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This featured podcast includes a discussion with 3 experts on managing patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2–) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) from a satellite symposium held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference® in March 2025. In observational studies of treatment patterns in older women with mBC, approximately half of the patients were undertreated, and only half received a CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i)-based regimen in the first-line setting. Reasons for undertreatment include concerns about the patient's age, perceived frailty, and underlying health issues. Aging is a heterogeneous process; older patients must receive individualized treatment that is not based solely on their age but on a comprehensive assessment that objectively assesses their overall health and ability to tolerate treatment. This program is designed to help clinicians assess the fitness of older patients with HR+/HER2– mBC, review the efficacy and safety of CDK4/6i in this patient population, and individualize treatment decision-making appropriately. Acknowledgment of Educational Grant Support This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. Today's faculty are: Hope S. Rugo, MD Director, Women's Cancers Program Division Chief, Breast Medical Oncology Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, CA Professor Emeritus, UCSF Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: Ambrx; AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc; F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG/Genentech, Inc; Gilead Sciences, Inc; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; OBI Pharma; Pfizer; Stemline Therapeutics. Consultant: Napo Therapeutics; Puma Biotechnology; Sanofi. Honoraria: Chugai; Mylan/Viatris. Neil M. Iyengar, MD Associate Attending, Breast Medicine Service Program Lead, MSK Healthy Living Department of Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Associate Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY Disclosures: Consultant/Adviser: Arvinas, AstraZeneca, BD Life Sciences, Daiichi Sankyo, Genentech/Roche, Gilead, Menarini-Stemline, Novartis, Pfizer, Puma, Seagen, TerSera Therapeutics. Speaker: Cardinal Health, Curio Sciences, DAVA Oncology, IntrinsiQ Health. Editorial Position: npj Breast Cancer, Oncology®. Equity/Ownership: Complement Theory, Bettering Company. Research Support (to institution): American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Conquer Cancer Foundation, Kat's Ribbon of Hope, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health. Contracted Research: Novartis, SynDevRx. Komal Jhaveri, MD, FACP Patricia and James Cayne Chair for Junior Faculty Associate Attending Physician, Breast Medicine Service and Early Drug Development Service Section Head, Endocrine Therapy Research Program Clinical Director, Early Drug Development Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Blueprint Medicines, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Jounce Therapeutics, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Menarini Group, Novartis, Olema Oncology, Pfizer Inc, Scorpion Therapeutics, Seagen Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd, Taiho Oncology Inc. Research Funding: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Debiopharm, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Scorpion Therapeutics, Zymeworks Inc. The staff of Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. PER® mitigated all COI for faculty, staff, and planners prior to the start of this activity by using a multistep process. Off-Label Disclosure and Disclaimer This activity may or may not discuss investigational, unapproved, or off-label use of drugs. Learners are advised to consult prescribing information for any products discussed. The information provided in this accredited activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent clinical judgment of a health care professional relative to diagnostic, treatment, or management options for a specific patient's medical condition. The opinions expressed in the content are solely those of the individual faculty members and do not reflect those of PER® or any company that provided commercial support for this activity.

This Oncology PER®Spectives™ podcast explores the role of EZH2 in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) progression and its synergy with androgen receptor inhibitors. In this podcast, experts Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO; Himisha Beltran, MD; and Maha Hussain, MD, FACP, FASCO, discuss the management of mCRPC. Acknowledgment of Educational Grant Support This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. Accreditation/Credit Designation Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16669, for 1.5 Contact Hours. Instructions on How to Receive Credit Listen to this podcast in its entirety. Go to gotoper.com/credit and enter code: 6947 Answer the evaluation questions. Request credit using the drop-down menu. You may immediately download your certificate. Today's faculty are: Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO Professor of Medicine Senior Director for Clinical Research HCI Presidential Endowed Chair of Cancer Research Director, Center of Investigational Therapeutics Director, Genitourinary Oncology Program Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah (NCI-CCC) Salt Lake City, UT Disclosures: Grant/Research Support (paid to institution): Arvinas, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Calithera, Celldex, Clovis, Crispr, Eisai, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Exelixis, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Immunomedics, Janssen, Lava, Merck, Nektar, Neoleukin, Novartis, Oric, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, Seagen, Takeda, Tra-con Himisha Beltran, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Translational Research Within Medical Oncology Harvard Medical School Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology and the Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: Circle Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis; Adviser: Amgen, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis Maha Hussain, MD, FACP, FASCO Genevieve E. Teuton Professor of Medicine Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology) Deputy Director Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Disclosures: Advisory Board: AstraZeneca, Bayer, Convergent Therapeutics, Honoraria: AstraZeneca, Bayer The staff of Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. PER® mitigated all COI for faculty, staff, and planners prior to the start of this activity by using a multistep process. Off-Label Disclosure and Disclaimer This activity may or may not discuss investigational, unapproved, or off-label use of drugs. Learners are advised to consult prescribing information for any products discussed. The information provided in this accredited activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent clinical judgment of a health care professional relative to diagnostic, treatment, or management options for a specific patient's medical condition. The opinions expressed in the content are solely those of the individual faculty members and do not reflect those of PER® or any company that provided commercial support for this activity. Release Date May 14, 2025 Expiration Date May 14, 2026

Angela Hwang spent nearly three decades at Pfizer before joining Flagship Pioneering in 2025 as a CEO-partner and the CEO of Metaphore Biotechnologies. In this week’s episode of "The Top Line," the former Pfizer chief commercial officer speaks with Fierce Pharma Deputy Editor Angus Liu about her transition from marketing drugs at a Big Pharma company to advancing novel technology at a young biotech startup. Hwang discusses how her upbringing in apartheid-era South Africa—and two key lessons from her career—shaped who she is today. A longtime champion of diverse talent, she emphasizes that regardless of the broader environment or the size of an organization, it’s essential to ensure “everybody has a chance of developing in their careers and that they have a level playing field.” To learn more about the topics in this episode: 'We have not seen anything similar': Novo Nordisk pens $600M obesity pact with Flagship's Metaphore 2022's Fiercest Women in Life Sciences—Angela Hwang Done deal: Pfizer completes $43B acquisition of Seagen, doubling its oncology pipeline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In deze podcast, u aangeboden door Astellas Pharma B.V., spreekt internist-oncoloog Koos van der Hoeven met internist-oncoloog Cheryl Bruijnen, UMC Utrecht, en cardioloog Anne van Schijndel, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek te Amsterdam, over de aandacht voor cardiovasculaire bijwerkingen van uiteenlopende oncologische behandelingen. Aan bod komen onder andere de verschillende middelen die cardiotoxiciteit kunnen veroorzaken, de impact van cardiotoxiciteit, de achterliggende pathologische mechanismen, de kenmerken en comorbiditeiten van de patiënt en hoe om te gaan met cardiotoxiciteit. Referenties 1. Herrmann J. Nat Rev Cardiol 2020;17:474-502. 2. Cardinale D, et al. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020;7:26. 3. Bloom MW, et al. Circ Heart Fail 2016;9:e002661. 4. Lyon AR, et al. Eur Heart J 2022;43:4229-361. 5. Dempsey N, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021;188:21-36. 6. Ewer MS, et al. Nat Rev Cardiol 2015;12:547-58. 7. Omland T, et al. JACC CardioOncol 2022;4:19-37. 8. Wu Q, et al. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2022;36:511-24. 9. Shiga T, et al. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2020;21:27. 10. Saif MW. Onco Targets Ther 2020;13:10197-206.Disclosures Dr. Cheryl Bruijnen: Astellas B.V., advisory boards Ipsen, Johnson & Johnson en MSD, speakers fee Ipsen, Johnson & Johnson en Novartis. Drs. Anne van Schijndel: Astellas B.V. en Philips. Prof. dr. ir. Koos van der Hoeven: Astellas, Bayer, BMS, Daiichi Sankyo, Gilead, Novartis, Pfizer, Seagen, lid Adviescollege VIG en lid RVT DICA.Podcast: MAT-NL-NON-2025-00013 FEB 2025Website: MAT-NL-NON-2025-00015 FEB 2025

Dr. Linda Duska and Dr. Domenica Lorusso discuss the practice-changing results of the phase 3 ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18 study, which evaluated pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy as treatment for previously untreated, high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer. TRANSCRIPT  Dr. Linda Duska: Hello, I'm Linda Duska, your guest host of the ASCO Daily News Podcast today. I'm a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and serve as the associate dean for clinical research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. On today's episode, we'll be discussing a new standard of care for previously untreated, high- risk locally advanced cervical cancer. This follows the ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18 study, which I will be referring to as KEYNOTE-A18 for the rest of this podcast, which demonstrated that pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy improved both progression-free and overall survival compared to chemoradiotherapy alone. I was a co-author of this study, and I'm delighted to be joined today by the study's lead investigator, Dr. Domenica Lorusso, for today's discussion. She is also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology. She's at Humanitas University Rosano and the director of the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at the Humanitas Hospital San Pio in Milan, Italy. Our full disclosures are available in the transcript of this episode. Dr. Lorusso, it's great to be speaking with you today. Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Thank you, Linda. It's a great pleasure to be here. Thank you. Dr. Linda Duska: So I was hoping you could start us out with some context on the challenges associated with treating patients with high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer. Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Yes. I have to make a disclosure because in my experience as a gynecologist, cervical cancer patients are the most difficult patients to treat. This is a tumor that involves young patients [who often have] small kids. This is a very symptomatic tumor. More than 50% of patients report pain. Sometimes the pain is difficult to control because there is an infiltration of the pelvic nerves and also a kind of vaginal discharge, so it's very difficult to treat the tumor. Since more than 25 years, we have the publication of 5 randomized trials that demonstrate that when we combine platinum chemotherapy to radiation treatment, we increase overall survival by 6%. This is the new standard of care – concurrent chemoradiation plus brachytherapy. This is a good standard of care because particularly modern, image-guided radiotherapy has reported to increase local control. And local control in cervical cancer translates to better overall survival. So modern radiotherapy actually is able to cure about 75% of patients. This is what we expect with chemoradiation right now. Dr. Linda Duska: So what are the key takeaways of A18? This is a really exciting trial, and you've presented it a couple of times. Tell us what are the key takeaways that you want our listeners to know. Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Linda, this is our trial. This is a trial that we did together. And you gave me the inspiration because you were running a randomized phase 2 trial exploring if the combination of pembrolizumab to concurrent chemoradiation was able to give signals of efficacy, but also was feasible in terms of toxicity. There were several clinical data suggesting that when we combine immunotherapy to radiotherapy, we can potentially increase the benefit of radiotherapy because there is a kind of synergistic effect between the two strategies. Radiotherapy works as a primer and immunotherapy works better. And you demonstrated that it was feasible to combine immunotherapy to concurrent chemoradiation. And KEYNOTE-A18 was based on this preliminary data. We randomized about 1,060 patients to receive concurrent chemoradiation and brachytherapy or concurrent chemoradiation and brachytherapy in combination with pembrolizumab followed by pembrolizumab for about two years. Why two years? Because in more than 80% of cases, recurrence in this patient population occurred during the first two years. So the duration of treatment was based on the idea to provide protection to the patient during the maximum time of risk. And the trial had the two primary endpoints, progression free and overall survival, and met both the endpoints, a significant 30% reduction in the risk of progression that was confirmed. At the 3-year follow up, the observation was even better, 0.68. So 32% reduction in the risk of progression. And more importantly, because this is a curative setting, 33% reduction in the risk of death was reported in the experimental arm when pembro was combined with chemoradiation. Dr. Linda Duska: That's amazing. I wanted to ask you, a prior similar study called CALLA was negative. Why do you think A18 was positive? Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Linda, there are several discussions about that. I had the possibility to discuss several times with the PI of CALLA, Brad Monk. The idea of Brad is that CALLA was negative because of using durvalumab instead of PD-1 inhibitor, which is pembrolizumab. I do not have exactly the same impression. My idea is that it's the kind of patient population enrolled. The patient population enrolled in KEYNOTE-A18 was really a high-risk population; 85% of that patient were node positive, where the definition of node positivity was at least 2 lymph nodes in the pelvis with a short diameter of 1.5. So, we are very confident this patient was node-positive, 55% at the grade 3 and 4 diseases. So this is really a high-risk population. I remember at the first presentation of CALLA, I was honored to discuss the CALLA trial when it was first presented at IGCS a few years ago. And when I received the forest plot of Calla, it was evident to me that in patients with stage III and node positive there was a signal of efficacy. And we have a huge number of patients with node positive. So in my opinion this is the reason why KEYNOTE-A18 is positive. Dr. Linda Duska: Yeah, I agree with you. I've thought about it a lot and I think you're right about that. The INTERLACE trial results were recently published. How should we interpret these results in the context of A18? Dr. Domenica Lorusso: So it's very difficult to compare the 2 trials. First of all, in terms of population. The population enrolled in INTERLACE is a low-risk, locally advanced but low risk population; 76% were stage II, 10% were stage I, 60% were node-negative patients. So, first of all, the population is completely different. Second is the type of radiotherapy that was provided. INTERLACE is a 10-year long trial, but in 10 years the quality and the technique of radiotherapy completely changed. Only 30% of patients in INTERLACE received what we call the modern image-guided brachytherapy, which is important because it provides local control and local control increases overall survival. And third, we read the paper. I'm not a methodologist, but there are some methodological biases in the paper. All the statistical design of the trial was based on PFS, but PFS was evaluated at physician description. And honestly, I never saw a trial that had no pre-specified timeline for radiological evaluation. It's very difficult to evaluate progression in cervical cancer because the fibrosis related to radiotherapy changes the anatomy in the pelvis. And I think that the radiological evaluation is important to address if the patient is progressing or not. Particularly, because the conclusion of CALLA is that the PFS was mainly in favor of distant metastasis. So really, it's difficult for me to understand how distant metastasis may be evaluated with the vagina visit. So really, it's very difficult to compare the two trials, but I have some concerns. And also because of toxicity in the study, unfortunately 30% of patients did not complete concurrent chemoradiation because of residual toxicity due to induction chemotherapy. So I wanted to be sure in the context of modern radiotherapy, if really induction chemo adds something to modern radiotherapy. Dr. Linda Duska: Well, I have two more questions for you. As we move immunotherapy into the front line, at least for these high risk locally advanced cervical cancer patients that were eligible for A18, what does that mean then for hopefully those few that develop recurrence in terms of second line therapy? Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Well, Linda, this is a very important question. We do not have data about immuno after immuno, but I would not completely exclude this hypothesis because in KEYNOTE-A18, the patient received treatment for a well-defined time period. And for those patients not progressing during immunotherapy, I really guess if there is a space for the reintroduction of immunotherapy at the time of recurrence. In this moment we have 30% of patients in KEYNOTE-A18 in the control arm that receive immunotherapy after progression, but still we have 11% of patients that receive immunotherapy in combination with concurrent chemoradiation and then receive, again, immunotherapy in later line of therapy. I think we need to collect these data to capture some signals and for sure we have the new drug. We have antibody drug conjugate. The trials are ongoing exploring the role of antibody drug conjugate, particularly in immune pretreated patients. So I think this is a very interesting strategy. Dr. Linda Duska: I was going to ask you, “What are the next steps,” but I think you already answered that question. You talked about the second line. If you were going to redesign a study in the frontline, what would it look like? Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Probably one question that I would like to answer – there are two questions in my opinion in KEYNOTE-A18 – one is induction immunotherapy. Linda, correct me if I'm wrong, you reported very interesting data about the immune landscape change when you use induction immunotherapy. And I think this is something that we need to explore in the future. And the second question is the duration of maintenance. Because, again, we decided for two years based only on the epidemiology of recurrence, but I guess if one year may be enough. Dr. Linda Duska: I think this sequencing question is really important, that the induction immunotherapy was actually GY017. I can't take credit for that, but I think you're right. I think the sequencing question is really important. Whether you need the concurrent IO or not is an important question. And then to your point about the 2 years, the length of the need for maintenance therapy is a question that we don't know the answer to. So there are lots of really important questions we can continue to ask. I want to thank you so much for sharing your valuable insights with us on the podcast today. You're always so thoughtful about this particular study and cervix cancer in general and also for your great work to advance the care for patients with GYN cancers. Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Thank you, Linda. It's our work - we progress together. Dr. Linda Duska: Yes. And we thank the patients as well. The over 1,000 patients that went on this trial during a pandemic. Right? Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Absolutely. Without their generosity and their trust, we would not be able to do this trial. Dr. Linda Duska: So we're very grateful to them and we thank our listeners for your time today. If you value the insights that you hear on the ASCO Daily News Podcast, please take a moment to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you all.   Disclaimer: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.   Follow today's speakers:  Dr. Linda Duska @Lduska Dr. Domenica Lorusso   Follow ASCO on social media:   @ASCO on Twitter   ASCO on Facebook   ASCO on LinkedIn     Disclosures:   Dr. Linda Duska: Consulting or Advisory Role: Regeneron, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Merck, Ellipses Pharma Research Funding (Inst.): GlaxoSmithKline, Millenium, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Aeterna Zentaris, Novartis, Abbvie, Tesaro, Cerulean Pharma, Aduro Biotech, Advaxis, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Leap Therapeutics Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property: UptToDate, Editor, British Journal of Ob/Gyn Dr. Domenica Lorusso: Consulting or Advisory Role: PharmaMar, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, GSK, MSD, Genmab, Seagen, Immunogen, Oncoinvest, Corcept, Sutro Biopharma, Novartis, Novocure, Daiichi Sankyo/Lilly Speakers' Bureau: AstraZeneca, Clovis, GSK, MSD, ImmunoGen, Seagen Research Funding (Inst.): PharmMar, Clovis, GSK, MSD, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Genmab, Seagen, Immunogen, Incyte, Roche, Pharma&, Corcept Therapeutics, Alkermes Travel, Accommodations, Expenses: AstraZeneca, Clovis, GSK, Menarini  

Jeremy Forman joins us to open up about the hurdles– and successes that come with building data products for pharmaceutical companies. Although he's new to Pfizer, Jeremy has years of experience leading data teams at organizations like Seagen and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He currently serves in a more specialized role in Pfizer's R&D department, building AI and analytical data products for scientists and researchers. .     Jeremy gave us a good luck at his team makeup, and in particular, how his data product analysts and UX designers work with pharmaceutical scientists and domain experts to build data-driven solutions..  We talked a good deal about how and when UX design plays a role in Pfizer's data products, including a GenAI-based application they recently launched internally.       Highlights/ Skip to: (1:26) Jeremy's background in analytics and transition into working for Pfizer (2:42) Building an effective AI analytics and data team for pharma R&D (5:20) How Pfizer finds data products managers (8:03) Jeremy's philosophy behind building data products and how he adapts it to Pfizer (12:32) The moment Jeremy heard a Pfizer end-user use product management research language and why it mattered (13:55) How Jeremy's technical team members work with UX designers (18:00) The challenges that come with producing data products in the medical field (23:02) How to justify spending the budget on UX design for data products (24:59) The results we've seen having UX design work on AI / GenAI products (25:53) What Jeremy learned at the  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with regards to UX and its impact on him now (28:22) Managing the "rough dance" between data science and UX (33:22) Breaking down Jeremy's GenAI application demo from CDIOQ (36:02) What would Jeremy prioritize right now if his team got additional funding (38:48) Advice Jeremy would have given himself 10 years ago (40:46) Where you can find more from Jeremy     Quotes from Today's Episode “We have stream-aligned squads focused on specific areas such as regulatory, safety and quality, or oncology research. That's so we can create functional career pathing and limit context switching and fragmentation. They can become experts in their particular area and build a culture within that small team. It's difficult to build good [pharma] data products. You need to understand the domain you're supporting. You can't take somebody with a financial background and put them in an Omics situation. It just doesn't work. And we have a lot of the scars, and the failures to prove that.” - Jeremy Forman (4:12) “You have to have the product mindset to deliver the value and the promise of AI data analytics. I think small, independent, autonomous, empowered squads with a product leader is the only way that you can iterate fast enough with [pharma data products].” - Jeremy Forman (8:46) “The biggest challenge is when we say data products. It means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and it's difficult to articulate what a data product is. Is it a view in a database? Is it a table? Is it a query? We're all talking about it in different terms, and nobody's actually delivering data products.” - Jeremy Forman (10:53) “I think when we're talking about [data products] there's some type of data asset that has value to an end-user, versus a report or an algorithm. I think it's even hard for UX people to really understand how to think about an actual data product. I think it's hard for people to conceptualize, how do we do design around that? It's one of the areas I think I've seen the biggest challenges, and I think some of the areas we've learned the most. If you build a data product, it's not accurate, and people are getting results that are incomplete… people will abandon it quickly.” - Jeremy Forman (15:56) “ I think that UX design and AI development or data science work is a magical partnership, but they often don't know how to work with each other. That's been a challenge, but I think investing in that has been critical to us. Even though we've had struggles… I think we've also done a good job of understanding the [user] experience and impact that we want to have. The prototype we shared [at CDIOQ] is driven by user experience and trying to get information in the hands of the research organization to understand some portfolio types of decisions that have been made in the past. And it's been really successful.” - Jeremy Forman (24:59) “If you're having technology conversations with your business users, and you're focused only the technology output, you're just building reports. [After adopting If we're having technology conversations with our business users and only focused on the technology output, we're just building reports. [After we adopted  a human-centered design approach], it was talking [with end-users] about outcomes, value, and adoption. Having that resource transformed the conversation, and I felt like our quality went up. I felt like our output went down, but our impact went up. [End-users] loved the tools, and that wasn't what was happening before… I credit a lot of that to the human-centered design team.” - Jeremy Forman (26:39) “When you're thinking about automation through machine learning or building algorithms for [clinical trial analysis], it becomes a harder dance between data scientists and human-centered design. I think there's a lack of appreciation and understanding of what UX can do. Human-centered design is an empathy-driven understanding of users' experience, their work, their workflow, and the challenges they have. I don't think there's an appreciation of that skill set.” - Jeremy Forman (29:20) “Are people excited about it? Is there value? Are we hearing positive things? Do they want us to continue? That's really how I've been judging success. Is it saving people time, and do they want to continue to use it? They want to continue to invest in it. They want to take their time as end-users, to help with testing, helping to refine it. Those are the indicators. We're not generating revenue, so what does the adoption look like? Are people excited about it? Are they telling friends? Do they want more? When I hear that the ten people [who were initial users] are happy and that they think it should be rolled out to the whole broader audience, I think that's a good sign.” - Jeremy Forman (35:19)   Links Referenced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-forman-6b982710/

Part 3 of 4: Jon Chee hosts our latest guest, Neela Patel, Chief Business Officer at Bonum Therapeutics who are developing protein therapeutics to be used to treat a wide range of diseases. Neela is a seasoned scientist and business development executive with over 30 years of leadership experience in drug discovery and development. Before her time at Bonum Therapeutics Neela worked as the CBO at Good Therapeutics, a biotech company that develops cutting edge protein-based drugs. Her impressive career also includes pivotal roles at Seattle Genetics, AbbVie, Abbott, and Genentech. Her extensive experience as both a scientist and business person give her unique insights you won't want to miss.

An unforgettable milestone like a 50th podcast episode calls for an unforgettable guest—and once again, our team delivered! We are honored to welcome David Epstein, seasoned pharmaceutical executive, innovator, and trailblazer, to the show! Throughout his transformative career, David has led teams to develop and launch over 30 new medications worldwide. Currently, he serves as Chairman at Agomab, where he continues to drive strategic initiatives and support groundbreaking advancements in the field. Previously, he led Seagen through a period of marked growth and success as Chief Executive Officer—culminating in its merger with Pfizer. If there's anyone who knows what it takes to rise through the ranks, push boundaries, motivate and inspire others, and enjoy a truly life-changing career, it's David. And you can learn from him by tuning in!

In the latest episode of After Earnings, Pfizer CFO David Denton shares insights into the company's achievements and future strategies with Ann Berry and Katie Perry. They discuss topics like acquiring Seagen, the use of AI in drug development, and ongoing initiatives in oncology and weight management. Denton addresses shareholder concerns about financial performance, emphasizing Pfizer's dedication to innovation through significant investments in M&A and R&D. He also highlights the development of an oral GLP-1 receptor for obesity management and efforts to maintain robust dividends. $PFE 00:00 START 00:55 Pfizer's Current Position and Achievements 02:23 Strategic Acquisitions and Investments 06:04 AI and Digital Transformation in Drug Development 08:33 New Product Development: Oral Semaglutide 10:37 Challenges and Market Opportunities 15:39 Direct-to-Consumer Strategies and M&A 20:31 Investor Relations and Future Outlook After Earnings is brought to you by Stakeholder Labs and Morning Brew. For more go to https://www.afterearnings.com Follow Us X: https://twitter.com/AfterEarnings   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AfterEarnings   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afterearnings_ /  Reach Out Email: afterearnings@morningbrew.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This time, we're joined by Sara Johnson, an Oncology Sales Professional, who shares her journey of entering the business without any prior experience in Medical Sales. I hope her story can serve as inspiration for those looking to start in the world of Medical Sales but may not feel fully prepared. It goes to show that expertise isn't always necessary to kickstart your career in this field.  

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This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/VRN865. CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until April 16, 2025.Advancing ADCs in Gynecologic Cancers: Expert Insights on Recent Evidence, Implementation Strategies, and Patient Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, Foundation for Women's Cancer, and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., ImmunoGen, Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure information is available at the beginning of the video presentation.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/VRN865. CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until April 16, 2025.Advancing ADCs in Gynecologic Cancers: Expert Insights on Recent Evidence, Implementation Strategies, and Patient Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, Foundation for Women's Cancer, and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., ImmunoGen, Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure information is available at the beginning of the video presentation.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/VRN865. CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until April 16, 2025.Advancing ADCs in Gynecologic Cancers: Expert Insights on Recent Evidence, Implementation Strategies, and Patient Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, Foundation for Women's Cancer, and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., ImmunoGen, Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure information is available at the beginning of the video presentation.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/VRN865. CME/MOC/NCPD/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until April 16, 2025.Advancing ADCs in Gynecologic Cancers: Expert Insights on Recent Evidence, Implementation Strategies, and Patient Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, Foundation for Women's Cancer, and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., ImmunoGen, Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure information is available at the beginning of the video presentation.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Aparna Parikh, MD, about cancer and GI malignancies in the global health space, circulating tumor DNA in the field of oncology and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Parikh 1:07 •    The interview 2:08     •    What was your path into medicine, cancer care and GI oncology? 2:35 •    Tell us about what you do in the global health space and what your thoughts are on colon cancer and GI malignancies in the global health space. 8:07 •    Why are we seeing so many more young people being diagnosed with colon cancer in the US and internationally? 12:24 •    Do you think US lifestyle and Western diets compared to the rest of the world have contributed to the rise of early colon cancer diagnoses?  15:04 •    How can physicians talk about lifestyle, diet and environmental/social determinants of health that impact a cancer diagnosis? 17:52 •    Can you provide a brief overview of what is circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and liquid biopsy, and how are we using it in this space? 19:44 •    Jain and Parikh on ctDNA as an innovation can be transformative in the field of GI oncology.  24:06 •    What are your predictions for GI oncology in the next ten to twenty years?  26:06 •    If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 28:44 •    How to contact Parikh 30:57 •    Thanks for listening 31:57 Aparna Parikh, MD, is a GI oncologist at the MGH Cancer Center where she directs the colorectal research program and young adults CRC program. She is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and an international expert in CRC and liquid biopsies. We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ShikhaJainMD. Parikh can be reached via email aparna.parikh@mgh.harvard.edu. Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. Parikh reports equity in C2i Genomics XGenomes Cadex and Parithera. Advisor/consultant for Abbvie, AZ, Bayer, Biofidelity, Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, CVS, Delcath, Eli Lilly, FMI, Guardant, Hookipa, Illumina, Inivata, Mirati, Pfizer, Saga, Seagen, Taiho, Scare Inc, Science For America, and Value Analytics Lab. She receives fees from Up to Date.  She has received travel fees from Karkinos Healthcare. She has been on the DSMC for a Roche study and on Steering Committee for Exilixis. She has received research funding to the Institution from BMS, Daiichi Sankyo, Erasca, Genentech, Mirati, Novartis, PMV Pharmaceuticals, Plexxicon, PureTech, Takeda and Syndax. 

Drs. Shaalan Beg and Aparna Parikh discuss the role of ctDNA as a powerful prognostic biomarker for GI cancers, along with its impact on risk stratification and the detection of recurrence. They highlight key studies in ctDNA that were featured at the 2024 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium, including COBRA, GALAXY, and BESPOKE in CRC, as well as the promise of ctDNA testing in the preoperative detection of iCCA. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shaalan Beg: Hello, and welcome to the ASCO Daily News Podcast. I am Dr. Shaalan Beg, your guest host for the ASCO Daily News Podcast today. I am an adjunct associate professor at UT Southwestern's Harold Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dallas. On today's episode, we will be discussing the emergence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) technology in GI cancers. I am delighted to be joined by Dr. Aparna Parikh, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard University and the director for colorectal medical oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, where she also serves as the medical director of the Young Adult Colorectal Cancer Center. Dr. Parikh will share her insights on key research on this hot topic in GI oncology that was featured at the recent ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.  Our full disclosures are available in the transcripts of this episode, and disclosures related to all episodes of the podcast are available at asco.org/DNpod.  Dr. Parikh, it's great to have you on the podcast today. Dr. Aparna Parikh: Thanks so much, Dr. Beg.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: In recent years, it has become evident that liquid biopsy and other emerging ctDNA technologies are changing how we treat GI cancers, and colorectal cancer (CRC) is in the forefront of this space. Before we dive into key studies, can you briefly highlight for our listeners how ctDNA is advancing the field and how it can influence the care that we deliver to our patients in the future? Dr. Aparna Parikh: Absolutely, ctDNA is certainly a hot topic. What we have learned over the years is that ctDNA has emerged across many solid tumor types as one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, prognostic biomarker we have to date. ctDNA has improved risk stratification. We have learned a lot about the role in what is called minimal or molecular residual disease in patients with early-stage disease, and ctDNA being a biomarker of recurrence for those patients, with ctDNA, we have a better understanding of tumoral heterogeneity, both spatially and temporally, getting a better glimpse of what is happening in a given patient with multiple metastases, as well as genomic evolution of tumors over time. So certainly many, many roles and areas where ctDNA is emerging. Dr. Shaalan Beg: This was a hot topic at the 2024 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium, and we're going to take a deep dive into some of the abstracts that were presented. Let's start with the COBRA study, which is the NRG-GI005. That was Abstract 5 at the ASCO GI Cancers Symposium, and the GALAXY study, which was Abstract 6 at the symposium. So, the COBRA study reported results of ctDNA as a predictive biomarker in adjuvant chemotherapy for people with colon cancer. At a high level, it was a negative study, but there are some important lessons for us to learn. Similarly, in the GALAXY study, investigators from Japan presented an updated analysis on the correlation of ctDNA dynamics with outcomes in colorectal cancer with minimal residual disease. How do you synthesize all this information and help the listeners understand our current state for ctDNA applications in colorectal cancer? Dr. Aparna Parikh: Yeah. Let's take the COBRA study first. Let's talk a little bit about the design of COBRA. COBRA was intended to look at patients that were resected, stage 2 colorectal cancer patients, or colon cancer patients who were 2A. These are patients where the treating physician would, at the outset, decide that there was no adjuvant chemotherapy indicated. These are patients where active surveillance would be entirely appropriate as the standard of care. Patients were randomized to arm 1, which was active surveillance, or randomized to arm 2, which was assay-directed therapy. If there were ctDNA positive in arm 2, then they were given chemotherapy, FOLFOX or CAPOX. And if they were “ctDNA not detected,” then they would also go on to active surveillance.   And so, the plan was that nearly 1,500 patients are to be recruited, and at the time of this data cut, they had around 630-some patients. The primary objective was to look at the clearance rates of ctDNA between the ctDNA-positive cohorts, remember, the chemotherapy and the active surveillance cohorts at 6 months. They had around a 5% detection rate of ctDNA patients. Ultimately, that was around 16 patients. The reason that the study shut down was that what they found was that in the surveillance arm, the arm that was not getting any treatment, they had a ctDNA clearance of 43% versus 11% in the chemotherapy arm. They had an interim analysis to look at the clearance rate between the 2 arms, and what was surprising to the investigators and the community was what was happening in terms of clearance. Why do we have a 43% clearance rate in patients that were not getting anything? And so, because of that, the study was shut down as it did not meet its prespecified interim look at clearance in those 2 arms.   Many things came up in terms of learnings from COBRA. Number one was the characteristics of the assay. And so, you take an assay in a low-risk patient population that has a fixed specificity, and when your baseline prevalence of recurrence is so low, for example, in low-risk stage 2 patients, your composite predictive value is very susceptible to small changes in that specificity. And so, your PPV is going to be a lot lower in a low-risk patient population than a higher-risk patient population. The COBRA study used an older version of a tumor-uninformed assay, so it definitely called into question some characteristics of the assay. Is one-time-point clearance sufficient, and is that the right endpoint? We have seen now, including the GALAXY study that we'll talk about here, previously reported just spontaneous clearance happening in 5%, 10% of patients. The question with that spontaneous clearance is: Was it actually clearance, or was chemotherapy just perhaps in a low ctDNA shedding state? Are you just suppressing the ctDNA below the level of limited detection?  And then in this study, the clearance draw was actually done in the chemotherapy arm right before the last cycle of chemotherapy, again to that point of, are you just suppressing the ctDNA with chemotherapy? There is also stochastic sampling error that can happen in patients with very low residual tumor volume. So, I think this is a disappointing study in the sense that it is still a really important question. There are still 2A patients that recur, but maybe [this was] not the right test, or maybe single-time-point testing wasn't enough. And so, lots of lessons to be learned from this study in terms of test and design, but hopefully more to come. I think certainly stage 2 patients remain an area where I think, hopefully, ctDNA still plays a factor for those patients.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: And how was the patient population for the GALAXY study? That was Abstract 6, compared to the COBRA study. Could you summarize those findings for us?  Dr. Aparna Parikh: Yeah, so GALAXY was part of a large study in Japan that includes an observational cohort plus therapeutic cohorts as well. And so, GALAXY was just further reporting of the observational cohort. So unlike COBRA, which is a low-risk, stage 2 study that was actually asking that interventional question: Can you use it to guide therapy? The GALAXY and the updated GALAXY just continues to show more clinical validity data rather than clinical utility data. And it was nearly 3,000 patients, pan stages. Again, the lion's share were stage 2 and 3 patients, but there were also stage 1 and stage 4 patients as well. And what they showed was that ctDNA is undoubtedly prognostic. They showed very consistent Kaplan-Meier curves, which we've seen time and time again, where if you're ctDNA-positive, you don't do as well.  What they showed was, not surprisingly, with longer-term follow-up – this is 24-month follow up, so longer-term follow up than was published in their paper last year – was that when you test at one time point, so landmark testing, the sensitivity of detecting recurrence was around 48%, and that fell from the publication last year which was around 58%, 59%, which is not surprising as you follow more people. I think single time point testing soon after surgery may miss those late recurrences, but it's still prognostic and showed a specificity of around 94%.   They also continued to show that if you continued to test with serial testing, your sensitivity improves, but what was really interesting and new, what they presented this time, was a clearance analysis. And showing, again, comparable to COBRA, in many ways, in the sense that clearance can be a little bit finicky, especially at one time point, is what they showed is that patients who had sustained clearance, and these are patients that had at least two time points with their ctDNA remained to be negative, they did very well. But if you had transient clearance, and again, the definition was a little bit broad, at least having one negative and then one positive, those patients ultimately, at 24 months, the curves came together with the no clearance curve. So initially, they did better than the people that didn't have any clearance. But if you transiently cleared at two years, the curves came back together.   And what was interesting is that in those patients that sort of transiently clear by 9 to 12 months, 80% of those are actually having a rapid return of ctDNA. And so this begs the question of was chemotherapy just suppressing that ctDNA or maybe if you have a better test you could have actually improved it.  These were some of the updated, interesting learnings from GALAXY, which remains incredibly prognostic. And then the concept of clearance, which I think we have to look into a little bit more as a field, and understanding that maybe just one time point clearance isn't sufficient.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Yeah, and one of the most important applications for ctDNA can be its ability to inform adjuvant chemotherapy. Its ability to not only identify more people who may benefit from chemotherapy, but maybe even identify people who don't need chemotherapy. And along those lines, Abstract 9, the BESPOKE study, looked to understand the role of ctDNA-based detection of molecular residual disease to inform adjuvant therapy for stage 2 and 3 colorectal cancer. And they presented interim data at the GI ASCO this year. What were your takeaways from this study? Dr. Aparna Parikh: Exactly. Beyond the prognostic implications, I think what was really interesting was that there was the initial data looking at the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy. So, what they did was they said, “Okay. We're going to take the MRD-positive patients and look at the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy and then the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in the MRD-negative patients.” And again, remember, this is a prospective observational study, so it's not looking at negative and positive to guide therapy, but it's just looking prospectively and observationally at how those patients are doing. But what they showed again is that indeed, in the adjuvant chemotherapy group, the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy again with the follow-up to date on the study was different in the MRD-positive patients.  First of all, I guess taking a step back, the DFS in the ctDNA-negative patients at 2 years was very good. So negative patients had over 98% 2-year DFS in both the adjuvant chemotherapy and observational group. And there was no real difference between adjuvant or not. But in the positive patients, not surprisingly, the DFS was worse. But what was reassuring to see is that you can make an impact with adjuvant chemotherapy in the positive patients. And the difference in DFS between the positive and negative patients, with adjuvant or not, was 42% versus 12.5%, in the observational patients. So, it is benefitting the patients who are positive so it does give us more data that, again, at least in the positive patients, you may be able to reverse the recurrences there with adjuvant chemotherapy. And maybe if you're negative, eventually, we'll get to a point of de-escalation of care. Again, keeping in mind the kinds of sensitivity limitations as well.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Wonderful. And one of the other malignancies in the GI space where precision therapies and molecular biomarkers are making a huge difference are intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Genomic profiling using ctDNA is increasingly being used in this population to inform precision oncology approaches and determine mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies as well. In Abstract 528, investigators looked at the role of preoperative ctDNA testing for resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. What are your thoughts on that study?  Dr. Aparna Parikh: Yeah, it's such an important area, as you mentioned, in the metastatic space – FGFR, IDH1, all these alterations that are emerging in intrahepatic cholangios. This was a very small study, it was preoperative, and so the tumor was intact, and around 14 patients. They used a tumor-informed approach just for detection and quantification of ctDNA. So this was not a study that was looking at a next-generation sequencing approach where you're going to actually be able to detect the alterations, but it's actually looking for the detection and quantification of ctDNA rather than genomic characterizations. And patients had about a month or so where they had their baseline blood detected. And I think what was reassuring to say was that ctDNA was actually detected in all the patients with the primary tumor intact, except for one patient who was a very low-risk stage 1A patient. There was some correlation, against a small number of patients, between the concentration of ctDNA in patients that had the lower stage and then the higher stage groups. Small numbers were actually hard to characterize and correlate with recurrence or mortality, but at least, some correlation with pathologic tumor size, they were able to because it was a bespoke panel and you're sampling the tissue and then looking in the blood, IDH1 and 2 were mutations that were tracked based on the genomic profiling and a couple of the patients were able to have their IDH mutations tracked.  So it gives us a sense, a little bit, that ctDNA, we know has a lot of variable shedding across disease states and tumor locations, but gives us some promise that it is reliably detected with the tumor-informed approach, at least preoperatively in cholangios. So may again open some more opportunities for MRD testing in cholangiocarcinoma as well.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Thank you. That's a wonderful review of ctDNA applications in gastrointestinal cancers from the 2024 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium. Thank you, Dr. Parikh, for sharing your valuable insights with us on the podcast today. Dr. Aparna Parikh: Thank you so much for having me. Dr. Shaalan Beg: Thank you to our listeners for your time today. You'll find links to the abstracts discussed today in the transcript of this episode. Finally, if you value the insights that you hear on the ASCO Daily News Podcast, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   Disclaimer: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.   Find out more about today's speakers: Dr. Shaalan Beg @ShaalanBeg Dr. Aparna Parikh @aparna1024   Follow ASCO on social media:  @ASCO on Twitter  ASCO on Facebook  ASCO on LinkedIn    Disclosures: Dr. Shaalan Beg: Employment: Science 37 Consulting or Advisory Role: Ipsen, Array BioPharma, AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Cancer Commons, Legend Biotech, Foundation Medicine Research Funding (Inst.): Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Merck Serono, Five Prime Therapeutics, MedImmune, Genentech, Immunesensor, Tolero Pharmaceuticals   Dr. Aparna Parikh: Consulting or Advisory Role (An Immediate Family Member): PMV Consulting or Advisory Role: Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Guardant Health, Foundation Medicine, Abbvie, Value Analytics Labs, Bayer, Taiho Oncology, Delcath, Seagen, CVS, SAGA Diagnostics, Scarce, Illumina, UpToDate, Takeda, AstraZeneca, Takeda, Pfizer, Kahr, Xilio Therapeutics, Sirtex Research Funding: PMV Pharma, Erasca, Inc, Syndax Research Funding (Institution): Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech, Guardant Health, Array, Eli Lilly, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd., PureTech, Mirati Therapeutics, Daiichi Sankyo, Karkinos Other Relationship: C2i Genomics, Xgenomes, Parithera, Cadex

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/JSQ865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 26, 2025.Making an Impact in Bladder Cancer Care: Integrating the Latest Evidence and Modern Therapeutic Advances Across the Disease Continuum In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Seagen and Astellas.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMatthew D. Galsky, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; AstraZeneca; Bicycle Therapeutics; Bristol Myers Squibb; Curis, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc.Faculty/PlannerShilpa Gupta, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Exelixis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Faculty/PlannerAndrea Necchi, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; CatalYm; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/JSQ865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 26, 2025.Making an Impact in Bladder Cancer Care: Integrating the Latest Evidence and Modern Therapeutic Advances Across the Disease Continuum In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Seagen and Astellas.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMatthew D. Galsky, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; AstraZeneca; Bicycle Therapeutics; Bristol Myers Squibb; Curis, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc.Faculty/PlannerShilpa Gupta, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Exelixis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Faculty/PlannerAndrea Necchi, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; CatalYm; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/JSQ865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 26, 2025.Making an Impact in Bladder Cancer Care: Integrating the Latest Evidence and Modern Therapeutic Advances Across the Disease Continuum In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Seagen and Astellas.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMatthew D. Galsky, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; AstraZeneca; Bicycle Therapeutics; Bristol Myers Squibb; Curis, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc.Faculty/PlannerShilpa Gupta, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Exelixis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Faculty/PlannerAndrea Necchi, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; CatalYm; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/JSQ865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 26, 2025.Making an Impact in Bladder Cancer Care: Integrating the Latest Evidence and Modern Therapeutic Advances Across the Disease Continuum In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Seagen and Astellas.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMatthew D. Galsky, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; AstraZeneca; Bicycle Therapeutics; Bristol Myers Squibb; Curis, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc.Faculty/PlannerShilpa Gupta, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Exelixis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Faculty/PlannerAndrea Necchi, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; CatalYm; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/JSQ865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 26, 2025.Making an Impact in Bladder Cancer Care: Integrating the Latest Evidence and Modern Therapeutic Advances Across the Disease Continuum In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Seagen and Astellas.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMatthew D. Galsky, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; AstraZeneca; Bicycle Therapeutics; Bristol Myers Squibb; Curis, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc.Faculty/PlannerShilpa Gupta, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono Inc.; Exelixis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics (Seagen Inc.).Faculty/PlannerAndrea Necchi, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; CatalYm; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer; and Seagen Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

In this engaging podcast episode, Tracy Ring, Chief Data Officer and Global Head of Gen AI for Life Sciences at Accenture and Jeremy Forman, Executive Director of Data and AI at Seagen, now Pfizer, delve into the game-changing power of ongoing learning, highlighting its role in cultivating a sustainable culture that fosters Gen AI adoption within organizations. Explore their insights on the transformative impact of culture on business value as the starting point for a meaningful transformation. 

Top Stories1. Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems⁠PSBJ article ⁠(Spirit Aerosystems)⁠Seattle Times article⁠ (NTSB)2. In-N-Out coming to WA⁠The Columbian article⁠3. Pfizer shuts down Seagen facility⁠PSBJ article⁠4. Phase Genomics gets grant from Gates Foundation⁠Geekwire article⁠5. Are college athletes employees?⁠AP News article⁠Co-Host Rob Smith:Rob is the Executive Editor for the Seattle Magazine and the Seattle Business Magazine. Prior to this he was the Editor-in-Chief for the Puget Sound Business Journal and the Editor-in-Chief for the Portland Business Journal along with some consulting and freelance work.Host Rachel Horgan:Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego. Contact:Email: theweeklyseattle@gmail.comInstagram: @theweeklyseattleWebsite: ⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/GUS865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 18, 2025.Empowering Providers and Patients to Battle Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers: Expert Guidance on Integrating the Latest Evidence on Immunotherapy and Targeted Agents in Real-World Practice In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis educational activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca and Incyte Corporation.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMilind Javle, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Array BioPharma Inc.; Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; BeiGene; Biocartis; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; EMD Serono Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Halozyme Therapeutics; Helsinn; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; OncoSil Medical Ltd; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; Servier Laboratories; Taiho Oncology, Inc.; and TransThera Biosciences Co. Ltd.Faculty/PlannerTanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for (to self) AbbVie; Artiva Biotherapeutics; Aptitude Health; AstraZeneca; BeiGene; Blueprint Medicines; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Caladrius Biosciences; Celularity Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Exact Sciences Corporation; Exelixis, Inc.; Foundation Medicine, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Immuneering Corporation; Illumina, Inc.; Imugene Ltd.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; KANAPH Therapeutics Inc.; Natera, Inc.; Replimune Group Inc.; Sanofi; Sobi; Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.; Treos Bio Limited; Xilis, Inc; and Zai Lab. To institution: Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck KGaA; Merus; Pfizer; Seattle Genetics; and Servier Laboratories.Grant/Research Support from AbGenomics Corporation; Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Arys; Atreca, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; Boston Biomedical Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merus N.V.; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics. Research funding to Institution.Data Safety Monitoring Board for 1Globe Health Institute; AstraZeneca; Exelixis, Inc.; FibroGen, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc./Eisai Co., Ltd.; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and The Valley Hospital.Other Financial or Material Support from holding patents WO/2018/183488: HUMAN PD1 PEPTIDE VACCINES AND USES THEREOF – Licensed to Imugene. WO/2019/055687 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER CACHEXIA – Licensed to Recursion.Faculty/PlannerRachna Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; Clovis Oncology; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Merck & Co., Inc.; QED Therapeutics; Servier Laboratories; Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bayer; Bristol Myers Squibb; Exelixis, Inc.; IMV Inc.; Loxo Oncology, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novocure, Inc.; NuCana; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; QED Therapeutics; Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Seagen; and Taiho Oncology, Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/GUS865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 18, 2025.Empowering Providers and Patients to Battle Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers: Expert Guidance on Integrating the Latest Evidence on Immunotherapy and Targeted Agents in Real-World Practice In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis educational activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca and Incyte Corporation.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMilind Javle, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Array BioPharma Inc.; Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; BeiGene; Biocartis; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; EMD Serono Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Halozyme Therapeutics; Helsinn; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; OncoSil Medical Ltd; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; Servier Laboratories; Taiho Oncology, Inc.; and TransThera Biosciences Co. Ltd.Faculty/PlannerTanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for (to self) AbbVie; Artiva Biotherapeutics; Aptitude Health; AstraZeneca; BeiGene; Blueprint Medicines; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Caladrius Biosciences; Celularity Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Exact Sciences Corporation; Exelixis, Inc.; Foundation Medicine, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Immuneering Corporation; Illumina, Inc.; Imugene Ltd.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; KANAPH Therapeutics Inc.; Natera, Inc.; Replimune Group Inc.; Sanofi; Sobi; Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.; Treos Bio Limited; Xilis, Inc; and Zai Lab. To institution: Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck KGaA; Merus; Pfizer; Seattle Genetics; and Servier Laboratories.Grant/Research Support from AbGenomics Corporation; Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Arys; Atreca, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; Boston Biomedical Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merus N.V.; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics. Research funding to Institution.Data Safety Monitoring Board for 1Globe Health Institute; AstraZeneca; Exelixis, Inc.; FibroGen, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc./Eisai Co., Ltd.; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and The Valley Hospital.Other Financial or Material Support from holding patents WO/2018/183488: HUMAN PD1 PEPTIDE VACCINES AND USES THEREOF – Licensed to Imugene. WO/2019/055687 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER CACHEXIA – Licensed to Recursion.Faculty/PlannerRachna Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; Clovis Oncology; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Merck & Co., Inc.; QED Therapeutics; Servier Laboratories; Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bayer; Bristol Myers Squibb; Exelixis, Inc.; IMV Inc.; Loxo Oncology, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novocure, Inc.; NuCana; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; QED Therapeutics; Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Seagen; and Taiho Oncology, Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/GUS865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 18, 2025.Empowering Providers and Patients to Battle Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers: Expert Guidance on Integrating the Latest Evidence on Immunotherapy and Targeted Agents in Real-World Practice In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis educational activity is supported through independent educational grants from AstraZeneca and Incyte Corporation.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerMilind Javle, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie; Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Array BioPharma Inc.; Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; BeiGene; Biocartis; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; EMD Serono Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Halozyme Therapeutics; Helsinn; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; OncoSil Medical Ltd; QED Therapeutics, Inc.; Servier Laboratories; Taiho Oncology, Inc.; and TransThera Biosciences Co. Ltd.Faculty/PlannerTanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for (to self) AbbVie; Artiva Biotherapeutics; Aptitude Health; AstraZeneca; BeiGene; Blueprint Medicines; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Caladrius Biosciences; Celularity Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Exact Sciences Corporation; Exelixis, Inc.; Foundation Medicine, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Immuneering Corporation; Illumina, Inc.; Imugene Ltd.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; KANAPH Therapeutics Inc.; Natera, Inc.; Replimune Group Inc.; Sanofi; Sobi; Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.; Treos Bio Limited; Xilis, Inc; and Zai Lab. To institution: Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck KGaA; Merus; Pfizer; Seattle Genetics; and Servier Laboratories.Grant/Research Support from AbGenomics Corporation; Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Arys; Atreca, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; Boston Biomedical Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Merus N.V.; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; and Seattle Genetics. Research funding to Institution.Data Safety Monitoring Board for 1Globe Health Institute; AstraZeneca; Exelixis, Inc.; FibroGen, Inc.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc./Eisai Co., Ltd.; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and The Valley Hospital.Other Financial or Material Support from holding patents WO/2018/183488: HUMAN PD1 PEPTIDE VACCINES AND USES THEREOF – Licensed to Imugene. WO/2019/055687 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER CACHEXIA – Licensed to Recursion.Faculty/PlannerRachna Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; Clovis Oncology; Genentech, Inc.; Incyte Corporation; Merck & Co., Inc.; QED Therapeutics; Servier Laboratories; Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from Bayer; Bristol Myers Squibb; Exelixis, Inc.; IMV Inc.; Loxo Oncology, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novocure, Inc.; NuCana; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; QED Therapeutics; Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Seagen; and Taiho Oncology, Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

Drs. Shaalan Beg and Rachna Shroff discuss key abstracts on GI cancers that were featured at the 2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, including SKYSCRAPER-08, EMERALD-1, and NEST-1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and colorectal cancer, respectively. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shaalan Beg: Hello, and welcome to the ASCO Daily News Podcast. I'm Dr. Shaalan Beg, your guest host of the podcast today. I'm an adjunct associate professor at UT Southwestern's Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and vice president of oncology at Science 37. Today, we'll be discussing key abstracts and other exciting highlights from the 2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. Joining me to discuss some key takeaways from the meeting is the chair of this year's Symposium, Dr. Rachna Shroff. Dr. Shroff is the division chief of Hematology Oncology and chief of GI Medical Oncology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. She also serves as the associate dean for clinical and translational research at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Our full disclosures are available in the transcript of this episode, and disclosures related to all episodes of the podcast are available at asco.org/DNpod.  Dr. Shroff, welcome back to the ASCO Daily News Podcast, and congratulations on a great Symposium. The scientific advances and innovative, multidisciplinary approaches that were featured throughout the meeting were really inspiring and reflect the incredible strides we're making in GI cancer research. Dr. Rachna Shroff: Thank you so much for having me back. I am delighted to be here.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Dr. Shroff, the theme of this year's symposium was "Taking Personalized Care to the Next Level." I'd love to hear your reflections on the sessions that you found most exciting and really resonated with the attendees.  Dr. Rachna Shroff: Yes, thank you. We were really excited about this theme because we really felt that “Taking Personalized Care to the Next Level” translated to thinking through personalized approaches to patient care, not just in the traditional ways that we think of with precision oncology and genomics driving our care, but also how we can think through multidisciplinary approaches and an individualized care plan. Thinking through how artificial intelligence and novel clinical trial designs can and should be implemented to meet the needs of our individual patients. And so we really highlighted that in what was a somewhat new reboot of a session called “Intersections,” which were every day and were really more cross-tumor; they were tumor agnostic but were thematic focused. As I mentioned, those themes were really based on feedback that we had from prior attendees, as well as from the program committee's feeling on what are really the questions that we are dealing with and that are burning in the clinic today and that includes the emerging role of artificial intelligence and machine learning and how we integrate that into our clinical care, approaches to oligometastatic disease, and it's not really just something that we think of in colorectal cancer but haven't fully used that paradigm to really apply it to other GI malignancies. And then the art and science of clinical trial design where, again, traditional randomized phase 3 trials might not be the best and most innovative and most expedient way of bringing novel therapeutics to our patients. And so, I thought that all of those sessions were really highlighting different important topics that we deal with day to day. Additionally, we had a really fantastic keynote lecture from Dr. Kimmie Ng of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She is a world-renowned expert in the early-onset colorectal cancer space, and the timing of her keynote was perfect with the new cancer statistics that came out literally days before GI ASCO that demonstrated this just dramatic rise in early onset GI malignancies as a whole, not just colorectal. And she spoke really in a comprehensive manner not just on clinical approaches, screening approaches, and how to find these patients at an earlier stage, but also kind of gave us a call to action, if you will, in terms of public health initiatives, as well as like I said, clinical care and really thinking outside of the box for how to reach these patients.  And then, of course, we always have what I think is one of my favorite aspects of the meeting, which are the networking opportunities that include the Trainee and Early Career Networking Luncheon, the Women's Networking Reception, and the Meet the Experts Luncheon where, especially as junior career investigators, you have an opportunity to meet what we think of as the “big names” in GI cancer. Dr. Shaalan Beg: Absolutely, I remember my first couple of GI ASCO meetings and those were probably the most memorable sessions that I attended as junior faculty as well.   So let's take a deeper dive into some key abstracts from the meeting. I'd like to begin with Abstract 245. This is the SKYSCRAPER-08 study. It's first-line tiragolumab and atezolizumab with chemotherapy in an Asian patient population with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. What are your key takeaways from this study?  Dr. Rachna Shroff: Yeah. This was an exciting study in my opinion in the sense that thinking through how we can build on immunotherapy backbones is obviously a pressing question across the GI cancer space. So this was a phase 3 randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial that looked specifically at patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. And the study was enrolled fully with an Asian population. It looked at taking the traditional chemotherapy backbone and adding to it an anti-PD-L1 with atezolizumab and an anti-TIGIT with tiragolumab. Again, that proof of principle of using anti-TIGIT and PD-L1 has been looked at across a lot of different GI cancer spaces and we know that the esophageal squamous cell cancers tend to be very immunotherapy responsive. So this was a really important question.  This involved a number of patients, a little over 460 patients, who were randomized one-to-one to receive the tiragolumab with atezolizumab with the standard paclitaxel and cisplatin, that's used for esophageal squamous versus chemotherapy alone with placebo. And the primary endpoint was independent review of progression-free survival, and overall survival. And so, out of the 461 patients randomized, there was at the primary analysis, a median improvement in progression free survival, from 5.4 months in the control arm to 6.2 months with a tira-paclitaxel plus chemo arm with a hazard ratio of 0.56, highly statistically significant. Similarly the median overall survival was also improved from 11.1 months to 15.7 months again with a hazard ratio of 0.7 and some of the other key efficacy endpoints were also improved with the addition of the anti-TIGIT PD-L1 approach. And importantly, there was not really safety signals that jumped out at us.  And so, to me, what this means is that, in our patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, we really should be thinking about chemotherapy with immunotherapy as a backbone and how we can build on it. And, you know, I would imagine that it's hard to argue with both the PFS and OS endpoint that adding anti-TIGIT won't necessarily be kind of the new approach to these patients. And importantly, I'll point out that it seems to be a benefit across the subgroups, including PD-1 status, which is always our big question here. I think the only thing to keep in mind is this was an all-Asian population and whether or not that kind of immune profile of the immune responsiveness is different in those patients, but regardless, a positive phase 3 trial. Dr. Shaalan Beg: It's really exciting to see immune checkpoint inhibitors or immunotherapy beyond PD-1 targeted, CTLA-4 targeted treatments making their way into GI Cancers.  Dr. Rachna Shroff: Absolutely. Dr. Shaalan Beg: Sticking with the immunotherapy theme, let's focus on hepatocellular carcinoma. So LBA432, the EMERALD-1 study of transarterial chemoembolization combined with durva with or without bevacizumab looked at people with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for embolization. So really a highly anticipated study, I'm wondering what your thoughts are and whether it'll be practice-changing for this field.  Dr. Rachna Shroff: I was excited to see the press release when it showed that the study was positive, and I think it's because now that we're using immunotherapy in the advanced HCC space, our obvious question is, can we integrate it into multimodality approaches? There are a lot of smaller studies looking at neoadjuvant IO approaches, and in this intermediate stage, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients. We wanted to know if there was a utility to liver directed therapy with immunotherapy.  So, this was a large study. It was a global study looking at unresectable HCC with preserved Child-Pugh function. But it was Child-Pugh A and up to B7, importantly. And there were 616 patients randomized in a 1:1:1 fashion, with the control arm being just TACE alone. But then, there was also an opportunity for durvalumab with TACE, as well as durvalumab plus bevacizumab with TACE. The patients would receive durvalumab during their TACE treatments and could receive up to four TACE treatments and then subsequently were either continued on durvalumab alone, durvalumab plus bevacizumab, or the placebo. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival, powered specifically to look at TACE versus durvalumab plus TACE. In this study, the primary endpoint was met with a significant improvement in PFS. Median PFS was 15 months versus 8.2 months, with a hazard ratio of 0.77. Most prespecified subgroups demonstrated this benefit.  Importantly, there was a secondary endpoint looking at durvalumab plus TACE versus TACE alone, and that actually did not show a statistically significant improvement in median PFS from 8.2 months in the control arm to 10.0 months. The overall response rates were slightly higher with the durvalumab plus bevacizumab approach at 43.6%. And importantly in these patients, who oftentimes have a higher burden of disease in the liver, median time to progression is a really important and clinically meaningful endpoint. That was 22 months with the durvalumab plus bevacizumab and TACE versus 10 months for TACE alone. I would just point out that the overall concern we always have with bevacizumab is the increased risk of bleeding and the treatment-related adverse event profile. Overall, there were no safety signals that emerged from this, with nothing that really, especially in that bleeding risk category, jumped out at us. Of course, we haven't seen the overall survival data yet because we have not seen enough follow-up to really see that number.  I do think that this is potentially practice-changing, and I think it just demonstrates that there's probably some synergy between anti-VEGF with anti-PD-1, and then the liver-directed treatments. The obvious question for us in the United States is that the vast majority of people are moving away from TACE and towards more radioembolization and what can we extrapolate from this? Does this really tell us much if people are using more of a Y90-based approach? I think those are a lot of the burning questions that most of us have.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Yeah, and it's a very interesting direction that the HCC space is taking because we heard in previous meetings, the role of PD-1 inhibition as adjuvant therapy after resection. Now, we have data for local-regionally advanced disease over local-regional treatments. And of course, you already mentioned the data for more advanced disease. So it sounds like immunotherapy may be impacting the management of anyone diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma.  Let's talk about the MONET trial, Abstract 249, which compared thoracoscopic esophagectomy and open esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer. Do you think this is a study which may influence the treatment of patients with thoracic esophageal cancer? Dr. Rachna Shroff: So, this was, again, I think, a really important question. It was a randomized, controlled phase 3 trial comparing a more minimally invasive approach with TE — thoracoscopic esophagectomy — versus an open approach. This had patients with clinical stage 1-3, excluding T4 thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. They were randomized 1:1 to the open versus the TE approach, with a primary endpoint of overall survival and an important secondary endpoint of relapse-free survival. 300 patients were randomized, and at the second planned interim analysis, the median follow-up was a little over two and a half years. The 3-year overall survival was 82% in the TE group versus 70.9% in the open group. The DSMC of this trial actually recommended early termination based on the non-inferiority, which is what they were specifically looking at. There was a very statistically significant one-sided p-value for non-inferiority.  Importantly, the 3-year recurrence-free survival was also markedly better in the TE group versus the open group, with no real notable differences in R0 resection, or a large percentage of patients who needed to be converted from a TE to an open approach, and really not any significant difference in overall postoperative morbidity. I think this just supports the concept that minimally invasive approaches for our patients with GI malignancies can and should be considered. Again, esophageal squamous because they tend to be seen a lot more in Asia, this study was conducted in Japan, but I think that being said, a lot of our surgeons in Europe and in the U.S. are also very amenable to minimally invasive approaches. And I think this just supports the fact that an open approach is not necessary. So, I would think again, that this is something that is implementable and I think will affect the field.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Moving on to metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, there have been many FGFR inhibitors that have shown activity and promise and are approved for the management of cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR alteration. But at this ASCO GI, we heard the results of the safety and efficacy of an FGFR1, 2, and 3 inhibitor, tinengotinib, as monotherapy for advanced metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (Abstract 434). How do you see this fitting into the broad picture? Dr. Rachna Shroff: Yeah, so this was highly anticipated data, primarily because at this point, the FGFR space in cholangiocarcinoma is quite crowded. And so a lot of us were getting sick of the "me-too" drugs. What is really unique about tinengotinib is that, not only is it a selective multikinase inhibitor, but it also, in preclinical models as well as in early phase one trials, demonstrated potent inhibition of patients with FGFR2 fusions and rearrangements who had acquired resistance mutations. So, as we better understand the first generation of FGFR inhibitors and note the resistance mechanisms, these drugs are now being developed to try to circumvent or overcome those.  This study looked at 4 different cohorts: 1 cohort with FGFR2 fusion patients who had primary progression who never responded to FGFR inhibitors, a second cohort with FGFR2 fusion patients who had progression after primary response, so those with acquired resistance, and then there was non-fusion FGFR alterations because we do know that a number of cholangiocarcinoma patients have other FGFR alterations that are not fusions, and then those with FGFR wild-type. The primary endpoint was objective response rate, with a total of 48 patients enrolled across the four cohorts. And so the 40 patients who were evaluable in the group that had primary resistance, which was the first cohort, there was a response rate was 9.1% and that was partial response, and 31% had tumor reduction with tinengotinib. And similarly in those with acquired resistance, 37.5%, 3 out of 8 patients had a partial response and tumor reductions were noted with an overall disease control rate between those patients with FGFR2 fusions of 94.7%, between those with primary and secondary resistance.  In the patients who had FGFR alterations, there was 3 out of 9 patients with a partial response and again, tumor reductions were notable across the board and the disease control rate was 88.9%. The FGFR wild-type group, not surprisingly, did not see any partial responses, but interestingly, 75% of these patients had at least disease control, and the median progression-free survival was 5.26 months, again, kind of most notably impressive in the 2 cohorts that included FGFR2 fusions. The toxicity profiles are what we come to expect for FGFR inhibitors and we've gotten better at managing those and mitigating some of those so there was really nothing to jump out there. So there is now an ongoing randomized phase III trial specifically looking at tinengotinib versus physician's choice in patients with FGFR2-altered cholangiocarcinoma after having received prior FGFR inhibitors. So that's where I think it's in is for those of us who know that there are multiple drugs in the space, our big question is can we sequence through that? Can we offer multiple FGFR inhibitors in these patients? And I think we are all eagerly anticipating this data as well as the subsequent data to really justify the use of these novel second generation FGFR inhibitors.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: It's been fantastic to see the evolution of these compounds in precision medicine, or precision oncology at its finest, in terms of understanding mechanisms of resistance and treating refractory disease.   Let's focus on colorectal cancer. I'll tell you, there has been a lot of discussion, Dr. Shroff, on social media, on insurance companies sometimes rejecting one biologic or the other based on tumor sidedness. We have talked about tumor sidedness predicting response on this podcast based on data from previous studies. But this year in GI ASCO, Abstract 207 explored the role of tumor genomics and tumor sidedness and they said that it's tumor genomics, that tumor genomics better explains the differences on outcomes, and it explains it better than sidedness. What does this mean to the field? Because a lot of professional organizations have guidelines that are asking people to now incorporate sidedness. So how does that change based on these results? Dr. Rachna Shroff: I really commend these authors on leveraging real-world data, and I think we're getting better and better at recognizing that real world data actually informs our clinical decision making, possibly better than sometimes some of these studies that lead to the guidelines and algorithms that we develop. So this is a perfect example of a little bit cart before horse in trying to understand the way that sidedness and genomics may interplay.   So this was a study that basically leveraged both the Foundation Medicine and Flatiron Health clinical genomic database and looked at patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer. There were a total of 3,845 patients included in a kind of two-thirds one-third split between left sided and right-sided colorectal cancer. And they found the typical genomic alterations that historically have been thought of more with left-sided colorectal cancer like APC and then more of the RAS BRAF alterations in the right-sided patients. But I think what they really thought and what I think was remarkable is they really looked at the patients and how they received chemotherapy with anti-EGFR or bevacizumab therapies, and they did a multivariate analysis to really see what is driving outcomes. And like you mentioned, what they found was patients in the RAS pathway, those classified as having alterations in the RAS pathway, had less favorable outcomes, while those with APC altered group had more favorable outcomes. And that was regardless of treatment received and sidedness.  And so when they did an analysis of what was called a “likelihood ratio test,” they found that when genomics was added to the sidedness evaluation, there was an improvement in outcome prediction, but not when sidedness was added to genomics. Like you said, it kind of demonstrates, at least in this mining of real-world data from Flatiron that tumor genomics is probably a better driver and a more important driver in determining outcomes than sidedness.  I totally agree with you. I would push for us to really kind of bring a little bit of noise to this and to make insurance companies and other companies that are looking at this to think through this a little bit more and make sure that we're putting all of the data together in a comprehensive passion before making the treatment plans and determinations. Dr. Shaalan Beg: The last abstract I'd like to ask you about is Abstract 117, the NEST-1 trial. This study looked at neoadjuvant botensilimab and balstilimab for resectable mismatch repair proficient and deficient colorectal cancer, both MSS and MSI. What are your key takeaways from this study?  Dr. Rachna Shroff: This is another study that is demonstrating that there may potentially be a role for immunotherapy in microsatellite stable patients. I will make the caveat that this was a single-arm study that really was looking at feasibility safety, with efficacy as a secondary endpoint. The combination of bot-bal in the neoadjuvant space for colorectal cancer patients, they received one dose of boten and two fixed doses of bal two weeks apart and then were taken to surgery. They limited the number of patients and out of the 12 patients that were enrolled, they limited the number of mismatch repair deficient patients. So to your point, they allowed both, but they wanted to make sure it was not just MSI-high patients. What they basically found is that it was safe and did not delay surgery or increase risks of adverse events. But importantly, there was significant regression of tumor noted. And some interesting spatial biology analyses demonstrated potentially novel mechanisms of action, especially in the MSS population, and that ctDNA reductions correlated with pathologic response. There were a lot of different things that they were looking at, basically suggesting that bot-bal is safe and can be used in both mismatch repair–deficient and proficient patients with colorectal cancer. And now importantly, they've added some additional cohorts and expanding the study. As I mentioned, this is right now just 12 patients, but does definitely have a provocative result.  Dr. Shaalan Beg: Thanks so much, Dr. Shroff.  Finally, the role of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in GI cancers has been an exciting and important development in our field. There's tremendous data that emerged at the GI meeting, and we have decided to do a separate ASCO Daily News Podcast dedicated to ctDNA. So listeners, please look out for our coverage of key studies on ctDNA in GI cancers very soon here on the ASCO Daily News Podcast.  Many thanks, Dr. Shroff, for sharing your insights with us today and for your great work in building a robust GI meeting this year. Thank you very much. Dr. Rachna Shroff: Thank you so much. Dr. Shaalan Beg: And thank you to all our listeners for your time today. You'll find links to the abstracts discussed on the transcript of this episode. Finally, if you value the insights that you hear on the ASCO Daily News Podcast, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Disclaimer: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. It is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Our guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experiences, and conclusions. These statements do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an endorsement by ASCO.   Find out more about today's speakers: Dr. Shaalan Beg @ShaalanBeg Dr. Rachna Shroff @rachnatshroff   Follow ASCO on social media:  @ASCO on Twitter  ASCO on Facebook  ASCO on LinkedIn    Disclosures: Dr. Shaalan Beg: Employment: Science 37 Consulting or Advisory Role: Ipsen, Array BioPharma, AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Cancer Commons, Legend Biotech, Foundation Medicine Research Funding (Inst.): Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Merck Serono, Five Prime Therapeutics, MedImmune, Genentech, Immunesensor, Tolero Pharmaceuticals   Dr. Rachna Shroff: Consulting or Advisory Role: Exelixis, Merck, QED Therapeutics, Incyte, Astra Zeneca, Taiho Pharmaceutical, Boehringer Ingelheim, SERVIER, Genentech, Basilea Research Funding: Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Taiho Pharmaceutical, Merck, Exelixis, QED Therapeutics, Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer, Immunovaccine, Seagen, Novocure, Nucana, Loxo/Lilly, Faeth Therapeutics

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ING wil helemaal geen geld meer steken in de olie- en gaswinning. Na de klimaattop in Dubai scherpt ook de bank z'n duurzaamheidsdoelen aan. Goed voor klimaat en milieu, maar ook voor ING en z'n aandeelhouders? De bank vreest dat het naar z'n geld kan fluiten als het doorgaat met het financieren van fossiele brandstoffen, omdat daar over een paar jaar geen vraag meer naar is. Is dit ook het moment voor JOU om de geldkraan naar fossiel dicht te draaien?  Je hoort in deze aflevering ook waarom Air France KLM nóóit miljarden aan coronasteun had mogen krijgen. Dat oordeelt de Europese rechter. Een nieuwe overwinning voor Ryanair, dat de rechtszaak startte. Van Nederland naar België. Op de Belgische beurs gebeurde iets bijzonders: het duurde bijna een uur voordat de koers van één van de grootste beursbedrijven op de borden stond. Het bleek goed fout te zijn. Biotechbedrijf Argenx ziet voor de tweede keer in een maand tijd een onderzoek naar een belangrijk medicijn op niks uitlopen. Is dit het Galapagos 2.0?   In Amerika gaat ook een groot bedrijf hard onderuit. Na een spetterend eerste kwartaal konden de cijfers van pakketbezorger FedEx alleen maar tegenvallen. En dat deden ze ook. We vertellen je waarom dat goed nieuws is voor Amazon. Tot slot de weekserie. Deze hele week staan we stil bij de vijf slechtst presterende aandelen van 2023. Vandaag: Pfizer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning from Pharma and Biotech daily: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in Pharma and Biotech world. Today we have a packed episode with news from the healthcare industry. Let's dive in.Integra is set to acquire J&J's Acclarent for $275 million, making them a market leader in ENT procedures. Illumina is divesting its acquisition, Grail, following orders from regulators. Zimvie has received clearance for its spinal fixation system through a collaboration with Brainlab. Crispr Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals have developed a sickle cell disease therapy using Crispr technology. Heart device makers are investing in left atrial appendage closure as a potential $6 billion market by 2030. Activist investor Engaged Capital has taken a stake in Nevro.Pfizer is planning to deepen its cost cuts after sales forecasts missed expectations. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is building a case for a non-opioid pain drug. Doctors at the ASH meeting have praised new sickle cell gene therapies. Biotech mergers and acquisitions are picking back up, with Astrazeneca's acquisition of Icosavax being the first large buyout of a vaccine developer since GSK's purchase of Affinivax. Tome Biosciences has debuted with $213 million in funding.Centene attempted to ease concerns about the potential overhaul of the ACA. KKR is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in Cotiviti. Google has revealed new generative AI models for healthcare called MedLM. Cerner is expected to be a growth story for Oracle after this fiscal year. There have been reports of hackers having access to patient information in a cyberattack on a New York hospital.Pfizer's stock price dropped after providing its full-year 2024 guidance. Johnson & Johnson and Genmab released data from a phase III study of their darzalex faspro-based quadruplet therapy. The FDA has created the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee. Biopharma companies are shifting their advertising budgets away from Xplus. South Africa is moving towards greater local biopharmaceutical production.AstraZeneca is set to acquire vaccine maker Icosavax. The FTC has led Sanofi to terminate a drug research deal with Maze Therapeutics. Editas presented its gene therapy for sickle cell disease at the ASH23 conference. Tome Biosciences has debuted with $213 million in funding. Bristol Myers Squibb has paid SystImmune $800 million in a deal involving ADCs. AbbVie's Humira leads ICER's list of "unsupported" price hikes. Pfizer presented new data at the ASH conference.Bristol Myers Squibb has acquired the rights to develop SystImmune's bi-specific ADC. Pfizer's acquisition of Seagen has cleared regulatory hurdles. Sanofi has dropped its acquisition of Maze Therapeutics' Pompe disease drug. AstraZeneca has entered the RSV vaccine market with its purchase of Icosavax. Sino Biological has developed three HEK293 expression-based platforms.The Daily Dive newsletter from Marketing Dive highlights several key stories. Oscar Mayer and Mint Mobile are teaming up for a national campaign called "A Side of Bacon." Frito-Lay is reaffirming its commitment to diverse creators with a new campaign called "My Joy." IPG Mediabrands has struck a deal with Amazon for ad-supported streaming. The newsletter also includes an opinion piece on retail media networks and an upcoming virtual event on generative AI in marketing.The pharmaceutical industry is preparing for upcoming changes and challenges. The cost of medicine is expected to be a major debate point in the 2024 presidential election. Bristol Myers Squibb's Chief Commercial Officer discusses the industry's shifting approach. The article includes sponsored content from AstraZeneca, highlighting their expansion in blood cancer care. The text concludes with links to other resources and press releases.And that's all for today's episode. Stay tuned for more important news from the Pharma and Biotech world. Goodbye!

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/BVX865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until December 10, 2024.The ABCs of ADCs for Gynecologic Cancer: Expert Insights on Effective Implementation and Practical Tips for Use in Patients With Cervical, Ovarian, or Endometrial Cancer In support of improving patient care, PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Eisai Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerBradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Acrivon Therapeutics; Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc.; Agenus Inc.; Akeso Biopharma Co., Ltd.; Amgen Inc.; Aravive; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Inc.; Elevar, LLC; EMD Serono, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd./Genentech, Inc.; Genmab A/S/Seagen Inc.; The GOG Foundation Inc; Gradalis, Inc.; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.; Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; Karyopharm; Laekna Therapeutics; Merck & Co., Inc.; Mersana Therapeutics; Myriad Genetics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Novocure GmbH; OncoC4, Inc.; Panavance Therapeutics Inc.; Pfizer; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Puma Biotechnology, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.; TESARO, Inc./GlaxoSmithKline; US Oncology Research, LLC; VBL Therapeutics; Verastem, Inc.; and Zentalis Pharmaceuticals.Grant/Research Support from US Oncology Research, LLC.Speaker for AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd./Genentech, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; and TESARO, Inc./GlaxoSmithKline.Faculty/PlannerAna Oaknin, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Agenus Inc.; AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology; Corcept Therapeutics; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals; Eisai Co., Ltd.; EMD Serono; Exelisis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche; Genmab A/S; GlaxoSmithKline; ImmunoGen, Inc.; iTeos Therapeutics; Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana SA; Mersana Therapeutics; Novocure GmbH; OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc.; Pharma Mar SA; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Seagen, Inc.; Shattuck Labs, Inc.; and Sutro Biopharma, Inc.Grant/Research Support from AbbVie Deutschland; Advaxis Inc.; Aeterna Zentaris; Amgen Inc.; Aprea Therapeutics AB; Bristol Myers Squibb; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Co., Ltd.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana SA; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Pharma Mar SA; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; and Tesaro.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/BVX865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until December 10, 2024.The ABCs of ADCs for Gynecologic Cancer: Expert Insights on Effective Implementation and Practical Tips for Use in Patients With Cervical, Ovarian, or Endometrial Cancer In support of improving patient care, PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Eisai Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerBradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Acrivon Therapeutics; Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc.; Agenus Inc.; Akeso Biopharma Co., Ltd.; Amgen Inc.; Aravive; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Inc.; Elevar, LLC; EMD Serono, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd./Genentech, Inc.; Genmab A/S/Seagen Inc.; The GOG Foundation Inc; Gradalis, Inc.; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.; Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; Karyopharm; Laekna Therapeutics; Merck & Co., Inc.; Mersana Therapeutics; Myriad Genetics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Novocure GmbH; OncoC4, Inc.; Panavance Therapeutics Inc.; Pfizer; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Puma Biotechnology, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.; TESARO, Inc./GlaxoSmithKline; US Oncology Research, LLC; VBL Therapeutics; Verastem, Inc.; and Zentalis Pharmaceuticals.Grant/Research Support from US Oncology Research, LLC.Speaker for AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd./Genentech, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; and TESARO, Inc./GlaxoSmithKline.Faculty/PlannerAna Oaknin, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Agenus Inc.; AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology; Corcept Therapeutics; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals; Eisai Co., Ltd.; EMD Serono; Exelisis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche; Genmab A/S; GlaxoSmithKline; ImmunoGen, Inc.; iTeos Therapeutics; Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana SA; Mersana Therapeutics; Novocure GmbH; OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc.; Pharma Mar SA; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Seagen, Inc.; Shattuck Labs, Inc.; and Sutro Biopharma, Inc.Grant/Research Support from AbbVie Deutschland; Advaxis Inc.; Aeterna Zentaris; Amgen Inc.; Aprea Therapeutics AB; Bristol Myers Squibb; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Co., Ltd.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana SA; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Pharma Mar SA; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; and Tesaro.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

Good morning from Pharma and Biotech daily, the podcast bringing you crucial updates from the Pharma and Biotech world. Today's episode covers several significant developments and deals in the industry.AstraZeneca is on the verge of acquiring vaccine maker Icosavax for up to $1.1 billion. This move underscores AstraZeneca's dedication to vaccine development, particularly as it gains a combination vaccine targeting respiratory viruses. This acquisition is timely, considering the looming expiration of patents for several major medicines, a challenge prompting big pharma to explore new markets.In a notable development, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has acquired rights to develop and commercialize Systimmune's antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for various cancers, including lung and breast cancer. The deal, potentially worth $8.4 billion, highlights the growing interest in ADCs, a promising class of cancer treatments.Sanofi has terminated its licensing agreement with Maze Therapeutics for a Pompe disease drug following challenges from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The decision to end this deal reflects the heightened regulatory scrutiny within the industry.Reiterating its focus on vaccines, AstraZeneca has also acquired Icosavax in a deal potentially worth $1.1 billion. This acquisition enables AstraZeneca to enter the market for respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, demonstrating its commitment to expanding its vaccine portfolio.In a major industry move, Pfizer's $43 billion acquisition of Seagen has overcome regulatory barriers and is set to conclude. This deal, the largest in recent years, will significantly enhance Pfizer's presence in the ADC market, a trend indicative of the current wave of large-scale acquisitions in pharma.Sino Biological, a biotech firm, has made strides in gene therapy by developing platforms for multi-pass transmembrane protein products. These advancements underscore the industry's progress in drug manufacturing technologies.Employee engagement is gaining importance in the sector, as illustrated by Kyowa Kirin's new program aimed at involving its workforce in shaping the company's future. This approach reflects a broader understanding of the role of employee involvement in fostering innovation and success.Tome Biosciences has launched with a significant funding of $213 million, focusing on genomic medicines, particularly in precision oncology. This move highlights the ongoing advancements in gene therapy and personalized medicine.At the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, BMS and 2seventy Bio presented promising survival data for their CAR-T therapy, Abecma, used in treating multiple myeloma. This data points to the potential of CAR-T therapy in treating complex diseases.Novartis' iptacopan showed positive results in a Phase III study for an ultra-rare kidney disease. Coming shortly after FDA approval for another indication, this demonstrates progress in treating rare diseases.Catalent is seeking to expand in the GLP-1 market, used in treating type 2 diabetes, amid a revenue downturn and staff cuts. This move reflects the competitive nature of the diabetes treatment market.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are preparing to announce the 'maximum fair price' for drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act's negotiation program. This impending decision is poised to be a pivotal pharmaceutical trend in 2024, with significant political and economic implications, especially considering the upcoming presidential election.The year 2023 saw four historic FDA approvals, including a vaccine for RSV and a drug for Alzheimer's disease, showcasing ongoing progress in drug development and healthcare.Bryter's insights have been instrumental in pharma's success in marketing rare disease treatments, highlighting the vital role of data analytics and strategic insights in effective marketin

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/BVX865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until December 10, 2024.The ABCs of ADCs for Gynecologic Cancer: Expert Insights on Effective Implementation and Practical Tips for Use in Patients With Cervical, Ovarian, or Endometrial Cancer In support of improving patient care, PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Eisai Inc., and Seagen and Genmab.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerBradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Acrivon Therapeutics; Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc.; Agenus Inc.; Akeso Biopharma Co., Ltd.; Amgen Inc.; Aravive; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Inc.; Elevar, LLC; EMD Serono, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd./Genentech, Inc.; Genmab A/S/Seagen Inc.; The GOG Foundation Inc; Gradalis, Inc.; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.; Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; Karyopharm; Laekna Therapeutics; Merck & Co., Inc.; Mersana Therapeutics; Myriad Genetics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Novocure GmbH; OncoC4, Inc.; Panavance Therapeutics Inc.; Pfizer; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Puma Biotechnology, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.; TESARO, Inc./GlaxoSmithKline; US Oncology Research, LLC; VBL Therapeutics; Verastem, Inc.; and Zentalis Pharmaceuticals.Grant/Research Support from US Oncology Research, LLC.Speaker for AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd./Genentech, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; and TESARO, Inc./GlaxoSmithKline.Faculty/PlannerAna Oaknin, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Agenus Inc.; AstraZeneca; Clovis Oncology; Corcept Therapeutics; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals; Eisai Co., Ltd.; EMD Serono; Exelisis, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche; Genmab A/S; GlaxoSmithKline; ImmunoGen, Inc.; iTeos Therapeutics; Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana SA; Mersana Therapeutics; Novocure GmbH; OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc.; Pharma Mar SA; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Seagen, Inc.; Shattuck Labs, Inc.; and Sutro Biopharma, Inc.Grant/Research Support from AbbVie Deutschland; Advaxis Inc.; Aeterna Zentaris; Amgen Inc.; Aprea Therapeutics AB; Bristol Myers Squibb; Clovis Oncology; Eisai Co., Ltd.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche; ImmunoGen, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espana SA; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Pharma Mar SA; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc; and Tesaro.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/PZU865. CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until November 27, 2024.Elevating Outcomes for HER2-Expressing GI Cancers: The Evolving Role of Molecularly Targeted Agents in BTC and GEA Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis program is supported by an independent medical education grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresCo-Chair/PlannerJosep Tabernero, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Cardiff Oncology, Inc.; CARsgen Therapeutics; Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech Inc; hC Bioscience, Inc.; Ikena Oncology; Inspirna, Inc.; Lilly; Menarini; Merck Serono; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Merus; Mirati Therapeutics Inc.; NeoPhore; Novartis AG; Ona Therapeutics; Orion Biotechnology; Peptomyc; Pfizer; Pierre Fabre; Samsung Bioepis; Sanofi; Scandion Oncology A/S; Scorpion Therapeutics; Seagen; Servier; SOTIO Biotech AG; Taiho; Takeda Oncology, ; and TOLREMO Therapeutics AG.Stock Shareholder in Oniria Therapeutics, Alentis Therapeutics, Pangaea Oncology and 1TRIALSP.Co-Chair/PlannerShubham Pant, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AskGene Pharma Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from 4D Pharma; Amal Therapeutics; Arcus Biosciences; Astellas Pharma Inc.; BioNTech; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb; Elicio Therapeutics; Immuneering Corporation; ImmunoMET; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; NGM Biopharmaceuticals; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; Purple Biotech; Rgenix; Xencor; and Zymeworks Inc. All goes to Institution.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/PZU865. CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until November 27, 2024.Elevating Outcomes for HER2-Expressing GI Cancers: The Evolving Role of Molecularly Targeted Agents in BTC and GEA Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis program is supported by an independent medical education grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresCo-Chair/PlannerJosep Tabernero, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Cardiff Oncology, Inc.; CARsgen Therapeutics; Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech Inc; hC Bioscience, Inc.; Ikena Oncology; Inspirna, Inc.; Lilly; Menarini; Merck Serono; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Merus; Mirati Therapeutics Inc.; NeoPhore; Novartis AG; Ona Therapeutics; Orion Biotechnology; Peptomyc; Pfizer; Pierre Fabre; Samsung Bioepis; Sanofi; Scandion Oncology A/S; Scorpion Therapeutics; Seagen; Servier; SOTIO Biotech AG; Taiho; Takeda Oncology, ; and TOLREMO Therapeutics AG.Stock Shareholder in Oniria Therapeutics, Alentis Therapeutics, Pangaea Oncology and 1TRIALSP.Co-Chair/PlannerShubham Pant, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AskGene Pharma Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from 4D Pharma; Amal Therapeutics; Arcus Biosciences; Astellas Pharma Inc.; BioNTech; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb; Elicio Therapeutics; Immuneering Corporation; ImmunoMET; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; NGM Biopharmaceuticals; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; Purple Biotech; Rgenix; Xencor; and Zymeworks Inc. All goes to Institution.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/PZU865. CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until November 27, 2024.Elevating Outcomes for HER2-Expressing GI Cancers: The Evolving Role of Molecularly Targeted Agents in BTC and GEA Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis program is supported by an independent medical education grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresCo-Chair/PlannerJosep Tabernero, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Cardiff Oncology, Inc.; CARsgen Therapeutics; Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech Inc; hC Bioscience, Inc.; Ikena Oncology; Inspirna, Inc.; Lilly; Menarini; Merck Serono; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Merus; Mirati Therapeutics Inc.; NeoPhore; Novartis AG; Ona Therapeutics; Orion Biotechnology; Peptomyc; Pfizer; Pierre Fabre; Samsung Bioepis; Sanofi; Scandion Oncology A/S; Scorpion Therapeutics; Seagen; Servier; SOTIO Biotech AG; Taiho; Takeda Oncology, ; and TOLREMO Therapeutics AG.Stock Shareholder in Oniria Therapeutics, Alentis Therapeutics, Pangaea Oncology and 1TRIALSP.Co-Chair/PlannerShubham Pant, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AskGene Pharma Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from 4D Pharma; Amal Therapeutics; Arcus Biosciences; Astellas Pharma Inc.; BioNTech; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb; Elicio Therapeutics; Immuneering Corporation; ImmunoMET; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; NGM Biopharmaceuticals; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; Purple Biotech; Rgenix; Xencor; and Zymeworks Inc. All goes to Institution.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/PZU865. CME/NCPD/CPE/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until November 27, 2024.Elevating Outcomes for HER2-Expressing GI Cancers: The Evolving Role of Molecularly Targeted Agents in BTC and GEA Care In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis program is supported by an independent medical education grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresCo-Chair/PlannerJosep Tabernero, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Cardiff Oncology, Inc.; CARsgen Therapeutics; Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech Inc; hC Bioscience, Inc.; Ikena Oncology; Inspirna, Inc.; Lilly; Menarini; Merck Serono; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Merus; Mirati Therapeutics Inc.; NeoPhore; Novartis AG; Ona Therapeutics; Orion Biotechnology; Peptomyc; Pfizer; Pierre Fabre; Samsung Bioepis; Sanofi; Scandion Oncology A/S; Scorpion Therapeutics; Seagen; Servier; SOTIO Biotech AG; Taiho; Takeda Oncology, ; and TOLREMO Therapeutics AG.Stock Shareholder in Oniria Therapeutics, Alentis Therapeutics, Pangaea Oncology and 1TRIALSP.Co-Chair/PlannerShubham Pant, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AskGene Pharma Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from 4D Pharma; Amal Therapeutics; Arcus Biosciences; Astellas Pharma Inc.; BioNTech; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb; Elicio Therapeutics; Immuneering Corporation; ImmunoMET; Ipsen Pharma; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; NGM Biopharmaceuticals; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer; Purple Biotech; Rgenix; Xencor; and Zymeworks Inc. All goes to Institution.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

Welcome to Episode 174 of the Dividend Talk Podcast! In this episode, titled "The Best of Charlie Munger Quotes," your hosts EMF and European DGI explore the timeless wisdom of Charlie Munger. They delve into Munger's insightful quotes, discussing their relevance to dividend investing and wealth-building strategies and what it personally meant to them. In the news segment, EMF shares his thoughts on AbbVie's $10.1 billion deal to acquire ImmunoGen, including the cancer drug ELAHERE. The acquisition is set to strengthen AbbVie's position in treating ovarian cancer and solid tumors, with the deal expected to finalize in mid-2024. eDGI discusses Pfizer and shares his thoughts on when it may finally become attractive, considering its $30 billion additional debt due to the Seagen acquisition and the recent withdrawal of its weight-loss drug. The main topic centers on Charlie Munger's quotes, exploring concepts such as the value of continuous learning, patience in investing, the importance of humility, and the power of reading to generate ideas. In the listener questions segment, Simon Stott asks about potential disagreements between EMF and EDGI, and speculates on the future of Berkshire Hathaway's share price and dividend policy after the passing of its iconic leaders. Andrew Stoddart inquires about initiating starting positions with companies when their share prices are slightly down, especially in the context of dividend kings/aristocrats. The Dividend Growth Quest features a discussion on the consideration of fees in dividend investing, while MH79 raises questions about the WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - USD. The hosts tackle questions about the Federal Reserve's dovish stance, the sustainability of dividend growth, the significance of free cash flow yield in valuation, and the post-correction outlook for Chevron. Adrian Fastinger also shares his opinion on Scorpio Tankers (STNG), a company engaged in aggressive debt reduction and buybacks, with a growing dividend. Join the Dividend Talk community as they explore these intriguing topics and share valuable insights for dividend investors.

In der heutigen Folge „Alles auf Aktien“ sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Anja Ettel und Lena Zimmermann über einen Dämpfer für Rüstungsaktien, Rückenwind für SAP und neue Gerüchte um den Superkäufer Adnoc. Außerdem geht es um Rheinmetall, Hensoldt, Siemens, Linde, Bayer, BASF, Harbour Energy, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, RWE, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens Energy, Fresenius, Mercedes, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Uber, Advanced Micro Devices, Seagen und Visa. Mehr Infos zu dem Black-Friday-Angebot von WELT findet ihr unter www.welt.de/blackfriday-podcast Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hier findet ihr alle AAA-Bonus-Episoden bei WELT – dazu den AAA-Newsletter und noch weitere WELTplus-Inhalte: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. Außerdem bei WELT: Im werktäglichen Podcast „Kick-off Politik - Das bringt der Tag“ geben wir Ihnen im Gespräch mit WELT-Experten die wichtigsten Hintergrundinformationen zu einem politischen Top-Thema des Tages. Mehr auf welt.de/kickoff und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/JTS865. CME/MOC/AAPA credit will be available until November 13, 2024.Revolutionizing Solid Tumor Treatment, Unleashing the Potential of Antibody–Drug Conjugates: How to Make the Most of the Latest Clinical Evidence to Enhance Patient Care In support of improving patient care, PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, 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 healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., and Gilead Sciences, Inc.Disclosure PolicyAll relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.Faculty/Planner DisclosuresChair/PlannerPaolo Tarantino, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd/Genentech, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; and Lilly.Grant/Research Support from AstraZeneca.Speaker for AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd/Genentech, Inc.Faculty/PlannerErika Hamilton, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Arvinas, Inc.; AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, lnc.; Ellipses Pharma; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd/Genentech, Inc.; Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.; iTeos Therapeutics; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Loxo Oncology; Mersana Therapeutics; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Orum Therapeutics; Pfizer; Relay Therapeutics; Seagen Inc.; and Verascity Science (all paid to institution).Grant/Research Support from AbbVie Inc.; Accutar Biotechnology Inc; Acerta Pharma; ADC Therapeutics SA; Akeso Biophanna Co., Ltd.; Amgen Inc.; Aravive; Artios Pharma; Arvinas, Inc.; AstraZeneca; AtlasMedx, Inc.; BeiGene, lnc.; Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.; Bliss Biopharmaceutical (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.; Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, lnc.; Cascadian Therapeutics; Clovis Oncology; Compugen; Cullinan Oncology, Inc.; Curis, Inc.; CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Dantari; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Duality Biologics; eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc.; Ellipses Pharma; Elucida Oncology, Inc.; EMD Serano, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd/Genentech, Inc.; FUJIFILM Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; G1 Therapeutics, Inc.; H3 Biomedicine Inc.; Harpoon Therapeutics; HUTCHMED (China) Limited; lmmunoGen, Inc.; lmmunomedics, Inc.; lncyte; Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; lnvestisBio; Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group Co., Ltd.; K-Group Beta, lnc.; Karyopharm; Lilly; Loxo Oncology; Lycera; MabSpace Biosciences Co., Ltd.; MacroGenics, Inc.; Medlmmune, LLC; Mersana Therapeutics; Merus; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Molecular Templates, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Nucana; Olema Oncology; OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Onconova Therapeutics; Oncothyreon; ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Orinove lnc.; Pfizer; PharmaMar; Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pionyr lmmunotherapeutics; Plexxikon; Radius Health, lnc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Relay Therapeutics; Repertoire Immune Medicines; Rgenix Inc.; Seagen lnc.; Sermonix Pharmaceuticals; Shattuck Labs Inc.; Stemcentrx, Inc.; Sutro Biopharma, lnc.; Syndax; Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Taiho Oncology, Inc.; Taplmmune lnc; TESARO, Inc.; Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Torque Therapeutics, Inc.; Treadwell Therapeutics; Verastem, Inc.; Vincerx Pharma; zenithepigenetics; and Zymeworks (all paid to institution).Faculty/PlannerYelena Y. Janjigian*, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AbbVie, Inc.; AmerisourceBergen; Arcus Biosciences; AskGene Pharma, Inc.; Astellas Pharma Inc.; AstraZeneca; Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd.; Bayer Corporation; Bristol Myers Squibb; Daiichi Sankyo Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Guardant Health; Imugene Limited; Inspirna, Inc.; Lilly; Merck and Co., Inc.; Merck Serono; Mersana Therapeutics Inc.; Pfizer; Rgenix Inc.; Seagen Inc.; Silverback Therapeutics (ARS Pharmaceuticals) and Zymeworks Inc.Grant/Research Support from Arcus Biosciences; AstraZeneca; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Cycle for Survival; Fred's Team; Genentech, Inc./F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; Inspirna, Inc.; Lilly; Merck and Co., Inc.; National Cancer Institute; Transcenta Holding; and U.S. Department of Defense.Stock Shareholder in Inspirna, Inc.Faculty/PlannerAntonio Passaro, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:Consultant and/or Advisor for AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; GSK; Genentech, Inc./F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; Janssen Global Services, LLC.; Lilly; Merck Sharp and Dohme; Mundipharma International; Novartis AG; Pfizer; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.Grant/Research Support from ArriVent Biopharma; AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Genentech, Inc./F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; Janssen Global Services, LLC.; Lilly; Merck Serono; Merck Sharp and Dohme; Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.; Pfizer; and RMC Pharmaceutical Solutions Inc.Planning Committee and Reviewer DisclosuresPlanners, independent reviewers, and staff of PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, do not have any relevant financial relationships related to this CE activity unless listed below.

Deals, mergers, partnerships, and acquisitions are key mechanisms as health organizations look to enter new markets, differentiate their value proposition, and achieve growth strategies. Despite a less than favorable economic environment, the health industry has seen some major headlines in this space this year. Jen and Mindy are joined by Vynamic's Deal Activation & Partnership Enablement Service Leads, Sean Martin and Kevin Fletcher, to discuss what's driving these deals and what health industry leaders should be thinking about to maximize their value.For more information about the work discussed in this episode, visit https://vynamic.com/what-we-do/services/deal-activation-partnership-enablement/ Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, mergers, acquisitions, deal activation, partnerships, health services, payers, providers, life sciences Source Links:Optimistic outlook for deals through 2023 M&A and venture trends in life sciences in 2023 A Look at Q2 M&A and Beyond: Are Conditions Ripe for a Strong 2024 M&A Rebound? The Kaiser Permanente-Geisinger deal: Questions and answers CVS closed $8B deal for health services company Signify Health Pfizer buys Seagen for $43B, boosts access to cancer drugs Amgen completes $27.8 billion Horizon Therapeutics deal Panel – Sean Martin, Kevin Fletcher, Mindy McGrath, Jen BurkeResearch & Production – Adrea Cope, Jen BurkeRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com or share a voicemail at 1-888-VYNAMIC.

Plus: Ford shares rise 1.9% after it is spared today's UAW walkout. Shares of biotech company Seagen rise 3.5% after posting positive results from a phase 3 study of a cancer-drug combination. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The role of data teams continues to evolve across industries. But in mission-driven fields such as healthcare, data creates efficiencies that could potentially save lives. In this episode of The Data Chief, Cindi is joined by Jeremy Forman of Seagen to discuss the pivotal role his data team plays in driving insights-informed decision-making, and how they successfully collaborate with other departments to improve patient outcomes.  Key Moments: The key challenges for data leaders in healthcare [3:50]How Jeremy's team supports company-wide initiatives [9:16]Fostering cross-team communication and collaboration [12:08]An ideal data organizational structure [14:39]Driving organizational change [17:09]Building an entrepreneurial culture [20:59]Setting competing priorities [29:01]FAIR data principles [36:34]Jeremy's career path [41:19]Mentions:Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationGeronimo Restaurant in Santa Fe, New MexicoChatGPTBardAmazon TitanLos Alamos National LaboratoryOracleGet even more insights from data and analytics leaders like Jeremy on The Data Chief.  Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org.

First Republic Bank shares fall 62% despite the bank telling investors it had shored up finances. Also: Bank sector selloff sparks a rally in the bond market. Pfizer shares rise 1.2% after agreeing to pay $43 billion to acquire Seagen. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Pfizer agrees to buy Seagen for $43 billion, and China's Xi to speak to Zelensky after he meets next week with Putin. Mohsin Ali reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drugmaker Pfizer is in talks to acquire biotech company Seagen. Twitter cut more jobs over the weekend. Keith Collins hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices