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Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: Special Edition — What I Tell My Patients About New Treatments and Clinical Trials in Urothelial Bladder Cancer (Audio Interview)
Released July 2023

Featuring an interview with Dr Elizabeth R Plimack. Published July 19, 2023. (Audio Interview)

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of oncology nurses, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists involved in the treatment of urothelial bladder cancer.

    PURPOSE STATEMENT
    By providing information on the latest research developments in the context of expert perspectives, this NCPD activity will assist oncology nurses, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists with the formulation of state-of-the-art clinical management strategies to facilitate optimal care of patients with urothelial bladder cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Consider available data supporting the use of anti-PD-1 antibody therapy for high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) that is unresponsive to BCG, and determine for whom this strategy should be integrated into current care.
    • Evaluate the recent FDA approval of adjuvant anti-PD-1 antibody therapy for high-risk muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), and understand the current role of this treatment strategy.
    • Counsel patients about the biological and patient-specific factors that affect the selection and sequencing of treatment for metastatic urothelial bladder cancer (mUBC).
    • Review available clinical trial evidence with immune checkpoint inhibitors as monotherapy or as maintenance therapy after platinum-based chemotherapy in the treatment of newly diagnosed mUBC, and recognize the current utility of these agents in clinical practice.
    • Recall pivotal clinical trial findings leading to the FDA approval of novel compounds with unique mechanisms of action for previously treated locally advanced or metastatic UBC, and discuss with patients why these treatment approaches would be appropriate.
    • Appreciate the biological rationale for combining anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies with other systemic agents that have established efficacy for UBC, and assess the current and potential roles of these regimens in patient care.
    • Implement a plan of care to recognize and manage side effects and toxicities associated with recently approved and emerging systemic therapies for advanced or metastatic UBC.
    • Develop an understanding of the biological rationale for, available research findings with and ongoing studies evaluating promising investigational agents and strategies for NMIBC, MIBC and mUBC.

    ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
    Research To Practice (RTP) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

    CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
    NCPD credit is no longer available for this issue

    ONCC/ILNA CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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    FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
    Audio Program: This NCPD activity consists of an audio component.
    NCPD credit is no longer available for this issue

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    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 NCPD 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 reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.

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

    Elizabeth R Plimack, MD, MS
    Professor, Medical Oncology
    Deputy Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Temple Health
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Advisory Committee: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Calithera Biosciences, EMD Serono Inc, Exelixis Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, IMV Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, MEI Pharma Inc, Merck, Natera Inc, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Seagen Inc; Contracted Research: Astellas, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Merck; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pfizer Inc.

    EDITOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice. Research To Practice receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop NCPD activities from the following companies: AbbVie Inc, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, ADC Therapeutics, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amgen Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BeiGene Ltd, BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Coherus BioSciences, CTI BioPharma Corp, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Elevation Oncology Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Epizyme Inc, Exact Sciences Corporation, Exelixis Inc, Five Prime Therapeutics Inc, Foundation Medicine, G1 Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Grail Inc, GSK, Halozyme Inc, Helsinn Healthcare SA, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite, A Gilead Company, Kronos Bio Inc, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, MEI Pharma Inc, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on behalf of Advanced Accelerator Applications, Novocure Inc, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, TerSera Therapeutics LLC, Tesaro, A GSK Company, TG Therapeutics Inc, Turning Point Therapeutics Inc, Verastem Inc, and Zymeworks Inc.

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    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 Astellas and Seagen Inc.

    Release date: July 2023
    Expiration date: July 2024

    There is no implied or real endorsement of any product by RTP or the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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