Activity Overview
This activity is designed to engage pathologists, laboratory professionals, and other members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team in improving the diagnosis, biomarker testing, and treatment of patients with advanced melanoma.
Course topics include:
• Advanced melanoma
• Biomarkers for diagnosis
• Biomarkers of prognosis
• Biomarkers of response to therapy
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of pathologists and laboratory professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
• Identify available biomarker tests for diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of response to therapy in patients with melanoma
• Discuss evolving concepts in appropriate biomarker testing for patients with melanoma
Faculty
Carlos Torres-Cabala, MD FASCP
Professor, Department of Pathology and Dermatology
Section Chief, Dermatology
Division of Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Faculty Disclosures
All relevant financial relationships for Carlos Torres-Cabala have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must complete the online activity. CME certificates will be provided online.
Commercial Support
This activity is funded by an independent educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb.