The Rx Consultant 

Oral Agents for the Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer


This CE activity was originally published in The Rx Consultant.  If you received credit for it previously, you cannot receive credit for it again.

Lung cancer claims the lives of more people than any other cancer worldwide. In the US, lung cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer. In 2018, there were approximately 234,030 new cases diagnosed and over 154,000 lung cancer related deaths. Lung cancers are histologically (microscopic tissue structure) defined as small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), accounting for 15% and 85% of cases, respectively. Adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype of NSCLC. Because early lung cancer is largely asymptomatic, more than half of the cases have metastasized at the time of diagnosis.

The treatment landscape for metastatic lung cancer has changed significantly with the development of targeted oral therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPI) therapy. Unlike chemotherapy, targeted oral therapy blocks the growth and spread of cancer cells; not all cells. ICPIs help the immune system distinguish between cancer and normal cells, allowing the immune system to attack the cancer cells. Like most new oncology treatments, ICPIs were initially approved for use later in the sequence of treatment options – but are now standard of care, first-line treatments for some patients. This article will not review ICPIs, but instead focus on the targeted oral therapies available for the treatment of metastatic NSCLC. More patients are receiving longterm, targeted oral therapies due to extended progression-free survival with these medications compared to chemotherapy...

Format
This CE activity is a monograph (PDF file).

 

 

 

 

Fee

$10.00

CE Hours

1.50

CE Units

0.150

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Registered Nurses

Accreditation(s)

This CE activity was developed by The Rx Consultant, a publication of Continuing Education Network, Inc.

CE activities for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians:
This continuing education (CE) activity meets the requirements of all state boards of pharmacy for approved continuing education hours.  CE credit is automatically reported to CPE Monitor.
 
CE activities for Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: 
    This continuing education activity meets the requirements of:
        The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for formally approved continuing education (CE) hours, and CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics.
        The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) for acceptable, accredited CE.
 
    This is a pharmacotherapeutics/pharmacology CE activity.
  • The ANCC requires all advanced practice nursing certificants (CNSs and NPs) to complete 25 CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics as a portion of the required 75 continuing education hours.
  • Pharmacology CE is recommended by the AANPCP and will be required for Certificants renewing certification starting January 2017.  
  • Most State Boards of Nursing require a minimum number of pharmacy contact hours to renew an advanced practice license.
 
 
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Continuing Education Network, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Requirements for CE Credit

To receive CE credit, the participant must read the monograph in its entirety, complete the online post-test and receive a score of 70% or greater, and complete the online evaluation.
 
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians -
 
Be sure your profile has been updated with your NAPB e-profile # and birth date information BEFORE completing the online evaluation, or your credits cannot be reported to CPE Monitor.
 
Continuing pharmacy education credit is automatically reported to CPE Monitor once the post-test & evaluation are successfully completed.

 

 

Objectives

  • Describe the risk factors for lung cancer and how it is diagnosed.
  • Discuss the overall treatment goal and general plan for managing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
  • Discuss the currently recommended targeted treatment approaches and regimens for NSCLC.
  • Counsel patients about the major adverse effects and drug interactions with oral targeted treatments for NSCLC; recommend management options.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Shannon M. Hough, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacy Manager of Oncology Clinical Services, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy


Brief Bio : Shannon M. Hough, PharmD, BCOP is the Pharmacy Manager of Oncology Clinical Services at Michigan Medicine and an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy in Ann Arbor, MI. She is also a thoracic oncology clinical pharmacist specialist at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center in Ann Arbor.
Disclosure : Dr. Hough reports no financial relationship with the manufacturer(s) or provider(s) of any commercial product(s) or service(s) that appear in this issue.

Activity Number

0428-0000-19-001-H01-P

Release Date: Jan 23, 2019
Credit Expiration Date: Jan 23, 2022

CE Hours

1.50

Fee

$10.00