Predicting and Addressing Relapse After HCT
Measurable Residual Disease in AML
Release date: March 9, 2023
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Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for physicians, nurses and other members of the health care team who care for patients who may benefit from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Program Overview
This webinar will focus on recent and future research on measurable residual disease (MRD) and precision medicine as methods to predict and reduce relapse risk after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). While allogeneic HCT is the only curative treatment option for many blood cancers and disorders like acute myeloid leukemia (AML), relapse is often the top reason for treatment failure. While techniques for predicting, monitoring, preventing and treating relapse vary greatly throughout the transplant and hematology/oncology communities, advances in precision medicine, MRD testing and other cellular therapies can provide more standardized approaches.
During this interactive roundtable-style webinar, expert panelists from the Pre-MEASURE and currently enrolling MEASURE (Molecular Evaluation of AML patients after Stem cell transplant to Understand Relapse Events) clinical trials will discuss some of the latest and ongoing research in MRD, precision medicine and emerging cellular therapies that can reduce relapse risk after HCT. Content will be relevant for both transplant centers and community hematologists/oncologists who refer out for transplant and cellular therapies, discussing the role that all practitioners can play in improving patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learners should be able to:
- Review recent trends in genomic testing and allogeneic HCT in AML
- Recognize current and ongoing research in MRD and precision medicine in AML
- Describe novel strategies in cellular therapy to reduce relapse risk for patients with AML
- Discuss the Pre-MEASURE study results and the currently enrolling MEASURE study protocol
- Explain the role transplant centers and community hematology/oncology practices can play in reducing relapse risk and improving outcomes for their AML patients
Faculty
Jeff Auletta, MD
National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match®
CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research®)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Christopher J. Gibson, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Michael R. Grunwald, MD, FACP
Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Elizabeth Krakow, MD, CM, MS
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
University of Washington
Amandeep Salhotra, MD
City of Hope
Planning Committee
Jeff Auletta, MD
NMDP/Be The Match
CIBMTR
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Anna Cincotta, FNP
Senior Clinical Operations Partner
NMDP/Be The Match
Christopher J. Gibson, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Michael R. Grunwald, MD, FACP
Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Elizabeth Krakow, MD, CM, MS
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
University of Washington
Amandeep Salhotra, MD
City of Hope
Stephen Spellman, MBS
Vice President of Research and Senior Scientific Director
CIBMTR
NMDP/Be The Match
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This activity is jointly provided by The France Foundation and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)/Be The Match.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The France Foundation and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)/Be The Match. The France Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
PHYSICIANS
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NURSES
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Planning committee members, faculty, reviewers, and activity staff have disclosed the following relevant financial relationships. All relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.
| Name of Individual | Individual's Role in Activity | Name of Commercial Entity | Nature of Relationship(s) | Mechanism(s) Implemented to Resolve Conflict of Interest |
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| Amandeep Salhotra, MD | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | 1. Kadmon, Sanofi 2. Sanofi 3. BMS, Kura Oncology |
1. Non-CE Consulting 2. Non-CE Speakers Bureau 3. Contract Research |
All final planning decisions concerning content, learning objectives, and evaluation questions were made by the non-conflicted Planning Committee member. Content was reviewed by a non-conflicted member of the Planning Committee to ensure that it is not commercially biased, was fair-balanced, and is based on scientific evidence and/or clinical reasoning. |
| Anna Cincotta, FNP | Planning Committee, Content Reviewer | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Christopher J. Gibson, MD | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Elizabeth Krakow, MD, CM, MS | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | 1. Vitalink AI, Institute for Systems Biology 2. HighPass BIO |
1. Advisory Board Member 2. Contract Research (Paid to Fred Hutch) The relationship with HighPass BIO ended in 02/2023. |
All final planning decisions concerning content, learning objectives, and evaluation questions were made by the non-conflicted Planning Committee member. Content was reviewed by a non-conflicted member of the Planning Committee to ensure that it is not commercially biased, was fair-balanced, and is based on scientific evidence and/or clinical reasoning. |
| Heather Tarbox, MPH | TFF Staff | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Jas Chahal, PhD | TFF Staff | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Jeff Auletta, MD | Planning Committee Member, Moderator | 1. AscellaHealth | 1. Non-CE Consulting | All final planning decisions concerning content, learning objectives, and evaluation questions were made by the non-conflicted Planning Committee member. Content was reviewed by a non-conflicted member of the Planning Committee to ensure that it is not commercially biased, was fair-balanced, and is based on scientific evidence and/or clinical reasoning. |
| Karla Dawson, MPH | NMDP/Be The Match Staff | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Kelly Wilson, MSN, RN | NMDP/Be The Match Staff | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Michael R. Grunwald, MD, FACP | Planning Committee Member, Faculty |
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All final planning decisions concerning content, learning objectives, and evaluation questions were made by the non-conflicted Planning Committee member Content was reviewed by a non-conflicted member of the Planning Committee to ensure that it is not commercially biased, was fair-balanced, and is based on scientific evidence and/or clinical reasoning. |
| Samantha Watters, MPH | NMDP/Be The Match Staff | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
| Stephen Spellman, MBS | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial disclosures | NA | NA |
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