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Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: Role of HER2-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of HER2-Expressing Gastrointestinal Cancers — Part 2 of a Special 3-Part Edition (Audio Interview)
Released April 2024

Featuring an interview with Dr Kanwal Raghav. Published April 15, 2024. (Audio Interview)

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  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    These activities are intended for medical oncologists, nurses, radiologic oncologists and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Appreciate the prevalence and clinical relevance of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) amplification and overexpression in various solid tumors, and consider the implications for biomarker assessment and clinical management.
    • Review published research findings with established HER2-targeted therapies for patients with HER2-positive gastrointestinal cancers beyond gastroesophageal cancer, and assess the current nonresearch role of various agents.
    • Compare and contrast the toxicities associated with HER2-targeted agents and regimens in patients with HER2-positive gastrointestinal cancers, and offer supportive management strategies to minimize or ameliorate these side effects.
    • Recall the design of ongoing clinical trials evaluating novel HER2-directed agents and strategies for advanced HER2-positive cancers, and appropriately counsel patients about availability and participation.

    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
    Audio Interview: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 short post-tests, enables the participant to earn up to 1 (audio), 0.75 (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 specialty: medical oncology.

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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 Program: ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayHER2PanTumor23/2GI and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayHER2PanTumor23/2GI/CME.

    Video Program: ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayHER2PanTumor23/2GI/Video and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayHER2PanTumor23/2GI/Video/CME.

    Video Lecture: ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayHER2PanTumor23/2GI/Presentation and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/OncologyTodayHER2PanTumor23/2GI/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 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:

    Kanwal Raghav, MD
    Associate Professor, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
    Executive Medical Director (EMD), Ambulatory Treatment Centers
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas

    Advisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Seagen Inc; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, D3 Bio, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Grail Inc, Guardant Health, HiberCell, Innovent, Janssen Biotech Inc, Merck, Seagen Inc, UCB, Xencor.

    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, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Coherus BioSciences, CTI Biopharma, a Sobi company, 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, Legend Biotech, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, 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, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, R-Pharm US, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc, Syndax Pharmaceuticals, 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.

    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 grantors.

    These activities are supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

    Release date: April 2024
    Expiration date: April 2025

    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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