Program
Oct. 16-17, 2024, Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Registration, Poster Check In, Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome, Opening Remarks
8:30 – 8:35 a.m.
New Cancer-specific Antigens and Targeting of Intracellular Oncoproteins
8:35 – 10:20 a.m.
- Daniel Powell, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
New cancer-specific antigens and targeting of intracellular oncoproteins, CAR-based
- Johanna Olweus, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital
New cancer-specific antigens and targeting of intracellular oncoproteins, TCR-based
- Panel Discussion + Q&A
Break
10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
The Future of CAR-T Cells in Solid Tumors
10:50 – 11:50 a.m.
- Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lunch + Exhibits
11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Rational Combinations with Genetically Engineered Cells
12:55 – 2:10 p.m.
- Leyuan Ma, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Vaccine-boosted CAR T crosstalk with host immunity to reject tumors with antigen heterogeneity
- Richard Vile, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Oncolytic viruses in combination with CAR-T cells
- Panel Discussion
Break
2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
CAR Integration and T Cell Malignancies
2:20 – 3:40 p.m.
- Frederic Bushman, University of Pennsylvania
The biology and consequences of lentiviral integration: From HIV to engineered immune cells
- Steven Schuster, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Incidence of secondary malignancies in patients receiving CAR-T for lymphoma
- Panel Discussion
Break
3:40 – 4:10 p.m.
Oral Abstract Presentations
4:10 – 5:25 p.m.
Poster Viewing and Networking Reception
5:30 – 6:45 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Off the Shelf CAR-T Cells Using Direct In Vivo
8:30 – 10:15 a.m.
- Stephen Russell, MD, PhD, Vyriad
- Phillip Johnson, MD, Interius Biotherapeutics
- Haig Aghajanian, PhD, Capstan
- Panel Discussion
Break
10:15 -10:45 a.m.
Oral Abstract Presentations
10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Closing Remarks
12 – 12:10 p.m.
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Thank You to the Organizing Committee
- Chair: Saar Gill, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
- Hans-Peter Kiem, MD, PhD
Fred Hutch
- Rayne Rouce, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
- Paula Cannon, PhD
University of Southern California
- Phillip Gregory, DPhil
Regeneron Cell Medicines
- Chiara Bonini, MD
Università Vita Salute San Raffaele
- Isabelle Riviere, PhD
Takeda Therapeutics