are much more likely to be

immune cells are much more likely to be

immune cells are much more likely to be able to attract to these cancer cells

able to attract to these cancer cells

able to attract to these cancer cells uncover them and target them and now in

uncover them and target them and now in

uncover them and target them and now in melanoma in kidney cancer and lung

melanoma in kidney cancer and lung

melanoma in kidney cancer and lung cancer in head and neck cancer we use

cancer in head and neck cancer we use

cancer in head and neck cancer we use immune therapies for treatment of cancer

immune therapies for treatment of cancer

immune therapies for treatment of cancer the challenges but still only about ten

the challenges but still only about ten

the challenges but still only about ten percent of our cancer patients benefit

percent of our cancer patients benefit

percent of our cancer patients benefit from immune therapy and some situations

from immune therapy and some situations

from immune therapy and some situations we may give the drug but the immune

we may give the drug but the immune

we may give the drug but the immune system doesn’t waken up so the

system doesn’t waken up so the

system doesn’t waken up so the scientists are now looking at how do we

scientists are now looking at how do we

scientists are now looking at how do we wake up the immune system and one of the

wake up the immune system and one of the

wake up the immune system and one of the ideas was why don’t we take the t-cells

ideas was why don’t we take the t-cells

ideas was why don’t we take the t-cells from the humans which are affected by

from the humans which are affected by

from the humans which are affected by cancer engineered these t-cells to

cancer engineered these t-cells to

cancer engineered these t-cells to recognise cancer cells and put and Riaan

recognise cancer cells and put and Riaan

recognise cancer cells and put and Riaan fuse these t-cells back into these

fuse these t-cells back into these

fuse these t-cells back into these patients with cancer

patients with cancer

patients with cancer since were able to engineer a immune

since were able to engineer a immune

since were able to engineer a immune system to recognize cancer these drugs

system to recognize cancer these drugs

system to recognize cancer these drugs have just been approved as of this year

have just been approved as of this year

have just been approved as of this year by FDA there’s still a challenge there’s

by FDA there’s still a challenge there’s

by FDA there’s still a challenge there’s heterogeneity

heterogeneity

heterogeneity there’s escape mechanisms and the

there’s escape mechanisms and the

there’s escape mechanisms and the question is you know we may have 10 15

question is you know we may have 10 15

question is you know we may have 10 15 percent of our patients are benefitting

percent of our patients are benefitting

percent of our patients are benefitting and this is driven by clinical trials

and this is driven by clinical trials

and this is driven by clinical trials but that’s a small subset of patients

but that’s a small subset of patients

but that’s a small subset of patients how do we move forward if you’re really

how do we move forward if you’re really

how do we move forward if you’re really going to change cancer cure and that

going to change cancer cure and that

going to change cancer cure and that road ahead needs us to take a look back

road ahead needs us to take a look back

road ahead needs us to take a look back as to where we came from and this

as to where we came from and this

as to where we came from and this started to change with the Human Genome

started to change with the Human Genome

started to change with the Human Genome Project the Human Genome Project many of

Project the Human Genome Project many of

Project the Human Genome Project many of you are aware looked at genome which is

you are aware looked at genome which is

you are aware looked at genome which is really all this DNA that we have in our

really all this DNA that we have in our

really all this DNA that we have in our cells nucleus and they said let’s

cells nucleus and they said let’s

cells nucleus and they said let’s sequence all the DNA to know what we’re

sequence all the DNA to know what we’re

sequence all the DNA to know what we’re all about so from the year in 1990 to

all about so from the year in 1990 to

all about so from the year in 1990 to 2003 there were about 2.7 billion

2003 there were about 2.7 billion

2003 there were about 2.7 billion dollars spent to understand what is the

dollars spent to understand what is the

dollars spent to understand what is the DNA I Inhumans it took 2.7 billion

DNA I Inhumans it took 2.7 billion

DNA I Inhumans it took 2.7 billion dollars to be able to sequence the DNA

dollars to be able to sequence the DNA

dollars to be able to sequence the DNA to understand what the human genome look

to understand what the human genome look

to understand what the human genome look like in 2005 they said why don’t we do

like in 2005 they said why don’t we do

like in 2005 they said why don’t we do the same for cancer so that we can

the same for cancer so that we can

the same for cancer so that we can catalog these genetic mutations so we

catalog these genetic mutations so we

catalog these genetic mutations so we can understand what’s driving cancer the

can understand what’s driving cancer the

can understand what’s driving cancer the challenge was cost because we were

challenge was cost because we were

challenge was cost because we were looking at millions and millions of

looking at millions and millions of

looking at millions and millions of dollars but thankfully the sequencing

dollars but thankfully the sequencing

dollars but thankfully the sequencing cost Ari to drop down it went from

cost Ari to drop down it went from

cost Ari to drop down it went from hundreds of millions of dollars in 2008

hundreds of millions of dollars in 2008

hundreds of millions of dollars in 2008 it went to 10 million dollars and now

it went to 10 million dollars and now

it went to 10 million dollars and now you can sequence your own human genome

you can sequence your own human genome

you can sequence your own human genome for less than a thousand dollars but the

for less than a thousand dollars but the

for less than a thousand dollars but the challenge is data if we take a look at

challenge is data if we take a look at

challenge is data if we take a look at 33 cancer subtypes that have been

33 cancer subtypes that have been

33 cancer subtypes that have been sequenced so far that data equals 22.0

sequenced so far that data equals 22.0

sequenced so far that data equals 22.0 petabyte each petabyte is equal to about

petabyte each petabyte is equal to about

petabyte each petabyte is equal to about $220,000 – and 20,000 DVDs that’s the

$220,000 – and 20,000 DVDs that’s the

$220,000 – and 20,000 DVDs that’s the amount of storage that is needed for

amount of storage that is needed for

amount of storage that is needed for understanding cancer so the question is

understanding cancer so the question is

understanding cancer so the question is maybe we don’t need to sequence all the

maybe we don’t need to sequence all the

maybe we don’t need to sequence all the human genome maybe we just need to look

human genome maybe we just need to look

human genome maybe we just need to look for those mutations that we can do

for those mutations that we can do

for those mutations that we can do something about something called

something about something called

something about something called actionable mutations mutations where we

actionable mutations mutations where we

actionable mutations mutations where we have a drug that we can give to our

have a drug that we can give to our

have a drug that we can give to our patients mutations that we can actually

patients mutations that we can actually

patients mutations that we can actually act upon

act upon

act upon that’s the concept called next-gen

that’s the concept called next-gen

that’s the concept called next-gen sequencing and that’s what’s been

sequencing and that’s what’s been

sequencing and that’s what’s been applied to cancer care to be able to

applied to cancer care to be able to

applied to cancer care to be able to understand that what if we didn’t have

understand that what if we didn’t have

understand that what if we didn’t have to biopsy the tumor what if we just took

to biopsy the tumor what if we just took

to biopsy the tumor what if we just took a blood test and recognized cancer cells

a blood test and recognized cancer cells

a blood test and recognized cancer cells and sequence the DNA on those individual

and sequence the DNA on those individual

and sequence the DNA on those individual cancer cells concept called liquid

cancer cells concept called liquid

cancer cells concept called liquid biopsy that we are understanding and

biopsy that we are understanding and

biopsy that we are understanding and delivering now for our patients but the

delivering now for our patients but the

delivering now for our patients but the challenge is data so if you just take a

challenge is data so if you just take a

challenge is data so if you just take a look at all the labs in the world which

look at all the labs in the world which

look at all the labs in the world which are doing that the amount of data that

are doing that the amount of data that

are doing that the amount of data that is needed in 2017 to look at those

is needed in 2017 to look at those

is needed in 2017 to look at those cancer cells and this is just patients

cancer cells and this is just patients

cancer cells and this is just patients are in clinical trials is one exabyte an

are in clinical trials is one exabyte an

are in clinical trials is one exabyte an exabyte is million times a million times

exabyte is million times a million times

exabyte is million times a million times a million bytes that’s how much data

a million bytes that’s how much data

a million bytes that’s how much data would be needed just for us to to

would be needed just for us to to

would be needed just for us to to collect the information the question

collect the information the question

collect the information the question then is what do we do with all this

then is what do we do with all this

then is what do we do with all this information and the real answer to that

information and the real answer to that

information and the real answer to that is we need to have the right people on

is we need to have the right people on

is we need to have the right people on the table when we making treatment

the table when we making treatment

the table when we making treatment decision making so suddenly the decision

decision making so suddenly the decision

decision making so suddenly the decision about what treatment we need to give to

about what treatment we need to give to

about what treatment we need to give to our cancer patients is not just as

our cancer patients is not just as

our cancer patients is not just as doctors as nurses and healthcare

doctors as nurses and healthcare

doctors as nurses and healthcare providers we need computer scientists we

providers we need computer scientists we

providers we need computer scientists we need mathematicians we need bar

need mathematicians we need bar

need mathematicians we need bar informaticians to be there alongside us

informaticians to be there alongside us

informaticians to be there alongside us to be able to take a look at this data

to be able to take a look at this data

to be able to take a look at this data but that data just tells us about the

but that data just tells us about the

but that data just tells us about the cancer it tells us about what’s

cancer it tells us about what’s

cancer it tells us about what’s happening at the level of the tumor it

happening at the level of the tumor it

happening at the level of the tumor it doesn’t tell us what else is happening

doesn’t tell us what else is happening

doesn’t tell us what else is happening in those patients who did not go on

in those patients who did not go on

in those patients who did not go on clinical trials if we have 17 million

clinical trials if we have 17 million

clinical trials if we have 17 million patients who are diagnosed with cancer

patients who are diagnosed with cancer

patients who are diagnosed with cancer what if we had electronic health record

what if we had electronic health record

what if we had electronic health record data from all these hundreds of

data from all these hundreds of

data from all these hundreds of thousands and millions of patients and

thousands and millions of patients and

thousands and millions of patients and understand what happened to them when

understand what happened to them when

understand what happened to them when they receive treatment so understand how

they receive treatment so understand how

they receive treatment so understand how did they respond to the drugs to

did they respond to the drugs to

did they respond to the drugs to understand their ethnicity their age the

understand their ethnicity their age the

understand their ethnicity their age the core morbidities how what if we had that

core morbidities how what if we had that

core morbidities how what if we had that data what if we asked our patients to

data what if we asked our patients to

data what if we asked our patients to record their data something called

record their data something called

record their data something called patient reported outcomes when they’re

patient reported outcomes when they’re

patient reported outcomes when they’re at home what side effect they had what

at home what side effect they had what

at home what side effect they had what symptom they had and what if we had a

symptom they had and what if we had a

symptom they had and what if we had a way of looking at all the knowledge that

way of looking at all the knowledge that

way of looking at all the knowledge that is coming in the medical literature and

is coming in the medical literature and

is coming in the medical literature and integrating that with a patient of old

integrating that with a patient of old

integrating that with a patient of old era that is a road ahead for us to be

era that is a road ahead for us to be

era that is a road ahead for us to be able to look at the tumor biology to

able to look at the tumor biology to

able to look at the tumor biology to look at the electron

look at the electron

look at the electron like health records to look at patient

like health records to look at patient

like health records to look at patient reported outcomes to be able to

reported outcomes to be able to

reported outcomes to be able to integrate and assimilate the information

integrate and assimilate the information

integrate and assimilate the information is coming in the medical literature then

is coming in the medical literature then

is coming in the medical literature then to be able to integrate this information

to be able to integrate this information

to be able to integrate this information inform our patients that this is the

inform our patients that this is the

inform our patients that this is the treatment that you need to have so the

treatment that you need to have so the

treatment that you need to have so the future of cancer is dependent on

future of cancer is dependent on

future of cancer is dependent on advances that were made in treatment but

advances that were made in treatment but

advances that were made in treatment but the future of cancer is going to be

the future of cancer is going to be

the future of cancer is going to be dependent on data and the only way we

dependent on data and the only way we

dependent on data and the only way we can outsmart cancer is byte by byte by

can outsmart cancer is byte by byte by

can outsmart cancer is byte by byte by integrating and informing our patients

integrating and informing our patients

integrating and informing our patients based on data thank you very much

based on data thank you very much

based on data thank you very much [Applause]

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