NCCN Guidelines® Insights - Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities, Version 1.2020

The NCCN Guidelines for Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities provide interdisciplinary guidance on the management of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) resulting from cancer immunotherapy. These NCCN Guidelines Insights describe symptoms that may be caused by an irAE and should trigger further investigation, and summarize the NCCN Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities Panel discussions for the 2020 update to the guidelines regarding immune checkpoint inhibitor-related diarrhea/colitis and cardiovascular irAEs.

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Integrate into professional practice the updates to the NCCN Guidelines for Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities
  • Describe the rationale behind the decision-making process for developing the NCCN Guidelines for Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities
Additional information
Supporters: 

This activity is supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca; Celgene Corporation; Coherus BioSciences; Genentech, a member of the Roche Group; and TESARO, a GSK Company. This activity is supported in part by an educational grant from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb. This activity is supported by a medical education grant from Exelixis, Inc. This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
  • 1.00 ACPE contact hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC contact hours
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
03/10/2020
Course expires: 
03/10/2021
Cost:
$0.00

NCCN Medical Education Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of NCCN that every 12 months, all faculty, moderators, activity planners and all internal planning staff participating in NCCN continuing education activities are expected to disclose any financial relationships with a commercial interest as defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support. In addition, all faculty presentations have been reviewed for adherence to the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support (the provider develops activities/educational interventions independent of commercial interests [SCS 1, 2 and 6] by experts on the topics). 

Per the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, individuals who do not disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from involvement in the CE activity as a content developer, planner, or presenter. A complete list of individuals’ relationships with external entities is available upon request.

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.

The NCCN staff listed below discloses no relevant financial relationships:
Kerrin M. Rosenthal, MA; Kimberly Callan, MS; Genevieve Emberger Hartzman, MA; Erin Hesler; Kristina M. Gregory, RN, MSN, OCN; Rashmi Kumar, PhD; Karen Kanefield; and Kathy Smith.

Individuals Who Provided Content Development and/or Authorship Assistance:
John A. Thompson, MD, Panel Chair, has disclosed that he receives honoraria from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; is a scientific advisor for and has equity interest/stock options in Alpine Immune Sciences; and receives consulting fees from Calithera Biosciences, Inc. and Synthorx, Inc.
Bryan J. Schneider, MD, Panel Vice Chair, has disclosed that he receives grant/research support from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech, Inc., and Incyte Corporation.
Julie Brahmer, MD, Panel Member, has disclosed that she receives consulting fees from Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., and Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and she receives grant/research support from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Philippe Armand, MD, PhD, Panel Member, has disclosed that he receives consulting fees from ., Merck & Co., Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Pfizer Inc., Affimed, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., Infinity Pharmaceuticals, ADC Therapeutics, Celgene Corporation, MorphoSys AG, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Miltenyi Biotec; receives grant/research support from Merck & Co., Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Affimed, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., Roche, Tensha Therapeutics, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Genentech, Inc., and IGM Biosciences, Inc.; and receives honoraria from Merck & Co., Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Marianne Davies, DNP, RN, AOCNP, Panel Member, has disclosed that she is on the product/speakers bureau for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech, Inc., and Merck & Co., Inc.
Marc S. Ernstoff, MD, Panel Member, has disclosed that he receives consulting fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Alkermes plc, and ImmuNext Inc.; and receives grant/research support from EMD Serono, Merck & Co., Inc., and Alkermes plc.
Jeffrey A. Sosman, MD, Panel Member, has disclosed that he is a scientific advisor for and receives honoraria from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and receives consulting fees from Genentech, Inc.
Alyse Johnson-Chilla, MS, Guidelines Coordinator, NCCN, has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships.
Griselda Zuccarino-Catania, PhD, Oncology Scientist/Medical Writer, NCCN, has disclosed that her spouse is employed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Anita Engh, PhD, Oncology Scientist/Medical Writer, NCCN, has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships.

To view all of the conflicts of interest for the panel, go to NCCN.org/disclosures/guidelinepanellisting.aspx.

In support of improving patient care, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
NCCN designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour. 

Pharmacists
NCCN designates this knowledge-based continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit. UAN: JA4008196-0000-20-004-H01-P

Physician Assistants
NCCN has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Approval is valid until March 10, 2021. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
  • 1.00 ACPE contact hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC contact hours
  • 1.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

To access this activity, users will need:

  • A device with an Internet connection
  • Adobe Reader or other PDF reader software for article and certificate viewing/printing