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Cancer Q&A: Understanding the Role and Reality of CAR (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) T-Cell Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Webinar Video Proceedings)
Released December 2025

Featuring perspectives from Dr Jeremy S Abramson and Dr Loretta J Nastoupil. Published December 2025.

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of lymphoma.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Understand the scientific rationale for the development of CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy as a targeted strategy to eliminate cancer cells, and educate eligible patients about its potential risks and benefits.
    • Evaluate long-term efficacy and safety data with FDA-approved CAR T-cell therapies directed at CD19 for relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma, and identify patients for whom treatment with this approach may be appropriate.
    • Recognize adverse events associated with approved CAR T-cell therapies, and implement strategies to monitor for and manage short- and long-term post-therapy complications to help maintain patient quality of life.
    • Appreciate the practical challenges associated with CAR T-cell therapy, and reflect upon patients’ willingness to endure or desire to avoid these obstacles.
    • Comprehend the importance of shared decision-making, and improve the care of patients with R/R non-Hodgkin lymphoma by acknowledging their wants, needs and desires.

    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 1.75 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 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 1.75 (audio) and 1.25 (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 ACTIVITY
    Audio Program: This CME activity consists of an audio component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, listen to the MP3s, review the downloadable slide set, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/PatientProject2025/CARTClinicians/CME. The corresponding video program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/PatientProject2025/CARTClinicians/Video. 

    Video Program: This CME activity consists of a video component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, watch the video, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/PatientProject2025/CARTClinicians/Video/CME. The corresponding audio program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/PatientProject2025/CARTClinicians. 

    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:

    Jeremy S Abramson, MD, MMSc
    Director, Center for Lymphoma
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Professor of Medicine
    Harvard Medical School
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, ADC Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Foresight Diagnostics, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Interius BioTherapeutics, Miltenyi Biotec, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc, Seagen Inc; Contracted Research: Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Cellectis, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Merck, Mustang Bio, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Seagen Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

    Loretta J Nastoupil, MD
    Oncologist
    Southwest Oncology
    CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital
    Durango, Colorado

    Advisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Merck, Novartis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Consulting Agreements: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group; Contracted Research: BeOne, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Merck, Novartis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

    SURVEY PARTICIPANTSManali Kamdar, MD, MBBSConsulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. Matthew Lunning, DOConsulting/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. Tycel Phillips, MD, FASCOAdvisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Merck; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, ADC Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Bristol Myers Squibb, Caribou Biosciences Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Xencor; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Sobi; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: Blood Cancer United Scholar in Clinical Research. Jason Westin, MD, MSAdvisory Committees: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Kite, A Gilead Company, Novartis; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, ADC Therapeutics, Allogene Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Incyte Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, MorphoSys, Novartis, Nurix Therapeutics Inc, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; Contracted Research: ADC Therapeutics, Allogene Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Incyte Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company, MorphoSys, Novartis, Nurix Therapeutics Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    MODERATOR — 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, Biotheranostics Inc, A Hologic Company, 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, 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 grantors.

    These activities are supported by educational grants from Bristol Myers Squibb and Novartis.

    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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