Target Audience
This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows, surgeons and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to
- Optimize the use of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with localized colorectal cancer (CRC), considering the influence of clinical and biological factors, such as age, performance status and stage, and the potential relevance of molecular residual disease.
- Develop an understanding of validated biomarkers of response in metastatic CRC (mCRC), such as RAS, BRAF, HER2, microsatellite instability (MSI)/mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency and tumor sidedness, and consider the implications for molecular testing and clinical care.
- Formulate a plan to guide the selection and sequencing of therapies for patients with mCRC, considering tumor sidedness, biomarker profile, prior systemic therapy, symptomatology and personal goals of treatment.
- Evaluate available data with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies for MSI-high or MMR-deficient mCRC, and select patients for treatment with these approaches.
- Appreciate published research documenting the efficacy of combined BRAF/EGFR inhibition for patients with relapsed/refractory mCRC and a BRAF V600E mutation, and optimally incorporate this therapeutic strategy into the care of appropriately selected candidates.
- Recognize available data with HER2-targeted therapies for patients with HER2-positive mCRC, and consider the current and future role of FDA-approved and investigational approaches in the treatment of this disease.
- Apply available research to optimize the selection and sequencing of later-line therapeutic options for patients with multiregimen-relapsed mCRC, considering the implications of recently presented Phase III clinical trial findings.
- Recall ongoing trials evaluating novel agents and strategies for patients with mCRC, and use this information to appropriately refer candidates for study participation.
CE Credit
CME and ABIM MOC credit links will be emailed to each participant within 3 business days 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 this 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.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) — Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component and a short post-test, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Please note, this program has been specifically designed for the following ABIM specialty: medical oncology.
Personal information and data sharing: Research To Practice aggregates deidentified user data for program-use analysis, program development, activity planning and site improvement. We may provide aggregate and deidentified data to third parties, including commercial supporters. We do not share or sell personally identifiable information to any unaffiliated third parties or commercial supporters. Please see our privacy policy at ResearchToPractice.com/Privacy-Policy for more information. For those clinicians wishing to receive ABIM MOC credit for attending, you will receive an email after the event with instructions.
Content Validation and Disclosures
Research To Practice (RTP) is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education and adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers and others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest will have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity. In addition, all activity content is reviewed by RTP scientific staff and an external, independent physician reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.
FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:
Prof André — Advisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, Aptitude Health, Astellas, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences Inc, Gritstone bio, GSK, Merck, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Consulting Agreements: Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Nordic Pharma, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Contracted Research: Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: Inspirna; Speakers Bureaus: Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Seagen Inc; Nonrelevant Financial Relationship: Foundation ARCAD (Aide et Recherche en Cancérologie Digestive) — Foundation president.
Dr Dasari — Advisory Committees: HUTCHMED, Illumina, Personalis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Contracted Research: Eisai Inc, Enterome, Guardant Health, HUTCHMED, Xencor.
MODERATOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice. Research To Practice receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CME activities from the following companies: AbbVie Inc, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, ADC Therapeutics, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amgen Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BeiGene Ltd, BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Coherus BioSciences, CTI Biopharma, a Sobi company, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Elevation Oncology Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Epizyme Inc, Exact Sciences Corporation, Exelixis Inc, Five Prime Therapeutics Inc, Foundation Medicine, G1 Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Grail Inc, GSK, Halozyme Inc, Helsinn Healthcare SA, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite, A Gilead Company, Kronos Bio Inc, Legend Biotech, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, MEI Pharma Inc, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Mural Oncology Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on behalf of Advanced Accelerator Applications, Novocure Inc, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, R-Pharm US, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, TerSera Therapeutics LLC, Tesaro, A GSK Company, TG Therapeutics Inc, Turning Point Therapeutics Inc, Verastem Inc, and Zymeworks Inc.
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE CME PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF AND REVIEWERS
Planners, scientific staff and independent reviewers for Research To Practice have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.
Supporters
This activity is supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, and Seagen Inc.
