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Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: BRAF-Mutant Metastatic Melanoma (Video Lecture)
Released October 2022

Featuring a slide presentation and related discussion from Prof Axel Hauschild. Published October 27, 2022. (Video Lecture)

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This activity is intended for medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of melanoma.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Consider age, performance status and other disease-related factors in the selection of first- and later-line therapy for patients with metastatic BRAF-mutated melanoma.
    • Use available clinical trial evidence to safely and effectively incorporate immunotherapeutic, targeted or combination approaches into the management of metastatic melanoma with a BRAF tumor mutation.
    • Evaluate available data with dual immune checkpoint inhibition and with various targeted combinations for patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma and brain metastases, and recognize the current roles of systemic therapy and whole-brain radiation therapy.
    • Identify adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted therapies and combination approaches for melanoma, and offer supportive management strategies to minimize and manage side effects.

    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 an audio component.
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    This CME activity consists of a video component.
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    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 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 or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest 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:

    Axel Hauschild, MD
    Professor of Dermatology
    Department of Dermatology
    University of Kiel
    Kiel, Germany

    Advisory Committee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eisai Inc, Immunocore, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Pierre Fabre, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Replimune, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi, Seagen Inc; Consulting Agreements: Eisai Inc, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Novartis, Philogen, Pierre Fabre, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi; Contracted Research: Amgen Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eisai Inc, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Philogen, Pierre Fabre, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi.

    EDITOR — 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 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 Company, 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, Gilead Sciences Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Grail Inc, 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, 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.

    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 Novartis and Pfizer Inc.

    Release date: October 2022
    Expiration date: October 2023

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