Conquering cancer: an attainable goal?
Following more than two decades of extraordinary developments and advancements in cancer research – from molecular mechanisms to clinical care to new enabling technologies, we are better equipped than ever before to deliver a much more personalised, targeted form of cancer treatment and care.
Hereditary cancers: diagnosed patients are only the tip of the iceberg
Although knowledge on pathogenic germline variants has improved over the years, researchers are hunting for new genetic causes of cancer to better identify families at higher risk to develop the disease
Despite success of targeted therapies, personalised medicine is not yet a reality in ovarian cancer
Expert says widely applicable predictive testing is needed to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Patients need more support to navigate precision oncology
As the complexity of the cancer landscape increases, miscommunication and misunderstanding emerge as major obstacles to patient self-determination
Innovation is creating new ways to support oncologists
How ESMO is transforming the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities to re-shape the future of the oncology community
Predict the next evolutionary move of cancer: a feasible winning strategy?
Tumour evolution is one of the primary reasons for resistance to treatment and researchers are now learning how to use it to lead tumours down a dead end
Momentous achievements in oncology treatment: where will the wave of innovation take cancer care?
Efficacy of targeted therapies has enabled unprecedented survival gains in the last few years, but Prof. Jean-Charles Soria believes overcoming drug resistance is likely to be a local battle fought in the tumour microenvironment
CAR-T cell therapy in solid tumours: will we ever replicate the success rates achieved in blood cancers?
Despite early promises, advances are needed in targeting tumour-specific epitopes, overcoming the tumour microenvironment, and automating CAR-T production, explains Prof. Ulrike Köhl
Artificial intelligence: a game-changer for the future of cancer care
Faced with an explosion in the complexity of genomic, imaging and clinical data, AI is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool for oncologists.