Release Date: March 1, 2017
Expiration Date: March 1, 2018
Media: Print with online posttest, evaluation, and request for credit
Overview
This activity is designed to inform physicians about the rationale for use and recent data on the utility of CDK4/6 inhibitors in the treatment of breast cancer.
Instructions for Participation/How to Receive Credit:
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Target Audience
This educational activity is directed toward medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists involved in the care of patients with breast cancer. Fellows, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, researchers, and other healthcare professionals interested in the management of breast cancer are also invited to participate.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this CME/CE activity, learners should be better prepared to:
- Explain the biological and clinical rationale supporting the role of CDK4/6 inhibition in the treatment of breast cancer
- Discuss recent outcomes and efficacy data for approved and emerging CDK4/6 inhibitory therapies in the treatment of advanced or metastatic breast cancer
- Review safety and toxicity data from clinical trials for approved and emerging CDK4/6 inhibitory therapies
The American Journal of Hematology/ Oncology® Editorial Board
Debu Tripathy, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Breast Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Disclosure: Grant/research support from Genentech/Roche, Pfizer, Puma Biotechnology Inc, and Novartis (clinical trial support contracted to the University of Southern California and MD Anderson Cancer Center); consultant for Eisai, OncoPlex Diagnostics, Merck, and Novartis.
Faculty
Richard S. Finn, MD
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Disclosure: Disclosure: Consultant: Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Staff/Planner Disclosures and Conflict of Interest Resolution
The staff of Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC (PER®), and the editorial staff of The American Journal of Hematology/Oncology® have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
It is the policy of PER® to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific objectivity in all of our CME/CE activities. In accordance with ACCME guidelines, PER® requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity, including spouses/partners, to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest to participants as part of the activity planning process. PER® has implemented mechanisms to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to release of this activity.
Accreditation/Credit Designation
Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16669 for 1.0 Contact Hour.
This activity is funded by PER®
Off-Label Disclosure and Disclaimer
This continuing medical and nursing education activity may or may not discuss investigational, unapproved, or off-label uses of drugs. Participants are advised to consult prescribing information for any products discussed. The information provided in this CME/CE activity is for continuing medical and nursing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician or nurse relative to diagnostic, treatment, and management options for a specific patient’s medical condition.
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in the content are solely those of the individual faculty members and do not reflect those of Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC.
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