M.D., VP, Medical Affairs, Oncology, Natera
Biography
Dr. Alexey Aleshin has led the oncology clinical development efforts at Natera, Inc. since 2018. Prior to this, he worked on the various novel ctDNA technologies while at Stanford University. He remains a clinical adjunct faculty in the division of Hematology at Stanford, where his work focuses on novel diagnostics assays for treatment decision support in hematologic malignancies. He received a B.A. in Statistics from UC Berkeley and his M.D./M.B.A. degrees at UCLA. He completed his clinical training in internal medicine and hematology/oncology at Stanford University.
Talk
The Emerging Role of ctDNA for Molecular Residual Disease (MRD) Assessment and Recurrence Monitoring
In this session we will take a closer look at the expanding role of ctDNA for molecular residual disease assessment (MRD) and treatment response monitoring in patients with solid tumors and how these assays may be integrated into clinical practice to improve patient management.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2022 Silicon Valley
The analysis of blood for circulating tumor cells (CTC), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), extracellular vesicles, or more recently, tumor-educated platelets has opened new avenues for cancer diagnostics, including early detection of tumors, improved risk assessment and staging, as well as early detection of relapse to improve patient care. The track will introduce the up-to-date technologies used in liquid biopsy and review the clinical utilities in cancer screening, detection of minimal residual diseases, selection of molecular-targeted drugs, as well as monitoring of treatment responsiveness.
Sessions:
- Early Cancer Detection- Status quo, Technical and Clinical Challenges, and the Future (PANEL)
Session Chair: Jimmy Lin, Freenome
- Nicholas Dracopoli, delfi Diagnostics
- Ash Alizadeh, Stanford
- Amir Ali Talasaz, Guardant Health
- Anne-Renee Hartman, Adela
- How is Liquid Biopsy Changing the Testing Paradigm for Oncology Patients? (PANEL)
Session Chair: Rebecca Brandes, Agilent
- Edward Abrahams, PMC
- Blandine Merino, Agilent
- Adrian Lee, UPMC - The Emerging Role of ctDNA for Molecular Residual Disease (MRD) Assessment and Recurrence Monitoring
- Alexey Aleshin, Natera
- Liquid Biopsy for Screening, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy Guidance
Session Chair: Sam Salman, miR Scientific
- Frederick Baehner, Exact Sciences
- The Advantages of Exosomes as a Liquid Biopsy Based Markers
Session Chair: Johan Skog, Exosome Diagnostics
- Jamil Azzi, Harvard
- Dolores Di Vizio, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- The Current Regulatory Landscape of Liquid Biopsy In Oncology (PANEL)
Session Chair: Deepshikha Bhandari, Grail Bio
- Seema Singh Bhan, Exact Sciences
- Showcase
- Dave Mullarkey, Bluestar Genomics
- Stephane Mouradian, Personalis
- Michael Dugan, Biocept
- Priti Hegde, Foundation Medicine
- Steven Soper, The University of Kansas
