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Christopher Slapak, MD

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Future Research With Stem Cell Therapies in Hematologic Malignancies

The chief executive and chief medical officers of Vor Biopharma discussed the company’s future research and plans.


Franck Morschhauser, MD, PhD

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Franck Morschhauser, MD, PhD, on Next Steps for Follicular Lymphoma and Liso-Cel

The professor of hematology at University of Lille and chair of LYSA also discussed what the group will be focusing on in 2024.


Pam Gavin

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Improving Access to Rare Disease Care

Pam Gavin, executive vice president of NORD, discussed actions the organization is taking to further improve access to advanced care.


Muhamed Baljevic, MD

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Current Limitations of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Muhamed Baljevic, MD

The assistant professor from University of Nebraska Medical Center discussed the current limitations of CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma.


Daniel Hart, PhD

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CRISPR-Mediated In Vivo Epigenomic Activation

Daniel Hart, PhD, the senior director and head of technology development at Epic Bio, discussed potential applications of the new technology.


Sam Wadsworth, PhD

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Selecting AAV Manufacturing Platforms

The chief scientific officer and chief medical officer of Ultragenyx Gene Therapy discussed the company’s future research in gene therapies.


Francesca Barone, MD, PhD

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Francesca Barone, MD, PhD, on Viral Immunotherapy for Glioma, Prostate Cancer

The chief scientific officer at Candel Therapeutics discussed progress in investigations with CAN-3110 and CAN-2409.


Daniela van Eickels, MD, PhD, MPH

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The Role of Established Pharmaceutical Companies in Bringing Cell Therapy to Autoimmune Disease

Daniela van Eickels, MD, PhD, MPH, the vice president and head of medical affairs for Bristol Myers Squibb’s Cell Therapy Organization, also discussed the company’s planned presentation at ACR Convergence 2024.


Courtney Marabella

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Autologous HSCT's Role in the Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment Landscape

Autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation maintained its long-term efficacy over interferon alfa in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.


David Barrett, JD

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David Barrett, JD, on ASGCT’s Q3 2024 Landscape Report

The chief executive officer of ASGCT discussed the latest trends in the field of cell and gene therapy.


Stephanie Tagliatela

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Stephanie Tagliatela on Researching AAV for Lennox-Gastaut, Alzheimer Disease, SCN9a Pain

The cofounder and chief scientific officer at Encoded Therapeutics shared preclinical research with the company’s AAV and miRNA platforms.


John Ligon, MD

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John Ligon, MD, on Fertility Outcomes in Patients Who Have Received CAR-T

The assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine discussed also discussed the need to set standard guidelines regarding potential fertility issues for CAR-T treatment.


Omar Nadeem, MD

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Assessing CAR T-Cell Therapy With Novel Targets for R/R Multiple Myeloma

Omar Nadeem, MD, clinical director, Myeloma Cellular Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discussed GPRC5D-targeted CAR-T, BMS-986393.


Craig M. McDonald, MD

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Craig M. McDonald, MD, on Safety and Efficacy of DMD Cell Therapy

The principal investigator of the HOPE-2 trial discussed safety and efficacy of Capricor’s CAP-1002.


Crystal Proud, MD

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Improving Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Crystal Proud, MD, the director of neurology and neuromuscular medicine at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia, spoke about the enhancements to newborn screening for the disease.


Robert L. Avery, MD

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RGX-314 Gene Therapy Efficacious in Wet AMD: Robert L. Avery, MD

The chief executive officer of California Retina Consultants discussed the positive results of RGX-314 gene therapy in wet AMD.


Jennifer Gori, PhD

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Jennifer Gori, PhD, on the Potential of a Prime Editing Approach in Treating Chronic Granulomatous Disease

The vice president of research at Prime Medicine discussed a preclinical study on a novel autologous HSCT treatment that was presented at ASGCT’s 2023 annual meeting.


Maria Pia Morelli, MD, PhD

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Maria Pia Morelli, MD, PhD, on Adapting ctDNA and MRD Negativity Into Solid Tumor Cell Therapy Research

The assistant professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center discussed a trial she is leading at MD Anderson with NK cells and cetuximab in colorectal cancer.


Terese Hammond, MD

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Terese Hammond, MD, on Evolving Treatments for ARDS and More With Immunotherapy

The director of the CCU/ICU at Saint John’s Health Center discussed a possible more collaborative approach to treating patients in the future.


Robert Wenham, MD, MS, FACS

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Robert Wenham, MD, MS, FACS, On Assessing FSHR-CAR-T Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

The chair of gynecologic oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center gave an overview of a phase 1 trial being conducted at Moffitt Cancer Center.


Yara Abdou, MD

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Yara Abdou, MD, on the Advantages of CAR Macrophages in Solid Tumors

The assistant professor of oncology at UNC School of Medicine discussed the first-in-human study being conducted with CT-0508.


Uttam Rao, MD, MBA

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Uttam Rao, MD, MBA, on Comparing Conditioning Regimens for CAR-T

The transplant physician at St. David's South Austin Medical Center of the Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cell Therapy Network discussed a real-world study comparing bendamustine against fludarabine and cyclophosphamide.


Heather Fullmer

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Brett Kopelan, MA, and Heather Fullmer on the Potential Impact of Gene Therapy on Epidermolysis Bullosa’s Treatment Landscape

In observance of Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week, the debra of America representatives discussed unmet needs for the patient population and the approval of the first EB gene therapy.


TJ Cradick, PhD

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TJ Cradick, PhD, on A Potential Cure for HIV With EBT-101

The chief scientific officer of Excision BioTherapeutics discussed the phase 1/2 clinical trial of the CRISPR gene editing therapy.


Adam Sperling, MD, PhD

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Future Research With Car T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Adam Sperling, MD, PhD

The physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School discussed future research with CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma.


Rachel Lynn, PhD

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Rachel Lynn, PhD, on Reprogramming Cell Therapies to Combat Exhaustion

The associate director of research at Lyell Immunopharma discussed the company’s programs and newest technologies aimed at solid tumors.


Anjali Pradhan, MS

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Using Single Cell Sequencing for Gene Editing Quality Control

Anjali Pradhan, MS, the chief product officer at Mission Bio discussed the company’s Genome Editing Solution.


Frederick "Eric" Arnold, PhD

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Frederick “Eric” Arnold, PhD, on Examining Genetic Variants for Polyadenylation

The postdoctoral scholar at University of California – Irvine discussed research aiming to link genetic variants and neurodegeneration.


James Beck, PhD

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James Beck, PhD, on Laying Groundwork for Gene Therapy in Parkinson Disease

The chief scientific officer and senior vice president of the Parkinson’s Foundation discussed remaining research and education needs to support the future of genetic medicines.


Ryan Scott

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Matthew Frank, MD, PhD, on Eliciting Response in Pretreated LBCL With CD22-Targeted CAR T Cells

A presentation at EHA 2023 showed important safety and efficacy data with CD22 CAR T cells in heavily pretreated patients with large B-cell lymphoma and pointed to how this may shed light on sequencing in this field.

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