Integrating New Advances into Community Oncology Practice — Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Faculty

Faculty

Farrukh T Awan

MD, MS, MBA

Harold C Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Director, Section of Hematologic Malignancies/Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Director of Lymphoid Malignancies Program

Faculty

Samuel J Klempner

MD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Program Director, Gastroesophageal Cancers, Tobins Family Endowed Chair in Esophagogastric Cancer

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Professor

Faculty

Ann LaCasce

MD, MMSc

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Program Director, Dana-Farber/MGB Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology

Moderator

Stephen "Fred" Divers

MD

American Oncology Network, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Chief Medical Officer

Community Oncology Alliance Hot Springs, Arkansas

Board Executive

Faculty

Shannon N Westin

MD, MPH, FASCO, FACOG

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Professor, Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology Center, Director, Early Drug Development, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine

Faculty

Stephen V Liu

MD

Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Associate Professor of Medicine

TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of cancer.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Appraise the clinical relevance of recent pivotal cancer research published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at major oncology conferences.
• Recall ongoing clinical trials in select hematologic cancers and solid tumors, and as appropriate, refer patients for participation.
• Incorporate individual preferences, tumor biomarkers and other treatment-related factors in personalizing therapy for patients with cancer.
• Educate patients with hematologic cancers or solid tumors about the benefits and risks of novel therapeutic agents and strategies.
• Apply an awareness of new datasets and the perspectives of tumor-specific clinical investigators to refine or validate treatment algorithms.
• Evaluate the mechanisms of action, tolerability and efficacy of promising investigational agents, and consider the implications for clinical practice.

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

Dr Awan — Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Bristol Myers Squibb, DAVA Oncology, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Incyte Corporation, Invivyd, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Miltenyi Biotec, Pierre Fabre; Contracted Research: Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Ascentage Pharma, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Caribou Biosciences Inc.

Dr Klempner — Advisory Committees: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Elevation Oncology, EsoBiotec, Gilead Sciences Inc, I-Mab Biopharma, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Natera Inc, Novartis, Signet Therapeutics, Taiho Oncology Inc; Consulting Agreements: Astellas; Contracted Research: Arcus Biosciences, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, I-Mab Biopharma, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, Parabilis Medicines; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Sanofi; Stock Options — Private Companies: MBrace Therapeutics; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: Debbie’s Dream Foundation, Degregorio Family Foundation, Gastric Cancer Foundation, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, NCCN (member of Gastric and Esophageal Guidelines Committees), Stand Up 2 Cancer/AACR, Torrey Coast Foundation.

Dr LaCasce — Advisory Committees: Caribou Biosciences Inc, Genmab US Inc, Kite, A Gilead Company; Consulting Agreements: Genmab US Inc, Pierre Fabre, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Dr Liu — Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Ellipses Pharma, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Merus, Natera, Novartis, Nuvalent, OSE Immunotherapeutics, Pfizer Inc, PharmaMar, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Revolution Medicines Inc, Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc, SystImmune Inc, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, Yuhan Corporation; Contracted Research: AbbVie Inc, Alkermes, Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Avenzo Therapeutics, BioNTech SE, Cogent Biosciences, Duality Biologics, Ellipses Pharma, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Henlius, MediLink Therapeutics, Merck, Merus, Nuvalent, Nuvation Bio Inc, OSE Immunotherapeutics, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Synthekine, SystImmune Inc.

Dr Westin — Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Caris Life Sciences, Corcept Therapeutics Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Faeth Therapeutics Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, Immunocore, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Mereo BioPharma, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Nuvectis Pharma Inc, Ottimo Pharma, Pfizer Inc, pharmaand GmbH, PMV Pharma, Seagen Inc, Verastem Inc, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, ZielBio; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Avenge Bio, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Path Holdings Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Genmab US Inc, GSK, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Mereo BioPharma, Novartis, Nuvectis Pharma Inc, Pfizer Inc, pharmaand GmbH, Verastem Inc, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals.

MODERATOR — Dr Divers — Advisory Committees: Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

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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, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, BeOne, Corcept Therapeutics Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genmab US Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Lilly.

Release date: September 2026
Expiration date: September 2027

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