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The 2nd International Workshop on GPRC5D-targeted myeloma therapies (iwGPRC5D) took place in New York City, NY, on 12-13 March, 2026. This workshop brought together leading clinical and translational researchers to discuss the latest advances in GPRC5D-targeted therapies for multiple myeloma. iwGPRC5D 2026 was supported by BMS and Johnson & Johnson. Enduring content from the workshop is supported by AstraZeneca. Supporters have no influence over the production of the content.

iwGPRC5D 2026

International Workshop on GPRC5D-targeted therapies
12–13 March 2026 | New York, NY

iwGPRC5D 2026

International Workshop on GPRC5D-targeted therapies
12–13 March 2026 | New York, NY
The 2nd International Workshop on GPRC5D-targeted myeloma therapies (iwGPRC5D) took place in New York City, NY, on 12-13 March, 2026. This workshop brought together leading clinical and translational researchers to discuss the latest advances in GPRC5D-targeted therapies for multiple myeloma. iwGPRC5D 2026 was supported by BMS and Johnson & Johnson. Enduring content from the workshop is supported by AstraZeneca. Supporters have no influence over the production of the content.

Testing & diagnostics P1: diagnostic approaches & new technologies

Ozgur Can Eren
Immunohistochemistry
Ozgur Can Eren Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, United States
Daniel  Auclair
NGS technologies to meet today’s requirements and challenges
Daniel Auclair Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), Norwalk, CT, United States
Kevin Miller
Microbiome assessments
Kevin Miller Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, United States
Jonathan  Keats
The advantages and limitations of clinical sequencing tests in multiple myeloma
Jonathan Keats TGen, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Basic & translational 

Nizar Bahlis
What have we learnt about resistance to GPRC5D therapies?
Nizar Bahlis University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
MuralI Janakiram
How do emerging translational studies influence sequencing?
MuralI Janakiram City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States

Clinical updates

Jesús  Berdeja
GPRC5D directed CAR T-cells
Jesús Berdeja Tennessee Oncology & SCRI, Nashville, TN, United States
Omar Nadeem
GPRC5D antibody-drug conjugates
Omar Nadeem Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States
Andrew Yee
GPRC5D T-cell engagers
Andrew Yee Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
Saad Usmani
GPRC5D trispecific T-cell engagers
Saad Usmani Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
Yael Cohen
Multi-antigen targeting
Yael Cohen Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Practical aspects of GPRC5D therapies

Carlyn Rose  Tan
Real-world outcomes with talquetamab
Carlyn Rose Tan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, United States
Tomáš Jelínek
Infectious complications
Tomáš Jelínek University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Doris Hansen
Neurologic toxicities with GPRC5D therapies
Doris Hansen Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States
MuralI Janakiram
GPRC5D-related ataxia
MuralI Janakiram City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States
Joshua Richter
GI, skin, and oral toxicities
Joshua Richter Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, United States

Emerging use of GPRC5D therapies

Binod Dhakal
Talquetamab as bridging for BCMA CAR T-cells
Binod Dhakal Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Rajshekhar Chakraborty
GPRC5D therapies for AL amyloidosis
Rajshekhar Chakraborty Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, NY, United States
Manisha Bhutani
Is there a role for GPRC5D therapies in NDMM or early relapse?
Manisha Bhutani Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, United States
Sridevi Rajeeve
Outpatient administration and remote monitoring
Sridevi Rajeeve Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, United States

Translational approaches in GPRC5D-targeted therapies

Tarek Mouhieddine
Predictors of response and resistance to talquetamab
Tarek Mouhieddine Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, NY, United States
Ross Firestone
Immune profiling in GPRC5D therapies
Ross Firestone Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Montvlae, NJ, United States
Coming soon!

Regulatory considerations for trial design & endpoints

Charlotte Pawlyn
Regulatory landscape: surrogate endpoints
Charlotte Pawlyn The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
Hamza Hashmi
Single or dual antigen targeting?
Hamza Hashmi Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, United States

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