Featuring interviews with Drs Jedd D Wolchok, John P Leonard, William K Oh, Leonard B Saltz, Edward S Kim, Sergio Giralt, Julie R Gralow, Susan M O’Brien and Beth Y Karlan. (Audio Content)
OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
Oncology is one of the most rapidly evolving fields in medicine. Results presented at major cancer conferences from a myriad of ongoing clinical trials lead to the continual emergence of new therapeutic agents and changes in the indications for existing treatments. In order to offer optimal patient care, medical oncologists and hematologists must be well informed of these advances.
To bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, this issue of Cancer Conference Update features one-on-one discussions with Drs Wolchok, Leonard, Oh, Saltz, Kim, Giralt, Gralow, O’Brien and Karlan about the integration of key data sets presented at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois into the practical management of patients diagnosed with a number of solid tumors and hematologic cancers.
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FACULTY — Dr O’Brien had no real or apparent conflicts of interest to disclose. The following faculty (and their spouses/partners) reported real or apparent conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process: Dr Wolchok — Advisory Committee and Consulting Agreement: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Dr Leonard — Consulting Agreements: Biogen Idec, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Cephalon Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi. Dr Oh — Advisory Committee: Sanofi; Consulting Agreements: Dendreon Corporation, Pfizer Inc. Dr Saltz — Advisory Committee: EMD Serono Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Roche Laboratories Inc; Consulting Agreements: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genomic Health Inc, Genzyme Corporation, ImClone Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, OSI Oncology; Paid Research: Amgen Inc, Merck and Company Inc. Dr Kim — Advisory Committee: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc; Consulting Agreements: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc; Paid Research: Genentech BioOncology, Lilly USA LLC, OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr Giralt — Advisory Committee and Speakers Bureau: Amgen Inc, Celgene Corporation, Genzyme Corporation, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr Gralow — Paid Research: Amgen Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Roche Laboratories Inc. Dr Karlan — Paid Research: Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech BioOncology.
EDITOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice, which receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CME activities from the following commercial interests: Allos Therapeutics, Amgen Inc, Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals/Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Biogen Idec, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Cephalon Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Dendreon Corporation, Eisai Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, ImClone Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA LLC, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Mundipharma International Limited, Myriad Genetics Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, OSI Oncology, Sanofi and Seattle Genetics.
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE STAFF AND EXTERNAL REVIEWERS — The scientific staff and reviewers for Research To Practice have no real or apparent 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 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Eisai Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
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Last review date: September 2011
Expiration date: September 2012
Featuring interviews with Drs Jedd D Wolchok, John P Leonard, William K Oh, Leonard B Saltz, Edward S Kim, Sergio Giralt, Julie R Gralow, Susan M O’Brien and Beth Y Karlan. (Audio Content)