AACR 2026 Opening Plenary: Carl June on CAR-T Solid Tumor Progress, Regina Barzilay on AI, Charles Sawyers on Precision Oncology
The AACR 2026 Opening Plenary Session — 'Precision, Partnership, Purpose: Advancing Cancer Science to Save Lives Globally' — runs Sunday April 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m. PT. Cochaired by Paul Mischel (Stanford) and Alice Shaw (Dana-Farber), speakers include Carl June (Penn, armored CAR-T for solid tumors, glioblastoma), Georg Winter (AITHYRA), Regina Barzilay (MIT), and Charles Sawyers (MSK). The program sets the tone for a meeting in which peptide-based modalities, ADCs, and PDCs are taking center stage.