Recent Advances in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies

CME Information:

Faculty
Harry P. Erba, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Duke Leukemia Program
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
 
Matthew McKinney, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
 
Activity Planners
Julie Blum, PhD
Senior Clinical Content Manager
Med-IQ
Baltimore, MD
 
Samantha Gordon
CME Specialist
Med-IQ
Baltimore, MD
 
Kathryn Schaefer, MSN, RN, CPHRM
Senior Manager, Accreditation and Compliance
Med-IQ
East Lansing, MI
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants should be able to:

• Describe recent clinical data supporting the use of novel agents that target FLT3 for the treatment of AML
• Identify aspects of current and emerging CAR T-cell therapies, including targets, activity, and toxicity

Target Audience
This activity is intended for community oncologists  and community hematologic oncologists.

Statement of Need
The annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting showcases cutting-edge research on treatment modalities and new therapies in the field of oncology. It is important for oncologists who manage patients with hematologic malignancies to be aware of data presented at ASCO 2018 on the effectiveness of novel treatment strategies, including CAR T-cell therapy and other novel targeted agents. 

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This activity was developed by Med-IQ in collaboration with Duke Health.

      

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Instructions to Receive Credit
To receive credit, read the introductory CME material, watch the webcast, and complete the evaluation, attestation, and post-test, answering at least 70% of the post-test questions correctly.

Initial Release Date: October 11, 2018
Expiration Date: October 10, 2019
Estimated Time to Complete This Activity: 30 minutes

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Disclosure Statement
The content of this activity has been peer reviewed and has been approved for compliance. The faculty and contributors have indicated the following financial relationships, which have been resolved through an established COI resolution process, and have stated that these reported relationships will not have any impact on their ability to give an unbiased presentation. 
 
Harry P. Erba, MD, PhD
Consulting fees/advisory boards: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo, Co., Ltd., GlycoMimetics, Inc., ImmunoGen, Inc., Incyte Corporation, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, MacroGenics, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Seattle Genetics                                         
Fees received for promotional/non-CME activities: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation, Incyte Corporation, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation                                         
Contracted research: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Celator Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo, Co., Ltd., ImmunoGen, Janssen Pharmaceutics, Inc., Juno Therapeutics, Millennium: the Takeda Oncology Company, Seattle Genetics                                         
Other: Celgene Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo, Co., Ltd., GlycoMimetics, Inc.
 
Matthew McKinney, MD
Consulting fees/advisory boards: Kite Pharma, Seattle Genetics, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals

The peer reviewers and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

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