In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Amita Patnaik, MD, FRCPC, about providing patient access to breakthrough drug developments, bringing early phase cancer trials to physicians and more.
• Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14
• About Patnaik 0:21
• The interview 1:23
• How did you decide to become an oncologist, and how did you end up co-founding the START Center for Cancer Research? 1:32
• Can you tell me about START’s overarching purpose and where you see its need being most fulfilled? […] What do you hope START will accomplish in the next five to ten years? 11:33
• How successful has START been at including underrepresented patient populations in clinical data? 17:52
• What are some challenges you’ve found as you have navigated through founding a company and executing its mission? 21:48
• What is next for you? 25:21
• If someone else wanted to create a company like START, what are some tips you would give them? 27:23
• If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 32:03
• How to contact Patnaik 34:44
• Thanks for listening 35:27
Amita Patnaik, MD, FRCPC, is an internationally recognized medical oncologist and the co-founder of the START Center for Cancer Research.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Patnaik can be reached via email amita.patnaik@startresearch.com or via the START website.
