Living Medical Textbook - Oncology - Projects In Knowledge - Women's Cancers Edition Table of Contents - Current Management of Endometrial Cancer CME Information

Chapter 2 – Current Management of Endometrial Cancer

Contributing Editor
	Thomas J. Herzog, MD Physicians & Surgeons Alumni Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology Director Division of Gynecologic Oncology Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, New York
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Activity Goal
The goal of this CME activity is to examine current and emerging strategies for treating and managing patients with breast, ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancers.

Target Audience
This CME activity is designed for medical oncology clinicians, gynecologists, primary care physicians and other clinicians who interact with and/or treat women with breast, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, and cervical cancers.

Learning Objectives

•	Assess tumor-related and patient-related prognostic factors to tailor therapy for individual patients with endometrial cancer.
•	Evaluate the role and survival impact of current chemotherapy regimens, as well as the potential role of developing therapies, in the treatment of women with endometrial cancer.

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CME Information: Physicians
Statement of Accreditation
Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Projects In Knowledge designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Disclosure Information
The Disclosure Policy of Projects In Knowledge requires that presenters comply with the Standards for Commercial Support. All faculty are required to disclose any personal interest or relationship they or their spouse/partner have with the supporters of this activity or any commercial interest that is discussed in their presentation. Any discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices will also be disclosed in the course materials. For complete prescribing information on the products discussed during this CME activity, please see your current Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR).

Thomas J. Herzog, MD, has received grant/research support from Genentech, Inc, and Sanofi-Aventis; is on the speakers bureau of Cytyc Company, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co, Inc, Ortho Biotech Products, LP, and Precision Therapeutics; and is on the advisory board for Genentech, Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Ortho Biotech Products, LP, and Pfizer Inc.

Off-Label Drug Disclosure: AP23573, carboplatin, cisplatin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, imatinib mesylate, medroxyprogesterone, and paclitaxel, are not approved by the FDA for the treatment of endometrial cancer.

Nancy J. Nordenson, MT (ASCP), MFA (medical writer), has disclosed no significant relationships.

Peer Reviewer has disclosed no significant relationships.

Projects In Knowledge’s staff members have no significant relationships to disclose.

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The opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect those of Projects In Knowledge.

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