PeerView Oncology & Hematology CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast - Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA - ‘How I Think, How I Treat’—Embarking on a New Treatment Era in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Personal Take on Integrating Recent Evidence Into the Continuum of Care for Patients With HCC

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA - ‘How I Think, How I Treat’—Embarking on a New Treatment Era in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Personal Take on Integrating Recent Evidence Into the Continuum of Care for Patients With HCC

08/23/19 • 105 min

PeerView Oncology & Hematology CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast

Go online to PeerView.com/XEJ860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Multiple new drug approvals and positive clinical trial outcomes have set the stage for the wider integration of novel therapeutics across the treatment spectrum of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). These developments have established multiple targeted and immunotherapy agents as options in advanced disease while also mapping potential future applications in intermediate stage HCC and beyond. Future care will depend on the successful integration of newer tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-based approaches with established and emerging immune checkpoint inhibitors across patient populations and lines of therapy. This PeerView “How I Think, How I Treat” activity, based on a symposium held during the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, offers an inside look at how experts translate important new data and navigate the current HCC landscape in order to provide the most benefit for their patients. This activity also features important insights on how to utilize newly approved TKIs and checkpoint inhibitors across disease and treatment settings, as well as provides expert thoughts on the next wave of emerging solutions that leverage the power of novel therapies across the continuum of HCC. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Summarize emerging clinical evidence on the use of novel systemic treatments, including targeted and immunotherapeutic agents, in a range of HCC treatment settings and populations, Apply recent safety and efficacy data on targeted therapies into clinical practice to enhance aspects of HCC care, including treatment sequencing and managing treatment-related adverse events, Integrate immunotherapeutic strategies for the management of patients with advanced HCC, including through optimal treatment selection and via management of immune-related adverse events, Identify innovative treatment strategies currently being assessed in clinical trials across the spectrum of HCC, such as immunotherapy combinations, combinations of novel agents with locoregional therapies, and early transition to systemic treatment, among others.

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Robert Z. Orlowski, MD, PhD - Driving Change in Multiple Myeloma: Updates on Novel Agent Classes and Next-Generation Therapeutics

Go online to PeerView.com/TXD860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this activity, an expert in the management of MM discusses the implications of recent efficacy and safety data that support the ongoing integration and use of several innovative treatments, such as antibody-based therapies, next-generation IMiDs and proteasome inhibitors, and novel therapies directed against intracellular targets. The expert also provides a review of the overall shape of MM therapy in newly diagnosed and relapsed disease, and discusses strategies to manage treatment-related adverse effects. Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Summarize updated evidence on the use of novel agent classes and next-generation therapeutics in multiple myeloma (MM), including proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulators (IMiDs), novel antibodies, and targeted agents, Select appropriate therapy in patients with newly diagnosed MM, including those requiring eradication of MRD or treatment for high-risk disease, Recommend therapy with novel components for patients with early relapse or treatment-refractory MM, Manage treatment-related adverse events in patients with MM who are receiving novel therapeutics as part of their care.

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Stephen A. Strickland, MD, MSCI - The Oncology Team and Secondary AML: Conversations on New Science and Its Effect on Patient Care

Go online to PeerView.com/ZVS860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this activity, a hematologist/oncologist and a nurse professional discuss the characteristics and management of secondary AML, with an emphasis on practical aspects of care and the use of novel therapy. This multidisciplinary panel also features commentary from a patient with secondary AML and discusses the patient’s experience of a secondary AML diagnosis and subsequent therapeutic journey. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Cite the clinical features and therapeutic challenges associated with secondary AML, Recommend novel treatment strategies for patients with secondary AML who are able to receive intensive therapy and/or are eligible for HCT, Identify opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration with other oncology team members when managing secondary AML, Educate patients about the risks and benefits of novel treatment strategies for secondary AML in the context of a collaborative oncology team.