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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Symposium: Kidney Cancer – Initial Evaluation of Renal Cell Carcinoma and Surgical Management of Resectable DiseasePresenter Benjamin I. Chung, MD Faculty Disclosure Statement Dr. Chung has disclosed that he has no financial interests, arrangements, or affiliations with the manufacturer of products and devices to be discussed in his presentation or who may financially support the educational activity. Dr. Chung has indicated that his presentation will not include discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product. Program Overview Patients with kidney cancer traditionally have not had many treatment choices. Surgery and/or difficult to tolerate immunotherapy was all that was available. Because few early symptoms are visible, patients are often diagnosed late with advanced disease. With the FDA approvals of new agents for renal cell carcinoma, a paradigm shift has occurred in the way patients with renal cell carcinomas are treated. In the past two years, patients have gained access to treatments that have been shown to be effective in tumor reduction with fewer side effects than previous cytokine regimens. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ Kidney Cancer provide sequential recommendations for the management of renal cell carcinomas. This program will present these algorithms and focus on the new approaches that have been incorporated into the guidelines, including the use of drugs, biologics, and diagnostics. Educational Objectives Following this activity, participants should be able to:
Intended Audience This educational activity is designed to meet the needs of physicians, nurses, and other clinical professionals who manage patients with cancer. Activity Instructions Continuing education credit will be awarded to participants who listen to the presentation and complete the evaluation. Participants should review the learning objectives and faculty disclosure statements prior to listening to a presentation in its entirety. You must be connected to the Internet in order to review and complete the evaluation form. A statement of credit will be electronically generated once you complete the evaluation form. To receive credit, this activity must be completed no later than December 6, 2008. There is no fee for participating in this activity. Accreditation Information Physician The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Nurses This activity is approved for 0.5 contact hours. National Comprehensive Cancer Network is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Approval as a provider refers to recognition of educational activities only and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation or PA Nurses approval or endorsement of any product. Kristina M. Gregory, RN, MSN, OCN, is our nurse planner for this educational activity. Release date: December 6, 2007 Commercial Support Distribution supported by educational grants from Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Oncology, Pfizer Inc., and Wyeth |
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