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Beyond the Guidelines: Clinical Investigator Perspectives on the Management of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (Symposium Video Proceedings)
Released January 2024

Featuring perspectives from Prof Michael Dickinson, Dr Grzegorz S Nowakowski, Dr Gilles Salles, Dr Laurie H Sehn and Dr Jason Westin. Published January 5, 2024. (Symposium Video Proceedings)

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  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for hematologists, medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Apply available clinical research findings in the formation of evidence-based therapeutic approaches for patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory (R/R) DLBCL.
    • Appraise published Phase III trial data documenting the benefit of CD79b-targeted therapy as a component of first-line treatment for patients with DLBCL, and consider the implications of these findings for current clinical management algorithms.
    • Assess recently presented Phase III trial data documenting the benefit of various chimeric antigen receptor T-cell platforms as second-line therapy for patients with R/R DLBCL, and consider the ramifications of these findings for routine clinical decision-making.
    • Review pivotal clinical trial findings leading to the FDA approval of other novel compounds with unique mechanisms of action for R/R DLBCL, and identify patients for whom these approaches would be appropriate.
    • Evaluate the mechanisms of action of and available clinical trial findings with bispecific antibodies targeting CD20 x CD3 in patients with DLBCL, and consider the current clinical role of these agents.
    • Compare and contrast the side effects associated with available and emerging therapeutic strategies for patients with DLBCL, and formulate supportive care strategies to minimize and manage these toxicities.
    • Recall ongoing clinical research evaluating novel agents and strategies for DLBCL, and appropriately counsel patients regarding the potential benefits of trial participation.

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    CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
    Video 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.

    AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (ABIM) — MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation components and a short post-test, enables the participant to earn up to 2.25 (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.

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    HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
    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/ASHDLBCL23/Video/CME.

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    FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

    Michael Dickinson, MD
    Hematologist
    Lead of Aggressive Lymphoma
    CAR-T Specialist
    Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital
    Melbourne, Australia

    Advisory Committee and Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Adicet Bio, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genmab US Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Nkarta Inc, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

    Grzegorz S Nowakowski, MD
    Professor of Medicine and Oncology
    Chair, Lymphoid Malignancy Group
    Enterprise Deputy Director, Clinical Research
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Vice-Chair, Division of Hematology
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota

    Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, ADC Therapeutics, Bantam Pharmaceutical, Blueprint Medicines, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Curis Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Debiopharm, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Fate Therapeutics, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Incyte Corporation, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite, A Gilead Company, Kymera Therapeutics, MEI Pharma Inc, MorphoSys, Ryvu Therapeutics, Seagen Inc, Selvita, TG Therapeutics Inc, Zai Lab.

    Gilles Salles, MD, PhD
    Service Chief, Lymphoma Service
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College
    New York, New York

    Advisory Committee: AbbVie Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Genmab US Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Nurix Therapeutics Inc; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, atbtherapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Debiopharm, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Molecular Partners, Nordic Nanovector, Novartis, Nurix Therapeutics Inc, Orna Therapeutics; Contracted Research: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: BeiGene Ltd.

    Laurie H Sehn, MD, MPH
    Chair, Lymphoma Tumour Group
    BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer
    Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Division of Medical Oncology
    University of British Columbia
    Podcast Editor, Blood
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeiGene Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Incyte Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Merck, Seagen Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, TG Therapeutics Inc; Contracted Research: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Teva Oncology.

    Jason Westin, MD, MS
    Director, Lymphoma Clinical Research
    Section Chief, Aggressive Lymphoma
    Professor, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas

    Advisory Committee: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Incyte Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Monte Rosa Therapeutics, MorphoSys, Novartis, Seagen Inc; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Incyte Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Kymera Therapeutics, MorphoSys, Novartis, Seagen Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: Century Therapeutics.

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    This activity is supported by educational grants from ADC Therapeutics, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Incyte Corporation, Kite, A Gilead Company, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    Release date: January 2024
    Expiration date: January 2025

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