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Online CME Activity

EGFR Testing in Non-Small Lung Cancer: Practical Strategies That Incorporate Recent Clinical Advances


NOTE: Although this activity is no longer certified for credit, we believe that it contains important information and hope you’ll review, print or email it to a colleague.

Title:
EGFR Testing in Non-Small Lung Cancer: Practical Strategies That Incorporate Recent Clinical Advances
Release Date:
08/04/2010
Expiration Date:
08/04/2011
Topics:
Lung Cancer
Primary Audience:
Oncologists
Activity Format:
Expert Perspective
Credits:
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

 
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Learning Objectives

Distinguish between patients who will achieve the greatest clinical benefit from first-line therapy with chemotherapy or EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Accreditation

This educational program is conceived and credited in accordance with ACCME's Essential Areas and Policies, including the 2004 Updated Standards for Commercial Support. Pri-Med faculty hail from a variety of institutions and participate in content development, along with pmiCME's Advisory Boards and its expert review partners, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Tufts Health Care Institute. All final decisions about program content are the responsibility of pmiCME.

Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ pmiCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. pmiCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Editorial Board

Written By: Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, (Read Bio), Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Edited By: Carole Chrvala, PhD

Financial Disclosure Statement(s)

Dr Jänne serves as a consultant for Roche; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and AstraZeneca LP. He also receives royalties from Genzyme.

Dr Chrvala has no financial relationships to disclose.

Education Partner:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Commercial Support:

Lilly USA, LLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech BioOncology and OSI Oncology

Instructions for Obtaining Credit:

Complete this activity. Answer the questions in the attached posttest and evaluation. Click on "claim credit" and follow the instructions to print out the credit certificate.

Computer System Requirements:

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Disclaimer

The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, pmiCME, pmiCME Advisory Boards and Consultants, M|C Communications, LLC or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.