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7:00 am Check In, Morning Coffee & Light Refreshments
7:55 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Bringing ADCs to Earlier Line Oncology Therapies: Showcasing ADC Development Providing Long-Term Benefit to Patients
8:00 am Reviewing the ADC Clinical & Approval Landscape: What Direction are ADCs Heading to Reshape Frontline Oncology Treatments For Patients?
- Reviewing the breast cancer patient treatment landscape: Where do ADCs currently fit in with standard of care treatments and how is this evolving?
- Explaining the physician’s perspective and patient attitudes to ADC treatments given anti-tumor efficacy and toxicity profiles
- Assessing the rise of ADC patient resistance mechanisms and explaining the importance of mechanism and design differentiation to provide long-term patient benefit
8:30 am Spotlighting Enhertu’s Historic HER2-Positive Solid Tumor Agnostic & Metastatic Breast Cancer HER2-Ultralow Approvals
- Breaking down readouts from DESTINY clinical trials which led to tumor-agnostic HER2-positive solid tumor approval
- Outlining DB06 data and results of Enhertu in HER2 ultralow patient populations: what impact does target expression have across tumor types
- Evaluating the impact of Enhertu demonstrating superiority vs. chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer to advance ADCs towards earlier-line oncology treatments
9:00 am Leveraging Bioconjugation Strategies to Enhance AOC CMC Processes
- Navigating the nuances of oligonucleotide conjugate process development and understanding how to leverage physiochemical properties and chemistry aspects between different AOCs
- Comparing AOCs with classical ADCs: Explore payload complexity, impurity profiles, and essential analytical methods
- Assessing the evolving regulatory framework, impurity control, stability, immunogenicity and target product profiles
- Spotlighting real-world customer case studies that demonstrate a risk-managed approach to get to the clinic quicker
9:30 am Showcasing Updated Clinical Profile & Sustained Overall Survival Benefit of Belantamab Mafodotin Combination to Understand How ADC MoA Translates to Advancing to Earlier Line Oncology Treatments
- Breaking down the updated clinical profile of belantamab mafodotin combinations from DREAMM-7 trial with sustained overall survival benefit in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
- Explaining how multi-modal mechanism of action across payload, immunogenic cell death, and adaptive immune response translates to durable patient response and long-term clinical benefit
- Contextualizing belantamab mafodotin’s ongoing regulatory journey
- Evaluating the journey of ADCs transitioning to earlier-line treatments for oncology patients across tumor types
10:00 am Morning Break & Networking
Discovery Chemistry
Spotlighting Novel Payload MoAs for Next-Gen ADC Design to Combat Patient Resistance
11:00 am Targeted PROTAC Delivery: Principles of Crafting PROTAC-ADCs & Self-Assembling PROxAb Shuttles
- Summarizing the current technological status of Degrader-ADCs, emphasizing the challenges in their generation
- Introducing the PROxAb Shuttle technology, which has the potential to expedite Degrader-ADC discovery
- Presenting data showcasing the practical application of the PROxAb Shuttle in vivo
11:30 am Streamlining Innovation in ADC Design Through Manufacturing with ThioBridge™ Conjugation & Linker Technology
- Delving into mechanistic insights of ThioBridge™ and its advantages over conventional stochastic conjugation approaches, demonstrated through in vitro and in vivo ADC stability data
- Exploring how DAR can be precisely controlled using ThioBridge™ to optimize ADC therapeutic activity
- Assessing design strategies for optimizing linker-payload combinations to improve in vivo efficacy, supported by relevant preclinical data
- Manufacturing Considerations: Understanding key aspects of ThioBridge™ linker-payload and ADC manufacturing processes
12:00 pm Introducing Phosphonate-ADCs: a Novel Immunostimulatory ADC Class Driving Inside-Out Activation of Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells to Selectively Kill Tumor Cells
- Exploring immunostimulatory ADCs that redirect Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells to selectively target and kill tumor cells
- Spotlighting MHC-independent MoA, providing a promising solution to overcome resistance to approved CPIs
- Combining linker-drug platform with any targeted moiety, offering potential applications beyond immuno-oncology
12:30 pm Harnessing Site- Selective Conjugation Platform AbClick® for Innovative Bioconjugate Therapies
- Introducing AbTis’ proprietary linker technologies to develop next-generation ADCs with enhanced stability, efficacy, and therapeutic potential, designed to optimize clinical outcomes
- Showcasing versatile and modular applicability of AbClick® for cost-effective, streamlined production of existing and novel bioconjugate modalities
- Exploring external innovation and opportunities for companies to leverage AbClick® to enhance their ADC pipeline development
1:00 pm Lunch & Learn Presentations Hosted by Millipore Sigma:
The Power of Two, the Ease of One: A Strategic Alliance for ADC DS & DP Manufacturing Services
Invitation-only session. For all other attendees, lunch is provided in the exhibition area
1:00 pm Lunch & Learn Presentations Hosted by Ultivue by Vizgen:
Addressing the Challenges in ADC Therapy Development Through Targeted Spatial Biomarker Strategies
Invitation-only session. For all other attendees, lunch is provided in the exhibition area
Exploring Innovative Payloads & ADC Design With Clinical Differentiation in Mind
2:00 pm Exploring A Novel ADC Payload Targeting mRNA Translation for Hematologic & Solid Tumors
• Targeting mRNA translation of oncogenic proteins with a novel payload DUP5
• Showcasing strong payload potency across broad spectrum of hematologic and solid tumor types
• Exploring novel payload potential to overcome resistance to Dxd
2:30 pm Employing Novel Immune Modulating Payload to Achieve Differentiation: Assessing TRAAC Clinical Validation
- Highlighting the novel immune- stimulating payload and unique site-specific conjugation employed in TRAACs
- Case study of TAC-001: navigating preclinical to clinical translation of payload MoA
- Exploring development of TAC-003, a novel payload leading to differentiation versus conventional ADCs with the same target
3:00 pm Showcasing Early Performance of Novel ADC DB-1317 & DUP9 Payload
- Introducing DualityBio ADC development and innovation in next-generation ADCs
- Spotlighting DUP9, a next-generation payload to increase ADC payload diversity
- Exploring design and early development of DB-1317, a novel ADC targeting GI cancer
3:30 pm Discovery Chemistry Stream Closes
4:00 pm Afternoon Break & Scientific Poster Showcase
Scientific posters will be displayed all day. Use this dedicated time to meet poster authors and ask your burning questions
Evaluating Performance of Novel ADC Design & MoA Differentiation to Assess Activity Versus Validated Clinical Successes
5:00 pm Panel Discussion: Delving into Novel Design & Development to Strive for Next-Generation ADCs Providing Long-Term Benefit to Patients
Panelists:
- Evaluating the landscape of ADC therapies: is the risk of innovation now lower than the risk of irrelevancy?
- Assessing hurdles and opportunities to achieve differentiated ADC profiles in crowded ADC payload and target fields
- Delving into novel ADC payloads: what new MoAs are emerging and what has been demonstrated so far?
- Understanding perspectives on the future of ADC development across ADC design, targeting, and precision medicine approaches
5:45 pm Leveraging Novel Conjugation Technology & Enhanced Antibody Targeting to Engineer the Next Generation of ADCs & Targeted Oncology Therapeutics
- Understanding the scope to differentiate ADCs through novel targets and antibody engineering to widen target indications and patient populations
- Leveraging non-natural amino acid conjugation technology to design ADCs with enhanced design and properties
- Incorporating in silico and AI tools to enhance next-generation ADC engineering and desig
6:15 pm WuXi XDC: Technology Innovation & Global Expansion to Empower Bioconjugate Development from Concept to Commercialization
- Exploring WuXiDAR4 novel conjugation technology and payload linker platform to enable development of better ADCs with increased stability and a wider therapeutic index
- Spotlighting the WuXi XDC Singapore Site: The cornerstone of global dual sourcing strategy
- Highlighting integrated CRDMO solutions to empower bioconjugate development from concept to commercialization
6:45 pm Unveiling Novel Payload & ADC Design Attributes & Performance for Next Generation ADC Targeting & Tolerability
- Highlighting the drivers for ADC development beyond traditional cytotoxic payloads
- Detailing development and design of more well-tolerated ADCs with improved therapeutic index and defined patient populations
- Showcasing late-stage preclinical development of novel ADC programs preparing for IND applications