OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncologic emergency characterized by the rapid onset of hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, hypocalcemia and/or acute renal failure. Despite the relatively rare incidence of TLS, the clinical landscape of this syndrome changed dramatically with the April 11, 2016 FDA approval of the Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) harboring the del(17p) chromosomal abnormality. Given the availability of venetoclax and emerging evidence of its antitumor activity in non-del(17p) CLL and other cancer types, it is likely that concern over TLS will greatly increase in general oncology practice. To bridge the gap between research and patient care, this program uses one-on-one discussions with leading oncology and nephrology investigators to help overcome clinician uncertainties and alleviate current practice gaps surrounding the prevention and management of this potentially devastating complication of effective cancer treatment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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This CME activity contains an audio component.
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CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES
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FACULTY — Dr Lahoti had no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose. The following faculty (and his spouse/partner) reported relevant conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process: Dr Wierda — Consulting Agreement: Sanofi Genzyme; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, Acerta Pharma, Genentech BioOncology, Gilead Sciences Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Juno Therapeutics, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite Pharma Inc, miRagen Therapeutics Inc, Novartis, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
EDITOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice, which receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CE activities from the following commercial interests: AbbVie Inc, Acerta Pharma, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Agendia Inc, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amgen Inc, Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Baxalta Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biodesix Inc, bioTheranostics Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston Biomedical Pharma Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, CTI BioPharma Corp, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Foundation Medicine, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Halozyme Inc, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Kite Pharma Inc, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lilly, Medivation Inc, a Pfizer Company, Merck, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc, Myriad Genetic Laboratories Inc, NanoString Technologies, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novocure, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, an Amgen subsidiary, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Prometheus Laboratories Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi Genzyme, Seattle Genetics, Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sirtex Medical Ltd, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Oncology, Tesaro Inc, Teva Oncology and Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc.
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE STAFF AND EXTERNAL REVIEWERS — The scientific staff and 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 grantor.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from AbbVie Inc.
Hardware/Software Requirements:
A high-speed Internet connection
A monitor set to 1280 x 1024 pixels or more
Internet Explorer 7 or later, Firefox 3.0 or later, Chrome, Safari 3.0 or later
Adobe Flash Player 10.2 plug-in or later
Adobe Acrobat Reader
(Optional) Sound card and speakers for audio
Release date: November 2017
Expiration date: November 2018