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CCO Management Series

Evolving Standards of Care in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Clinical Management Series

Interactive Virtual Presentations

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Current Standards of Care and Clinical Advances

Program Director: James O. Armitage, MD

Faculty:

Christopher R. Flowers, MD, MS
  • Christopher R. Flowers, MD, MS

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: June 11, 2010

Expiration Date: June 10, 2011


Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.7 Nursing contact hours

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

Christopher R. Flowers, MD, MS, provides an interactive case–based overview of standard and investigational treatment strategies for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe current treatment approaches, including CHOP and R-CHOP, for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  • Identify diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient subgroups who are more likely to benefit from immunochemotherapy
  • Discuss the use of gene expression profiling to identify novel agents for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  • Cite novel agents currently under investigation in clinical trials for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Slideset: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Current Standards of Care and Clinical Advances

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Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 3.84 MB | Date posted: 6/11/2010


Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Is There a Potential for Cure?

Program Director: James O. Armitage, MD

Faculty:

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
  • Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: July 14, 2010

Expiration Date: July 13, 2011


Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.9 Nursing contact hours

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, explores the current and emerging treatment options for patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explain to patients how the proliferation index can be an important factor for predicting long-term outcomes in patients with mantle cell lymphoma
  • Integrate targeted therapies into the treatment paradigm for patients with mantle cell lymphoma
  • Recommend radioimmunotherapy as a management approach for patients with mantle cell lymphoma
  • Appraise the role for aggressive consolidation treatment for patients with mantle cell lymphoma

Slideset: Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Is There a Potential for Cure?

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Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 4.39 MB | Date posted: 7/14/2010


Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Is There a Potential for Cure?

Faculty:

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
  • Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: August 03, 2010

Expiration Date: August 02, 2011


Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.6 Nursing contact hours

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, reviews the latest data on management strategies for patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Assess the optimal use of standard and emerging treatment options, both as single agents and combinations, for patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma
  • Evaluate the role of autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the management of patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma
  • Analyze recent data on the adverse events associated with use of combination regimens for patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma

Slideset: Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Is There a Potential for Cure?

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Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 1.59 MB | Date posted: 8/3/2010


The Evolving Treatment Paradigm for Follicular Lymphoma

Program Director: James O. Armitage, MD

Faculty:

Philip Bierman, MD
  • Philip Bierman, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: July 21, 2010

Expiration Date: July 20, 2011


Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 0.8 Nursing contact hours

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

Philip Bierman, MD, provides an interactive, case-based overview of the latest data supporting optimal management strategies for patients with follicular lymphoma.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Apply prognostic indices and factors to determine personalized treatment approaches for patients with follicular lymphoma
  • Integrate standard and emerging treatment regimens demonstrated to improve outcomes for patients with follicular lymphoma who are candidates for therapy
  • Propose safe and effective maintenance strategies for patients with follicular lymphoma who have achieved a response to frontline therapy
  • Employ individualized management approaches for patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma including the appropriate use of newer agents and transplantation strategies

Slideset: The Evolving Treatment Paradigm for Follicular Lymphoma

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Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 2.21 MB | Date posted: 7/21/2010


Peripheral and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas: Overview and Therapeutic Advances

Program Director: James O. Armitage, MD

Faculty:

Kerry Savage, MD, MSc
  • Kerry Savage, MD, MSc

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: September 01, 2010

Expiration Date: August 31, 2011


Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Registered Nurses: 0.9 Nursing contact hours

Status: Please log in to view status

Begin the Virtual Presentation

In this Interactive Virtual Presentation, Kerry J. Savage, MD, MSc, provides a case-based overview of the latest treatment approaches for patients with peripheral and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Design optimal treatment strategies based on disease subtype–specific prognosis and response for patients with newly diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphomas
  • Select evidence-based treatment approaches for patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphomas
  • Cite recent data on novel investigational therapies for patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas
  • Plan optimized therapy for patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphomas

Slideset: Peripheral and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas: Overview and Therapeutic Advances

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Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 25.93 MB | Date posted: 9/1/2010


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