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Data + Perspectives: Clinical Investigators Discuss the Current and Future Role of Immunotherapy and Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Lung Cancer (Symposium Audio Proceedings)
Released June 2025

Featuring perspectives from Prof Marina Chiara Garassino, Dr John V Heymach, Prof Solange Peters and Dr Jacob Sands, moderated by Dr Sands. Published June 2025.

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of lung cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Analyze the biological basis for the investigation of immune checkpoint inhibitors for localized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and evaluate available data documenting the efficacy and safety of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies as neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant therapy. 
    • Appraise available findings from clinical studies and real-world analyses documenting long-term outcomes with anti-PD-L1 antibody consolidation therapy for patients with unresectable Stage III NSCLC who have not experienced disease progression after standard platinum-based chemotherapy concurrent with radiation therapy, and optimally integrate this treatment approach into patient care. 
    • Consider recent therapeutic advances related to the use of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies as monotherapy or in combination with other systemic therapies for metastatic NSCLC, and discern how these approaches can be applied in the management of this disease. 
    • Appreciate the incidence of targetable cell surface proteins, such as HER2, in patients with progressive metastatic NSCLC, and recognize published clinical trial data with and the optimal implementation of novel antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). 
    • Evaluate the biological rationale for targeting TROP2 in patients with NSCLC, and consider available research evidence with and the potential clinical role of TROP2-directed ADCs.

    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 2.25 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 1.75 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 component and a post-test, enables the participant to earn up to 2.25 (audio) and 1.75 (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.

    AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY (ABS) — CONTINOUS CERTIFICATION (CC)
    Successful completion of these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation component and a post-test, 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.

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    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/ASCO2025/LungImmunoADC/CME. The corresponding video program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO2025/LungImmunoADC/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/ASCO2025/LungImmunoADC/Video/CME. The corresponding audio program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO2025/LungImmunoADC.

    CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES
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    FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

    Marina Chiara Garassino, MBBS
    Section of Hematology/Oncology
    Professor of Medicine
    Director, Thoracic Oncology Program
    Department of Medicine
    The University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois

    Advisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, IO Biotech, Janssen Biotech Inc, Lilly, Merck, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Natera Inc, Novocure Inc, Nuvation Bio, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Revolution Medicines, Roche Laboratories Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

    John V Heymach, MD, PhD
    Professor and Chair
    Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas

    Advisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, AnHeart Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BioAtla, BioNTech SE, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Dizal, Ellipses Pharma, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, GSK, Hengrui Therapeutics Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Leads Biolabs, Lilly, ModeX Therapeutics Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Remunity, Sanofi, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Research Support: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Royalties and Licensing Fees: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    Professor Solange Peters, MD, PhD
    Medical Oncology Director
    Lausanne University Hospital
    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Advisory Committees and Consulting Agreements (All Fees to Institution): AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, Arcus Biosciences, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BeiGene Ltd, BerGenBio ASA, Biocartis, BioInvent, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Clovis Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Debiopharm, Foundation Medicine, F-star Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genzyme Corporation, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, HUTCHMED, Illumina, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, iTeos Therapeutics, Janssen Biotech Inc, Lilly, Merck Serono, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, MSD, Novartis, Novocure Inc, Nykode Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc, PharmaMar, Promontory Therapeutics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Contracted Research (Institutional Support): Principal investigator for trials sponsored by Amgen Inc, Arcus Biosciences, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeiGene Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, GSK, iTeos Therapeutics, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, MSD, PharmaMar, Promontory Therapeutics, Seagen Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Speakers Bureaus (All Fees to Institution): AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, GSK, Illumina, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Lilly, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

    MODERATOR
    Jacob Sands, MD
    Associate Chief, Thoracic Oncology
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Assistant Professor
    Harvard Medical School
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Curadev, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Fosun Pharma, Gilead Sciences Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lilly, Mariana Oncology, Medtronic Inc, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi, Summit Therapeutics; Contracted Research: Harpoon Therapeutics, Novartis; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Johnson & Johnson.

    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 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

    Release date: June 2025
    Expiration date: June 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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