Wednesday Satellite Symposium on Increasing Options for Patients With Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

Overview and Purpose

The Increasing Options for Patients With Small-Cell Lung Cancer symposium is designed to update physicians on both current therapeutic options for patients with small-cell lung cancer and emerging therapies in development. Following an expert overview of the treatment of small-cell lung cancer in 2008, current data on novel anthracyclines will be presented, along with a discussion of new therapeutic targets for small-cell lung cancer therapy, including angiogenesis, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, and apoptotic pathways. This symposium will include didactic lectures by international experts in the field, along with an extensive case-based panel discussion that will provide an opportunity to present questions and interact with the panel.

Target Audience

This educational program is directed toward medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, and pulmonologists as well as investigators, practitioners, and fellows in training with research interests in lung cancer. Nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists in oncology interested in the treatment of lung cancer are also invited to attend.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium, you should be able to:

  • Enumerate treatment options for patients with extensive and limited-disease small-cell lung cancer
     
  • Evaluate the adverse event profile of various anthracyclines that have activity in small-cell lung cancer
     
  • Review the activity and safety of various therapeutic options for patients with small-cell lung cancer whose disease recurs following initial platinum-based therapy

CME Accreditation and Credit Designation

Physicians: Physicians’ Education Resource is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians’ Education Resource designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category 1 CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by the ACCME.


Acknowledgment

Supported by an educational grant from Celgene