On March 27, 2019 Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on using the body’s immune system to fight cancer, reported that it will participate in a panel presentation discussing the latest science in immunotherapy at a two day symposium titled, "Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy," hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences on May 14–15, 2019 (Press release, Anixa Biosciences, MAR 27, 2019, View Source [SID1234534661]).
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The panel presentation, "Will CAR-T cell Therapies, Bispecific Antibodies or TILs be more Beneficial for Solid Tumors?" will focus on a discussion about immunotherapy’s potential for addressing solid tumors. Additional panel participants include Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Maria Fardis, PhD, MBA, Iovance Biotherapeutics. Other speakers at the conference include James Allison, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Philip Greenburg, MD, Fred Hutchison Cancer Center and Lisa Butterfield, PhD, The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
Dr. Sara Donnelly, Program Manager at the Academy and conference organizer said, "Immuno-oncology promises a revolution in the way we treat cancer. This two-day symposium will convene leading experts in cancer immunotherapy to discuss cutting-edge findings in the broad area of combination therapies, including checkpoint inhibitors and cellular therapies." More information about the meeting, other participants, and registration can be found at: View Source