Uncommon Mutations in Two Uncommon Cancer Types

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This session of The Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center Molecular Tumor Board will take place on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 12:30 P.M. Live attendance for this session will only be available through Zoom.

Activity Information

Needs Statement

Medical oncologists and hematologists, geneticists, and all other healthcare professionals and trainees who treat patients with cancer need to receive regular updates on recent advances in tumor sequencing, identification of actionable mutations, and targeted treatments of tumor pathways. The tumor board aims to bridge the current practice gap between the tumor sequencing information now readily available to clinicians and the potential for on-label or off-label targeted therapies especially through clinical trial referrals. The goal of the tumor board is to advance the knowledge of learners regarding the application and interpretation of next-generation sequencing results to ultimately improve patient care.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

  • Interpret molecular pathology reports and identify recommended guideline-supported therapy.
  • Assess the literature for promising off-label therapies or clinical trial avenues.
  • Recognize the strengths and limitations of different facets of molecular testing in oncology (e.g., liquid vs. solid biopsies, RNA-based vs. DNA-based testing).

Target Audience

Professional Categories

  • Physicians
  • Fellows
  • Residents
  • Other Health Professionals

Specialties

  • Medical Genetics and Genomics
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Pathology
  • Radiology

Interest Groups

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Activity Director

  1. Quillan Huang, M.D.

    Quillan Huang, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

Disclosure Policy

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. BCM is committed to sponsoring CE activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, BCM has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., directors, planning committee members, faculty) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships at the time of the activity or within 24 months prior.

In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.

BCM does not view the existence of financial relationships with commercial interests as implying bias or decreasing the value of a presentation. It is up to participants to determine whether the relationships influence the activity faculty with regard to exposition or conclusions. If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial/promotional bias, notify the Activity Director or Activity Coordinator. Please answer the questions about balance and objectivity in the activity evaluation candidly.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosures

The following individual(s) has/have reported financial or other relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

Presenter

  1. Yang Zhou, M.D. Placeholder Image

    Yang Zhou, M.D.

    Hematology and Oncology Fellow
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Activity Director

  1. Quillan Huang, M.D.

    Quillan Huang, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Ownership Interests (stock, stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds): Roche (Stockholder); Blueprint (Stockholder)

Planning Committee Members

  1. Ashok Balasubramanyam, M.D.

    Ashok Balasubramanyam, M.D.

    Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  2. Quillan Huang, M.D.

    Quillan Huang, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Ownership Interests (stock, stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds): Roche (Stockholder); Blueprint (Stockholder)
  3. Brian Merritt, M.D.

    Brian Merritt, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Contractor (including contracted research): AccessDx Laboratory, LLC
    • Consultancy: Optum Genomics; United Health Group; The MediSearch Institute
  4. Nicholas Mitsiades, M.D.

    Nicholas Mitsiades, M.D.

    Associate Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  5. Mothaffar Fahed Rimawi, M.D.

    Mothaffar Fahed Rimawi, M.D.

    Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Advisory Committee Membership: Macrogenics; AstraZeneca; Seagen; Novartis

Presenter:

Yang Zhou, M.D.

Hematology and Oncology Fellow Baylor College of Medicine

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