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Cases from the Community: Clinical Investigators Provide Their Perspectives on Actual Breast Cancer Cases and the Implications of Emerging Research — A Special Video Supplement
Released April 2018

A special video supplement to a CME conference held during the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featuring expert comments on the application of emerging research to patient care. Featuring perspectives from Drs Kimberly L Blackwell and Joyce O’Shaughnessy. (Video Program)

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This activity is intended for medical oncologists, breast cancer surgeons, radiation oncologists and other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer (BC).

    OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
    BC remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, with an estimated 268,670 new cases and 41,400 deaths in the United States in 2018. The current clinical management of BC is multidisciplinary and includes surgical resection of local disease with or without radiation therapy and the treatment of micro- or macroscopic systemic disease with cytotoxic chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, biologic therapy or combinations of these agents. The indications for and utility of these options are based largely on prognostic and predictive risk factors in the patient or the tumor at the time of diagnosis. Despite various evidence- and/or consensus-based guidelines and algorithms that aim to assist oncologists in making treatment decisions, many areas of controversy persist within the academic and community settings. These 2 faculty interviews recorded after the 40th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium explore the most significant therapeutic advances of the previous year by using the perspectives of leading BC experts on challenging cases and questions submitted by clinicians in the community to frame discussion of how those advances have aided in the refinement of routine clinical practice and ongoing research. This CME activity will help medical oncologists find answers to the individualized questions and concerns that they frequently encounter and so provide high-quality cancer care.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Consider published data to guide the use of biomarkers and genomic classifiers to assess risk and customize therapy for patients with hormone receptor-positive BC in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant and extended-adjuvant settings.
    • Appraise available and emerging research evidence to individualize the selection and duration of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemobiologic regimens for patients with HER2-overexpressing early BC.
    • Implement a long-term clinical plan for the management of metastatic HER2-positive BC, incorporating existing and investigational targeted treatments.
    • Develop an evidence-based algorithm for the treatment of advanced hormone receptor-positive pre- and postmenopausal BC, including the use of endocrine, biologic and chemotherapeutic agents.
    • Consider published research findings and patient preferences in the selection and sequencing of available therapeutic agents for patients with metastatic triple-negative BC.

    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
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (ABIM) — MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    HOW TO USE THESE CME ACTIVITIES
    Audio Program: This CME activity consists of an audio component.
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    Video Program: This CME activity consists of a video component.
    CME credit is no longer available for this issue

    CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES
    Research To Practice (RTP) is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education. We assess conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME activities. Conflicts of interest are identified and resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process. In addition, all activity content is reviewed by both a member of the 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 (and their spouses/partners) reported relevant conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process:

    Kimberly L Blackwell, MD
    Professor of Medicine
    Director, Breast Cancer Program
    Duke Cancer Institute
    Durham, North Carolina

    Advisory Committee: Advaxis Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Inc, MacroGenics Inc, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Pierian Biosciences, Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc; Consulting Agreements: Celgene Corporation, Coherus BioSciences, G1 Therapeutics, Genentech BioOncology, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sandoz; Contracted Research: Celgene Corporation, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis, Pfizer Inc.

    Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD
    Chair, Breast Cancer Research Program
    Baylor Charles A Sammons Cancer Center
    Celebrating Women Chair in Breast Cancer Research
    Texas Oncology
    US Oncology
    Dallas, Texas

    Advisory Committee and Consulting Agreements: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Celgene Corporation, Eisai Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Lilly, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi Genzyme, Takeda Oncology; Contracted Research: Merck.

    EDITOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice, which receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CME 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 grantors.

    This activity is supported by educational grants from Agendia Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, Lilly, Novartis and Puma Biotechnology Inc.

    Hardware/Software Requirements:
    A high-speed Internet connection
    A monitor set to 1280 x 1024 pixels or more
    Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 56 or later, Chrome 61 or later, Safari 11 or later, Opera 48 or later
    Adobe Flash Player 27 plug-in or later
    Adobe Acrobat Reader
    (Optional) Sound card and speakers for audio

    Release date: April 2018
    Expiration date: April 2019

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Watch videos
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Interview with Kimberly L Blackwell, MD

Interview with Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD

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