Bispecific Antibodies: A New Frontier in Immunotherapy

The advances in immunotherapy in cancer care are ever-changing and complex. It is integral for nurses to have current knowledge of bispecific antibody therapies in hematologic malignancies and to understand their mechanisms of action and side effect profiles to support optimal patient outcomes.

Target Audience

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of oncology nurses who manage patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

Following this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the unique function of bispecific antibodies.
  • Review symptom management of recently approved agents.
  • Provide common challenges with coordination of care and logistics with these agents.

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Additional information
Supporters: 

Supported by a grant from Pfizer Inc. Supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. Supported by an independent educational grant from Incyte Corporation. Supported by an independent medical education grant from ADC Therapeutics.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 ANCC contact hours
    • 0.75 ANCC Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 0.75 Participation
Course opens: 
06/15/2024
Course expires: 
03/01/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Recorded Presentations from the NCCN 2024 Nursing Program: Advancing Oncology Nursing™

Kaylee Timlin, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
University of Colorado Cancer Center

 

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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 relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Kaylee Timlin, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Amanda E. Visnick, RN, BSN, OCN

NCCN Staff Disclosures

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

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.

Nurses
NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 contact hour, 0.75 of which are pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 ANCC contact hours
    • 0.75 ANCC Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 0.75 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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    • One of the two latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
    • Internet Explorer is no longer supported
  • Adobe Reader or other PDF reader software for certificate viewing/printing