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Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Edition (Audio Program)
Released September 2020

Featuring an interview with Dr Nikhil Khushalani. (Audio Program)

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Recall the underlying research database guiding therapeutic recommendations for patients with locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).
    • Consider the incidence and risk factors associated with the development of cSCC, and apply this information in clinical decision-making.
    • Understand the FDA-approved indications for cemiplimab and pembrolizumab for patients with cSCC in order to appropriately integrate these agents into clinical practice.
    • Recognize the adverse events observed with the use of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies for patients with cSCC, and develop strategies to manage or mitigate these toxicities.
    • Assess ongoing clinical research studies evaluating other novel immunotherapeutic strategies for patients with cSCC, and counsel appropriate patients regarding the potential benefits of trial 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
    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
    Audio Program: This CME activity consists of an audio component.
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    Video Program: 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. We assess conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME 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 physician reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.

    FACULTY — The following faculty (and his spouse/partner) reported relevant conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process:

    Nikhil Khushalani, MD
    Assistant Center Director for Clinical Research Review and Partnerships
    Chief, Medical Oncology
    Vice-Chair and Senior Member, Cutaneous Oncology
    Moffitt Cancer Center
    Tampa, Florida

    Advisory Committee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, HUYA Bioscience International, Immunocore, Jounce Therapeutics, Merck, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; Contracted Research (to Institution): Amgen Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, HUYA Bioscience International, Merck, Novartis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Replimune; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Incyte Corporation; Honorarium/Travel: Sanofi Genzyme; Ownership Interest: Amarin Corporation, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc, TransEnterix.

    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 commercial interests: AbbVie Inc, Acerta Pharma — A member of the AstraZeneca Group, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, Agendia Inc, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amgen Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biodesix Inc, bioTheranostics Inc, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston Biomedical Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Exelixis Inc, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab, Genomic Health Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Grail Inc, Guardant Health, Halozyme Inc, Helsinn Healthcare SA, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc, Myriad Genetic Laboratories Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Prometheus Laboratories Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sandoz Inc, a Novartis Division, Sanofi Genzyme, Seattle Genetics, Sirtex Medical Ltd, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Oncology, Tesaro, A GSK Company, Teva Oncology, Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tolero Pharmaceuticals and Verastem 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 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi Genzyme.

    Release date: September 2020
    Expiration date: September 2021

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