The 2nd edition of the event created by the Cura Project Institute concluded with a social mobilization mission

On June 10th, the Cura Project Institute held another edition of Cura Meetings, an event that aims to bring together medical researchers, representatives of NGOs and civil society, in discussions in favor of clinical oncology research in Brazil.

In an intense afternoon filled with many positive and constructive discussions, Cura Project Institute, with the support of LACOG (Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group), Ethics and Daiichi-Sankyo Brazil, Took up the topic “The challenges of public policies aimed at regulating and encouraging cancer research in Brazil” to an essential framework for the fight against cancer in our country.

O Cura Meetings, which in this edition took place on the occasion of Best Of ASCO 2022 Annual Meeting, in São Paulo, in person and online, put common interests and the importance of joint efforts in social mobilization to reactivate the program PRONON — National Oncology Care Support Program, an important government grant that allows companies taxed for “real profit” to allocate up to 1% of their Income Tax to fund Research and whose regulations expired at the end of 2021. The Cura Project Institute is now fighting to reactivate the program, which benefits clinical research, such as NEOSAMBA, approved by the program last year.

In the latest edition of Meetings, The participation of the National Cooperation Project Coordinator of Ministry of Health, Marcela Iwano. In addition to it, we also highlight the participation of Dr. Paul Hoff, president of the Brazilian Oncology Society (SBOC), who spoke about the importance of PRONON to promote clinical research, since he participated in the creation of the program, which was established by Law No. 12,715/2012.

In the debate on the topic, moderated by Dr. Rafael Laurindo and Dr. Ricardo Caponero, It also included the participation of Dr. Fábio Franke, director of the Clinical Research Alliance, as well as the always essential presence of Dr. Carlos Barrios. The oncologist and founder of LACOG brought to the meeting the news of Annual Congress of the American Society of Clinical Oncology — ASCO 2022. In addition to them, the executive director of ABRALE, Fábio Fedozzi, addressed the success stories financed through incentive programs, and the Senator Mara Gabrilli, who attended the video meeting, in which he emphasized the importance of the permanence of PRONON and the support for Cura Project Institute.

The event was attended in person by representatives of ABRACRO, Oncogia, ABRALE, scientific committee of Cura Project Institute And the research patient Iramara Fluminhan, in addition to several other institutions and patients that participated through the live broadcast on YouTube.

O Cura Project Institute Also thanks to all the participants in the second edition of Cura Meetings, with an important mission ahead with the launch of social mobilization for the reactivation of the program PRONON and in favor of public policies aimed at regulating and encouraging oncological research in Brazil.

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