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Striving for Consensus: Current and Future Management of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (Audio Program)
Released April 2024

Featuring perspectives from Dr Carlos M de Castro III, Prof Alexander Röth and Dr Ilene Ceil Weitz. Published April 26, 2024. (Audio Program)

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 paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Develop a greater understanding of the incidence, pathogenesis and common clinical manifestations of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), and identify patients with this disease for whom initiation of active therapy is warranted.
    • Understand the means by which C5 complement inhibitors hinder intravascular hemolysis and ameliorate resultant symptoms in patients with PNH, and recall published efficacy and safety data with and practical advantages and disadvantages of the various approved and investigational agents in this class.
    • Evaluate the similarities and differences in the mechanisms of action, methods of administration and propensity for the development of side effects with various available and investigational C5 complement inhibitors.
    • Recognize the clinical implications of breakthrough hemolysis among patients with PNH receiving C5 inhibitor therapy in order to properly identify individuals for whom a change in treatment might be warranted.
    • Appreciate available and emerging efficacy and safety findings with investigational proximal complement inhibitors that have demonstrated promising activity in PNH in preparation for their potential commercial availability in the treatment of this disease.
    • Recognize adverse events and other practical considerations associated with the use of available and investigational therapies employed in the care of PNH, and develop strategies to minimize toxicities and maximize treatment benefit.
    • Recollect other agents and strategies under evaluation for patients with PNH, and counsel appropriately selected individuals about participation in active research protocols.

    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 2.25 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 1.75 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 2.25 (audio) and 1.75 (video) 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 Program: ResearchToPractice.com/PNHThinkTank2024 and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/PNHThinkTank2024/CME.

    Video Program: ResearchToPractice.com/PNHThinkTank2024/Video and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/PNHThinkTank2024/Video/CME.

    CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES
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    FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

    Carlos M de Castro III, MD
    Professor of Medicine, Duke University
    Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy
    Duke Cancer Institute
    Durham, North Carolina

    Advisory Committees: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Novartis, Omeros; Consulting Agreement: Apellis; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; Speakers Bureaus: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Apellis.

    Professor Alexander Röth, MD
    Senior Physician
    Head of Classical Hematology and Hemostaseology
    Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation
    West German Cancer Center
    University Hospital Essen
    Essen, Germany

    Advisory Committees and Consulting Agreements: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Apellis, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bioverativ, Kira Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi; Contracted Research: Roche Laboratories Inc; Speakers Bureaus: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Apellis, Bioverativ, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi.

    Ilene Ceil Weitz, MD
    Professor of Medicine
    Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology
    Keck School of Medicine of USC
    Los Angeles, California

    Advisory Committees and Consulting Agreements: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Alnylam, Novartis, Sanofi; Speakers Bureaus: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Alnylam.

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    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 Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

    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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