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What I Tell My Patients: Faculty Physicians and Nurses Discuss Patient Education About New Treatments and Clinical Trials — Breast Cancer (Symposium Video Proceedings)
Released May 2023

Featuring perspectives from Ms Jamie Carroll, Dr Virginia Kaklamani, Dr Joyce O’Shaughnessy and Mr Ronald Stein. Published May 17, 2023. (Symposium Video Proceedings)

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of oncology nurses, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists involved in the treatment of breast cancer.

    PURPOSE STATEMENT
    By providing information on the latest research developments in the context of expert perspectives, this NCPD activity will assist oncology nurses, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists with the formulation of state-of-the-art clinical management strategies to facilitate optimal care of patients with breast cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Understand published research data guiding the selection and duration of neoadjuvant, adjuvant and extended-adjuvant therapy for patients with HER2-overexpressing localized breast cancer. 
    • Discuss with patients the risks and benefits of various anti-HER2 therapies used in the long-term management of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (mBC). 
    • Understand the clinical relevance of and current management approaches for HER2-low mBC.  
    • Consider how the results of genomic assays are applied to personalize adjuvant systemic therapy for newly diagnosed ER-positive breast cancer. 
    • Comprehend available clinical trial findings with CDK4/6 inhibitors for localized ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. 
    • Counsel patients about the selection and sequencing of systemic therapy for ER-positive mBC. 
    • Review published research documenting the benefit of chemotherapy in combination with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies for newly diagnosed localized or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, and use this information to educate patients. 
    • Appraise published efficacy and safety data with PARP inhibitors for patients with breast cancer harboring BRCA1/2 mutations. 

    ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
    Research To Practice (RTP) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

    CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
    This educational activity for 2.25 contact hours is provided by RTP during the period of May 2023 to May 2024.

    This activity is awarded 2.25 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.

    ONCC/ILNA CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
    The program content has been reviewed by the ONCC and is acceptable for recertification points. Learners must apply for NCPD credit to utilize this program for ONCC certification or renewal. To review certification qualifications please visit https://www.researchtopractice.com/Meetings/ONS2023/Breast/ILNA.

    ONCC review is only for designating content to be used for ILNA points and is not for NCPD accreditation. NCPD programs must be formally approved for contact hours by an acceptable accreditor/approver of nursing CE to be used for recertification by ONCC. If the NCPD provider fails to obtain formal approval to award contact hours by an acceptable accrediting/approval body, no information related to ONCC recertification or ILNA categories may be used in relation to the program.

    FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
    To receive credit, participants should read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures, watch the video, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the Educational Assessment and Credit Form located at ResearchToPractice.com/ONS2023BreastCancer/Video/NCPD.

    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 NCPD 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 reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.

    FACULTY —The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

    Jamie Carroll, APRN, MSN, CNP
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota

    Advisory Committee: Lilly, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi, Sermonix Pharmaceuticals.

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

    Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Gilead Sciences Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, TerSera Therapeutics LLC; Contracted Research: Eisai Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Speakers Bureau: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Exact Sciences Corporation, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Seagen Inc.

    Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD
    Celebrating Women Chair in Breast Cancer Research
    Baylor University Medical Center
    Director, Breast Cancer Research Program
    Texas Oncology
    US Oncology
    Dallas, Texas

    Advisory Committee and Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Agendia Inc, Amgen Inc, Aptitude Health, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Carrick Therapeutics, Celgene Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Fishawack Health, G1 Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genzyme Corporation, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, Incyte Corporation, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Novartis, Ontada, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Pierre Fabre, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Samsung Bioepis, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Synthon, Theralink, Veru; Nonrelevant Financial Relationship: prIME Oncology.

    Ronald Stein, JD, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP
    Clinical Instructor of Medicine
    USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Los Angeles, California

    Advisory Committee: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

    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, CTI BioPharma Corp, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Elevation Oncology Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Epizyme Inc, Exact Sciences Corporation, Exelixis Inc, Five Prime Therapeutics Inc, Foundation Medicine, G1 Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Grail Inc, GSK, 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, Kronos Bio Inc, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, MEI Pharma Inc, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Mirati Therapeutics Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on behalf of Advanced Accelerator Applications, Novocure Inc, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi, Seagen Inc, Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC, SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, TerSera Therapeutics LLC, Tesaro, A GSK Company, TG Therapeutics Inc, Turning Point Therapeutics Inc, Verastem Inc, and Zymeworks Inc.

    RESEARCH TO PRACTICE NCPD 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 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Exact Sciences Corporation, Lilly, Merck, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Seagen Inc, and TerSera Therapeutics LLC.

    Release date: May 2023
    Expiration date: May 2024

    There is no implied or real endorsement of any product by RTP or the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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