Precision Medicine in NSCLC With Rare Mutations: Pinpointing the Right Treatment for the Right Patient at the Right Time
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Last Reviewed: April 27, 2019
Expiration Date: April 30, 2020
Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour
*This activity expired for credit on April 30, 2020 and is no longer available for credit
NEW UPDATE POST ACTIVITY LAUNCH: The FDA has recently approved entrectinib for the treatment of adult patients with ROS1-positive metastatic NSCLC. An accelerated approval was also granted to entrectinib for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with solid tumors harboring an NTRK gene fusion and who have no alternative effective therapies available.
FDA News Release. FDA approves third oncology drug that targets a key genetic driver of cancer, rather than a specific type of tumor. FDA also approves drug for second indication in a type of lung cancer. www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-third-oncology-drug-targets-key-genetic-driver-cancer-rather-specific-type-tumor. Accessed 8/16/19. Faculty
Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Alexander Drilon, MD
Clinical Director
Early Drug Development Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
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Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of medical oncologists and pathologists. It will also be of benefit to interventional radiologists, pulmonologists, surgical oncologists, thoracic surgeons, and other healthcare providers involved in the management of non-small cell lung cancer, including oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, and PAs.
Statement of Need
In this era of personalized medicine in which the identification of targetable genetic alterations will help determine appropriate treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), oncology clinicians, along with pathologists, require new insights into the specific techniques that are being used to identify the targets and then to select the specific treatment(s) that correspond to these targets. In NSCLC, recent advances have made it possible to analyze tumor oncogenes for genetic mutations that can contribute to the development of metastatic disease and there are several treatments that are now associated with these targets. With these new developments, oncology clinicians need to become well versed in this new approach to testing for these targets as well as the mechanisms of action for the corresponding treatments that are now available.
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Identify the types of genetic mutations found in non-small cell lung cancer and associated guideline recommendations for treatment
- Evaluate clinical trial data for new and emerging targeted treatments in non-small cell lung cancer with genetic mutations
- Summarize the recommendations regarding initial and repeat biomarker testing for genetic mutations in non-small cell lung cancer
Agenda
- Introduction
- Recommendations for Genetic Testing
- Genetic Markers Associated With NSCLC
- Targeted Therapies for Genetic Alterations
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- Newer Therapies: Current and Ongoing Late-Phase Trial Data
- Case Studies
- Resources on NSCLC
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Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD
Grant/Research Support: AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; Genentech, Inc.
Retained Consultant: AstraZeneca; Blueprint Medicine; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Genentech, Inc.; Merck & Co.; Inc, Pfizer Inc.; Syndax
Alexander Drilon, MD
Retained Consultant: AstraZeneca; Bayer Healthcare; BeiGene; Blueprint Medicine Corporation; Exelixis, Inc.; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Helsinn Therapeutics; Hengrui Therapeutics Inc.; Ignyta; Loxo Oncology; Pfizer Inc.; TP Therapeutics, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
Honoraria: AstraZeneca; Bayer Healthcare; Foundation Medicine, Inc; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Medscape; MORE Health; OncLive; Peerview; PeerVoice; Physicians Education Resources; Research to Practice; Targeted Oncology; Tyra Biosciences
Honoraria: AstraZeneca; Bayer Healthcare; Foundation Medicine, Inc; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Medscape; MORE Health; OncLive; Peerview; PeerVoice; Physicians Education Resources; Research to Practice; Targeted Oncology; Tyra Biosciences
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