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Integrating New Advances into the Care of Patients with Cancer — A Multitumor Symposium in Partnership with the American Oncology Network (Symposium Video Proceedings)
Released December 2025

Featuring perspectives from Dr Justin F Gainor, Dr Gottfried E Konecny, Dr Corey J Langer, Dr Kerry A Rogers, Dr Manish A Shah and Dr Misty Dawn Shields, moderated by Dr Stephen “Fred” Divers. Published December 2025.

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Appraise the clinical relevance of recent pivotal cancer research published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at major oncology conferences.
    • Recall ongoing clinical trials in select hematologic cancers and solid tumors, and as appropriate, refer patients for participation.
    • Incorporate individual preferences, tumor biomarkers and other treatment-related factors in personalizing therapy for patients with cancer.
    • Educate patients with hematologic cancers or solid tumors about the benefits and risks of novel therapeutic agents and strategies.
    • Apply an awareness of new datasets and the perspectives of tumor-specific clinical investigators to refine or validate treatment algorithms.
    • Evaluate the mechanisms of action, tolerability and efficacy of promising investigational agents, and consider the implications for clinical practice. 

    ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
    Research To Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
    Audio Program: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Video Program: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation components and post-tests, enables the participant to earn up to 5.0 (audio) and 4.5 (video) Medical Knowledge MOC points 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 each 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, these programs have been specifically designed for the following ABIM specialty: medical oncology and hematology.

    AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY (ABS) — CONTINOUS CERTIFICATION (CC)
    Successful completion of these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation components and post-tests, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

    Please note, these programs have been specifically designed for the following ABS practice area: complex general surgical oncology.

    PRIVACY POLICY
    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.

    HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
    Audio Program: This CME activity consists of an audio component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, listen to the MP3s, review the downloadable slide set, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/AON25/CME. The corresponding video program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/AON25/Video.

    Video Program: This CME activity consists of a video component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, watch the video, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/AON25/Video/CME. The corresponding audio program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/AON25.

    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 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:

    Justin F Gainor, MD
    Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers Program
    Director of Targeted Immunotherapy in the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Harvard Medical School
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Advisory Committees: Amgen Inc, ARS Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, ITeos Therapeutics, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Mariana Oncology, Merck, Merus, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Moderna, Novartis, Novocure Inc, Nuvalent, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Consulting Agreements: Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Contracted Research: Adaptimmune, ALX Oncology, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Blueprint Medicines, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Jounce Therapeutics, Merck, Moderna, NextPoint Therapeutics, Novartis, Palleon Pharmaceuticals; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: AI Proteins.

    Gottfried E Konecny, MD
    Professor of Medicine and Ob/Gyn
    Director, Medical Gynecologic Oncology
    Division of Hematology and Oncology
    David Geffen School of Medicine
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California

    No relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

    Corey J Langer, MD
    Director of Thoracic Oncology
    Abramson Cancer Center
    Professor of Medicine
    Perelman School of Medicine
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Advisory Committees: Amgen Inc, Merck; Consulting Agreements: Aptitude Health, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; Contracted Research (Institutional Support for Clinical Research): Amgen Inc, FUJIFILM Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, Novocure Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Incyte Corporation, Summit Therapeutics; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: Valor (VA).

    Kerry A Rogers, MD
    Associate Professor
    Division of Hematology
    The Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio

    Advisory Committees: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Janssen Biotech Inc; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Alpine Immune Sciences, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Lilly; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Lilly; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

    Manish A Shah, MD
    Professor of Medicine
    Bartlett Family Professor of Gastrointestinal Oncology
    Chief, Solid Tumor Oncology
    Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
    New York, New York

    No relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

    Misty Dawn Shields, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
    Indiana University School of Medicine
    Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics
    Associate Member, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics
    Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Thoracic Oncology
    Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Indianapolis, Indiana

    Steering Committees: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

    MODERATOR
    Stephen "Fred" Divers, MD
    Chief Medical Officer
    American Oncology Network
    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    Advisory Committees: Daiichi Sankyo 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.

    These educational activities contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the Food and Drug Administration. Research To Practice does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications and warnings. The opinions expressed are those of the presenters and are not to be construed as those of the publisher or grantors.

    These activities are supported by educational grants from AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BeOne, Corcept Therapeutics Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Merck, and Nuvalent.

    Release date: December 2025
    Expiration date: December 2026

    After completing the post-test, learners may download and review the answers here in order to identify further areas of study.

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