Cancer Control Principles
Innovation means progress for all people with cancer
Effectiveness, applicability and accessibility measure the value of novel technologies and therapies in oncology
ctDNA and beyond to serve immunotherapy
Recent findings consolidate the role of liquid biopsy in the field, but prospective research is needed
Sacituzumab govitecan failed to improve overall survival in pre-treated urothelial carcinoma
Despite being active in this disease setting, the antibody-drug conjugate was associated to high rates of neutropenic complications
Mixed results for additional immunotherapy to standard care in stage III NSCLC
Different combinations of immunotherapy agent and radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy were tested in some patient populations in two studies
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy sets a new standard in stage III melanoma
Next steps for research include personalising regimens and learning how to predict response and toxicity
New data show promise in using liquid biopsies to tailor immunotherapy
Studies explore the prognostic and predictive values of circulating DNA tumour fraction and single-cell RNA sequencing of peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Studies shed new light on the role of the gut microbiome in immunotherapy toxicity
Results underline the need to further characterise dysbiosis, and to develop diagnostic and actionable tools for mainstream integration
Immunotherapy added to radiotherapy does not improve outcomes in early-stage NSCLC
A lack of benefit coupled with increased toxicity was reported in patients with stage I/II inoperable disease in the KEYNOTE-867 trial
Are we close to personalise immunotherapy?
According to the 2024 ESMO Immuno-Oncology Awardee, Ton Schumacher, tackling the T-cell receptor challenge with vast datasets and cutting-edge high-throughput methods may pave the way for advances in the field
Real-world evidence has a place in cancer immunotherapy
However, some challenges still limit its implementation in clinical practice