<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <title>ESMO News</title><link>https://www.esmo.org/</link><description>The latest news from ESMO</description><language>en-GB</language><managingEditor>noreply@esmo.org</managingEditor><pubDate>271, 28 Sep 2026 09:09:77 +00:00</pubDate><lastBuildDate>271, 28 Sep 2026 09:09:77 +00:00</lastBuildDate>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Tambotatug Pelitecan Leads to Better Clinical Outcomes than Topotecan Among Patients with Relapsed SCLC After Platinum-based Therapy</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/tambotatug-pelitecan-leads-to-better-clinical-outcomes-than-topotecan-among-patients-with-relapsed-sclc-after-platinum-based-therapy</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Findings from the TAISHAN-302 study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">b55e677b-3aff-4e6b-a840-8f3d2273e997</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Drug Approval</category> <title>EMA recommends extension of indications for pirtobrutinib</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/ema-recommends-extension-of-indications-for-pirtobrutinib</link><description>&lt;p&gt;New indication concerns the treatment of adult patients with CLL&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">703e7f0f-4f8d-4025-9073-e45fed4604db</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Policy Updates</category> <title>ESMO Welcomes European Parliament Calls to Strengthen and Protect Europe’s Cancer Workforce</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/policy-news/esmo-welcomes-european-parliament-calls-to-strengthen-and-protect-europe-s-cancer-workforce</link><description>&lt;p&gt;ESMO welcomes two recent reports by the European Parliament (EP) that recognise the urgent need to strengthen, support and protect Europe’s cancer workforce.&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">55fa9822-00cf-4fb0-8ad2-96e0e3b1ce10</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>No improvement in OS, but more grade 3 or higher AEs with atezolizumab plus SBRT among patients with inoperable early-stage NSCLC</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/no-improvement-in-os-but-more-grade-3-or-higher-aes-with-atezolizumab-plus-sbrt-among-patients-with-inoperable-early-stage-nsclc</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Findings from the SWOG/NRG S1914 study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">baaa73c2-4f85-4476-afb8-9d48f17d6600</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Drug Approval</category> <title>FDA approves lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan with ARPI therapy for metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naïve or -sensitive prostate cancer</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/fda-approves-lutetium-lu-177-vipivotide-tetraxetan-with-arpi-therapy-for-metastatic-androgen-pathway-modulation-naive-or-sensitive-prostate-cancer</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Evidence for efficacy is based on the results from the PSMAddition study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">fa23cfbc-10d3-4a22-9026-998b87b27e8a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Policy Updates</category> <title>ESMO Calls on the European Commission to Fund Cancer Research and Allocate Funding of at Least €200 Billion to the 10th EU Framework Programme (FP10) Under the Upcoming EU Long-Term Budget</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/policy-news/esmo-calls-on-the-european-commission-to-fund-cancer-research-and-allocate-funding-of-at-least-200-billion-to-the-10th-eu-framework-programme-fp10-under-the-upcoming-eu-long-term-budget</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Providing robust EU funding to cancer research is a key requisite for driving the development of innovative cancer treatments, meeting unmet needs of patients with cancer, and supporting the work of medical oncologists in Europe and beyond&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">1dcdffbf-5e9d-4716-b6c1-e3279ffa300c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>How can oncologists keep up with the pace of cancer research?</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/how-can-oncologists-keep-up-with-the-pace-of-cancer-research</link><description>&lt;p&gt;The fact that the field of oncology is becoming more complex is good news, but also presents a challenge: how can clinicians manage the breadth and complexity as they support patients?&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">07b6bd25-53b1-49a0-86cc-b0ad6dfda751</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Comprehensive genomic profiling with subsequent molecularly guided therapy improves outcomes over platinum-based chemotherapy in previously untreated, unfavourable CUP</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/comprehensive-genomic-profiling-with-subsequent-molecularly-guided-therapy-improves-outcomes-over-platinum-based-chemotherapy-in-previously-untreated-unfavourable-cup</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Updated results after additional follow-up in the CUPISCO study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">8df8f3be-3587-4b3a-b5c6-1940c743d4bf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Tebentafusp continues to provide long-term OS benefit in previously untreated patients with unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/tebentafusp-continues-to-provide-long-term-os-benefit-in-previously-untreated-patients-with-unresectable-or-metastatic-uveal-melanoma</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Findings from the final 5-year analysis of overall survival in the IMCgp100-202 study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">0544a99b-81ff-4e24-a167-51987b298906</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Policy Updates</category> <title>ESMO Welcomes the European Parliament’s (EP) Call for a Sustainable Cancer Workforce to Deliver Quality Care for Patients with Cancer</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/policy-news/esmo-welcomes-the-european-parliament-s-ep-call-for-a-sustainable-cancer-workforce-to-deliver-quality-care-for-patients-with-cancer</link><description>&lt;p&gt;ESMO notes the EP report An EU Health Workforce Crisis Plan: Sustainability of Healthcare Systems and Employment and Working Conditions in the Healthcare Sector, adopted on 17 September 2026, and supports its call for the urgent strengthening of Europe’s cancer workforce.&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">5a94df98-0238-4a76-8f8b-a30003090d90</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Policy Updates</category> <title>ESMO Welcomes the Inclusion of Tobacco Provisions in European Parliament’s  Report on Cardiovascular Diseases and Calls for Additional Measures to Prevent Cancer</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/policy-news/esmo-welcomes-the-inclusion-of-tobacco-provisions-in-european-parliament-s-report-on-cardiovascular-diseases-and-calls-for-additional-measures-to-prevent-cancer</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Given that smoking is one of the largest preventable causes of cancer and non-communicable diseases worldwide, there is an urgent need for stronger EU legislation to safeguard human health and discourage people from using tobacco products&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">a3d91422-80d7-4006-8bb5-2ebc0d61921d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Drug Approval</category> <title>EMA recommends extension of therapeutic indications for sacituzumab govitecan</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/ema-recommends-extension-of-therapeutic-indications-for-sacituzumab-govitecan</link><description>&lt;p&gt;New indication concerns a combination with pembrolizumab, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic TNBC&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">4d866ab5-cf29-45f1-9a66-8cd030be3229</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Perioperative durvalumab continues to show clinical benefit in patients with resectable stage IIA to IIIB NSCLC</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/perioperative-durvalumab-continues-to-show-clinical-benefit-in-patients-with-resectable-stage-iia-to-iiib-nsclc</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Findings from a second planned interim analysis of the AEGEAN study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">238fb062-b759-4710-9e14-46c2a875ce84</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Drug Approval</category> <title>FDA approves zidesamtinib for ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/fda-approves-zidesamtinib-for-ros1-positive-non-small-cell-lung-cancer</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Evidence for efficacy is based on the results from the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;ARROS-1 study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">7370bbee-9fcb-4cb8-af9d-dc4e7a0758f6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Perioperative durvalumab plus FLOT improves OS in patients with resectable gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/perioperative-durvalumab-plus-flot-improves-os-in-patients-with-resectable-gastric-or-gej-adenocarcinoma</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Findings from the final overall survival analysis of the MATTERHORN study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">162936e0-d1c8-4e87-a7bf-4771c8642f86</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Azacitidine-venetoclax prolongs EFS over induction chemotherapy among induction-eligible patients with AML</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/azacitidine-venetoclax-prolongs-efs-over-induction-chemotherapy-among-induction-eligible-patients-with-aml</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Findings from the PARADIGM study&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">9ed88eec-8019-4870-a4a3-7668dce441f1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Scientific News</category> <title>Two studies provide insights into the biological basis of triple-negative breast cancer</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/two-studies-provide-insights-into-the-biological-basis-of-triple-negative-breast-cancer</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">50103b69-89b9-46d5-bc25-5390e01dcc32</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Opinion</category> <title>The new frontier of cancer neuroscience</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/the-new-frontier-of-cancer-neuroscience</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">43adb6db-1c24-4be7-8fd1-4f63a95ecb07</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Drug Approval</category> <title>EMA recommends extension of therapeutic indications for teclistamab</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/ema-recommends-extension-of-therapeutic-indications-for-teclistamab</link><description>&lt;p&gt;New indication concerns a combination with daratumumab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">d6a51c80-6d7b-4a15-9507-b23eba5cb5ee</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
<item> <category>Society News</category> <title>ESMO launches Clinical Trials Funding initiative to optimise cancer care pathways</title> <link>https://www.esmo.org/news-insights/all-news/esmo-launches-clinical-trials-funding-initiative-to-optimise-cancer-care-pathways</link><description>&lt;p&gt;ESMO has launched a new Clinical Trials Funding initiative to support independent academic research aimed at optimising cancer care pathways, reducing treatment burden, and improving patient outcomes worldwide&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@esmo.org</author><guid isPermaLink="false">fd3c7224-6180-4eab-95ad-e6b2b8ee7912</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:09:00 +00:00</pubDate></item>
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