Expert Analysis - Lung Cancer - 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting - Oncology

Lung Cancer

May 29-June 2, 2015; Chicago, Illinois

Naiyer Rizvi, MD, and Heather Wakelee, MD, provide their analysis of key lung cancer presentations from the 2015 clinical oncology meeting in Chicago.

Naiyer Rizvi, MD

Heather Wakelee, MD

Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Released: August 7, 2015 Expiration: August 6, 2016

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Integrate key practice-changing clinical trial findings into clinical practice to expand treatment options and improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer

Identify subpopulations of patients with lung cancer most likely to benefit from a specific treatment plan based on prognostic or predictive markers

Describe new data on investigational agents and therapeutic approaches with potential importance in the treatment of patients with lung cancer

Acknowledgements

Jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Clinical Care Options, LLC

Contact Info

Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower
39000 Bob Hope Dr
Dinah Shore Bldg.
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Melissa Velasquez, Accreditation Specialist
(760) 773-4506
(760) 773-4550 (Fax)
ce@annenberg.net
http://www.annenberg.net/

Educational grant provided by:

AstraZeneca
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Celgene Corporation
Genentech BioOncology
Incyte
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Information on this Educational Activity

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

The Annenberg Center assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by the Annenberg Center for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. The Annenberg Center is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

Faculty

Naiyer Rizvi, MD

Professor of Medicine
Price Chair of Thoracic Translational Oncology
Director of Thoracic Oncology
Director of Immuno-Oncology
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Naiyer Rizvi, MD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, and Roche.

Heather Wakelee, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Oncology
Department of Medicine/Oncology
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Heather Wakelee, MD, has disclosed that she has received consulting fees from Peregrine and research support from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Clovis, MedImmune, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche/Genentech, and Xcovery.

Staff

Krista Marcello

Associate Managing Editor

Krista Marcello has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Kevin Obholz, PhD

Editorial Director, Hematology/Oncology

Kevin Obholz, PhD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Timothy A. Quill, PhD

Senior Managing Editor

Timothy A. Quill, PhD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

The following planners and managers, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP, Judi Smelker-Mitchek, RN, BSN and Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CHCP, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.

Charles E. Willis, MBA, Director of Continuing Education, Amanda Sewell, MBA, Manager of Continuing Education, Debbie Price, Registration Database Administrator, and Alma Perez, Accreditation Specialist from the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower have no relevant commercial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The Annenberg Center, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM), Clinical Care Options, and activity supporters do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the Annenberg Center, PIM, Clinical Care Options, and activity supporters. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians and other healthcare professionals who provide care for patients with lung cancer.

Goal

The goal of this activity is to improve participants’ competence in treating patients with lung cancer by applying the most recent data from ASCO 2015.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Clinical Care Options, LLC. The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.

Instructions for Credit

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.5 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from August 07, 2015, through August 06, 2016:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 65% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.