4. Special Classes of Cancer Therapies
Outline:
- Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
- Immunomodulatory Drugs (IMiDs)
- Proteasome Inhibitors (PIs)
- Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 (LAG-3)
- Additional Antineoplastic Agentss
After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the REMS program and how it applies to select cancer therapies
- Identify the unique prescribing considerations of immunomodulary drugs, proteosome inhibitors, arsenic trioxide, and tretinoin
- Recognize key toxicities and black box warnings of the cancer therapies included in this module
Kirollos Hanna
PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
M Health Fairview and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Dr. Hanna is board certified in Oncology Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy. He is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and the Oncology Pharmacy Manager at M Health Fairview, Maple Grove, Minnesota. Dr. Hanna serves as an Associate Editor for JADPRO (Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology). His research interests focus on B-cell malignancies and genitourinary cancers, and he has published over a dozen peer-reviewed manuscripts in various journals. Dr. Hanna serves on the Executive Council of the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA). He has been awarded the 2018 "40 Under 40 in Cancer" by The Lynx Group, Upstream Partners, Swim Across America, and NCODA; the "Next Generation 2019 Specialty Pharmacist" by PharmacyTimes and Parata Systems; and the 2020 " New Practitioner Award" by HOPA.
Kirollos Hanna has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose:
- Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Astellas, Beigene, Bristol Myers Squibb, Exelixis, PCYC, Seagen
- Consultant: AbbVie, Seagen