Who, What, and Why of Biomarker Testing in Ovarian Cancer

This activity is part of a series

Faculty

Richard T. Penson, MD, MRCP
Moderator
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chair
Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Antonio Antonio González-Martín, MD, PhD
Director
Cancer Center Clinica
Universidad de Navarra
Madrid, Spain

Statement of Need

Recent advances in the treatment of gynecologic cancers are promising, and education is needed to ensure that both oncology and primary care clinicians, including OB/GYNs, have a thorough knowledge of biomarkers, current and emerging therapies, and how the latest clinical trial data translates to real-world practice. Biomarker testing, particularly for ovarian cancer (OC), can be especially promising, helping to identify specific treatments that capitalize on genetic weaknesses of tumors, such as homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) positivity. Members of the multidisciplinary team tasked with care for patients with OC need to know about potential therapy options and determine the value of each for those recently diagnosed or living with recurrent OC.

In the fourth activity of this CME Outfitters podcast series on gynecologic cancers, expert faculty will present and discuss the very latest research on biomarker testing, specifically for HRD positivity, for first-line treatment of OC.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

  • Assess the significance of HRD positivity in the first-line treatment of OC

Financial Support

Supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

Target Audience

Gynecologic oncologists, medical oncologists, gynecologists, physician associates (PAs), nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), and pharmacists

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It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. Relevant financial relationships exist between the following individuals and commercial interests:

Dr. Penson reports the following financial relationships:

Advisory Board: Aadi Bioscience; AstraZeneca; GSK; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Mersana Therapeutics; Novacure; Roche; Sutro Biopharma, Inc.; and Vascular Biogenics

Consultant: Serves on DSMBs for AstraZeneca; EQRx; and Roche

Other financial or material support: Royalties: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; Elsevier; UpToDate, Inc.; Wolters Kluwer Health and Wiley-Blackwell. Payment for educational events: Research to Practice; ExpertConnect; and ReachMD, and CME Outfitters

Dr. González-Martín reports the following financial relationships:

Advisory Board: Alkermes; Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca; BioNTech; Clovis Oncology, Inc.; Genmab; GSK; HederaDx; AbbVie Inc./ImmunoGen; Incyte; Illumina, Inc.; Mersana Therapeutics; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis; Novocure; Oncoinvent; PharmaMar; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Roche; Seagen Inc.; SOTI Inc.; Sutro Biopharma, Inc.; TORL Biotherapeutics; and Tubulis

Research Support: GSK and Roche

Speakers Bureau: AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology, Inc.; Genmab; GSK; AbbVie Inc./ImmunoGen; Merck & Co., Inc.; PharmaMar; Roche; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; and Zai Lab

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:

Alaa Bawaneh, MD, PhD (Peer Reviewer)
Michael Franks, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC (Peer Reviewer)
Mary Gleason, PhD, CHCP (Planning Committee)
David Modrak, PhD (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

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Who, What, and Why of Biomarker Testing in Ovarian Cancer
Event Date: 11/21/2024