Amanda Lucas is a dedicated patient advocate and research associate with the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation (DTRF), as well as a clinical research project manager based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Her passion lies in serving the Desmoid Tumor community and addressing the needs of patients with serious, unmet medical challenges.
Amanda is a graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences and was chosen in 2008 to participate in the Alta Bates Oncology Preceptorship in Berkeley CA. Now, she has more than 12 years of clinical research experience primarily in the early phase development of assets, including large and small molecules, across various therapeutic areas.
Most notably, Amanda was part of a small clinical team responsible for data collection and on-time database closure of a pivotal Phase 2/3 trial to enable fast-tracked FDA approval. She was part of the initial team, working with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, in the start-up of an international Phase 1/2 program, and a year later, she was recruited into Amgen’s Early Development Department as a Clinical Research Study Manager in Thousand Oaks, CA.
