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Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: The New Understanding of Toxicities Associated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy (Audio Interview)
Released December 2025

Featuring an interview with Dr Matthew Lunning. Published December 2025.

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 cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Understand the scientific rationale for the development of BCMA- or CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy as a targeted strategy to eliminate cancer cells, and educate patients eligible for this form of treatment about the risks and potential benefits.
    • Understand the pathophysiology of the cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurological toxicity, including immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), associated with CAR T-cell therapy, and recognize the frequency, timing and severity of these side effects.
    • Appreciate the rationale for and logistical requirements associated with the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program that was mandated at the time of the initial FDA approvals of available BCMA- and CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapies.
    • Acknowledge the recent elimination of the REMS program for currently approved BCMA- and CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapies, and recall updated recommendations regarding patient monitoring after product administration.
    • Implement recommended approaches to prevent, ameliorate and manage CRS, neurological toxicity/ICANS and other short- and long-term complications of CAR T-cell therapy in order to ensure safe and effective administration.

    ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
    Research To Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
    Audio Interview: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Video Interview: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Video Lecture: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 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 these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation components and post-tests, enables the participant to earn up to 1.5 (audio), 1.25 (video) and 0.75 (lecture) 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.

    Please note, these programs have been specifically designed for the following ABIM specialties: medical oncology and hematology.

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    HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
    To receive credit for an activity in this series, the participant should review the CME information, listen to or view the MP3s, review the downloadable slide set, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation. Program location URLs are noted below:

    Audio Interview: ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayCARTSafety25 and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayCARTSafety25/CME.

    Video Interview: ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayCARTSafety25/Video and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayCARTSafety25/Video/CME.

    Video Lecture: ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayCARTSafety25/Presentation and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayCARTSafety25/Presentation/CME.

    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 and 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 these activities. 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:

    Matthew Lunning, DO
    Professor
    Medical Director, Gene and Cellular Therapy
    Associate Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine
    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research
    Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
    University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska

    Consulting/Honoraria: AbbVie Inc, Acrotech Biopharma, ADC Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Caribou Biosciences Inc, Fate Therapeutics, 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, Nurix Therapeutics Inc, Pfizer Inc, Recordati, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Seagen Inc, Veeva, Vittoria Biotherapeutics; Research Funding: AbbVie Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Fate Therapeutics, Kite, A Gilead Company.

    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: Aadi Bioscience, AbbVie Inc, ADC Therapeutics, Agendia Inc, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amgen Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Arvinas, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BeOne, Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celcuity, Clovis Oncology, Coherus BioSciences, Corcept Therapeutics Inc, CTI BioPharma, a Sobi Company, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Elevation Oncology Inc, Exact Sciences Corporation, Exelixis Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Geron Corporation, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, Helsinn Therapeutics (US) Inc, Hologic Inc, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite, A Gilead Company, Kura Oncology, Legend Biotech, Lilly, MEI Pharma Inc, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Mural Oncology Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on behalf of Advanced Accelerator Applications, Novocure Inc, Nuvalent, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc, R-Pharm US, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sumitomo Pharma America, Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, TerSera Therapeutics LLC, and Tesaro, A GSK Company.

    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.

    These educational activities contain 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 grantor.

    These activities are supported by an educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb.

    Release date: December 2025
    Expiration date: December 2026

    After completing the post-test, learners may download and review the answers here in order to identify further areas of study.

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