Research To Practice (RTP) is pleased to offer community- and academic-based hospitals and cancer centers throughout the United States the opportunity to participate in an interactive live educational activity focused on the management of non-small cell lung cancer. Each session in this regional series will feature a blend of didactic presentation, discussion of steering committee members’ treatment recommendations, interactive polling of attendees using keypad devices and follow-up audience Q&A.
If you are interested in hosting a session at your institution, please contact our Meeting Services Department at GRTeam@ResearchToPractice.com or call (800) 233-6153.
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Schedule of Events:
Additional events to be announced
There is no registration fee for these events. However, preregistration is advised as seating is limited.
Each 1-hour session will include 3 topic modules focused on the current management of, emerging research with and novel agents and strategies under active investigation for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Each event will employ an identical format that will include the following elements:
- Discussion of Steering Committee Members’ Treatment Recommendations
- Review of Available Clinical Research Findings
- Integration of Interactive Audience Polling Results
MODULE 1 Evolving Paradigms for Patients with NSCLC and EGFR Tumor Mutations
MODULE 2 Immune Checkpoint Inhibition for Patients with Locally Advanced NSCLC
MODULE 3 Recently Approved and Investigational Immunotherapeutic Combinations for Patients with
Metastatic NSCLC
Each session will conclude with a 5-minute Q&A segment
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Alexander E Drilon, MD
Clinical Director
Developmental Therapeutics Clinic
Associate Attending Physician
Thoracic Oncology Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Matthew Gubens, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Thoracic Medical Oncology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Nasser H Hanna, MD
Professor of Medicine
Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Professor of Lung Cancer Clinical Research
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Leora Horn, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research
Director, Thoracic Oncology Research Program
Assistant Vice Chairman for Faculty Development
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Nathan A Pennell, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Hematology and Medical Oncology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Director, Cleveland Clinic Lung Cancer Medical Oncology Program
Cleveland, Ohio
Suresh S Ramalingam, MD
Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Assistant Dean for Cancer Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Deputy Director, Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
Lecia V Sequist, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Innovation in Early
Cancer Detection
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
The Landry Family Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Heather Wakelee, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Oncology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford, California
Project Chair
Neil Love, MD
President
Research To Practice
Miami, Florida
Target Audience:
This activity is intended for medical oncologists and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of lung cancer.
Learning Objectives:
- Appraise the FDA approval of durvalumab consolidation therapy for patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have not experienced disease progression after standard platinum-based chemotherapy concurrent with radiation therapy, and discern how this agent can be appropriately and safely integrated into routine clinical practice.
- Recall the results from the recently presented Phase III FLAURA trial evaluating the role of osimertinib versus gefitinib or erlotinib as first-line therapy for patients with NSCLC with an EGFR tumor mutation, and consider how these findings may affect current or future clinical practice.
- Develop an optimal management approach for patients with NSCLC with an EGFR tumor mutation and CNS metastases, considering the implications of symptomatology, number of lesions and other relevant factors.
- Review published research data documenting the safety and efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies in combination with chemotherapy for newly diagnosed metastatic NSCLC, and identify patients appropriate for this strategy outside of a research setting.
- Recognize immune-related adverse events and other common side effects associated with approved and developmental immune checkpoint inhibitors, and offer supportive strategies to minimize and manage these toxicities.
- Describe ongoing trials evaluating novel applications of immune checkpoint inhibitors alone or in combination with other systemic approaches (eg, targeted therapy) for diverse lung cancer variants, and counsel appropriately selected patients about participation.
CME Credit Form:
A CME credit form will be given to each participant at the conclusion of the activity.
Accreditation Statement:
Research To Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement:
Research To Practice designates each live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy:
Research To Practice (RTP) is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education. We assess conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME activities. Conflicts of interest are identified and resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process. In addition, all activity content is reviewed by both a member of the RTP scientific staff and an external, independent physician reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations. Financial disclosures will be provided in meeting course materials.
Commercial Support:
These activities are supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
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