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BTK Inhibitors for CLL and MCL: A Settling Storm or Just the Beginning?

  • Authors: Deborah Stephens, DO; Chan Cheah, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, DMSc; Barbara F. Eichhorst, MD; Nirav N. Shah, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 12/28/2022
  • Valid for credit through: 12/28/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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    Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points

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    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for hematologist/oncologists and pathologists.

The goal of this activity is to enable learners to better understand the recent data on Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and how they may change practice in managing patients with B-cell malignancies (eg, chronic lymphocytic leukemia [CLL]/small lymphocytic leukemia [SLL] and mantle cell lymphoma [MCL]).

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Current challenges with available BTK inhibitors in patients with B-cell malignancies
    • Emerging clinical trial data on BTK inhibitors in B-cell malignancies
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Integrate the latest data with BTK inhibitors into the treatment algorithm for patients with B-cell malignancies


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Faculty

  • Deborah Stephens, DO

    Associate Professor
    Director
    CLL and Lymphoma Program
    Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies
    University of Utah
    Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

    Disclosures

    Deborah Stephens, DO, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie, Inc.; BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation; CSL Behring; Genentech; Lilly; TG Therapeutics, Inc.
    Research funding from: Acerta; ArQule; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Juno Therapeutics, Inc.; Mingsight; Newave; Novartis

  • Chan Cheah, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, DMSc

    Consultant Hematologist
    Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
    Perth, Australia

    Disclosures

    Chan Cheah, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, DMSc, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis; Roche; TG Therapeutics, Inc.
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Roche
    Research funding from: AbbVie, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; Loxo Oncology; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Roche

  • Barbara F. Eichhorst, MD

    Associate Professor
    Consultant Hematologist
    Department for Internal Medicine
    Secretary of the German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group
    University Hospital of Cologne
    Cologne, Germany

    Disclosures

    Barbara F. Eichhorst, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen; Merck Sharp & Dohme
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Janssen; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Roche
    Research funding from: AbbVie, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen; Roche

  • Nirav N. Shah, MD

    Associate Professor
    Medical College of Wisconsin
    Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

    Disclosures

    Nirav N. Shah, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Epizyme; Incyte Corporation; Kite Pharma, Inc.; Lilly Oncology; Miltenyi Biotec; Novartis; TG Therapeutics, Inc.
    Research funding from: Lilly Oncology; Miltenyi Biotec

Editors

  • Sanneke Koekkoek

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Sanneke Koekkoek has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Chii Shyang Fong, PhD

    Scientific Content Manager, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Chii Shyang Fong, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

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


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CME / ABIM MOC

BTK Inhibitors for CLL and MCL: A Settling Storm or Just the Beginning?

Authors: Deborah Stephens, DO; Chan Cheah, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, DMSc; Barbara F. Eichhorst, MD; Nirav N. Shah, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 12/28/2022

Valid for credit through: 12/28/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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