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Session:: Research Foundation Symposium: Building a Cutting-Edge Research Career

Clinical Trials: Where we Have Been, Where we are Going

Sunday, May 10, 2026
9:39 AM - 9:51 AM ET

    Faculty(s)

  • J. Joshua Smith, MD, PhD

    Professor and Chair, Colon and Rectal Surgery Department
    MD Anderson Cancer Center
    MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, TX, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    BioNTech: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated, June 1, 2025); Gerson Lehrman Group: Consultant (Terminated, April 1, 2025); GSK: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing); Regeneron: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated, February 1, 2025); Urogen: Consultant (Terminated, February 1, 2025)

All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
J. Joshua Smith, MD, PhD: BioNTech: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated, June 1, 2025); Gerson Lehrman Group: Consultant (Terminated, April 1, 2025); GSK: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing); Regeneron: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated, February 1, 2025); Urogen: Consultant (Terminated, February 1, 2025)
Dr. Smith will discuss modern clinical trial design for patients with colon and rectal cancer. He will discuss the central role the surgeon plays in the creation of, design, development, and implementation of clinical trials for patients with rectal and colon cancer.