Authors


Adam D. Cohen, MD

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Adam D. Cohen, MD, on Cilta-Cel for Lenalidomide-Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The director of myeloma immunotherapy at University of Pennsylvania discussed cilta-cel's efficacy in lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma.


Jessica S. Little, MD

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Jessica S. Little, MD, on the Risk of Fungal Infection in Patients Receiving HSCT and CAR-T

The transplant infectious diseases physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discussed a case study she presented at the 2024 Tandem Meetings.


Gregory S. Hageman, PhD

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Developing Gene Therapies for AMD: Brandi L. Williams, PhD; Gregory S. Hageman, PhD

Directors from the Moran Eye Center discussed researching gene therapy approaches targeting HTRA1 in AMD.


Joseph Rossano, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC

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Joseph Rossano, MD, on the Potential of Gene Therapy in Danon Disease

Rossano discussed unmet needs for patients with Danon disease and the potential of investigational gene therapy RP-A501.


Shankar Ramaswamy, MD

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Bringing Gene Therapy to Common Diseases

Shankar Ramaswamy, MD, the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Kriya Therapeutics, discussed the company’s goal of bringing gene therapy to a much broader population of patients.


Jackie Collins

Latest:

Liso-Cel Plus Ibrutinib Well-Tolerated in Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL

Updated data from the phase 1 TRANSCEND-CLL-004 trial were presented at the International Workshop on CLL.


John Brandsema, MD

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Potential Upcoming Treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

John Brandsema, MD, a pediatric neurologist in the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discussed several still-investigational drugs and therapies for DMD.


Fiona Freeman, PhD

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Fiona Freeman, PhD, on Investigating miRNA-29b in Osteosarcoma Models

The assistant professor at University College Dublin discussed challenges and different approaches to using microRNA in preclinical models of osteosarcoma.


Akshay Sharma, MBBS

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Akshay Sharma, MBBS, on Overcoming Challenges for Administration of Ex-Vivo SCD Gene Therapy

The attending physician and assistant member of bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital also discussed hurdles to accessibility for SCD gene therapy.


Jeffrey D. Lebensburger, DO

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Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Experts discuss the safety profile and cost of gene therapy for the management of sickle cell disease.


Xandra Breakefield, PhD

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Trying New Approaches to AAV Therapy for Glioblastoma

Xandra Breakefield, PhD, an investigator of neurology at Mass General Research Institute, discussed research from her grad student, Lisa Nieland, presented at the ASGCT 2024 meeting.


Brian Kim, MBA

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The Importance of Single Cell Analysis to the Field of Cell and Gene Therapy

Brian Kim, MBA, the chief executive officer of Mission Bio, discussed the company’s Tapestri platform for single cell sequencing.


David Rizzieri, MD

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Treatment Options After CAR T Therapy for Large B-Cell Lymphoma

The professor of medicine from Duke University School of Medicine discussed treatment approaches for after relapse on CAR T cell therapy or for patients who are ineligible for CAR T therapy.


Chris Bond, PhD

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Chris Bond, PhD, on Allogeneic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Approaches to Cell Therapy

The senior vice president of Research & Early Development at Notch Therapeutics discussed the company’s approach to overcoming the drawbacks of autologous cell therapies.


David Dimmock, MBBS

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Accelerating Therapy Discovery and Approval With AI

David Dimmock, MBBS, the chief medical officer at Creyon Bio, discussed future applications for the company’s AI-guided discovery platform.


Travis Harrison, PhD - Vice President, Bioassay Solutions, Precision for Medicine

Latest:

Neutralizing Antibody Versus Total Antibody Assays in Gene Therapy Development: Key Considerations for Assessing Immunogenicity

Viral vectors have become the most common method for delivering gene therapy; however, pre-existing humoral immunogenicity can potentially render a gene therapy ineffective.


Juliane Gust, MD, PhD

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Juliane Gust, MD, PhD, on Evaluating Longterm Neurological Outcomes for CAR-T in Pediatric Patients

The assistant professor of neurology at University of Washington, Seattle Children's discussed efforts to address a gap in knowledge in the long-term effects of CAR-T, if any, on children’s neurological development.


Lana Dykes

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Achieving Remission in Lupus With CAR T Therapy

Teodora Staeva, PhD, chief scientific officer, Lupus Research Alliance, discussed the potential of the approach in patients with SLE.


Suzanne Lentzsch, MD

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Weighing Benefits and Risks of Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Suzanne Lentzsch, MD

The professor of clinical medicine, director, Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, discussed utility of cellular therapies in multiple myeloma.


Tom E. Howard, MD, PhD

Latest:

Tom E. Howard, MD, PhD, on a Gene Editing Approach to Treating Hemophilia A

The clinical professor in the Department of Human Genetics at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley discussed how a personalized gene editing approach may help patients avoid development of FVIII inhibitors.


Bella Neufeld, PhD

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Bella Neufeld, PhD, on Addressing Pain Points in AAV Gene Therapy Development

The director of research and development at Teknova discussed the company’s recent announcement of a new line of products intended to streamline process development in AAV gene therapy manufacturing.


Nadezhda Omelchenko, MD

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Nadezhda Omelchenko, MD, on Treating Rare Sarcomas With Autologous Natural Killer Cell Therapy

The research associate at Cancer Center of Southern California in Santa Monica discussed findings from 3 patients treated with a combination therapy that included NK cell therapy SNK01.


Alexandra Ward, MA

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STRIVE-02: First-in-Human B7H3 CAR T-Cells for Pediatric Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors

Three of the 9 patients who received the infusion demonstrated best overall response of Stable Disease, and investigators determined dose level 2 to be the biologically effective dose.


Greg Kunst

Latest:

Improving Outcomes in Corneal Endothelial Disease With Cell Therapy

Greg Kunst, chief executive officer, Aurion Biotech, discussed the potential of cell therapy in treating people with corneal endothelial disease around the world.


Alessandro Aiuti, MD, PhD

Latest:

Alessandro Aiuti, MD, PhD, on Durable, Clinically Meaningful Efficacy of Arsa-Cel in Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

The deputy director, clinical research, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for gene therapy, discussed long-term follow-up data of up to 12 years.


Amit Soni, MD

Latest:

Amit Soni, MD, on Challenges to the Uptake of Gene Therapy for Hemophilia

The medical director of the Center for Inherited Blood Disorders discussed barriers to the widespread adoption of val-rox by the hemophilia A community.


Mary Jane "MJ" Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, CPPC, CLCP, FASIA

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Mary Jane "MJ" Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, CPPC, CLCP, FASIA, on Reevaluating Outcome Measures for Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trials

The director of the Center for Outcomes and Measurement in the Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University discussed the research she presented at the first Annual SCI Investor Symposium.


Charles Morris, MBBS

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Expanding the Use of CAR T Therapy With shRNA

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


Jake Becraft, PhD

Latest:

Potential of mRNA-Based Gene Therapies

Jake Becraft, PhD, chief executive officer and cofounder, Strand Therapeutics, discussed the company’s future research and plans.


Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

Latest:

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH, on the Challenges of Bringing Cell Therapy to Autoimmune Disease

The chief of the Division of Rheumatology and professor of medicine and professor of epidemiology at Penn Medicine discussed challenges on the horizon in this rapidly emerging field.

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