Module 7: Systemic Treatment of Advanced/Metastatic Disease
Module 7: Systemic Treatment of Advanced/Metastatic Disease is organized by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER).
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Expiration Date: January 31, 2024.
Description:
An increasing number of oncologists are focusing their clinical practices on the treatment of breast cancer, creating a need for specialized education. The School of Breast Oncology®, which has been held annually since 2003, was developed to advance patient care by providing a curriculum-based program focused exclusively on breast cancer clinical management. The intensive 3-day interactive program provides a comprehensive review of data on the most important aspects of breast cancer biology, diagnostics, prevention, and treatment, with lectures emphasizing clinical implications presented by leading clinical investigators.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:
- Review breast cancer biology, molecular subtyping, staging, and prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers to better individualize therapy and counsel patients regarding conventional and investigational treatment options
- Integrate genomic and molecular biomarkers and gene expression assays into treatment planning to optimize patient outcomes
- Discuss the application of current and evolving imaging options for diagnosing, staging, and monitoring breast cancer
- Incorporate current guidelines and evolving evidence about local treatment options, including advances in surgery and radiation therapy
- Take into consideration efficacy and safety data, expert guidelines, patient characteristics and comorbidities, and genomic and/or molecular tumor information to individualize selection of systemic therapies for patients with early-stage or advanced/metastatic disease
- Evaluate emerging clinical data and/or evolving treatment strategies and apply clinical trial data to optimize individual outcomes
- Prevent or manage treatment-related adverse events with supportive care strategies
- Facilitate awareness of clinical trial opportunities based on knowledge of emerging approaches and variances in care