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CME / ABIM MOC

Clinical Updates in Evolving Treatment Strategies for Sarcoma

  • Authors:

    Vivek Subbiah, MD; Jean-Yves Blay, MD; Roman Groisberg, MD

  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 10/31/2019
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 10/31/2020, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for oncologists.

The goal of this activity is to improve clinicians' knowledge about emerging approaches for the treatment of sarcoma.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Biological and clinical rationale for emerging and new treatment strategies for sarcoma 
    • Clinical evidence for emerging and new treatment strategies for sarcoma
    • Potential role of emerging multi-targeted and oncogenic driver therapies in the treatment paradigm for sarcoma


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Faculty

  • Vivek Subbiah, MD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine
    Executive Director, Medical Oncology Research
    MD Anderson Cancer Network® Center
    Medical Director, Clinical Center for Targeted Therapy
    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatrics
    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Vivek Subbiah, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Helsinn Therapeutics, Inc
    Received grants for clinical research from: Abbvie; Agensys; Alfa-sigma; Amgen; Bayer AG; Berghealth; Boston Biomedical; Blueprint medicines; Celgene; D3; Exelixis; Fujifilm; GlaxoSmithKline; Helsi; Incyte; Inhbrx; Idera Pharma; Loxo oncology; Multivir; Nanocarrier; Northwest Biotherapeutics; Novartis, Vegenics, Pfizer; Pharmamar; Takeda and Roche/ Genentech

  • Jean-Yves Blay, MD

    Directeur Général-General director
    Centre Léon Bérard
    Lyon, France

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Jean-Yves Blay, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Bayer AG; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company; Deciphera; Novartis; PharmaMar; Roche
    Received grants for clinical research from: Bayer AG; Deciphera; GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis; PharmaMar; Roche 

  • Roman Groisberg, MD

    Assistant Professor –Medical Oncology
    Department of Melanoma and Sarcoma
    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    New Brunswick, New Jersey

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Roman Groisberg, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships

Editor

  • Melinda Tanzola, PhD

    Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Melinda Tanzola, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME Reviewer

  • Robert Morris, PharmD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Robert Morris, PharmD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: ViiV Healthcare
    Owns stock, stock options, or bonds from: GlaxoSmithKline

Medscape, LLC staff have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


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CME / ABIM MOC

Clinical Updates in Evolving Treatment Strategies for Sarcoma

Authors: Vivek Subbiah, MD; Jean-Yves Blay, MD; Roman Groisberg, MDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 10/31/2019

Valid for credit through: 10/31/2020, 11:59 PM EST

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AE = adverse event
ALK = anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ASPS = alveolar soft part sarcoma
CR = complete response
ctDNA = circulating tumor DNA
ESMO = European Society for Medical Oncology
EZH2 = enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose
GIST - gastrointestinal stromal tumors
MAPK = mitogen-activated protein kinase
mDOR = median duration of response
mOS = median overall survival
mPFS = median progression-free survival
NaF = sodium fluoride
NGS = next-generation sequencing
NSCLC = non-small cell lung cancer
ORR = overall response rate
OS = overall survival
PAZ = pazopanib
PD = progressive disease
PD-1 = programmed death-1
PDGFR = platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PET = positron emission tomography
PFS = progression-free survival
PI3K = phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PR = partial response
REG = regorafenib
SD = stable disease
siRNA = small interfering RNA
STS = soft tissue sarcoma
TKI = tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TRAE = treatment-related adverse event
TRK = tropomyosin receptor kinase
VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2 = vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2

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