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Chapter 1
Chemotherapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer

Last Reviewed: August 23, 2010
Chapter 2
Current Management of Endometrial Cancer

Last Reviewed: August 23, 2010
Chapter 3
Frontline Management of Ovarian Cancer

Last Reviewed: August 23, 2010
Chapter 4
Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: State of the State

Last Reviewed: August 23, 2010
Chapter 5
Early Breast Cancer—Tumor Genetic Profiling in The 21st Century

Last Reviewed: August 23, 2010
Chapter 6
Targeted Agents and Chemotherapy Options for HER2-Positive and HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

Last Reviewed: August 23, 2010


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Chapter 1 – Chemotherapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer

Contributing Editor
Bradley J. Monk Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACOG, FACS
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine
Orange, California
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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
•   Formulate successful treatment regimens that include current chemotherapy regimens for patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer based on an analysis of the efficacy and safety of these therapies.
•   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 recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

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Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACOG, FACS, has received grant/research support from GlaxoSmithKline; and in on the speakers bureau of GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Inc, and QIAGEN, NV.

Off-Label Drug Disclosure: Single-agent cisplatin, single-agent topotecan, gemcitabine, paclitaxel, vinorelbine, docetaxel, bevacizumab are not approved by the FDA for the treatment of cervical cancer.

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

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These independent CME activities are supported by educational grants from

Bristol-Myers Squibb

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Release Date: October 3, 2008.

Termination Date: September 15, 2010.

Estimated time for completion of this activity: 2.0 hours

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  2. Achieve a passing score on the posttest.
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