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Year in Review: Clinical Investigator Perspectives on the Most Relevant New Data Sets and Advances in Hepatobiliary Cancers (Webinar Audio Proceedings)
Released May 2023

Featuring perspectives from Drs Ghassan Abou‑Alfa and Richard S Finn. Published May 19, 2023. (Webinar Audio Proceedings)

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

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Consider age, performance status, degree of liver function and other clinical and logistical factors in the selection of first-line therapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
    • Appreciate Phase III data leading to the FDA approval of novel first-line treatment strategies for unresectable or metastatic HCC, and discuss how these can be optimally integrated into the clinical care of patients with this disease.
    • Evaluate the rationale for and available and emerging data with the use of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies in combination with anti-CTLA-4 antibodies for patients with HCC in order to determine the current and future roles of these novel regimens.
    • Establish an evidence-based approach to the selection and sequencing of available therapeutic options for progressive HCC.
    • Discuss the biologic justification for the evaluation of immune checkpoint inhibitors for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers, and review available and emerging data with the use of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody-based approaches.
    • Recognize the molecular heterogeneity of cholangiocarcinomas and other biliary tract cancers, and appreciate the biologic rationale for efforts to exploit documented abnormalities in patients with these diseases.
    • Assess key data sets supporting the recent FDA approvals of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors for previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with an FGFR2 fusion or other rearrangement, and consider how these agents can be appropriately and safely integrated into clinical management algorithms.
    • Recall available and emerging data with investigational agents and strategies currently in clinical testing for hepatobiliary cancers, and where applicable, refer eligible patients for trial participation.
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      FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

      Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA
      Professor
      Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      New York, New York

      Consulting Agreements: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Autem Medical, Berry Genomics, BioNTech SE, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, FibroGen Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Helio Health, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Merck, Merus BV, Neogene Therapeutics, NewBridge Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, QED Therapeutics, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, Tempus, Thetis Pharmaceuticals, Vector Pharma, Yiviva; Contracted Research: Agenus Inc, Arcus Biosciences, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BioNTech SE, Bristol Myers Squibb, Digestive Care Inc, Elicio Therapeutics, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Helsinn Healthcare SA, Puma Biotechnology Inc, QED Therapeutics, Yiviva; Nonrelevant Financial Relationship: Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

      Richard S Finn, MD
      Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
      David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
      Director, Signal Transduction and Therapeutics Program
      Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
      Los Angeles, California

      Advisory Committee: CStone Pharmaceuticals; Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, CStone Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Hengrui Therapeutics Inc, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer Inc; Contracted Research (paid to UCLA): Adaptimmune, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai Inc, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Speakers Bureau: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

      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: 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 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, Stemline 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.

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      These activities are supported by educational grants from Elevation Oncology Inc, Exelixis Inc, Incyte Corporation, and Taiho Oncology Inc.

      Release date: May 2023
      Expiration date: May 2024

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