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Expanding Innovative Master Protocol Trial Designs to Cell and Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases
Monday June 16, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBD
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate

Master Protocols, including basket trials and umbrella trials, enable efficiencies in investigating multiple conditions or multiple treatments, respectively, under a single trial design. Applying Master Protocol trial designs to Cell & Gene therapies (CGTs) can streamline clinical and regulatory processes to speed the delivery of treatments to patients with rare diseases.

Learning Objectives

Identify barriers to and solutions for leveraging Master Protocol clinical trial designs to study Cell & Gene Therapies for rare diseases.

Chair

Nancy Myers, JD

Speaker

Academic Perspective
Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH

Researcher Perspective
Jeff Allen, PhD


Speakers
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Jeff Allen

President and Chief Executive Officer, Friends of Cancer Research, United States
Jeff Allen, Ph.D. serves as the President and CEO of Friends of Cancer Research (Friends). During the past 25 years, Friends has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of policies ensuring patients receive the best treatments in the fastest and safest way possible. As... Read More →
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Kiran Musunuru

Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
An actively practicing cardiologist and committed teacher, Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML, MRA, is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, and Pediatrics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the development of novel... Read More →
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Nancy Myers

CEO and Founder, Catalyst Healthcare Consulting, United States
Nancy Bradish Myers, JD, CEO & Founder, Catalyst Healthcare Consulting, is a sought-after leader with deep expertise in health law, regulation and policy. She has led a successful strategic regulatory policy consultancy for 19 years and has been active in the DC policy arena for three... Read More →
Monday June 16, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  02: ClinTrials-Ops, Forum

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