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Follicular Lymphoma Update, Issue 1, 2019
Released February 2019

Featuring interviews with Drs Nathan H Fowler and Gilles A Salles. (Audio Program)

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This activity is intended for medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of follicular lymphoma (FL).

    OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
    FL is an indolent form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that can vary significantly in its clinical presentation. Because of this variety, no single standard approach to the initial management of the disease has been established and available options range from watchful waiting, radiation therapy and rituximab monotherapy to various combinations of chemoimmunotherapy. Recent data sets and corresponding FDA actions have led to the emergence of new therapeutic targets and regimens, thereby altering management algorithms, and in order to offer optimal patient care, including the option of clinical trial participation, the practicing medical oncologist must be well informed of these advances. To bridge the gap between research and patient care, this program features one-on-one discussions with leading hematology-oncology investigators. By providing information on the latest clinical developments in the context of expert perspectives, this activity assists medical oncologists, hematologists and hematology-oncology fellows with the formulation of evidence-based and current therapeutic strategies, which in turn facilitates optimal patient care.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Evaluate emerging research data and recent FDA approvals when designing an optimal therapeutic approach for patients with newly diagnosed FL requiring active therapy.
    • Recall published research data and other clinical factors in the best-practice selection, sequencing or combining of available therapeutic agents in the nonresearch care of patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) FL.
    • Compare and contrast the efficacy and safety of the PI3-kinase inhibitors approved for the treatment of R/R FL to determine the current role of each in clinical practice.
    • Develop practical strategies to prevent, recognize and ameliorate the toxicities associated with therapies routinely used in the management of FL.
    • Identify ongoing clinical trials evaluating innovative investigational approaches for FL, and obtain consent from appropriate patients for study participation.

    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.
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    Video Program: This CME activity consists of a video component.
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    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:

    Nathan H Fowler, MD
    Director of Clinical Investigation and
    Translational Research
    Lead, Phase I and Indolent Research Groups
    Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas

    Advisory Committee: AbbVie Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation, Gilead Sciences Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, TG Therapeutics Inc; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, Celgene Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, TG Therapeutics Inc.

    Gilles A Salles, MD, PhD
    Professor of Medicine
    Université Claude Bernard
    Head of the Hematology Department
    Hospices Civils de Lyon
    Lyon, France

    Advisory Committee: AbbVie Inc, Celgene Corporation, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc; Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Epizyme Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite Pharma Inc, Merck, MorphoSys, Novartis, Roche Laboratories Inc, Servier, Takeda Oncology; Contracted Research: Celgene Corporation, Roche Laboratories Inc.

    EDITOR — 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 commercial interests: AbbVie Inc, Acerta Pharma — A member of the AstraZeneca Group, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Agendia Inc, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amgen Inc, Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biodesix Inc, bioTheranostics Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston Biomedical Pharma Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, Genomic Health Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Guardant Health, 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, Loxo Oncology, Medivation Inc, a Pfizer Company, Merck, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc, Myriad Genetic Laboratories Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Prometheus Laboratories Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sandoz Inc, a Novartis Division, Sanofi Genzyme, Seattle Genetics, Sirtex Medical Ltd, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Oncology, Tesaro Inc, Teva Oncology and Tokai Pharmaceuticals 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 Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation and Gilead Sciences Inc.

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    Release date: February 2019
    Expiration date: February 2020

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Follicular Lymphoma Update, Issue 1, 2019
Released February 2019

Featuring interviews with Drs Nathan H Fowler and Gilles A Salles. (Audio Program)

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