Activity Description
In this activity, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD, discusses the rationale for targeting DNA repair defects through PARP inhibition and reviews recent safety and efficacy evidence with PARP inhibitors in patients with prostate cancer. He also highlights guidelines for genetic testing that is used to identify patients who might benefit from PARP inhibitor therapy and explores using PARP inhibitors in the urology clinic.
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of urologists, oncologists, physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with prostate cancer.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Describe the rationale for therapeutic targeting of DNA repair defects and the mechanism of PARP inhibition in managing BRCA-mutant prostate cancer
- Review companion diagnostic tests that detect germline and somatic mutations within the DNA repair pathways
- Discuss the latest evidence with PARP inhibitors in advanced prostate cancer harboring DNA repair defects
- Identify patients with prostate cancer who may be candidates for clinical trial based therapeutic approaches, including studies testing combination regimens with PARP inhibitor components
Providership, Credit, and Support
This CME activity is jointly provided by Medical Learning Institute, Inc. and PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education.
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Inc., and Merck & Co., Inc.
Physician Continuing Medical Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Medical Learning Institute, Inc. and PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education. The Medical Learning Institute, Inc. is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical Learning Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty Disclosures
Chair
Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD
Professor of Oncology and Urology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant and/or Advisor for Amgen Inc.; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bayer Corporation; Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC; Clovis Oncology; Eli Lilly and Company; ESSA Pharma, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medivation; Merck & Co., Inc.; and sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC.
Grant/Research Support from AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Celgene Corporation; Clovis Oncology; Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC; Genentech, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC; and Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Other Financial or Material Support from Qiagen as a patent holder/licenser.
Planning Committee Disclosures
The planners from Medical Learning Institute, Inc., the accredited provider, and PeerView Institute for Medical Education, the joint provider, do not have any financial relationships with an ACCME-defined commercial interest related to the content of this accredited activity during the past 12 months unless listed below.
Content/Peer Reviewer Disclosures
The following Content/Peer Reviewer has nothing to disclose:
Christopher Jakubowski, MD
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Method of Participation
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