Mesothelioma treatment: from hopeless to hopeful
Recipient of the Heine H. Hansen Award 2023, Prof. Paul Baas charts the course of mesothelioma treatment over the last 30 years and warns that progress has been made only in some areas of the world
First-line immunotherapy prolongs survival in advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer
Results from the RUBY trial show improvements both in progression-free survival and overall survival in patients treated with dostarlimab plus standard chemotherapy, indicating a new standard of care
Promising advances in the molecular landscape of NETs
Molecular genetic analyses of NETs hint at actionable therapeutic targets and potential predictive biomarkers of response to axitinib
Molecular characterisation of Ewing sarcomas could provide new treatment options for a patient subset
Activating EZH2 mutations may define a new subset of aggressive Ewing sarcomas that benefit from treatment with an EZH2 inhibitor
Improving patient involvement in rare cancers
Facilitating an open dialogue with patients, to better understand their needs, makes research efforts more valuable in the long-term
Molecular profiling of neuroendocrine neoplasms reveals markers with prognostic and therapeutic relevance
A Spanish study describes the genomic characterisation of neuroendocrine neoplasms as the first step towards more personalised management
New findings help guide management of appendix adenocarcinoma
Database studies in this rare cancer suggest that chemotherapy may provide survival benefit in node-positive tumours and that the KRAS G12D mutation could be a potential therapeutic target
Surgery remains the key to progression-free survival in ovarian sex cord-stromal tumours
Two studies presented by the French network TMRG-GINECO provide new insights into the treatment and quality of life of women with this rare cancer
The evolving landscape of rare tumour molecular characterisation
Continued collaboration to identify new molecular targets and treatments can build on existing success
Sinonasal cancer: whole-exome sequencing reveals potential therapeutic targets
Results from a study suggest that some existing inhibitors may benefit all subtypes of these rare malignancies, which currently lack effective treatments