Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Workshop 2024
Radiopharmaceuticals are an increasingly utilized therapeutic option for the treatment of malignancies. This workshop onDemand focuses on clinical indications, difficult cases, medical physics considerations, development of standard operating procedures for clinical implementation, billing and safe theranostic delivery practices. Specifically, radium-223, lutetium-177 dotatate and lutetium-177 PSMA-617 are discussed. The workshop onDemand includes didactic presentations from physician experts from radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, medical oncology and medical physicists, with question-and-answer sessions to discuss practice implementation in various clinical settings (i.e., academic hospital vs. community practice, nuclear medicine vs. radiation oncology). The purpose of the workshop is to increase physician, physicist, billing and administration understanding on how to effectively and safely develop a radiopharmaceutical program at participants' respective institutions.
This activity is available from December 2, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on December 31, 2025.
This activity was originally recorded at the 2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting on September 28, 2024.
Target Audience
The activity is designed to meet the interests of radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, radiation physicists, radiation therapists, medical oncologists and other specialists.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the relevant principles of physics, pharmacology and radiobiology for radiopharmaceutical therapies (RPTs).
- Identify clinical indications for RPTs that are currently approved for clinical use.
- Identify barriers and logistical steps for implementing RPT use in their own practice.
The workshop onDemand includes the following presentations:
- Introduction to Radiopharmaceutical Therapies (RPTs) and Basic Radiobiology of RPTs - Ana Kiess, MD, PhD
- Basics of Physics for Radiopharmaceutical Therapies – with a Focus on Dosimetry - Stephen Graves, PhD
- Moving RPT into the Mainstream of RO and Navigating the Collaboration with NM - Hyun Kim, MD
- Enhancing Educational Opportunities in RPT for Practitioners and Trainees - Neil Taunk, MD, MS
- Developing Standard Operating Procedures for Radiopharmaceutical Therapies - Jacqueline Zoberi, PhD
- Q&A Part 1
- Incorporating PSMA PET Imaging and Lu177 PSMA Therapy into Clinical Practice - Bridget Koontz, MD, FASTRO
- The Treatment Landscape for Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Indications and Patient Selection for Lu177 PSMA Therapy vs Other Systemic Treatments - William Oh, MD
- What is the role of RA-223 in 2024? - Richard Stock, MD
- Lu-177-Dotatate (NET) Clinical Indications and Community Perspective - Ravi Shridhar, MD, PhD
- The Role of Y90 in the Treatment of Liver Cancer - Salma Jabbour, MD, FASTRO
- New Isotopes and Indications for RPT - Michael Folkert, MD, PhD
- Q&A Part 2
Moderators:
- Richard Glenn Stock, MD, is employed by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Jacqueline Esthappan Zoberi, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, is employed by Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Zoberi is a member of the ASTRO Code Development and Valuation Subcommittee, participates in ASTRO Radiopharmaceutical workshops/webinars, and is the Co-chair of the ASTRO Safety White Paper on RPT.
- Bridget F. Koontz, MD, FASTRO, is employed by AdventHealth Cancer Institute. Dr. Koontz sits on the Board of Directors for Rythera Therapeutics and is an Advisory Board member for Blue Earth Diagnostics, Lantheus, and Novartis. NRG Oncology receives research support from NCI, Sumitomo (GU011).
Speakers:
- Ana P. Kiess, MD, PhD, is employed by the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Kiess receives clinical trial funding from Bayer, Novartis, Merck, Lantheus, and Convergent. Dr. Kiess is a volunteer consultant/speaker/advisor for Novartis, POINT, and PMH.
- Steven Graves, PhD, DABR, is employed by the University of Iowa. Dr. Graves receives research funding from the University of Iowa, Siemens, Mirion Medical, FNIH, NCI, and Novartis. Dr. Graves receives honoraria from MTMI, Voximetry, AAPM, MIM, Spectrum Dynamis, and Mirion Medical. He consults for RayzeBio, CDE Dosimetry, Fusion Radiopharma, NMCTG LLC and is on the advisory board for Telix, Novartis, and Mirion Medical.
- Hyun Kim, MD, is employed by Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim receives research funding, speaker fees, and is a consultant for Varian. Dr. Kim also consults for Novartis. Dr. Kim has limited liability company interest with GlobalART as the Founder/CEO.
- Neil K. Taunk, MD, MS, is employed by the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Taunk has relationships with Boston Scientific, Varian Medical Systems, Point BioPharma (Lilly), Novartis, GE Healthcare, Telix Pharmaceuticals, GenMab Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Taunk receives research funding from Varian Medical Systems, Therapanacea AI, Basser Center for BRCA, RSNA, NIH. Dr. Taunk is a member of the following committees: CAMPEP Board of Governors, ASTRO Radiopharmaceutical Committee, American Radium Society Radiopharmaceutical Committee.
- William Oh, MD, is employed by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Oh is the Chair of the National Prostate Cancer Roundtable at the American Cancer Society. Dr. Oh consults for Abbott, Astra Zeneca, Cytogen, Novartis, Sumitomo, and VieCure. Dr. Oh has equity in Archetype Therapeutics, GeneDx, NTx Bio, and Previvor Care.
- Ravi Shridhar, MD, PhD, is employed by Advent Health Cancer Institute and serves as the AU Program Director for Theranostics. Dr. Shridhar is a speaker, consultant, proctor for Boston Scientific and a speaker for AstraZeneca.
- Salma K. Jabbour, MD, FASTRO, is employed by Rutgers University. Dr. Jabbour consults for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, Radialogica, IMX Medical, Lantern DSMC, AstraZeneca, Beigene, Deichert LLC. Rutgers University receives research funding from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, NCI, Beigene, Guardant, and Adlai Nortye.
- Michael R Folkert, MD, PhD, is employed by the University of Washington. Dr. Folkert has previously received research funding from Augmenix/Boston Scientific, as well as travel reimbursement from Varian, Inc. and Boston Scientific, Inc. Dr. Folkert serves as the Brachytherapy Representative on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Advisory Committee on the Medical Use of Isotopes (compensated).
The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, the ASTRO Education Committee and the 2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting Education and Steering Committees had control over the content of this activity. All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.
Available Credit
- 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.50 Certificate of AttendanceThis activity was designated for 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Price
Course Fees:
ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the discounted member rate.
Nonmember: $379
Member: $249
Postdoctoral Fellow Member: $129
Member-in-Training: $129
Student/Grad Student/PGY-1 Member: $129
If you are an ASTRO member from a low or lower-middle income country, as identified by the World Bank, you can receive a 50% discount off your corresponding registration for this activity. Please email [email protected] to inquire about the discount.
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The course and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website until December 31, 2025, regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.
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