INSIGHT SERIES WEBINAR

Novel Cell-Type Therapeutic Platforms in Oncology (Part II): A Cell by Any Other Name...Does Not Work the Same

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EST
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM PST
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM GMT
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM CET

Perhaps more so than any other modality to date, cancer cell therapies have captured the imaginations and wherewithal of industry, investor, and oncologist communities alike. A fundamental but often vaguely understood component of emerging cell therapy platforms is the cell itself. In addition to peripherally-derived T-cells found in branded CAR-T products (Novartis’s Kymriah and Gilead’s Yescarta), additional cell-types are being developed as the foundation of different cell-type platforms.

But why should investors and Pharma partners deploy scarce resources to develop novel cell-types? Can they unlock value and address shortcomings of first-mover CAR-T brands? Can they be delivered as truly ‘off-the-shelf’ products? Can they reproducibly address solid tumors?

In this, the second installment in the Novel Cell-Types whitepaper and webinar series, we will explore the role of engineered macrophages (CAR-Ms), cytokine-induced killer cells (CAR-CIKs), and marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes (MILs, CAR-MILs), and the respective companies pioneering each of them. Please join us for what promises to be a provocative discussion as we attempt to answer some of these questions and explore the overlay between the science, value proposition, and strategic positioning of emerging novel cell-type platforms.