Navigating the Evidence: Pathways for New and Emerging BCMA Therapies

Estimated Time
0.50 hr

Release Date
Feb 02, 2023

Expiration Date
Feb 08, 2024

Activity Description
Despite treatment advances, most patients with multiple myeloma will progress after administration to the standard of care regimens, including proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory agents, and chemotherapy. Therefore, it is important for the continual development of novel and effective therapies, especially for underserved communities. Agents targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) have shown substantial therapeutic responses. Join us in the 2nd episode of the 3-part Med Table Talk® on Navigating the Evidence: Pathways for New and Emerging BCMA Therapies as our expert faculty discuss the safety and efficacy of the emerging BCMA agents. In addition, don’t miss out on the featured conversation with Dr. Saad Usmani, MD, as he discusses practical strategies to improve diversity in clinical trial enrollment.

Speakers

Accreditation and Disclosure Information

Target Audience
This activity is intended for hematologic oncologists, physician associates, nurses, and pharmacists who provide care for individuals with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM).

Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Differentiate the mechanisms of drug resistance/loss of response for emerging BCMA-targeted approaches
  • Evaluate the clinical implications of emerging safety and efficacy data for novel BCMA-directed therapies
  • Create strategies to improve diversity in clinical trial enrollment and access to care

Program Agenda

  • Welcome
  • Drug resistance mechanisms using standard first-line regimens
  • Efficacy and safety of emerging BCMA-directed therapies
  • Strategies to promote timely initiation of care for underrepresented communicates, increase clinical trial enrollment, and advocate for access to care
  • Review of key points
  • Wrap-up

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Successful completion of this nursing continuing professional development activity will be awarded 0.5 contact hour and 0.5 contact hour in the area of pharmacology.

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Universal Activity Number: JA0007322-0000-23-007-H01-P
Type of Activity: Knowledge

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Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Statement

IPCE

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. 

 

Support Statement
This activity is supported by educational grants from Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

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Faculty Disclosures
Planner/Presenter
Paula Rodríguez Otero, MD, PhD

Consultant in Hematology
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

Paula Rodríguez Otero, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Advisory Board/Consultant: AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Pfizer, Sanofi
Speakers’ Bureau: Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Regeneron, Sanofi

Planner/Presenter
Adrienne A. Phillips, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY

Adrienne A. Phillips, MD, MPH, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.

Planner/Presenter
Melody Smith, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stanford University, Department of Medicine
Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Stanford, CA

Melody Smith, MD, MS, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Advisory Board/Consultant: Bristol Myers Squibb

Planner/Presenter
Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP

Chief of Myeloma Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Attending Physician, Myeloma, Cellular Therapy and Adult BMT Services
New York, NY

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Research Grant: Amgen, Array Biopharma, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Merck, Pharmacyclics, Sanofi, Seattle Genetics, SkylineDX, Takeda
Advisory Board/Consultant: Abbvie, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, EdoPharma, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Oncopeptides, Sanofi, Seattle Genetics, SecuraBio, SkylineDX, Takeda, TeneoBio

All of the relevant financial relationships of individuals for this activity have been mitigated.

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This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

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