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Key Studies in Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal, Breast, and Lung Cancers: CCO Independent Conference Highlights of the 2021 Virtual ESMO Annual Meeting

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Review expert perspectives on the most clinically relevant data on genitourinary, gastrointestinal, breast, and lung cancers presented at the 2021 virtual ESMO annual meeting.

Physicians: Maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: December 15, 2021

Expiration: December 14, 2022

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Eva M. Ciruelos

Eva M. Ciruelos, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Medicine and Surgery
Complutense University
Medical Oncologist, Breast Cancer Coordinator
Medical Oncology Dpt, Hospital 12 de Octubre and HM Hospitales
Madrid, Spain

Karim Fizazi

Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD

Full Professor
Cancer Medicine
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France

Eric Van Cutsem

Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD

Head, Digestive Oncology Unit
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium

Vamsidhar Velcheti

Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD

Professor of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Medical Director
Thoracic Oncology Program
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York 

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC

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Supporters

Supported by educational grants from

AstraZeneca

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Exelixis, Inc.

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc

Target Audience

This program is intended for global physicians and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Apply recently presented data to clinical practice to expand treatment options and improve outcomes for patients with cancer
  • Identify subpopulations of patients with cancer most likely to benefit from a specific treatment plan based on prognostic or predictive markers
  • Discuss new data on novel agents and therapeutic approaches for patients with cancer
  • Consider how new trial findings might affect treatment of cancer clinical practice in the future

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Eva M. Ciruelos, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Medicine and Surgery
Complutense University
Medical Oncologist, Breast Cancer Coordinator
Medical Oncology Dpt, Hospital 12 de Octubre and HM Hospitales
Madrid, Spain

Eva M. Ciruelos, MD, PhD, has disclosed that she has received consulting fees from AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche and fees for non-CME/CE services from AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, and Roche.

Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD

Full Professor
Cancer Medicine
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France

Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from AAA, Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Clovis, CureVac, ESSA, Genentech, Janssen, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Orion, and Sanofi.

Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD

Head, Digestive Oncology Unit
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium

Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from AbbVie, Array, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, BeiGene, Biocartis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Daiichi, Halozyme, GlaxoSmithKline, Helsinn, Incyte, Ipsen, Janssen Research, Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Merck KGaA, Mirati, Novartis, Pierre Fabre, Roche, Seattle Genetics, Servier, Sirtex, Terumo, Taiho, TRIGR, and Zymeworks and funds for research support paid to his institution from Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Ipsen, Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Merck KGaA, Novartis, Roche, and Servier.

Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD

Professor of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Medical Director
Thoracic Oncology Program
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York 

Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Foundation Medicine, Merck, and Novartis.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Megan Cartwright, PhD

Senior Clinical Editor

Megan Cartwright, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Krista Marcello,

Associate Managing Editor

Krista Marcello, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Kristen Morrow, PhD

Editorial Contributor

Kristen Morrow, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Jim Mortimer,

Product Director, Hematology/Oncology
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jim Mortimer has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Kemi Obajimi, PhD

Scientific Director

Kemi Obajimi, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Kevin Obholz, PhD

Editorial Director, Hematology/Oncology

Kevin Obholz, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Shara Pantry, PhD

Associate Scientific Director

Shara Pantry, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Timothy A. Quill, PhD

Senior Managing Editor

Timothy A. Quill, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Kristen Rosenthal, PhD

Clinical Editor

Kristen Rosenthal, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Justine Stanley, MSc

Editorial Contributor

Justine Stanley has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

June Wasserstrom,

Director, CME Program Development

June Wasserstrom has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from December 15, 2021, through December 14, 2022:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 65% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.

 

Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve the understanding of healthcare professionals globally on recent practice-changing clinical data on the treatment of patients with cancer.