You are invited!

Date:                November 18, 2003

Time:                1200 MT

Title:                Radioimmunotherapy for B-Cell Lymphomas

                        ACPE# 004-000-03-030-L01

Speaker:          Jeffrey P. Norenberg, MS, BCNP, Pharm D, FASHP, FAPhA
                        Assistant Professor, and Chair, Radiopharmaceutical Sciences  
                        College of Pharmacy
                        University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Objectives:

1.                   Identify the structure and function of monoclonal antibodies for radioimmunotherapy (RIT) of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).

2.                   Identify the components of anti-B1 antibody targeting the CD20 surface antigen.

3.                   Describe the crossfire effect of beta radiation used to deliver cytotoxic doses of radiation to tumor cells.

4.                   Understand the critical role of patient-specific dosimetry in RIT.

5.                   Understand the safety and efficacy of RIT in NHL.

6.                   Describe the adverse events experienced by patients receiving RIT for NHL.

7.                   Understand the risk of human anti-murine antibody seroconversion in patients treated with RIT.

8.                   Describe the treatment regimen, timeline, and scheduling of patients receiving RIT for NHL.

9.                   Understand institutional models for administering RIT and the roles of key personnel.

10.       Describe the “Early Release Criteria” that allow for outpatient therapy with radiopharmaceuticals.

Price:   $40 per person

To register call 1-501-686-6486 or email SEStanfield@uams.edu.

 

Nuclear Education Online is an educational consortium between the University of New Mexico and the University of Arkansas Colleges of Pharmacy.