Empowered Patient Podcast

Dr. Juan Vera, CEO of Marker Therapeutics, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, is developing next-generation immunotherapy with a multi-tumor-specific T-cell platform to overcome limitations of current T-cell therapies with narrow target recognition. This approach, which recognizes multiple antigens within the tumor, helps prevent tumor resistance and adaptation. Marker is participating in the APOLLO trial testing this broad spectrum of target recognition in lymphoma patients who have relapsed after CAR-T CD19 therapy while also exploring acute myeloid leukemia and pancreatic cancer.   Juan explains, "Without a doubt, the earlier products that have been approved, such as mainly chimeric T-cell receptors, have validated the clinical power of T-cells in their ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. I think that no one will argue that, and this has been something that has been well evaluated, particularly in hematologic malignancies and particularly in lymphoma." "However, there are limitations with