CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

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

  • Identify patients after surgical removal of primary BRAF-mutant melanoma for whom adjuvant therapy should be considered, and counsel them about the risks and potential benefits of various systemic approaches.
  • Consider patient age, performance status and other disease-related factors in the selection of first- and later-line therapy for BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma.
  • Use available clinical trial evidence to safely and effectively incorporate targeted, immunotherapeutic or combination therapy into the management of metastatic melanoma with a BRAF tumor mutation.
  • Identify adverse events associated with targeted therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors and combination approaches for melanoma, and offer supportive strategies to minimize and manage side effects.
  • Recall available and emerging data with investigational strategies for BRAF-mutant melanoma, and where applicable, refer eligible patients for trial 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 THIS CME ACTIVITY
  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 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 or 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:
  
  Prof Georgina Long, AO, BSc, PhD, MBBS
  Co-Medical Director
  Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research
  Melanoma Institute Australia
  Wollstonecraft, Australia
  
  Consultant Advisor: Aduro Biotech, Amgen Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Evaxion Biotech A/S, Hexal AG, Highlight Therapeutics SL, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, Novartis, OncoSec Medical, Pierre Fabre, QBiotics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, SkylineDx, Specialised Therapeutics.
  
  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 Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Coherus BioSciences, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Epizyme Inc, Exact Sciences Inc, Exelixis Inc, Five Prime Therapeutics Inc, Foundation Medicine, G1 Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab, Gilead Sciences Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Grail Inc, 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, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novocure Inc, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi Genzyme, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, 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.
  
  These activities are supported by educational grants from Novartis and Pfizer Inc.
  
  Release date: December 2021
  Expiration date: December 2022