
Molecular Residual Disease (MRD): Exploring the impact on cancer early detection and personalized care
Includes a Live Web Event on 10/08/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
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- Prevent Cancer Foundation Staff - Free!
In this session, delve into the cutting-edge science of Molecular Residual Disease (MRD) testing, a revolutionary approach to cancer detection and treatment guidance. Leaders in the field will discuss the history of MRD – its foundations in clinical medicine – and where the opportunities exist for further research and application. We’ll explore how these tests can help determine prognosis/relapse risk, find early recurrence and individualize treatment to improve patient outcomes.
Heather Parsons, M.D., MPH
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Amir Jazaeri, M.D.
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Jazaeri is a Professor and the Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also serves as the Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Immunotherapy Program. In addition to novel immunotherapies for gynecologic cancers, his other areas of research interest include investigation of the minimal residual disease phase of ovarian cancer, and innovative clinical trial designs.
Jeff Gregg, M.D.
Foresight Diagnostics
Dr. Jeffrey Gregg is Vice President of Medical Affairs at Foresight Diagnostics, where he focuses on medical affairs strategy, evidence generation, and medical education for ctDNA-based measurable residual disease (MRD) testing. He previously served as Professor of Pathology at UC Davis School of Medicine, where he also directed clinical pathology and molecular diagnostics programs. With more than 25 years of experience in oncology diagnostics, Dr. Gregg has held senior leadership roles at Biofidelity, Harbinger Health, Freenome, and Foundation Medicine. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in molecular diagnostics and precision oncology and is a frequent speaker at national and international oncology meetings.
Lauren Leiman
BLOODPAC
Lauren C. Leiman, MBA is currently the Executive Director of the Blood Profiling Atlas in Cancer (BLOODPAC), a consortium focused on creating an open database for liquid biopsies to accelerate the development of safe and effective blood profiling diagnostic technologies for patient benefit. Lauren received her undergraduate degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School. She also holds an MBA in international business from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School and a master's degree in public relations and corporate communications from NYU. Through her work with BLOODPAC, Lauren has numerous publications many of which are in the liquid biopsy space.
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