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8月7日(星期三), 10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

Breakout Discussions with Networking Coffee Break

TRACK: BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 1: Challenges and Advancements with Bi and Multi-Specific Antibodies

Moderator:  Mark A Tornetta, Vice President, Biologics Discovery, Tavotek Biotherapeutics

  • Challenges and solutions in bi- and multi-specific antibody design
  • CMC considerations for bi- and multi-specifics
  • Advancements in solid tumors and future directions

 

TRACK: ADVANCES IN CAR T THERAPY

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 2: Precision Tailoring CAR T Therapy

Moderator:  Julia A Coronella, PhD, VP Immuno Oncology, Immuno Oncology, Poseida Therapeutics Inc

  • Considerations for TSCM-based CAR T products
  • Autologous vs allogenic therapy
  • Viral vs non-viral methodologies

 

TRACK: THERAPEUTIC CANCER VACCINES

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 3: Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines: Key Areas of Research and Innovation Driving Future Success

Moderator: Marion Curtis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Immunology, Mayo Clinic

  • What are the most promising strategies to identify and target tumor-specific antigens using cancer vaccines?
  • What are the most effective vaccine delivery platforms for cancer therapy?--
  • What role do combination therapies play in overcoming immunosuppression and maximizing the effectiveness of cancer vaccines?
  • How can cancer vaccines be successfully integrated into standard of care cancer treatment?

8月9日(星期五), 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast Breakout Discussions

TRACK: EMERGING TECH FOR IO TARGETING & DISCOVERY

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 4: Leveraging Biomarker Technologies for Understanding PD-1 Innate and Adaptive Resistance to Inform New Targets and New Combinations

Moderator: Theresa M. LaVallee, PhD, Chief Development Officer, Coherus Biosciences

  • Approaches to characterize PD-1 resistance
  • Applications of PD-1 resistance characterization for target discovery 
  • Uncovering novel and next-gen combination treatment approaches through PD-1 findings

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 5: Next-Gen Tech for Improved IO Outcomes Through TAMs

Moderator: Nir Chetrit, PhD, Associate Researcher, Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Modulating the tumor-supporting functions of TAMs: current approaches & challenges
  • Novel strategies and technologies to overcome limitations of TAM reprogramming
  • Scalable TME models and platforms for high-throughput discovery

 

TRACK: EMERGING CELL-BASED IMMUNOTHERAPIES

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 6: Improving Safety to Expand Patient Eligibility for TIL Cell Therapy

Moderator: Madan H. Jagasia, MS, Chief Executive Officer, R&D, Obsidian Therapeutics

  • Currently available non-engineered TIL cell therapy requires use of high-dose IL2, which has well-described high-grade toxicity that limits patient eligibility
  • Novel approaches are needed to improve the safety of TIL cell therapy to enable a broader patient population to benefit
  • Discussion will focus around existing approaches to improve safety as well as potential avenues to explore in future trials

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 7: NK Cells: Challenges, Breakthroughs, and Future Directions

Moderator: Nicholas A Zorko, PhD, Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology & Transplant, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities

  • Challenges with NK cell therapy development
  • Pros and cons of NK approaches compared to other cell-based therapeutics
  • Applications of NK therapies to solid tumor indications
  • Future directions of NK therapies

 

TRACK: TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 8: Immunosuppression in the Tumor Microenvironment

Moderator: Thierry Guillaudeux, PhD, CSO, Kineta, Inc.

  • What are the major drivers of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment?
  • What are the strategies to overcome immunosuppression?
  • What are the promising new targets?
  • Which combination strategies should be considered to restore an effective antitumor immune response?

IN-PERSON BREAKOUT TABLE 9: Tumor Microenvironment (TME) Models for Mechanistic Studies

Moderator: Jason Yu, PhD, Senior Postdoctoral Associate, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • What aspects of the TME require ex vivo modeling?
  • What are the challenges in modeling tumor immune responses?
  • What are the unique advantages of ex vivo TME models?
  • How do we advance ex vivo TME models for drug discovery and mechanistic studies?

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