Expert Analysis

Endocrine Therapy

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the 2006 Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium*

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Endocrine Therapy

Faculty:
Nancy E. Davidson, MD Peter Ravdin, MD, PhD Christy Russell, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 02/08/07

Expiration Date: 02/07/08

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Registered Nurses: 1.0 Nursing CE credit

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Discuss the results of recent clinical trial studies for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer
Describe optimal treatment regimens for treating early-stage breast cancer patients
Recall methods to measure and/or predict responses associated with breast cancer regimens

Topics covered include:

The Use of Adjuvant Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonists
The EFECT Trial
Prognostic Value of Treatment-Induced Amenorrhea
Predicting Tamoxifen’s Benefit With the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay
81-Gene Signature and Optimization of Endocrine Treatment
Estrogen-Related Gene Expression and Response to AIs
ER Expression, PR Expression, HER-2 Status, and Disease Recurrence
NSABP B-33
Age-Related Outcomes in the MA.17 Trial

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