SACT 1 - Inaugural Event 6th Jan 2023

International Speaker Talk Title Highlights
Dr. Nirali N. Shah

Dr. Nirali N. Shah
Cancer Research National Cancer Institute

CART Cell Therapy : Factor affecting Clinical Outcome in B Cell Malignancies

A talk on different factors effects on B-cell malignancies already have a compromised or dysregulated immune system. Different approaches for overcoming those factors.

Dr. Rizwan Romee

Dr. Rizwan Romee
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Next Generation Cell Therapies for Cancer : NK & CAR -NK Cells

Modern way of developing CAR constructs contain one or more co-stimulatory domains which improve T-cell activation and persistence for treating of cancer cells.

Dr. Mingming Li

Dr. Mingming Li
Cytiva

Pre-Clinical to Commercialization : A Systematic Platform and Pathway Based Approach for CAR-T Therapies

CAR T cell therapy have been successful in treating of hematologic malignancies. In which targeting of CD19, a surface antigen expressed on precursor and mature B cells, can treat B cell malignancies, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Clinical trials in which evaluating new CAR-T cell therapies against different types of cancers, detailing the latest trends in CAR-T cell development.

Dr. Mahender Rao

Dr. Mahender Rao
Stempeutics

"Off the shelf" Universal Cell therapy using iPSC-derived rejuvenated Immune cells for solid and liquid tumors

iPS cells are delivered from own patients cells further use for creating the cells that has potential to replicate the tissue affected by disease. This technique helps for study different test related to drug efficacy, side effects, and toxicity and to develop new drugs and therapies.

National Speaker Talk Title Highlights
Dr. Arun Kumar Arunachalam

Dr. Arun Kumar Arunachalam
Christian Medical College, Vellore

Current Manufacturing methods for the large-scale production of Clinical-Grade Virus-Specific T Cells for phase I/II clinical trials

The SB transposon/transposase are used to produce genetically modified CAR-T cells for phase I/II clinical trial, Transfected T cells are subsequently expanded on artificial antigen-presenting cells. The major advantage of using the SB system are clinical-grade plasmids which are simpler to produce, cost effectiveness Also cell products genetically modified with gamma retroviral or lentiviral vectors are also used in for manufacturing of CAR T-Cell.

Dr. Likhesh Sharma

Dr. Likhesh Sharma
Cytiva


Dr. Kunapuli Kishore

Dr. Kunapuli Kishore
Pulse Pharmaceuticals

Challenges of Process Development in Cell Therapy Products

In cell therapy process challenging because of the difficulty of fully characterizing a living cell and obtaining relevant data in real time.

Dr. T Rajkumar

Dr. T Rajkumar
Adyar Cancer Institute


Dr. Rajiv Sarin

Dr. Rajiv Sarin
TATA Memorial Hospital


Dr. Balaram Rao

Dr. Balaram Rao
Aurigene Discovery Technologies


Dr. Madhvi Rao

Dr. Madhvi Rao
BIRAC

Unlocking the Power of Collaboration to Fuel Cell Therapy Development in India

The objective of this cooperative endeavour is to progress the domains of clinical investigation and advancement concerning mesenchymal stem cell and NK cell therapy. The collaboration represents a critical advancement in the search for cutting-edge medical treatments.

Dr. Uday Kumar

Dr. Uday Kumar
Stempeutics

Robust and stringent Quality Control/Analytical Characterization for Cell Therapy Products - Streamlining Strategy from IND to Clinical

Analytical development in cell therapy involves the development and optimization of methods and tools to evaluate the quality, safety, and efficacy of cell-based products

Shalini Jatia

Shalini Jatia
ImPaCCT Foundation

Celebrating Victory over Cancer

"Hope" is the biggest annual event for Pediatric Cancer patients at Tata Memorial Centre. "Hope" as the word signifies, is a strong and positive belief of victory over. childhood cancer. It is a celebration to spread the message in the society and country that "Childhood Cancer is Curable".