ESMO Media Releases

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most aggressive oncologic diseases, with a 5 year median survival of 25%. Surgery remains the only curative option, although with a high recurrence rate.

Novel approaches and drugs are showing promising results in solid cancers.

A small study presented at ECC2015 shows positive responses in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma after few weeks of treatment with checkpoint inhibitors

The genomic landscape of lung cancer is becoming clearer as new mutations are identified in different types of cancers. Two studies presented at the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015 in Vienna report new insights into this expanding area.

Loss of fertility is a primary concern for some breast cancer patients as 10% of breast cancers occur in women younger than 40 years of age. Chemotherapy destroys rapidly dividing cells and the ovaries can be sensitive to this.

Preliminary safety results from the PERUSE study presented at the European Cancer Congress 2015 (ECC 2015) in Vienna, Austria, open the door for the taxanes nab-paclitaxel and paclitaxel to be used in HER2-positive patients with metastatic breast cancer

Atezolizumab is set to substantially change treatment strategies for patients with refractory lung cancer, according to Dr Martin Reck, Chief Oncology Physician in the Department of Thoracic Oncology, Hospital Grosshansdorf, Germany. Reck’s comments came as the results from the POPLAR and BIRCH studies showing the first results of efficacy with atezolizumab across lines were presented at the European Cancer Congress 2015 (ECC 2015) in Vienna, Austria.

Access to quality cancer care is still a big issue in Europe, and there is great heterogeneity in the availability of drugs, screening programmes and resources among countries. Neglected cancer populations exist with lower rates of early diagnosis and treatment compliance

The international community of high-standard palliative programmes is growing as the prestigious title is accredited to 18 new cancer centres

ESMO Open is dedicated to publishing high-quality medical research and educational content from all disciplines of oncology, with a focus on innovative clinical and translational cancer research. The first articles will be published in January 2016.

New award will will acknowledge someone who has actively worked to sensitise organisations to perceive the female oncology workforce as a valuable resource

We are pleased to announce the winners of the ESMO Award, ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award and Hamilton Fairley Award