Our first episode on our CAR-T series is with accomplished physician expert in hematological malignancies and the CAR-T therapy space – Dr. Nirav Shah. Our moderator Neil Canavan asks Dr. Shah about the current CAR-T landscape, including a debate on autologous vs. allogeneic CAR-T cells, NK CARs, innovations in CAR-T cell therapy that are still in development.

Nirav Shah, MD, MSHP, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in lymphoma and stem cell transplant at Froedtert Hospital. Clinically, he treats patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). He is experienced in bone marrow transplantation, autologous transplantation, allogenic transplantation, and CAR-T cell therapy for the treatment of cancer. Dr. Shah has published 247 peer-reviewed journal articles in various scientific journals on topics spanning, CAR-T therapy, immunotherapies, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and stem cell transplantation. Dr. Shah is a frequent speaker at conferences and online live panel events where he has discussed the research & development, benefits, and dosing of allogenic and autologous CAR-T cell therapies.