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Staying on TRK: Addressing Clinical Challenges and Improving Outcomes in NTRK Fusion Positive Cancers

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In this on-demand webcast from a live symposium, expert faculty discuss the latest guidance and clinical data in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with NTRK fusion‑positive cancers.

Physicians: Maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: July 07, 2021

Expiration: July 06, 2022

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

George D. Demetri

George D. Demetri, MD

Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Harvard University
Co-Director, Ludwig Center at Harvard
Senior Vice President for Experimental Therapeutics
Director,
Sarcoma Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Alexander Drilon

Alexander Drilon, MD

Chief, Early Drug Development
Attending, Thoracic
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Theodore Laetsch

Theodore Laetsch, MD

Associate Professor
Division of Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC
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Supporters

Supported by an educational grant from

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group

Target Audience

This educational program is intended for physicians and other healthcare providers who treat patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Describe the biology of and rationale for targeting cancers containing NTRK fusions
  • Identify patients with cancer who should be tested for NTRK fusions with established and emerging biomarker assays
  • Implement TRK inhibitor therapy for appropriate patients with cancer

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Program Director Disclosure

Program Director

George D. Demetri, MD

Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Harvard University
Co-Director, Ludwig Center at Harvard
Senior Vice President for Experimental Therapeutics
Director,
Sarcoma Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

George D. Demetri, MD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from AbbVie, AdaptImmune, Bayer, Bessor, Blueprint Medicines, Caprion/HistoGeneX, Caris Life Sciences, Champions Biotechnology, Daiichi Sankyo, EMD Serono, Epizyme, Erasca, G1 Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, Icon, Ignyta, Janssen, Loxo Oncology, Merrimack, Mirati, MJ Hennessey, Novartis, PharmaMar, Pfizer, Polaris, Relay, Roche/Genentech, Sanofi, Translate BIO, WCG/Arsenal Capital, and ZioPharm and royalties paid to his institution from Novartis.

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Alexander Drilon, MD

Chief, Early Drug Development
Attending, Thoracic
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Alexander Drilon, MD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from 14ner/Elevation Oncology, AbbVie, ArcherDX, AstraZeneca, AXIS, BeiGene, BergenBio, Blueprint Medicines, EMD Serono, Exelixis, Helsinn, Hengrui, Ignyta/Genentech/Roche, Liberum, Loxo/Bayer/Lilly, Melendi, Merus, Monopteros, MORE Health, Novartis, Nuvalent, Pfizer, Remedica, Repare RX, Takeda/Ariad/Millennium, TP Therapeutics, Tyra Biosciences, and Verastem; funds for research support from Exelixis, Foundation Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, PharmaMar, Taiho, and Teva; and other financial support or material from Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, Merus, and Puma.

Theodore Laetsch, MD

Associate Professor
Division of Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Theodore Laetsch, MD, has disclosed that he has received funds for research support from Bayer, Lilly, and Turning Point; consulting fees from Bayer, Cellectis, Deciphera, Jumo Health, Novartis, and Y-mAbs Therapeutics; and other financial or material support from Bayer.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Jason J. Everly, PharmD

Jason Everly, PharmD, BCOP, CHCP, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Terrence Fagan,

Associate Scientific Director

Terrence Fagan has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Gordon Kelley,

Clinical Editor
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Gordon Kelley has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Jim Mortimer,

Product Director, Hematology/Oncology
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jim Mortimer has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Kevin Obholz, PhD

Editorial Director, Hematology/Oncology

Kevin Obholz, PhD has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Timothy A. Quill, PhD

Senior Managing Editor

Timothy A. Quill, PhD has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation

CCO 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.

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 planners of this activity 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 planners. 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 and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from July 07, 2021, through July 06, 2022:

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.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.


Goal


The goal of this program is to improve the knowledge and competence of learners to test for NTRK gene fusion and integrate TRK inhibitors into the treatment of patients with cancer.