The PURPLE Translational Platform<\/a>\u00a0is a landmark hub designed to connect the right patient with the right clinical trial, by providing easy access to information on studies that are actively recruiting in Australia.<\/p>\nThe multifaceted platform integrates the large-scale PURPLE pancreatic cancer clinical registry, which tracks over 6000 patients at 57 global cancer centres.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is enabling de-identified clinical data to be analysed in multiple ways to help clinicians improve patient diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n
Dr Belinda Lee is a consultant medical oncologist who led the team of clinicians and scientists that developed the PURPLE registry.<\/p>\n
She said\u00a0the new platform streamlines data linkage, enabling\u00a0PURPLE\u2019s \u2018big data\u2019 to be at the fingertips of hundreds of experts who\u00a0can accelerate the translation of discoveries into meaningful outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen treatment options are as limited as they are in pancreatic cancer, collaboration isn\u2019t just important \u2013 it\u2019s essential,\u201d Dr Lee, also a WEHI Clinical Research Fellow, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur new platform will make it easier than ever for clinicians to contribute clinical data, for researchers to engage and propose projects using novel technologies, and for patients to learn how they can be a part of clinical trials.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will see clinicians, scientists, patients and carers who have lost loved ones to the disease uniting to shift the landscape for pancreatic cancer research.\u201d<\/p>\n
Building a research ecosystem\u00a0<\/p>\n
The platform will leverage its matched clinical data and biospecimen biobank to enable novel clinical trial designs via registry-based studies.<\/p>\n
It will integrate the PURPLE registry, population data from hospitals in Australia and internationally, as well as tissue-based research, to tackle the complexities of pancreatic cancer and investigate innovative trial designs for the disease.<\/p>\n
By doing this, the digital hub will simultaneously enhance our understanding into patients\u2019 lived experiences, revolutionise approaches to treatment development and support new drug discovery for pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis platform is a vital step towards building the connected research ecosystem we need to make strides towards improving patient outcomes for one of Australia\u2019s most aggressive and under-researched cancers,\u201d Dr Lee said.<\/p>\n
Powered by philanthropy\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0PURPLE Translational Platform is a key initiative stemming from\u00a0The Hemstritch Centre of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer Research, based at WEHI.<\/p>\n
Backed by business leader, philanthropist and former WEHI president Jane Hemstritch AO, the centre has committed $8 million over 10 years to accelerate effective treatments for pancreatic cancer. It stands as a tribute to her husband Philip Hemstritch and father-in-law Reginald Hemstritch, who both died of the disease.<\/p>\n
The PURPLE Registry was established during Dr Lee\u2019s five-year Philip Hemstritch Centenary Fellowship in pancreatic cancer, also supported by Jane Hemstritch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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