Julia Maués
Patient Advocate
Highlights
- Speaker, Patient-centered dosing in metastatic breast cancer
- Co-found of GRASP (Guiding Researchers & Advocates to Scientific Partnerships)
Julia Maués’ life took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant in 2013. After delivering a healthy baby boy, she soon learned the cancer had already spread outside the breast. Now living with metastatic breast cancer for over 12 years, she has personally benefited from treatment advances driven by research and clinical trials — fueling her commitment to bringing patients’ voices into research to ensure it is inclusive, patient-centered, and reflective of real-world experiences.
Julia co-founded GRASP (Guiding Researchers & Advocates to Scientific Partnerships), a nonprofit that bridges the gap between patients and researchers to make cancer research more impactful and accessible. She also leads the Patient-Centered Dosing Initiative (PCDI), which advocates for treatment strategies that optimize both efficacy and tolerability to improve patient outcomes.
Her advocacy spans multiple organizations, including the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Planning Committee, BIG Against Breast Cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. She has spoken at conferences across the United States and internationally, and has helped shape policy and research initiatives.