Principles of Immunotherapy

This information was originally presented at the NCCN 20th Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care™ held in Hollywood, Florida.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of oncologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who manage patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

Following this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Summarize the role of the immune system in cancer
  • Understand the mechanism of action of currently available and emerging immunotherapies for cancer
Additional information
Supporters: 

Supported by educational grants from:

  • Actelion
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • BTG International
  • Celgene Corporation
  • Genentech BioOncology
  • Gilead Sciences, Medical Affairs
  • Lilly
  • Merck
  • Novartis Oncology
  • Pfizer
  • Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
  • Takeda Oncology

This activity was made possible by Pharmacyclics, Inc. and Janssen Biotech, Inc.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from sanofi US.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 Participation
  • 0.76 Nurse
  • 0.75 Pharmacist
  • 0.75 Physician
Course opens: 
05/08/2015
Course expires: 
03/01/2016
Cost:
$0.00

Anthony J. Olszanski, RPh, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Available Credit

  • 0.75 Participation
  • 0.76 Nurse
  • 0.75 Pharmacist
  • 0.75 Physician

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

To access this activity, users will need:

  • A device with an Internet connection and sound playback capability
  • Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML5 capable browser for video or audio playback
  • Adobe Reader for certificate viewing/printing