Promising antitumour activity presented for emerging targets in different solid tumours
Strategies to target MTAP deletion, KRAS G12D and ESR1 mutations, and CDK4 and CDK2 further expand the landscape of precision oncology
Some clinical activity was reported for novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors in previously treated patients with GIST
However, the future of TKI combinations for these rare tumours is uncertain
Novel treatment strategies show potential activity in metastatic colorectal cancer
Preliminary results from three clinical trials reveal some benefits of cetuximab plus irinotecan, amivantamab plus FOLFOX or FOLFIRI and ramucirumab plus standard of care for patients with mCRC, including after progression on standard therapies
Study results further support the use of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in dMMR colon cancer
Three-year disease-free survival data from NICHE-2 and findings from NICHE-3 add to current knowledge on the benefits of immune checkpoint inhibition in this setting
Adding lenvatinib and pembrolizumab to transarterial chemoembolization improves progression-free survival in hepatocellular carcinoma
Positive data presented from the LEAP-012 study for intermediate-stage disease, but it is still unclear how these will influence clinical practice
Addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy improves progression-free survival in anal canal
The PODIUM-303 study shows practice-changing results for patients with unresectable locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal
KRAS and TP53 may have a key role in the development of pancreatic cancer
Studies provide new insights into the driver landscape of these gastrointestinal tumours and show improved prediction of patient-specific outcomes.
First-line immunotherapy combination improves overall survival in HER2-positive metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma
Final analysis of the KEYNOTE-811 trial reports positive findings when adding pembrolizumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy in treatment-naïve patients
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has no role in the treatment of operable gastric cancer
Final late-phase trial results show that the addition of pre-operative chemoradiotherapy to peri-operative chemotherapy does not improve long-term outcomes in patients
Cancer in old patients: geriatric assessment and management plays a crucial role to provide personalised care
First recommendations are released from the ESMO/SIOG Cancer in the Elderly Working Group