HT-15 - GENE THERAPY IN HEART FAILURE: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Saturday, October 25, 2025

1:40pm - 2:00pm ET

Room: Theatre 2

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During this session, a panel will discuss and share their clinical perspectives about clinical research in gene therapy for congestive heart failure, including a phase II study with Canadian participation.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

Understand how gene therapy in heart failure is being studied in clinical trials today, including a phase II study, GenePHIT
Understand how gene therapy could fit into future clinical practice

Presenter(s)

Roger Hajjar, MD

Director, Gene & Cell Therapy Institute
Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School
Samer Mansour, MD FRCPC (he/him/his)

Cardiologist
CHUM
CHUM
Shelley Zieroth, MD

Cardiologist
CHFS
University of Manitoba