CAR-T Patients and Complications in 2026: What to Know and Consider in the ICU

Join the Section on Critical Care for our upcoming event, "CAR-T Patients and Complications in 2026: What to Know and Consider in the ICU", featuring guest speakers, Joseph Van Galen, MD, MS, and William O’Hara, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP. 

This event is sponsored by the Alvarenga Prize & Lectureship Fund, which was established in 1890 to honor outstanding contributions to medical progress. 

Program:

6:00-6:30PM

Networking

6:30PM

Presentation Begins

About the Presentation: 

CAR-T therapies are the most well-established of the adoptive T-cell products that are increasingly used and investigated for the treatment of both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Commercial products are administered in complex care packages that carry various risks for infectious, hematologic, inflammatory, and neurologic complications, among others. Our presentation aims to provide critical care physicians and professionals with a working knowledge of CAR-T approaches and possible complications that might be encountered in the ICU, even as diagnostic and therapeutic approaches continue to develop. 

About the Speakers: 

Joseph Van Galen, MD, MS 

Assistant Professor 

Division of Transplant and Cell Therapy 

Department of Medical Oncology 

Thomas Jefferson University 

  

William O'Hara, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP 

Advanced Practice Pharmacist, Oncology/BMT 
Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology 

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center 

Thomas Jefferson University 

*Trainees, please purchase the $15 College Student ticket. 

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