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Gene Therapy Targets: Broadening the Scope of Therapy

(2022 ACMG Summer Gene Therapy Education Series: Advancements in Gene Therapy Options for Rare Diseases – This course is supported by an independent medical education grant from Pfizer, Inc.)

ACMG Genetics Academy – Live Webinar

Session Description:

This session will provide a broad overview of the potential for AAV mediated gene transfer to be used as a platform approach for the development of therapies targeting the nervous system. The session will highlight the success in bringing these approaches from preclinical studies to clinical trials and will highlight some of its limitations. Given the expansion of AAV mediated gene transfer approaches being developed and studied in the neuromuscular field, this session will also provide insight to key clinical considerations around patient eligibility and selection, immune monitoring and immune modulation, and assessment of outcomes following gene transfer. The presentation will review outcomes of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (Zolgensma) in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and related clinical and ethical issues.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the webinar, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss basic approaches to deliver a gene to the nervous system.

2. Review safety and immunologic considerations that impact clinical gene replacement therapy.

3. Recognize how gene replacement therapy can lead to shift in care and natural history, using SMA as an example.

Moderators:

Kuntal Sen, MD, FACMG

Attending Pediatric Neurogenetics

Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC

Brett Graham, MD, PhD, FACMG

Associate Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Genetics, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Presenters:

Diana Bharucha-Goebel, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics, Children’s National Health System

Clinical Research Collaborator, National Institutes of Health, NINDS/ Neurogenetics Branch

Steven Gray, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX Director, UTSW Viral Vector Facility

The 2022 ACMG Summer Gene Therapy Education Series: Advancements in Gene Therapy Options for Rare Diseases is designed to provide a basic background on gene therapy for all healthcare professionals. There will be four live multidisciplinary team webinars. Experts will present new pathways in gene therapies and demonstrate best practices for patient care from existing guidelines from ACMG and ASGCT. Each webinar will be 60 minutes with the last 10 minutes reserved for panel discussion/Q&A.

The four webinars dates and topics include:

June 9           Gene therapy basics: vector options and preclinical development

June 23         Gene therapy targets: inborn errors of metabolism

July 7             Gene therapy targets: broadening the scope of therapy

July 21           Gene therapy: ethical, social and economic issues

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the webinar series, participants should be able to:

1. Consider gene therapy options for their patients

2. Determine patient eligibility for gene therapy

3. Discuss gene therapy with their patients 4. Counsel their patients regarding gene therapy options

5. Address patient safety concerns of viral vector technologies

Target Audience:

This summer webinar series is targeted to genetics professionals in research, lab, and clinical settings, as well nongenetic healthcare professionals caring for patients with rare disease.

Accreditation
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Claiming your Educational Credits

Complete the activity and carefully complete the evaluation form. The deadline to claim educational credits is within 30 days from the date of the activity. Educational credit requests after this date will not be accepted.

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The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) for physicians. ACMG is an organization committed to improvement of patient care and general health by the incorporation of genetics and genomics into clinical practice.

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