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TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is intended for medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of breast cancer (BC).

OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
BC remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, and in 2019 in the United States alone the disease will culminate in an estimated 268,600 new cases and 41,760 deaths. Although the diagnosis and treatment of BC remain, in many ways, more advanced than in other solid tumors, challenging issues in the basic management of this disease continue to require refinement. Increasingly, an emphasis is being placed on a personalized medicine approach that promises to more effectively identify treatments that will benefit individuals based on specific patient- and disease-related characteristics. In conjunction with this approach researchers are actively developing novel agents and immunotherapeutic strategies, with the aim of generating additional benefit, enhancing the efficacy of existing treatments or overcoming resistance to endocrine therapy, chemotherapy or biologic therapy. As such, the pace of change in the field of breast medical oncology has been rapid, and it is expected that a plethora of new data will continuously be disseminated requiring ongoing efforts to keep medical professionals informed.

These video proceedings from a CME symposium held during the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting feature discussions with leading researchers with an expertise in BC regarding actual cases from their practices and the published data that drive clinical decision-making for patients in those and diverse other situations. By providing information on the latest research developments and their potential application to routine practice, this activity is designed to assist medical oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers with the formulation of up-to-date clinical management strategies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Consider published data to guide the use of biomarkers and genomic classifiers in assessing risk and customizing therapy for patients with hormone receptor-positive BC in the adjuvant and extended adjuvant settings.
  • Appraise available and emerging research evidence to individualize the selection and duration of neoadjuvant, adjuvant and extended adjuvant therapy for patients with HER2-overexpressing early BC.
  • Develop an evidence-based algorithm for the treatment of advanced hormone receptor-positive pre- and postmenopausal BC, including endocrine, biologic and chemotherapeutic agents.
  • Implement a long-term clinical plan for the management of metastatic HER2-positive BC, incorporating existing and investigational targeted treatments.
  • Appraise published efficacy and safety data with the use of PARP inhibitors for patients with metastatic BC harboring a BRCA1/2 mutation, and consider the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of these findings on nonresearch care.
  • Appraise recently presented Phase III data supporting the FDA approval of anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy combined with chemotherapy for newly diagnosed PD-L1-positive metastatic triple-negative BC, and use this information to identify patients who may be appropriate for this approach in clinical practice.
  • Develop an understanding of the mechanisms of action of, available data with and potential clinical roles of other investigational compounds to facilitate referral for clinical trial opportunities or participation in expanded access programs.

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 THIS CME ACTIVITY
This is a video CNE program.
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:

Fabrice André, MD, PhD
Research Director, Head of INSERM U981
Professor, Department of Medical Oncology
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France

Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc.

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc
Professor of Medicine
Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Chair in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
AB Alexander Distinguished Chair in Oncology
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Leader of the Breast Cancer Program
UT Health San Antonio
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
San Antonio, Texas

Consulting Agreements: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Athenex, Celldex Therapeutics, Eisai Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc; Contracted Research: Eisai Inc; Speakers Bureau: Celgene Corporation, Eisai Inc, Genentech, Genomic Health Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc.

Mark D Pegram, MD
Susy Yuan-Huey Hung Professor of Medicine
Director of the Breast Oncology Program
Associate Dean, Clinical Research Quality
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Advisory Committee and Consulting Agreements: Genentech, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Samsung Bioepis.

Hope S Rugo, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California

Contracted Research: Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Genentech, Lilly, MacroGenics Inc, Merck, Novartis, OBI Pharma Inc, Odonate Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc, Seattle Genetics; Paid Travel: Amgen Inc, Lilly, Merck, Mylan, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc.

Sara M Tolaney, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Susan F Smith Center for Women’s Cancers
Director of Clinical Trials, Breast Oncology
Director of Breast Immunotherapy Clinical Research
Senior Physician
Breast Oncology Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Advisory Committee: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Celldex Therapeutics, Eisai Inc, Genentech, Immunomedics Inc, Lilly, Merck, NanoString Technologies, Nektar, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi Genzyme; Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Eisai Inc, Lilly, Merck, NanoString Technologies, Nektar, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Tesaro; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Genentech, Lilly, Merck, NanoString Technologies, Nektar, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc.

Tiffany A Traina, MD
Clinical Director and Associate Attending, Breast Medicine Service
Section Head, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Clinical Research Program
Department of Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York

Consulting Agreements: Aduro Biotech, Advaxis Inc, Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Athenex, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Genentech, Genomic Health Inc, Halozyme Inc, Innocrin Pharmaceuticals Inc, Medivation Inc, a Pfizer Company, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Samsung Bioepis; Contracted Research: Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Genentech, Immunomedics Inc, Innocrin Pharmaceuticals Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc; Speakers Bureau: Genentech, Roche Laboratories Inc.

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 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 Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, Genmab, 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 Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc, Myriad Genetic Laboratories Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Oncopeptides, 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, Teva Oncology, Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc and Tolero Pharmaceuticals.

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 AbbVie Inc, Celgene Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genentech, Genomic Health Inc, Lilly, Merck, Puma Biotechnology Inc and Seattle Genetics.

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: June 2019
Expiration date: June 2020