The Role of Molecular Pathology in Glioma Staging and Treatment of Anaplastic Gliomas
This information was originally presented at the NCCN 23rd Annual Conference: Improving the Quality, Effectiveness, and Efficiency of Cancer Care held in Orlando, Florida, from March 22 - 24, 2018.
Target Audience
This educational program is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians (medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists); nurses; physician assistants; pharmacists; and other health care professionals who manage patients with cancer.
Learning Objectives
Following this activity, participants should be able to:
- Review the molecular tests recommended for workup of patients with anaplastic gliomas and glioblastomas and determine the recommended treatment options for each molecular subtype.
- Explain to patients why other available molecular tests are not recommended in the NCCN Guidelines®.
- Discuss with patients which molecular tests provide information about the likely course of their disease and which provide information about the likelihood of clinical benefit from specific treatments.
- Facilitate the understanding of differences between oligodendroglial and astrocytic tumors in context of the 2016 WHO classification.
Matthias Holdhoff, MD, PhD
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
All faculty and activity planners participating in NCCN continuing education (CE) activities are expected to disclose any relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest as defined by ACCME’s, ACPE’s, and ANCC’s Standards for Commercial Support. All faculty presentations have been reviewed for adherence to ACCME’s Criterion 7: The provider develops activities/educational interventions independent of commercial interests (SCS 1, 2, and 6) by experts on the topics. Full disclosure of faculty relationships will be made prior to the activity.
Definitions
NCCN continuing education considers financial relationships to create a “conflict of interest” when an individual has both a financial relationship with a commercial interest and the opportunity to affect CE content about the products or services of a commercial interest with which he/she and/or a spouse or partner has a financial relationship.
NCCN continuing education considers “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. NCCN does not set a minimal dollar amount for relationships to be significant. Inherent in any amount is the incentive to maintain or increase the value of the relationship.
Faculty Disclaimers
All faculty for this continuing education activity are competent in the subject matter and qualified by experience, training, and/or preparation for the tasks and methods of delivery.
Faculty presentations may include discussion of off-label use. Faculty will disclose that the use in question is not currently approved by the FDA per the product labeling.
Faculty Disclosures
The faculty listed below discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Matthias Holdhoff, MD, PhD
AbbVie, Inc.: Scientific Advisor
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC: Other financial benefit
Celgene Corporation: Scientific Advisor
NCCN Staff Disclosures
The NCCN Activity Planning staff listed below discloses no relevant financial relationships:
Kimberly Bayer; Robert W. Carlson, MD; Melissa Esplen; Mark A. Geisler; Kristina M. Gregory, RN, MSN, OCN; Kristin Kline Hasson; Rose Joyce; Karen Kanefield; Lisa G. Kimbro, MBA, CPA; Heather Matt; Joan S. McClure, MS; Diane McPherson; Melanie Moletzsky; Lisa Perfidio, MS; Liz Rieder; Shannon Ryan; Kathy Ann Smith, CMP, CHCP; Melinda Somasekhar, PhD (employed by NCCN until October 30, 2017); Gary J. Weyhmuller, MBA, SPHR
The NCCN Activity Planning staff listed below discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Donald Harting, ELS, CHCP
Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp): Equity Interest/Stock Options
Katherine Pierce
Pfizer Inc.: Equity Interest/Stock Options
Boston Scientific Corporation: Equity Interest/Stock Options
The NCCN Clinical staff listed below discloses no relevant financial relationships:
Mary Anne Bergman; Anita M. Engh, PhD
Physicians
National Comprehensive Cancer Network is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NCCN designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 0.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this activity.
Nurses
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.73 contact hours.
Pharmacists
National Comprehensive Cancer Network is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. |
NCCN designates this knowledge-based continuing education activity for 0.75 contact hours (0.075 CEUs) of continuing education credit. UAN: 0836-0000-18-046-H01-P
Available Credit
- 0.75 ACPE contact hours
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.73 ANCC contact hours
- 0.75 Participation
Price
Required Hardware/software
To complete this activity, users will need:
- A device with an Internet connection
- One of the two latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari (Internet Explorer is no longer supported)
- Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML5 capable browser for video or audio playback
- Adobe Reader or other PDF reader software for certificate viewing/printing