ASGCT turns the spotlight on immuno-oncology: where have we been & where are we going?

Immuno-Oncology Insights 2023; 4(6), 239–242

10.18609/ioi.2023.032

Published: 17 July 2023
Interview
Hans-Peter Kiem

This August, the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) will run its inaugural Spotlight on Immuno-Oncology Conference. This two-day meeting, running in-person in Seattle and virtually, will feature a roster of I-O experts and highlight key topics for the field, including:

  • Novel CAR designs;
  • TCR-based approaches;
  • Moving beyond B Cell malignancies;
  • Genome/epigenome editing;
  • Direct in vivo delivery;
  • Looking beyond T cells.

To find out more, Roisin McGuigan, Editor, Immuno–Oncology Insights, spoke to 
Hans-Peter Kiem MD PhD, ASGCT’s Immediate Past President and Stephanus Family Endowed Chair for Cell and Gene Therapy, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, about the inspiration behind creating this new event.