Precision Medicine in Immuno-Oncology: The Evolving Role of Current and Emerging Biomarkers

Monday, June 22, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Faculty 
Michael J. Overman, MD

Professor
Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Lynette M. Sholl, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology

Harvard Medical School
Associate Pathologist, Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

This symposium is sponsored by Paradigm Medical Communications LLC and supported by a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb. This is not an official program of the American Association for Cancer Research Virtual Annual Meeting II.

This activity is jointly provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC and Educational Review Systems, Inc.
    

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of oncology clinicians and pathologists. It may also be of benefit to pulmonologists, cytotechnologists, researchers, and other healthcare and laboratory professionals interested in immuno-oncology, precision medicine, and/or biomarker research.

Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
  • Describe the underlying concepts of cancer immunology as they relate to the identification, development, and application of predictive biomarkers for immuno-oncology agents
  • Outline the latest data for the optimal use of immuno-oncology predictive biomarkers, including current and potential future roles, as well as understood limitations
  • Incorporate evidence-based best practices for performing immuno-oncology predictive biomarker testing, including optimal biopsy techniques, testing methodologies, diagnostic tools, and the potential for serum-based approaches
Agenda
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM     Clinical Program
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Immuno-Oncology as It Relates to Biomarkers 
  • Current and Emerging Biomarkers: What’s Now and What’s Next
  • Improving Biomarker Testing Methods
  • Conclusions and Panel Q&A
Physician Accreditation Statement
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(Universal Activity Number: 0761-0000-20-002-L01-P) 

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Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

How to Receive Your CE Credit
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  • Click on the Claim Credit Tab within the Array Virtual Platform to complete your evaluation and posttest
After the meeting you will also receive an email with instructions to log in, complete, and submit your online evaluation and posttest.

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Disclosures
In accordance with ACCME, ACPE, ANCC requirements on disclosure, faculty and contributors are asked to disclose any relationships with commercial interests associated with the area of medicine featured in the activity. These relationships are described below.

Faculty 
Michael J. Overman, MD 

Consulting Fees: Array BioPharma Inc; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; CatalYm; Gritstone Oncology; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Promega Corporation; Roche; Takeda
Grant/Research Support: AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Merck & Co., Inc; Nouscom

Lynette M. Sholl, MD
Consulting Fees: AstraZeneca; EMD Serono, Inc

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC staff members have no financial relationships to disclose.

Educational Review Systems, Inc. staff members have no financial relationships to disclose.


Peer reviewer, Marwan G. Fakih, MD, has the following relationships to disclose:
Retained Consultant: Array BioPharma, Seattle Genetics, Inc
Speakers Bureau: Amgen Inc.

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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA.


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