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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

Start Date: April 25, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Nebu Koshy, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Texas Oncology - Baylor University Medical Center

John Mathews, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Texas Oncology - Medical City Dallas

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA, FACP, MS

Conference Co-Chair

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Faculty

Robert Brian Berryman, MD

Session Chair

Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center

Luis Pineiro, MD

Session Chair

Texas Oncology

Richard T. Maziarz, MD

Session Chair

Oregon Health & Science University

Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP

Session Chair

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Swaminathan Padmanabhan Iyer, MD

Topic Presenter

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Bradley Christensen, MD

Topic Presenter

Texas Oncology

Elif Yilmaz, MD

Topic Presenter

UT Southwestern - Simmons Comprehensive

Carolina Escobar, MD

Topic Presenter

Texas Oncology

Clayton Jackson, MD

Topic Presenter

UT Southwestern - Simmons Comprehensive

Vivian Irizarry Gatell, MD

Topic Presenter

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Sean Maximillian Taasan, MD

Topic Presenter

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Adeel Khan, MD, MPH, MS

Topic Presenter

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Aimaz Afrough, MD

Topic Presenter

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Sattva S Neelapu, MD

Faculty

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Moshe Yair Levy, MD

Faculty

Texas Oncology

Samer Al Hadidi, MD

Faculty

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD

Faculty

UT Southwestern - Simmons Comprehensive

Jean-Antoine Ribeil, MD, PhD

Faculty

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Our Agenda

Saturday, April 25th, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration & Breakfast (Grand Bryan A)

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* (Grand Bryan B)

08:25 AM - 09:40 AMSession 1: Lymphoma (Grand Bryan B)

Session Chair: Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA, MS, FACP

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 (Grand Bryan A)

09:55 AM - 10:50 AMSession 2: Acute Leukemias and Allogenic SCT (Grand Bryan B)

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 (Grand Bryan B)

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

Q&A

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" (non-CME accredited) (Grand Bryan C)

12:30 PM - 01:45 PMSession 4: Plasma Cell Disorders (Grand Bryan B)

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, MPH, MS

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, MPH, MS; Aimaz Afrough, MD; Sean Maximillian Taasan, MD

01:45 PM - 03:00 PMSession 5: Cellular Therapy for Community Practice (Grand Bryan B)

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 (Grand Bryan B)

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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