On September 17, 2025, the Cura Project Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening clinical research in oncology, promotes the CURA Panel during the 12th All Together Against Cancer Congress (TJCC). The meeting will take place from 14:50 to 16:30, in Ballroom 3, at the WTC Events Center, in São Paulo/SP.

With the theme “From care to partnership, connecting patients and researchers”, this will be a space dedicated to dialogue between patients and the scientific community, bringing reflections and unprecedented results of a national survey conducted by the Cura Project Institute, offering a broad view of their challenges, expectations and experiences.

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The session will be moderated by Fernanda Schwyter, founder and president of the Cura Project Institute, and will include the participation of leading specialists: Dr. Heloisa Resende, which will present data from the research conducted by the Cura Project Institute with patients regarding the participation in clinical oncology studies and Dr. Max Mano, which will present global clinical research data and the challenges for Brazil. They also participate in panel a Dr. Renata Rodrigues da Cunha Colombo Bonadio And the Psychologist Isabel Masetti, with testimonials and experiences as cancer patients.

The Panel is a unique opportunity to reflect on how to transform the relationship between science and society into a true partnership, placing the patient as a protagonist in the construction of knowledge and in the advancement of clinical research.

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Schedule - 14:50 to 16:30

— Opening

Introduction to the panel theme

Fernanda Schwyter — Psychologist, founder and president of the Cura Project Institute

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- Patient's Voice
Isabel Masetti — Clinical research participant in the treatment of myeloma and Dr. Renata Rodrigues da Cunha Colombo Bonadio — Former cancer patient and medical oncologist working in D'Or Oncology in breast and gynecological tumors.

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— What Patients Tell Us

Dr. Heloisa Resende — Oncologist and researcher at the Jardim Amália Research Center. Coordinator of the High Complexity Oncology Unit (UNACOM) of HINJA — Volta Redonda/RJ and President of the Scientific Committee of the Cura Project Institute

- Research without borders

Dr. Max Mano — Oncologist at Albert Einstein Hospital. Co-director of Breast at LACOG and member of the Scientific Committee of the Cura Project Institute

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— Encouraging and connecting patients with clinical studies: Presentation of the Institute and the CURA Platform

Fernanda Schwyter — Psychologist, founder and president of the Cura Project Institute

— Debate

Pre-launch of the CURA Platform — A milestone in access to Brazilian Clinical Research

During the panel of the Cura Project Institute, the President of the Cura Project Institute will present the institution's main actions in response to the needs revealed by the studies. His speech will focus on the concept “Our Patients, Our Partners”, highlighting two important initiatives. The Congress will present the Patient Committee, a group composed of patients and specialists created to evaluate and propose improvements in end-to-end research, ensuring that the patient's perspective is present at every stage of the process.

And the public will have first-hand access to the CURA Platform, developed by the Cura Project Institute in partnership with LACOG - Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, the first multinational cooperative group in Latin America focused on clinical and epidemiological research in oncology.

The CURA Platform is an unprecedented digital tool in Brazil that provides an accessible and intuitive database, connecting doctors, researchers, and patients to clinical studies in progress in Brazil.

The official launch for patients will take place during the panel, reinforcing the mission of the Cura Project Institute to connect, inform, and engage society in the fight against cancer through science.

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The TJCC Congress is open for registration!

Purchase your ticket to participate in person. Registrations to follow online are free. Access the link and sign up: https://congresso.tjcc.com.br/

Arrive early to complete the check-in process! The panel will start promptly.

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