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Emerging Therapies and Testing for METex14 in Advanced NSCLC

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Are you ready to incorporate METex14 testing and MET inhibitor therapy into your clinical practice for advanced NSCLC? Gain insight from 3 expert faculty on the latest clinical data. 

Released: August 20, 2020

Expiration: August 19, 2021

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Faculty

Karen L. Reckamp

Karen L. Reckamp, MD, MS

Associate Professor
Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California

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This educational activity is supported by an independent grant from the Healthcare business of

Merck KGaA

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the rationale for METex14 as a targetable alteration in NSCLC
  • Evaluate the available testing platforms and use of tissue and plasma biopsies to assess METex14 in patients with NSCLC
  • Discuss the available clinical evidence for selective MET inhibitors in METex14-altered NSCLC, including an assessment of relative efficacy and central nervous system responses
  • Appropriately manage treatment-related adverse events associated with MET-targeted agents used in patients with advanced-stage NSCLC

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Karen L. Reckamp, MD, MS

Associate Professor
Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California

Karen L. Reckamp, MD, MS, has disclosed that she has received consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Calithera, Genentech, Guardant, Precision Health, and Tesaro and funds for research support paid to her prior institution from AbbVie, Acea, Adaptimmune, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Guardant, Janssen, Loxo Oncology, Molecular Partners, Seattle Genetics, Spectrum, Takeda, Xcovery, and Zeno.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Rachael M. Andrie, PhD

Clinical Editor

Rachael M. Andrie, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Marie N. Becker, PhD

Scientific Director

Marie N. Becker, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Megan Cartwright, PhD

Senior Clinical Editor

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Petra Cravens, PhD

Editorial Contributor

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Katie Eustace, MBA

Senior Director, Global Medical Education, Europe

Katie Eustace, MBA, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Gordon Kelley,

Clinical Editor
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Gordon Kelley 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.

Timothy A. Quill, PhD

Senior Managing Editor

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