Harnessing Immuno-Oncology for the Management of Genitourinary Cancers: How to Optimize Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Based on Pathways, Patterns of Response, and Immune-related AEs

 

Release Date: July 10, 2018

Last Reviewed: July 4, 2019

Expiration Date: July 10, 2019

Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour

*This activity expired for credit on July 10, 2019 and is no longer available for credit

 

Senior Member, Medical Oncologist
Department of Genitourinary Oncology
Department of Immunology
Moffitt Cancer Center
Professor
Department of Oncologic Sciences
Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL

 

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

Co-director, Kidney Cancer Program

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

 

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This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of community medical oncologists and advanced practitioners, such as nurse practitioners, PAs, and pharmacists, treating genitourinary (GU) cancers, including renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer. This activity may also benefit other oncology healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer.

 

To provide high-quality, evidence-based care, oncologists must be familiar with the principles of immunology as they relate to the mechanisms of action of immune checkpoint inhibitors as well as the clinical profiles of these agents (as monotherapy or combination therapy) and their roles and patterns of response in first- and subsequent-line treatment of GU cancers, including bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma. This activity will educate clinicians how to appropriately integrate immune checkpoint inhibitors into clinical practice for treatment of patients with GU cancers.

 

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Grant/Research Support: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eisai, Inc; Hofffman-LaRoche; Medivation, Inc.

Retained Consultant: Exelixis, Inc

 

Sumanta Kumar Pal, MD
Retained Consultant: Astellas Pharma US, Inc; AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eisai, Inc; Exelixis, Inc; Genentech, Inc.; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis; Pfizer Inc; Roche
 

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Retained Consultant: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute; Roche/Genentech, Inc
Ownership Interest: Celgene Corporation; Gilead Sciences, Inc

 

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