Dr. Roy Jensen sits down for a conversation with Dr. Joseph McGuirk, division director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics program. They discuss exciting advances in the research of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, as well as Dr. McGuirk’s journey to becoming a national leader in cellular therapy research and treatment. Dr. McGuirk also details a traumatic childhood experience, which inspired him to become a cancer researcher and doctor. In addition, Anne Holzbeierlein, an acute myeloid leukemia survivor who was treated at by Dr. McGuirk at KU Cancer Center, shares her story, as well as advice for others who may be facing a similar diagnosis.

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Links from this episode:

• Learn more about CAR T-Cell therapy and the future of this type of treatment via Dr. McGuirk's interview on the KU Cancer Center blog: https://www.kucancercenter.org/news-room/blog/2023/03/optimizing-the-immune-system-to-beat-cancer
• Read more about Anne Holzbeierlein's cancer story: https://www.kucancercenter.org/news-room/patient-stories/2019/08/leukemia-survivor-credits-clinical-trial
• Learn more about Dr. McGuirk: https://findadoctor.kucancercenter.org/provider/Joseph+P+McGuirk/1220250
• Watch Dr. McGuirk talk about CAR T-cell treatment on the Bench to Bedside video series: https://youtu.be/l5BtuODYRZ4
• Learn more about clinical trials at KU Cancer Center: https://www.kucancercenter.org/cancer-clinical-trials
• Find our Clinical Trials Finder App on Google and the Apple Store: https://www.kucancercenter.org/news-room/news/2023/02/clinical-trial-finder-application-adds-patient-friendly-feature