Following this program, participants should be able to:

Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
•    Describe the different types of multimodality treatment for patients with locally advanced or stage III NSCLC.
•    Discuss how to determine whether patients with stage III NSCLC are candidates for surgery.
•    Identify the pros and cons of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with stage III NSCLC.

Principles of Dose Modification for Organ Dysfunction
•    Identify the clinical presentation and types of renal and/or hepatic dysfunction caused by commonly used oncology systemic therapies.
•    Discuss prevention and monitoring strategies for chemotherapy-induced liver and renal toxicity.
•    Describe the currently recommended dose adjustments for common systemic therapies in oncology patients with liver or renal dysfunction.

Continuum of Care for Patients with CLL
•    Describe the current standard of care for newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory CLL.
•    Select the optimal first-line therapy for newly diagnosed CLL based on individual patient and disease characteristics (age, comorbidities and mutation status).
•    Develop an appropriate treatment plan for sequencing of therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory CLL based on prior treatment and mutation status.

Esophageal Cancers – Treatment of Adenocarcinoma vs. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
•    List key differences between esophageal SCC and adenocarcinoma that influence therapeutic approach.
•    Outline current therapeutic strategies to treat esophageal SCC and adenocarcinoma.
•    Identify future needs for the successful management of esophageal SCC and adenocarcinoma.

Overview of Germ Cell Tumors – Clinical Manifestation and Management of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
•    List key factors for both seminoma and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors that dictate disease management.
•    Outline current management strategies for testicular germ cell tumors.
•    Identify novel or emerging treatment strategies for metastatic/recurrent testicular germ cell tumors.

Developing a Research Program
•    Discuss the challenges that early career scientists face when developing a research program.
•    Describe strategies for balancing clinical activities and research, as well as negotiating protected time for research activities.
•    Identify funding mechanisms for research and resources for grant writing and guidance on proper conduct of clinical trials.