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Second Opinion: Clinical Investigators Provide Perspectives on the Future Role of AKT Inhibition in the Management of Prostate Cancer (Symposium Video Proceedings)
Released March 2026

Featuring perspectives from Prof Karim Fizazi and Dr Daniel George, moderated by Dr Elisabeth I Heath. Published March 2026.

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for medical and radiation oncologists, urologists and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of prostate cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Appreciate the incidence and clinical relevance of PTEN deficiency in prostate cancer, and develop an understanding of the optimal method to assess PTEN status in patients.
    • Assess the clinical and biological factors in the selection of therapy for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in order to optimally personalize treatment recommendations.
    • Evaluate available Phase III data with novel AKT inhibitors in combination with hormonal therapy for patients with mHSPC and PTEN deficiency, and consider the potential role of this form of treatment.
    • Implement a plan of care to recognize and manage side effects and toxicities associated with AKT inhibitors in preparation for their potential availability for patients with prostate cancer.

    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 Proceedings: 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 Proceedings: 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 components and post-tests, 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) — CONTINUOUS 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.

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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/ASCOGU2026/AKTiProstate/CME. The corresponding video program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCOGU2026/AKTiProstate/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/ASCOGU2026/AKTiProstate/Video/CME. The corresponding audio program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCOGU2026/AKTiProstate.

    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 financial relationships 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:

    Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD
    GETUG President
    University of Paris Saclay
    Centre Oscar Lambret
    Lille, France

    Honoraria, Former Institution: Advanced Accelerator Applications, Amgen Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Merck, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer Inc.

    Daniel George, MD
    Eleanor Easley Distinguished Chair
    Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Urology
    Duke University School of Medicine
    ACS Research Professor
    Co-Lead, DCI Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers
    Duke Cancer Institute
    Durham, North Carolina

    Advisory Committees: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Candel Therapeutics, Convergent Therapeutics Inc, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc; Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer Inc; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Exelixis Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, pharmaand GmbH; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Stock Options/Stock — Public Companies: Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer Inc; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: IDEOlogy Health, MJH Life Sciences, Onclive, Targeted Oncology.

    CONSULTING CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS — Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO
    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

    Rana R McKay, MD, FASCOAdvisory Committees and Consulting Agreements: Ambrx, Arcus Biosciences, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Blue Earth Diagnostics, Boundless Bio, Bristol Myers Squibb, Calithera Biosciences, Caris Life Sciences, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Lilly, Merck, Myovant Sciences, Neomorph, Nimbus Therapeutics, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Sorrento Therapeutics, Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited, Tempus; Contracted Research: Artera, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Exelixis Inc, Incyte Corporation, Natera Inc, Oncternal Therapeutics.

    MODERATOR
    Elisabeth I Heath, MD
    Chair, Department of Oncology
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota

    Advisory Committees: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Novartis, Petauri Kinect, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Sumitomo Pharma America; Advisory Committees (to Institution): Janssen Biotech Inc; Consulting Agreements (to Institution): Novartis; Contracted Research (Research Support to Institution): Altor Bioscience Corporation, Amgen Inc, Arvinas, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BioXcel Therapeutics Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Calithera Biosciences, Caris Life Sciences, Clarity Pharmaceuticals, Corcept Therapeutics Inc, Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Fortis Therapeutics, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, Harpoon Therapeutics, Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc, iTeos Therapeutics, Janssen Biotech Inc, Janux Therapeutics, Johnson & Johnson, MacroGenics Inc, Merck, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Modra Pharmaceuticals, MSD, Novartis, Oncolys BioPharma, Peloton Therapeutics Inc, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, POINT Biopharma, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Seagen Inc, Xencor; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships (to Institution): Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines.

    RESEARCH TO PRACTICE CME PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF AND REVIEWERS — Planners, scientific staff and independent reviewers for Research To Practice have no relevant financial relationships 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 grantor.

    These activities are supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

    Release date: March 2026
    Expiration date: March 2027

    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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