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2026 Binaytara Dallas Conference: Cellular Therapies for Cancer and Beyond – The Next Frontier

Accreditation: 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 6.25 Nursing Contact Hours | 6.25 ACPE Pharmacy | 6.25 ABIM MOC II

Venue: Crown Plaza Dallas Downtown by IHG, 1015 Elm Street, Dallas, TX, United States

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Saturday, April 25th, 2026

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07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration & Breakfast
08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome (Grand Bryan B)
08:05 AM - 08:25 AMBinaytara Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities *This is a non-CME accredited activity*
08:25 AM - 09:40 AMSession 1: Lymphoma

Session Chair: Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

08:25 AM - 08:45 AM

Updates in CAR T-cell therapy for Aggressive Lymphomas (DLBCL, MCL): SOC and Emerging Constructs Elif Yilmaz, MD

08:45 AM - 09:05 AM

CAR T-Cell Therapy in Indolent Lymphomas (FL) and CLL/SLL Bradley Christensen, MD

09:05 AM - 09:25 AM

Role for Stem cell Transplantation and Emerging Cellular Therapies in T-cell Lymphomas (PTCL and CTCL) Swaminathan Padmanabhan Iyer, MD

09:25 AM - 09:40 AM

Panel Discussion Moshe Yair Levy, MD; Elif Yilmaz, MD; Bradley Christensen, MD; Swaminathan Padmanabhan Iyer, MD

09:40 AM - 09:55 AMBreak & Exhibits
09:55 AM - 10:50 AMSession 2: Acute Leukemias and Allogenic SCT

Session Chair: Nebu Koshy, MD; John Mathews, MD

09:55 AM - 10:15 AM

How to best incorporate CAR T in Adult ALL? Vivian Irizarry Gatell, MD

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

Emerging Cellular Therapies and Role of Allogeneic SCT in AML Clayton Jackson, MD

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM

Panel Discussion Vivian Irizarry Gatell, MD; Clayton Jackson, MD

10:50 AM - 11:30 AMSession 3: Keynote Speech

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM

What to Expect for the Next Decade in Cellular Therapies? Sattva S Neelapu, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

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11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLunch & Exhibits (Grand Bryan A) - Product Theater sponsored by JNJ: "Making the Case for Early Use of CAR-T Therapy in Multiple Myeloma- Omar Castenada" *This is a non-CME accredited activity* (Grand Bryan C)
12:30 PM - 01:45 PMSession 4: Plasma Cell Disorders

Session Chair: Robert Brian Berryman, MD; Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Emerging Role of Auto Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma: For All or for Some? Adeel Khan, MD, MS, MPH

12:50 PM - 01:10 PM

Optimal Timing of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Current Evidence and Future Directions Aimaz Afrough, MD

01:10 PM - 01:30 PM

Immunotherapy for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma: CAR T-Cell Therapy or Bispecific Antibodies First? Sean Maximillian Taasan, MD

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Panel Discussion Samer Al Hadidi, MD; Adeel Khan, MD, MS, MPH; Aimaz Afrough, MD; Sean Maximillian Taasan, MD

01:45 PM - 03:00 PMSession 5: Cellular Therapy for Community Practice

Session Chair: Richard T. Maziarz, MD

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM

Identificaton and Management of CAR T-related Toxicities John Mathews, MD

02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

From Community Oncology to CAR T-centers and back: Navigating Brain-to-vein time, Logistics and Survivorship Carolina Escobar, MD

02:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Improving Accessibility and Sustainability of Cellular Therapy Richard T. Maziarz, MD

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Panel Discussion John Mathews, MD; Carolina Escobar, MD

03:00 PM - 03:20 PMBreaks & Exhibits (Grand Bryan A)
03:20 PM - 04:20 PMSession 6: Cellular Therapy- The Next Frontier

Session Chair: Luis Pineiro, MD

03:20 PM - 03:40 PM

Immunotherapy for Rheumatologic and other Autoimmune Diseases: Current Evidence and Future Directions Luis Pineiro, MD

03:40 PM - 04:00 PM

Gene Therapies for SCD, Thalassemia and Beyond Jean-Antoine Ribeil, MD, PhD

04:00 PM - 04:20 PM

Cellular Therapy for Solid Tumors Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD

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