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Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: Management of Desmoid Tumors (Audio Interview)
Released February 2023

Featuring an interview with Dr Mrinal Gounder. Published February 28, 2023. (Audio Interview)

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 desmoid tumors.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Understand the incidence, risk factors, etiology and clinical presentation of desmoid tumors to optimally diagnose patients with this disease.
    • Assess available clinical evidence documenting the efficacy and safety of various local and systemic management approaches for desmoid tumors and determine the current indications for the use of these strategies.
    • Evaluate the scientific rationale for targeting the gamma secretase complex and Notch pathway as a therapeutic approach for desmoid tumors and review the mechanism of action of nirogacestat.
    • Appreciate available Phase III efficacy and safety findings with the utilization of nirogacestat for patients with progressing desmoid tumors in preparation for the potential commercial availability of this novel agent.
    • Recognize the spectrum, frequency and severity of adverse events associated with nirogacestat as well as supportive care strategies available to minimize and/or manage resultant toxicities.
    • Recall the designs of ongoing clinical trials evaluating novel agents and strategies for patients with desmoid tumors and counsel appropriate patients about availability and participation.

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

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    HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
    Audio Program: This CME activity consists of an audio component.
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    Video Program: This CME activity consists of a video component.
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    Presentations Program: This CME activity consists of a video component.
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    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 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:

    Mrinal Gounder, MD
    Associate Attending
    Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Early Drug Development (Phase I)
    Physician Ambassador – India and Asia, Bobst International Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Cornell University
    New York, New York

    Advisory Committee: Ayala Pharmaceuticals; Consulting Agreements: Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Epizyme Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Rain Oncology, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; Contracted Research: Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Epizyme Inc, GSK, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Rain Oncology, SpringWorks Therapeutics; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc (ended January 2023); Developer: GODDESS PRO Desmoid Tumor (owned by institution, developed by me, used in desmoid studies).

    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 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, 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 grantor.

    This activity is supported by an educational grant from SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.

    Release date: February 2023
    Expiration date: February 2024

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