CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

• TARGET AUDIENCE
  This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows, surgeons and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
  
  LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Individualize the selection of systemic therapy for patients with newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), considering new research findings, clinical presentation, biomarker profile, coexisting medical conditions and patient preferences.
  • Appraise available Phase III data documenting the comparative efficacy and tolerability of first- and second-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors.
  • Review recently presented data documenting the safety and efficacy of combined BTK and Bcl-2 inhibition for patients with newly diagnosed CLL.
  • Analyze how age, performance status, prior therapeutic exposure and other biological and disease-related factors affect the selection and sequencing of therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory CLL.
  • Discuss available clinical research demonstrating the efficacy and safety of noncovalent BTK inhibitors for patients with CLL.
  • Implement a plan of care to recognize and manage side effects and toxicities associated with recently approved and emerging systemic therapies employed in the management of CLL.
  • Refer eligible patients with CLL for participation in clinical trials evaluating novel agents and combination strategies.

  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
  Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 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 this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.0 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 the 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 and hematology.
  
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  HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
  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/YiR2023/CLL/Presentations/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:
  
  Lindsey Roeker, MD
  Assistant Attending Physician
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  New York, New York
  
  Advisory Committees: AbbVie Inc, Ascentage Pharma, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeiGene Ltd, Janssen Biotech Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, TG Therapeutics Inc; CME Speaker: Curio Science, DAVA Oncology; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Ascentage Pharma, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeiGene Ltd, Janssen Biotech Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, TG Therapeutics Inc; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, Aptose Biosciences Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Dren Bio, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer Inc, Sound Biologics; Stock Options/Stock — Public Company: Abbott Laboratories; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: Medscape, PeerView.
  
  Jeff Sharman, MD
  Medical Director of Hematology Research
  US Oncology Network
  Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center
  Eugene, Oregon
  
  Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeiGene Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Merck, Novartis, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company.
  
  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, 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, 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.
  
  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 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Lilly.
  
  Release date: February 2024
  Expiration date: February 2025
  
  After completing the post-test, learners may download and review the answers here in order to identify further areas of study.