Agenda
- Welcome and Introduction
- Case 1: When to Test
- Tissue-based vs blood-based testing
- Practical issues in testing of biopsy and surgical specimens
- Genetic counseling
- Case 2: When to Treat
- Selecting patients for PARP inhibitor–based therapy
- PARP inhibitor monotherapy
- PARP inhibitor combinations in metastatic prostate cancer
- Key ongoing clinical trials
- Audience Question and Answer Session
Events
Date / Time
Event Details
Faculty
Faculty
Stephen Freedland, MD
Professor
Department of Surgery
Department of Urology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Staff Physician
Durham VA Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Faculty
Rana R. McKay, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Genitourinary Oncology Team Lead
Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California
Goal Statement
The goal of this activity is to improve the knowledge, confidence, and competence of learners to integrate PARP inhibitors and recent findings into the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.
Target Audience
This program is intended for urologists and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with prostate cancer.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the medical need and rationale for PARP inhibitors and PARP inhibitor–based combinations in prostate cancer, with or without DNA damage repair alterations
- Obtain tumor tissue and assure that it is tested for DNA damage repair alterations to meet the currently approved use of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of prostate cancer
- Appraise the available clinical evidence and clinical trial strategies using PARP inhibitor–based combinations for prostate cancer in metastatic and earlier stages of disease with or without DNA damage repair alterations
- Identify patients suitable for enrollment on ongoing clinical studies investigating PARP inhibitor combinations in prostate cancer
Accreditation
Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) 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
Physician Continuing Medical Education
Designation of Credit
CCO designates this live activity 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.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.