The Cutting Edge Research plenary session features some of the highest-ranked, innovative research from ISOQOL abstract submissions. In particular, these abstracts reflect research that truly “pushes the ISOQOL envelope” in providing new and different ways to look at quality of life.
This session, sponsored by Clinical Outcomes Solutions, will take place on Saturday, 25 October at 2:25 pm CDT.
MEET THE SPEAKERS

Fabio Efficace, PhD
Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases, Rome, Italy
Synthetic Patient Generation in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Novel Approach Integrating Patient-Reported Outcome Data in Prognostic Models

Caroline Terwee, PhD
Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The potential role of artificial intelligence in the translation of PROMs: a pilot study with the Dutch translation of the PROMIS® Sexual Function and Satisfaction measures

Stacie Hudgens, MA
Clinical Outcomes Solutions, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Concept Extraction from full text publications in qualitative literature reviews using COAScape AI, a Biomedical Large Language Model

Yuelin Li, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
GPT-4o Accurately Identifies Patient-Reported Free Text Symptoms After Ambulatory Cancer Surgery Without Need for Direct Human Supervision: A Zero-Shot Learning Task in Investigating AI-Assisted Personalized Oncology Care
View the full plenary descriptions and speaker bios on the conference website.
Watch the plenaries live or on-demand!
Plenary sessions will be livestreamed during their scheduled times at the in-person conference. Unable to make the livestream? Watch the on-demand recordings on the conference platform through 22 January 2026.
Register today to join us virtually or in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA! Advanced registration rates end 22 September 2025.

The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) is a global community of researchers, clinicians, health care professionals, industry professionals, consultants, and patient research partners advancing health related quality of life research (HRQL).
Together, we are creating a future in which patient perspective is integral to health research, care and policy.