The BioInsights Podcast

CAR-T cells: from cancer to autoimmunity

Professor Dimitrios Mougiakakos Season 1 Episode 19

Professor Dimitrios Mougiakakos is the director of the Hematology and Oncology department at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. In this episode, he joins us to discuss the exciting potential for CAR T cell therapy for autoimmune disease and how his team has approached GMP manufacturing in the clinical setting. He explains the challenges faced in setting up cell therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the future of cell and gene therapy in different indications.