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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Introduction to the Regulation of Cellular Therapy 

CBER/OCGT Update 
Celia Witten, MD, PhD
Director, OCTGT, CBER, FDA

Introduction to Cell Therapy Regulations 
Ellen Lazarus, MD
OCTGT, CBER, FDA 

Regulatory Perspective on the Development of Manufacturing Processes
Keith Wonnacott, PhD
OCTGT, CBER, FDA

Donor Issues

Update on Donor Issues
Melissa Greenwald, MD
OCTGT, CBER, FDA 

Donor Screening Challenges for Cord Blood Products
John Miller, MD
National Marrow Donor Program 

Tissue Donor Testing and Screening Issues
Scott Brubaker, CTBS
American Association of Tissue Banks 

Decision Analysis for Screening of HCT/P Donors
Brian Custer, PhD, MPH
Blood Systems Research Institute

Novel Therapies I 

Regulatory Challenges for The Development of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Product
Rod Monroy, PhD
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. 

Application of Zinc Finger Nuclease Gene Disruption Technology to Manufacture Genetically Modified T cells for HIV Therapy 
Bruce Levine, PhD
University of Pennsylvania 

PEG Encapsulated Islets for the Treatment of Diabetes
*Presentation not available*
Xiaojie Yu, PhD
Novocell Inc.

Use of Devices in Manufacturing Cell Therapy Products 

Introduction
Ellen Areman, MS, SBB(ASCP)
Biologics Consulting Group, Inc.

CBER Regulation of Devices for Cell Therapy
Richard McFarland, MD, PhD
OCTGT, CBER, FDA 

IDE Submissions for Devices Used to Manufacture Cell Therapy Products
Janice Davis-Sproul, MAS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Johns Hopkins Medicine 

Use of Automated Separation Devices for Cord Blood Processing
Safa Karandish, MT(ASCP)
MD Anderson Cancer Center 

Technical and Regulatory Considerations for Use of a Bioreactor in Clinical Cell Manufacturing Under an IND
Bruce Levine, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Use of Banked Cells in Manufacturing Cell Therapy Products

Cell Banking: Issues and Guidance
Brenton McCright, PhD
OCTGT, CBER, FDA 

Banking of Transformed B-cell line (TM-LCL)
Shelly Heimfeld, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 

Banking Human Neural Stem Cells for Clinical Applications
Lisa Fox, MS, MT(ASCP)
Stem Cells, Inc. 

Characterization of Human Embryonic Cell Banks for the Production of Cell Based Therapies
Jane Lebkowski, PhD
Geron Corporation

Novel Therapies II 

Enhancing the Autologous and Allogeneic Anti-tumor effects of adoptive NK cell infusions 
Richard Childs, MD
NIH/NHLBI 

Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections after HLA mismatch or unrelated Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation with Multivirus-specific cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
Catherine Bollard, MD
Baylor College of Medicine 

Unmet Medical Needs in Ophthalmology
William Tente, MSc

Update on FDA Liaison Meetings
Kurt Gunter, MD

Update on CMS Reimbursement for Cell Therapy Products
James Gajewski, MD

Facility & Operational Issues for Cell Therapy Facilities 

CGMP Considerations for Cell Therapy Products Under IND
Laurie Norwood, MSc
OCBQ, CBER, FDA 

Environmental Monitoring Approaches in Cell Therapy Product Manufacturing
Angela Ondo, MT(ASCP)
Johns Hopkins Medicine 

Media Fill Evaluations in Cellular Therapy Product Manufacturing: Three Possible Approaches
Doug Padley, MT(ASCP)
Mayo Foundation 

Cleaning and Sanitization Strategies for Clinical Cell Therapies 
Robert Preti, PhD
Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC

Facility & Operational Issues for Cord Blood Banks 

Cord Blood Processing Facility Challenges- what does cGMP mean?
Mary Malarkey, BSc
Director, OCBQ, CBER, FDA 

GMP Challenges for Cord Blood Banks
Donna Regan, MT(ASCP)SBB
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center 

Issues of a large multi-national cord blood bank for the FDA Draft Guidance
Robert Chow, MD
StemCyte, Inc.

Combination Products 

Regulation of Combination Products
Kimberly Benton, PhD
OCTGT, CBER, FDA 

Combination Products - Development of an Autologous Neo-Bladder Construct 
Tim Bertram, DVM, PhD
Tengion Inc. 

Validation of a Combination Product for Treating Cardiac Disease 
John McMannis, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Friday, September 28, 2007

Product Characterization & Stability

Assay Validation 

Overview of Assay Validation 
Thomas Finn, PhD
OCTGT, FDA

Microbiological Testing 

Sterility testing of 361 and early phase 351 cell therapy products in an academic center
Hanh Khuu, MD
National Institute of Health 

Validation of the BacT/Alert as an alternative sterility test for Dendreon's autologous cell therapy product
Timothy Wood, BSc
Dendreon Corporation 

Microbial testing of 351 HCT/Ps intended for commercialization
Miguel Nogueras, BS, MT
BioReliance

Potency Assays 

Potency assay validation for Auto-CD34+ HPC
Carolyn Keever-Taylor, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Product potency in cord blood products
Donna Regan, MT(ASCP)SBB
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital 

Development of a Potency Assay for GVAX Prostate Cancer Cellular Immunotherapy 
*Presentation not available*
Shirley Clift
Cell Genesys, Inc. 

Potency of multi-virus specific CTL from allogeneic donors
Ann Leen, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine

Product Stability 

Introduction: Stability Programs
Janice Davis-Sproul, MAS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Johns Hopkins Medicine 

Development of a Stability Program for a Cord Blood Bank  
Safa Karandish, MT(ASCP)
MD Anderson Cancer Center 

Short-Term Stability: Validation of NK Cell Activation During Long-Distance Shipping 
David McKenna, Jr., MD
University of Minnesota Medical Center 

Development of a Stability Program in support of a BLA for a Stem Cell Therapeutic 
Michelle LeRoux Williams, PhD
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.