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Gene Therapy Research in Pediatric Populations: Ethical Issues
Session Chair(s)
Alison Bateman-House, PhD, MA, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Ethics, Dept of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States
Many gene therapy trials enroll pediatric patients. Clinical research in children raises discrete ethical challenges, as does clinical research involving gene therapy; this forum identifies these challenges and identifies relevant guidance documents.
Learning Objective : Identify the primary ethical challenges facing pediatric gene therapy trials; Assess which ethical challenges are common to all clinical research in children versus which are unique to gene therapy trials in this population; Recognize existing ethical guidance on these issues.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Rafael Escandon, DrPH, PhD, MPH, MS
Bridgebio Gene Therapy, United States
Senior Vice President Medical Affairs, Policy and Patient Engagement
Panelist
Alexandra Hall, MA
The Isaac Foundation, Canada
Managing Director: Policy, Patient Support, and Industry
Panelist
Lesha D. Shah, MD, FAPA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
Assistant Professor; Medical Director