OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and potentially lethal type of cancer, and its clinical management is continuously evolving. The availability of new therapeutic options, including targeted therapies, has led to an increase in survival for patients with CRC. However, this has also created new challenges and more complicated treatment algorithms. Considerable controversy remains about the optimal sequence of systemic therapies and the duration of treatment. Similarly, various maintenance strategies have been incorporated into current treatment algorithms, but relatively little is known about the adoption of these various therapeutic approaches in clinical practice.

In January 2014 more than 6,500 practicing oncologists from Research To Practice's proprietary email database were invited to complete an extensive case-based survey focused in part on the systemic management of advanced colorectal cancer. This CME endeavor documents the self-reported practice patterns of 101 general medical oncologists who elected to participate. The activity also offers clinical investigator perspectives on these findings in addition to their preferred approaches to the same scenarios examined. This information is presented in an effort to allow practicing medical oncologists to compare and contrast their own practice patterns to those of their peers and GI experts and modify them accordingly.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Compare and contrast various front-line and maintenance treatment strategies used by general oncologists and cancer clinical investigators, and apply this knowledge to individualize therapy for patients with metastatic CRC (mCRC).
• Evaluate the effects of patient age and performance status on the selection of optimal chemobiologic regimens for patients with mCRC in the first-line setting.
• Formulate strategies for the management of neuropathy associated with oxaliplatin-based therapy for mCRC.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
Research To Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

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HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
This CME activity contains text, slide and video components. The participant should read the text portion, review the slides and watch the video.

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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 potential conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME activities. Real or apparent 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 real or apparent conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process:

Johanna C Bendell, MD
Director, GI Oncology Research/Associate Director, Drug Development
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Nashville, Tennessee

No real or apparent conflicts of interest to disclose.

Alan P Venook, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Consulting Agreement: Sanofi; Contracted Research: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.

EDITOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice, which receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CME activities from the following commercial interests: AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biodesix Inc, Biogen Idec, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Dendreon Corporation, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Incyte Corporation, Lilly, Medivation Inc, Merck, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Novocure, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmacyclics Inc, Prometheus Laboratories Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi, Seattle Genetics, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc, Teva Oncology and VisionGate Inc.

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE STAFF AND EXTERNAL REVIEWERS — The scientific staff and reviewers for Research To Practice have no real or apparent 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 Genentech BioOncology and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company.

Hardware/Software Requirements:
A high-speed Internet connection
A monitor set to 1280 x 1024 pixels or more
Internet Explorer 7 or later, Firefox 3.0 or later, Chrome, Safari 3.0 or later
Adobe Flash Player 10.2 plug-in or later
Adobe Acrobat Reader
(Optional) Sound card and speakers for audio

Last review date: October 2014
Expiration date: October 2015