Oncologist’s Corner: Conversations With Cancer Experts About Novel Delivery Options With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the field of oncology across numerous tumor types over the last 10 to 15 years. Historically administered intravenously, ICIs may cause infusion-related reactions, require line access, and pose substantial staff and chair-time burdens. Recently, 2 ICIs (atezolizumab and nivolumab) were approved for subcutaneous administration, with additional ICIs in development. In this paired conversation activity, community oncologist Lucio Gordan, MD, and academic oncologist Saby George, MD, discuss the real-world burden related to ICI therapies administered intravenously and how subcutaneous formulations address these burdens. They also compare the clinical efficacy and safety profiles of subcutaneous and intravenous ICI products. The activity also highlights the importance and role of the interprofessional, multidisciplinary team in shared decision-making, treatment individualization, operationalization of subcutaneous ICIs, and workflow optimization.

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Course Credit:

1.00 ACPE Contact Hour
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
1.00 ANCC Contact Hour
1.00 CA-BRN Contact Hour
1.00 Pharmacology Hour

Dates:

Opens: 2025-07-31
Closes: 2026-07-31

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for a national audience of community-based and hospital-based oncologists, urologists, dermatologists, surgical oncologists, thoracic surgeons, NPs, PAs, nurses, pharmacists.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

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    Presenting Faculty

  • Christopher Flores, MD

    Family Medicine Physician
    Eisenhower Medical Center
    Rancho Mirage, California

  • Saby George, MD headshot

    Saby George, MD

    Professor of Medicine
    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Director of Network Clinical Trails
    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Tenured Professor of Medicine
    Jacobs School of Medicine
    University of Buffalo
    Buffalo, New York

  • Lucio Gordan, MD headshot

    Lucio Gordan, MD

    President and Managing Physician
    Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
    Gainesville, Florida

  • LaTosha Mollette, DNP

    Family Nurse Practitioner
    Louisiana Family Medicine Clinic
    Jonesboro, Louisiana

  • Michael Smith, PharmD

    Clinical Pharmacist in Pain/Palliative Care
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan