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Overcoming challenges in advanced or metastatic squamous cell lung cancer: Focus on immunotherapy
Learning Objectives
After watching this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Summarize the key clinical features of advanced squamous cell lung cancer and the challenges they pose to its management
- Interpret the most recent clinical data to guide systemic therapy selection for squamous cell lung cancer
Overview
In this activity, lung cancer expert Dr Balazs Halmos outlines the distinctive clinical features of squamous cell lung cancer, the challenges they pose to developing a treatment plan, and the role immunotherapy plays in overcoming them.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron, and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME. read more
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of medical and clinical oncologists (including lung cancer specialists), pulmonologists, pathologists and oncology nurses involved in the treatment of patients with lung cancer.
Disclosures
USF Health adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to influence content have disclosed to USF Health any financial relationship with an ineligible organization. USF Health has reviewed and mitigated all relevant financial relationships related to the content of the activity. The relevant relationships are listed below. All individuals not listed have no relevant financial relationships.
Faculty
Dr Balazs Halmos discloses: Advisory board or panel fees from: Apollomics, AstraZeneca, Arcus, Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS, Daiichi, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Janssen, Merck, Merus, Pfizer and Takeda. Consultancy fees from: Apollomics, BMS and TPT. Grants/research support from: AbbVie, Advaxis, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Beigene, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi, GSK, Janssen, Merck and Pfizer.
Content Reviewer
Nurse Carolina Leon, BSN, MSN, ARNP-BC has no financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.
Touch Medical Contributors
Adriano Boasso has no financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.
USF Health Office of Continuing Professional Development and touchIME staff have no financial interests/relationships or affiliations in relation to this activity.
Requirements for Successful Completion
In order to receive credit for this activity, participants must review the content and complete the post-test and evaluation form. Statements of credit are awarded upon successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form.
If you have questions regarding credit please contact cpdsupport@usf.edu.
Accreditations
Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through a joint providership of USF Health and touchIME. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
USF Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) – European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the American Medical Association (AMA). European physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM into European CME credit (ECMEC) should contact the UEMS (www.uems.eu).
Advanced Practice Providers
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 0.5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTMÂ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
The AANPCP accepts certificates of participation for educational activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTMÂ by ACCME-accredited providers. APRNs who participate will receive a certificate of completion commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurses
USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
A maximum of 0.5 contact hours may be earned by learners who successfully complete this continuing professional development activity. USF Health, the accredited provider, acknowledges touchIME as the joint provider in the planning and execution of this CNE activity.
This activity is awarded 0.5 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hour.
Date of original release: 09 January 2024. Date credits expire: 09 January 2025
If you have any questions regarding credit please contact cpdsupport@usf.edu.
To obtain the CE/CME credit(s) from this activity, please complete this post-activity test.
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