Autologous Cell Therapies: New Developments in Cell-Based Immunotherapy
3:30pm Chair Introduction
Bruce Levine, Professor, Cancer Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania
3:35pm Presentation: Evolution, Revolution: How Adaptimmune is Developing the Next Generation of TCR T-Cell Therapies Against Solid Tumors
- Exploring Adaptimmune’s MAGE A4 franchise from the first gen product Afamicel on a path commercialisation to the next gen product ADP-A2M4CD8 increasing signals across multiple indications
- How clinical and translational learnings feed from one to the other and influence trial design
Joanne Brewer, Chief Scientific Officer, AdaptImmune
3:50pm Presentation: The Practicalities and Pitfalls of Orchestrating Autologous Therapies
- An insight into first hand case studies, focusing directly on orchestration implementation
- A deep dive into the best practice of orchestrating Autologous therapies, and what to avoid during implementation
Matthew Lakelin, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Product Development & Co-Founder, TrakCel
4:05pm Presentation: Pushing the Design Envelope in Autologous T Cell Therapies
- Improvements in autologous cell therapies through potency enhancers
- Shortened ex vivo culture enhances potency in pre-clinical models and clinical data
- Future vision of the ultimate autologous off the shelf cell therapy via in vivo gene delivery
Bruce Levine, Professor, Cancer Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania
4:20pm Presentation: Novel Targets for Autologous CAR-T Therapies in Solid Tumors
- To date, autologous cell therapies have not demonstrated clear or broad clinical success in solid tumors
- Effective solid tumor targeting with autologous CAR-T therapies demands actionable targets, active constructs and smart clinical approaches
Jason Litten, Chief Medical Officer, Chimeric Therapeutics
4:35pm Session Panel & Q&A
With all session participants
Speakers
Bruce Levine
Barbara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy; President, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy