Locoregional Management of Non-Invasive and Invasive Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer with SABCS Updates

Locoregional management strategies for breast cancer have evolved over the years. However, there is a risk and potential for overtreatment of many patients and, therefore, a strong need for education in this area. Considerable progress has been made in understanding which patients will benefit from surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy and ways to optimize surgical procedures and administer radiation treatment that maximize clinical benefit while minimizing toxicity. However, many controversies exist as well. In order to define clinical situations that require appropriate locoregional therapies and use the right approach, clinicians need to stay up-to-date on the updates as well as the controversies.

Target Audience

This educational program is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, PAs, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who manage patients with breast cancer.

Learning Objectives

Following this program, participants should be able to:

Surgical Management

  • Individualize surgical management recommendations for ductal carcinoma in situ.
  • Develop an evidence-based approach for the surgical management of patients with invasive non-metastatic breast cancer.
  • Discuss new and emerging data on the treatment of non-invasive and invasive non-metastatic breast cancer and integrate key findings into clinical practice.

Radiation Therapy

  • Individualize radiation therapy recommendations for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
  • Develop an evidence-based approach for use of adjuvant radiation for invasive non-metastatic breast cancer.
  • Discuss data about new and emerging radiation treatment modalities in the adjuvant treatment of non-invasive and invasive non-metastatic breast cancer and integrate key findings into clinical practice.
Additional information
Supporters: 

This activity is supported by educational grants from:

  • AstraZeneca
  • Exact Sciences
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • Lilly
  • Novartis
  • Puma Biotechnology
  • Seagen

This activity is supported by independent educational grants from:

  • Daiichi Sankyo 
  • Merck & Co., Inc. 

This activity is supported independent medical education grants from:

  • Organon
  • Pfizer 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: 
03/15/2023
Course expires: 
03/15/2024
Cost:
$0.00

Meena S. Moran, MD
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital 

Jessica S. Young, MD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 

 

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It is the policy of NCCN that all planners, faculty, moderators, authors, reviewers and anyone involved in the planning and delivery of NCCN continuing education activities are expected to disclose ALL financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. The ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence require that individuals who refuse to provide this information will be disqualified from involvement in the planning and implementation of accredited continuing education presented by NCCN. NCCN identifies, mitigates and discloses to learners all relevant financial relationships.

In addition, all content has been reviewed to ensure education promotes safe, effective patient care and does not promote the products or services of an ineligible company. Content, including any presentation of therapeutic options, is fair, balanced, evidence-based, scientifically accurate, and free of commercial bias and marketing. 

Definitions  

Ineligible Company: An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Relevant Financial Relationships: Financial relationships of any dollar amount occurring within the past 24 months are defined as relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold. We ask for disclosure of ALL financial relationships with ineligible companies, regardless of the amount and regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to the education.

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 or marketing.

Faculty Disclosures 

The faculty listed below have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Meena S. Moran, MD
Jessica S. Young, MD

Planning Committee and NCCN Staff Disclosures

The planner listed below has the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated. 

William J. Gradishar, MD
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
Biotheronostics: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
Daiichi-Sankyo co.: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
Eli Lilly and Company: Scientific Advisor
ImmunoGen, Inc.: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
MacroGenics: Scientific Advisor
Puma Biotechnology: Scientific Advisor
Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Scientific Advisor

None of the other planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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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 enduring material 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: JA4008196-0000-23-022-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 15, 2024. 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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