Conference Day Two

8:25 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Linking Model Data to Better Characterize the Tumour Microenvironment & Predict Translatability

8:30 am Effective Humanized Model Development Strategies to Empower Oncolytic Viral Therapy Research

Synopsis

  • Pros and cons of huCD34+ grafted humanized CDX models
  • Characterization of complex multi-parametric human tumor microenvironment
  • Robustness of humanized model system to correlate the human clinical trial data

9:00 am Session Reserved

9:30 am Leveraging in vitro & in vivo Preclinical PK/PD Data to Bridge the Translational Gap for ADC & CD3 Bispecific Clinical Development

  • Mike Liao Vice President, Clinical Pharmacology, Third Arc Bio

Synopsis

  • Bridging preclinical data to clinical predictions, including the use of non-clinical data for efficacious dose predictions and safety mitigations
  • Strategies to empower dose predictions of an ADC and a CD3 bi-specific
  • Assessing the different model data to be leveraged and understanding the opportunities and challenges with them

10:00 am Session Reserved

10:30 am Morning Break & Networking

Employing the Right Tumor Models to Empower Immunotherapy & Cell Therapy Studies & Assessing the Future

11:30 am Investigating An Armored Allogeneic Anti-CD70 CAR γδ T Cell Therapy Designed for Enhanced Potency & Persistence Against Multiple Oncology Indications

Synopsis

  • Exploring a third generation armored allogeneic anti-CD70 CAR gamma delta T cell product
  • Demonstrating rapid homing, activation and killing kinetics in preclinical models
  • ADI-270 exhibited significant efficacy across multiple solid and hematological tumor models expressing various levels of CD70

12:00 pm Empowering Cell Therapy Studies by Using Better In Vivo Models

Synopsis

  • Uncovering the model selection rationale for cell therapy studies
  • Spotlighting key considerations such as antigen expression, TME, and pharmacokinetics in implementing relevant preclinical models

12:30 pm Lunch Break

Emerging Models & Their Applications Across Drug Development

1:30 pm Mastermind Session: Shifting from Oncology to Autoimmunity: What Cross- Learnings Could We Share When It Comes to Creating Better Models for Oncology & Autoimmune Research?

Synopsis

  • Discussing the need for better preclinical models for autoimmune disease research
  • How do you overcome challenges with developing these models?
  • What best practices can we implement to repurpose immunotherapies and cell therapies for autoimmune disease?

2:00 pm SLE Patient PBMC Reconstituted Mouse Model for Lupus Drug Discovery & Development

  • Pengyu Huang Principal Scientist & Head of In Vivo Pharmacology, Simnova Biotherapeutics

Synopsis

  • Sharing the case study of preclinical model development in autoimmune disease research
  • Discussing opportunities and challenges for the development of humanized mouse models of SLE
  • Uncovering strategies to repurpose B cell targeting immune therapies for autoimmune disorders

2:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks