Meeting at the Communications Crossroads: Understanding Treatment Options for Advanced Metastatic Bladder Cancer — Explore Your Options Activity

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Release Date: December 15, 2021

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Cisplatin-based chemotherapy combinations are still the preferred first-line approach for advanced and metastatic bladder cancer in those who are otherwise healthy and medically fit. But this non-specific, yet potent cytotoxic treatment often proves intolerable to the typically older bladder cancer patient, and approximately half of all advanced and metastatic bladder cancer patients are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy.  For initial treatment, treatments are now available based on immunotherapy and one of the immune checkpoint inhibitors, avelumab, was recently approved as maintenance therapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer whose disease had not progressed after chemotherapy. This program is designed to help patients and caregivers understand scientific information about available treatments to inform shared decision making with their care team.

FACULTY

Gail Dykstra
BCAN Research Patient Advocate
Seattle, Washington

Petros Grivas, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Clinical Director, Genitourinary Cancers Program
University of Washington
Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington

Jeannette Hammond, PA-C
Teaching Associate
University of Washington
Physician Assistant
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington

TARGET AUDIENCE

This educational activity has been designed to meet the needs of patients with advanced or metastatic bladder cancer, their caregivers/families, and support communities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

DIRECTIONS TO LEARNER

There are no fees for participating in this program. To participate, please:

Following the program, there will be an optional evaluation form that we invite you to complete to provide valuable feedback.

MEDIA

Internet

ACCREDITATION

Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. While this program is patient-focused and is not accredited for CME credit, it has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACCME through the joint providership of Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. and the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network.

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.

The following faculty/planners reported the financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this program:

Gail Dykstra
Patient interview: ICON

Petros Grivas, MD, PhD
Consulting fees: 4D Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Dyania Health, EMD Serono, Exelixis, Genentech/Roche, Genzyme, GlaxoSmithKline, Guardant, Immunomedics/Gilead, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Janssen, Merck & Co., Mirati Therapeutics, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Seattle Genetics
Research support: Bavarian Nordic, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Clovis Oncology, Debiopharm, EMD Serono, GlaxoSmithKline, Immunomedics, Kure It Cancer Research, Merck & Co., Mirati Therapeutics, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics

Jeannette Hammond, PA-C has nothing to disclose.

The Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network planners and managers have nothing to disclose.

DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE

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.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

PRIVACY POLICY

When you participate in an online educational activity sponsored by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc., you will be asked for your name, degree(s), affiliation(s), street address, telephone number and…(continued)

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 2.33 + GHz (or equivalent)
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, and Mac OS
Plug-in: Adobe® Flash® Player 10

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DISCLAIMER

The information provided at this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

PROVIDER STATEMENT

This program is provided by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.

SUPPORTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This activity is supported by independent educational grants from EMD Serono, Inc. & Pfizer Inc.