CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

• TARGET AUDIENCE
  This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of hematologic cancers.
  
  OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
  Hematologic cancers include the lymphomas, the leukemias, multiple myeloma (MM) and other related disorders stemming from lymphoid and myeloid progenitor cell lines. Taken together, it is estimated that approximately 174,250 new lymphoid, myeloid and leukemic cancer cases will be identified in the United States in the year 2018, and 56,100 individuals will die from these diseases. Importantly, nearly 70 drug products are currently labeled for use in the management of hematologic cancers with more than 120 distinct FDA-approved indications. Although this extensive list of available treatment options is reassuring for patients and oncology healthcare professionals, it poses a challenge to the practicing clinician who must maintain up-to-date knowledge of appropriate clinical management strategies across a vast spectrum of liquid and solid tumors. This is particularly true, however, within the realm of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia [CLL]) and MM, where the past several years have seen a staggering number of important clinical and research advances.
  
  Several consensus- and evidence-based treatment guidelines are available and aim to assist clinicians with making management decisions in this dynamic clinical and research environment. However, in situations where multiple acceptable therapeutic options exist, such guidelines may not be particularly helpful at the time of decision-making. By exploring the perspectives of leading investigators regarding a number of clinical scenarios and reviewing key data sets, this activity will assist medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other allied healthcare professionals in the development of evidence-based strategies for the treatment of hematologic cancers.
  
  LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Individualize the selection and sequence of systemic therapy for patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory (R/R) CLL, considering clinical presentation, biomarker profile and psychosocial status.
  • Consider existing and emerging clinical research data in the formulation of therapeutic recommendations for patients with newly diagnosed and R/R diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma.
  • Incorporate new therapeutic strategies into the best-practice management of newly diagnosed and R/R Hodgkin lymphoma (HL).
  • Customize the use of induction, consolidation and maintenance therapeutic approaches for patients with MM in the post-transplant and nontransplant settings, considering patient- and disease-related factors, including cytogenetic profile.
  • Consider published research data and other clinical factors in the best-practice selection, sequencing or combining of available therapeutic agents in the nonresearch care of patients with R/R MM.
  • Compare and contrast the mechanisms of action, efficacy and safety of approved and investigational immunotherapeutic approaches (eg, immune checkpoint inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor-directed T-cell therapy) for the treatment of HL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), CLL and MM to determine the current and/or potential utility of each in clinical practice.
  • Design and implement a plan of care to recognize and manage side effects and toxicities associated with existing and recently approved systemic therapies in the management of HL, NHL, CLL and MM to support quality of life and continuation of treatment.
  • Assess the ongoing clinical trials evaluating other novel investigational approaches for HL, NHL, CLL and MM, and obtain consent from appropriate patients for study participation.

  ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
  Research To Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  
  CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
  CME credit is no longer available for this issue
  
  AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (ABIM) — MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
  CME credit is no longer available for this issue
  
  HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
  This CME activity consists of a video component.
  CME credit is no longer available for this issue
  
  CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES
  Research To Practice (RTP) is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education. We assess conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME activities. Conflicts of interest are identified and resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process. In addition, all activity content is reviewed by both a member of the 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 (and their spouses/partners) reported relevant conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process:
  
  Stephen Maxted Ansell, MD, PhD
  Professor of Medicine
  Division of Hematology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota
  
  Clinical Trials: Affimed, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Takeda Oncology, Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
  
  Matthew S Davids, MD, MMSc
  Associate Director, Center for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  Harvard Medical School
  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  Boston, Massachusetts
  
  Advisory Committee: Incyte Corporation, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, TG Therapeutics Inc; Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Celgene Corporation, Genentech, Janssen Biotech Inc, MEI Pharma Inc, Merck, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Roche Laboratories Inc, Verastem Inc; Contracted Research: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech, MEI Pharma Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Surface Oncology, TG Therapeutics Inc, Verastem Inc.
  
  Rafael Fonseca, MD
  Getz Family Professor of Cancer
  Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
  Mayo Clinic Arizona
  Scottsdale, Arizona
  
  Advisory Committee: Amgen Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc; Consulting Agreements: Amgen Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Merck, Novartis, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Sanofi Genzyme, Takeda Oncology.
  
  Paul G Richardson, MD
  Clinical Program Leader
  Director of Clinical Research
  Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
  Department of Medical Oncology
  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  RJ Corman Professor of Medicine
  Harvard Medical School
  Boston, Massachusetts
  
  Advisory Committee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Novartis, Takeda Oncology.
  
  Laurie H Sehn, MD, MPH
  Centre for Lymphoid Cancer
  BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Celgene Corporation, Genentech, Janssen Biotech Inc, Lundbeck, Roche Laboratories Inc, Seattle Genetics, Takeda Oncology.
  
  Anas Younes, MD
  Chief, Lymphoma Service
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  New York, New York
  
  Consulting Agreements: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Incyte Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Merck, Novartis; Contracted Research: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Novartis.
  
  MODERATOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice. Research To Practice receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CME activities from the following commercial interests: AbbVie Inc, Acerta Pharma — A member of the AstraZeneca Group, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Agendia Inc, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amgen Inc, Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Baxalta Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biodesix Inc, bioTheranostics Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston Biomedical Pharma Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, CTI BioPharma Corp, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, Genomic Health Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Halozyme Inc, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Kite Pharma Inc, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lilly, Medivation Inc, a Pfizer Company, Merck, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc, Myriad Genetic Laboratories Inc, NanoString Technologies, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novocure, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, an Amgen subsidiary, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Prometheus Laboratories Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi Genzyme, Seattle Genetics, Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sirtex Medical Ltd, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Oncology, Tesaro Inc, Teva Oncology and Tokai Pharmaceuticals 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.
  
  This educational activity contains 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.
  
  This activity is supported by educational grants from AbbVie Inc, Acerta Pharma — A member of the AstraZeneca Group, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation, Genentech, Gilead Sciences Inc and Seattle Genetics.
  
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  Release date: August 2018
  Expiration date: August 2019