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Workshop

Updates on CAR T-cell Therapies

Event Date

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Event Resources

Download Event Brochure

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Topics Covered

  • Overview of CAR T-Cell Therapies
  • Understanding CARs – Chimeric Antigen Receptors
  • When to Consider CAR T-Cell Therapies as a Treatment Choice
  • Clinical Trials for CAR T-Cell Therapies
  • Discussion of CAR T-Cell Therapies
  • Managing Potential Treatment Side Effects
  • Specific Examples of How CAR T-Cell Therapies Contribute to Oncology Care
  • Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about CAR T-Cell Therapies
  • The Benefits of CAR T-Cell Therapies
  • Follow-Up Care: What to Expect
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology and List of Questions
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators

Facilitator
Koen van Besien, MD, PhD
Director, Wesley Center for Immunotherapy, Division Chief, Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Division Chief, Hematology and Oncology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
Facilitator
Caitlin Gribbin, MD, MS
Instructor in Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Facilitator
Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW
Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to [email protected] after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.