2023-24 BRIDGES Initiative
The SGO BRIDGES Research Initiative is a new, longitudinal clinical trials workshop for early career investigators. It is designed to bridge the gap between translational scientists and clinical trialists in gynecologic oncology by providing formal training for early-career investigators in clinical trial design, connecting participants with expert mentors, and supporting the development of novel clinical trials.
Curriculum to occur during the program timeline:
- Block 1: Defining critical questions and research priorities in gynecologic oncology
- Block 2: Building a foundation – preclinical studies and phase I trials
- Block 3: Phase I to Phase II – Defining a cohort and endpoints
- Block 4: Novel trial designs
- Block 5: Phase III trials
- Block 6: Patient reported outcomes
- Block 7: Surgical trials
- Block 8: Prevention trials
- Block 9: Nuts and bolts of study initiation
- Block 10: Funding opportunities and sponsorship
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- identify unmet clinical needs in gynecologic oncology and design novel clinical trials
- develop strategies to integrate correlative translational studies with clinical protocols
- develop a clinical trial design of their own