Let’s Take a BiTE Out of CRS and Neurotoxicity

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Webinar Description

Immunotherapy has made tremendous progress as cancer-directed therapy has evolved, particularly in the field of T cell-engaging therapies. Common and serious side effects of these types of therapies include Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) and Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS). Join us as Bejal Kikani, MSN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, discusses the recognition, grading, and treatment of these toxicities.

Learning Objectives

  • Examine the pathophysiology of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity caused by T-cell engaging therapies.
  • Discuss the signs of CRS and neurotoxicity as toxicities of T-cell engaging therapies
  • Identify the grade of CRS and neurotoxicity
  • Discuss treatment recommendations for CRS and neurotoxicity based on the associated grading

 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
02/26/2024
Course expires: 
02/25/2026
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Bejal Kikani, MSN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner
Division of Hematology
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

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The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME.

Accreditation Statements

The following accrediting agencies have approved this course for continuing education credits. Participants should understand that their individual participation and claiming credit must abide by the regulations set forth by their respective accrediting agency. No partial credit will be provided.

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

1.00 NCPD/CNE
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Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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