Program Title:  Updates from the 2007 ASCO GI Symposium

Release Date: March 20, 2007

Valid Through: March 19, 2008

Target Audience:This CME activity is designed for medical oncologists and other healthcare professionals who treat GI cancers.

Learning Objectives

After completing this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

• Discuss the role of XELOX plus bevacizumab as initial therapy in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
• Explain the consistent  results involving panitumumab in heavily pre-treated patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
• Evaluate patient desires and physician beliefs regarding cytotoxic therapy in association with risk reduction of disease recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer.
• Discuss the potential role of oxaliplatin in addition to 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of rectal cancer.
• Consider results of different schedules and dosing of darbepoetin alfa and epoetin alfa and their effects on chemotherapy-induced anemia.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Creative Educational Concepts, Inc. (CEC) and OncoEd, Inc.

CEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CEC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CEC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

Fee:There is no fee for this activity.

Instructions for Participation

This activity was released March 20, 2007, and will be valid through March 19, 2008. There are no fees for participating and receiving credit for this activity. To successfully complete this activity, participants must do the following:

• Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures.
• Study the educational activity online or printed out.
• Read, complete, and submit answers to the post test questions and evaluation questions online and click "submit" when finished.
• After clicking "submit," your online certificate will be made available for you to view and print.

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Faculty and Disclosures

CEC is committed to the provision of CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence based. CEC adheres to Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials and Standards. Accordingly, all parties involved in content development have disclosed any real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity and the disclosure summary follows. CEC has established mechanisms to resolve conflicts of interest should they arise. Participants in CEC CME programs are afforded the opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of individual programs.

Author: Allyson Ocean, MD, Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Disclosure: Dr. Ocean is on the Speakers' Bureau for Genentech, Roche, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis.

Editor: Meg Monday, Director and Managing Editor, OncoEd, Inc.
Disclosure: Meg Monday has no relevant financial interests to disclose.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, nothing contained herein constitutes, nor is intended to constitute, an offer, inducement, promise, or contract of any kind. The data contained herein are for informational purposes only and are not represented to be error free. Any links to non-CEC information are provided as a courtesy. They are not intended to constitute, nor do they constitute, an endorsement of the linked materials by CEC.

Investigational and/or off-label use of commercial products and devices

CEC requires all faculty to disclose any planned discussion of an investigational and/or off-label use of a pharmaceutical product or device within their presentation. Participants should note that the use of products outside FDA-approved labeling should be considered experimental and are advised to consult current prescribing information for approved indications.

The presentations in this CME activity might include discussion of investigational and/or unlabeled use of drugs. Please refer to the full prescribing information for each drug discussed in this activity for FDA-approved dosing, indications, and warnings.


Supporters

This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen.