HER2 Testing in Gastric Cancer: A Survival Guide to Interpretation and Application: A Clinical Forum℠
Program Overview
In this activity, a panel of experts discuss current methods for determining the HER2 status of gastric adenocarcinomas and/or gastroesophageal junction cancers and the implications of these findings on treatment selection in the first-line setting and beyond.
Oncology clinicians and other healthcare professionals who diagnose and/or manage patients with gastric cancer.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
Assess current HER2 testing recommendations and strategies for gastric cancer
Apply optimal testing and interpretation strategies to identify patients with gastric cancer that could benefit from HER2-directed therapy
Identify current and emerging HER2-directed therapies for gastric cancer
Activity Faculty
Richard Kim, MD (Chair)
Service Chief and Senior Staff, Gastrointestinal Oncology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Professor, University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Daniel Catenacci, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology & Oncology Director, Interdisciplinary Gastrointestinal Oncology Program Assistant Director, Translational Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Laura H. Tang, MD, PhD
Attending Pathologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor, Pathology
Will Cornell Medical College
New York, NY