Understanding the Role of Immunotherapy in Treating Cancer

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of Immunotherapy
• Harnessing the Immune System in Treating Cancer
• Clinical Trial Updates: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
• Examples of Immunotherapy in Prevention, Treatment & Recurrence Prevention of Cancer
• Cancer Vaccines
• Reporting Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort to the Health Care Team
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Logistics, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Follow-Up Care
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Mark G. Kris, MD

William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Attending Physician, Thoracic Oncology Service Department of Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Allireza Ahmed Alloo, MD

Medical Director, Division of Dermatology NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.