Provided by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. and Tumor Board Tuesday.
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Prevalence, Role & Genomic Testing in Patients with HER Family Receptors
Genomic studies have identified human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) as the main oncogenic driving force behind some types of particularly aggressive metastatic cancers: breast cancer (BC), gastrointestinal cancers (particularly gastric/gastroesophageal junction [GC/GEJ], colorectal cancer [CRC]), and even non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). HER2 appears to work in tandem with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family members, including the recently discovered HER3, in aggressive tumors with a poorer prognosis frequently characterized by treatment resistance. Fortunately, newly approved HER2-targeted treatment options work through varying mechanisms of action that may be able to obviate treatment resistance observed in older HER2-targeted pharmacologic agents. New and emerging treatments that target HER2 and HER3 may soon change standard of care for some types of HER2-driven cancers and will provide more highly personalized therapeutic options for patients with these types of metastatic cancer. This program will provide education on the prevalence, role, & genomic testing of HER family receptors in breast, gastric, and lung cancers.
Michael Pishvaian, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Oncology
Director of GI, Developmental Therapeutics, and Clinical Research Programs
John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Aatur D. Singhi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This educational activity has been designed to meet the needs of medical oncologists, pathologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists and advanced practice providers (APPs) involved in the management of patients with solid tumors.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of December, 7, 2021 through December 7, 2022 participants must:
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 100%.
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. and Tumor Board Tuesday. Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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Michael Pishvaian, MD, PhD
Consultant/Advisory Committees: AstraZeneca, Foundation Medicine, Merck
Ownership Interest: Perthera, Inc.
Funding to Institution: Arcus, Merck, Seattle Genetics
Educational (Unbranded) Program Speaker: Novartis, Pfizer
Aatur D. Singhi, MD, PhD
Consultant: Foundation Medicine
The Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. planners and managers have nothing to disclose.
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
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