Nina Bhardwaj receives the ESMO Immuno-Oncology Award 2022
According to the 2022 awardee, the future of immuno-oncology lies in the modulation of the tumour microenvironment and cancer vaccines
Practice-changing treatments in GU cancers continue to evolve
Finding the best treatment strategy for patient subpopulations and adequate funding are key to further advancing the field, says ESMO Award 2022 recipient Prof. Karim Fizazi
AI and machine learning may change the course of translational research
However, according to the winner of the ESMO Award for Translational Research 2022, Dr Samra Turajlic, results will only be achieved through a collaborative effort of the oncology community
More needs to be done in renal cancer
Up to 90% of patients will die from metastatic disease and the search for biomarkers lags behind other tumour types, says ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 winner Prof. Bernard Escudier
More women in leadership roles are key to patient-centred medicine
According to this year’s ESMO Women for Oncology awardee Prof. Fatima Cardoso, steps forward in gender equality have been made, but progress is still slow
Can academic oncology compete with the career prospects offered by the pharma industry?
Moving back and forth across academic and corporate positions has become increasingly common for oncologists in search of new opportunities
Sibylle Loibl receives the ESMO Breast Cancer 2022 Award
In her Keynote Lecture at ESMO Breast Cancer 2022, Prof. Sibylle Loibl looks at neoadjuvant therapy and the fertility and pregnancy issues facing young women with breast cancer
Fred R. Hirsch receives the Heine H. Hansen Award 2022
In his Award Keynote Lecture at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2022, Prof. Fred R. Hirsch describes how ‘the tissue is still the issue’
Lesley Seymour receives the TAT Honorary Award 2022
In her keynote lecture at the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2022, Prof. Lesley Seymour stresses the importance of sharing ideas and resources between academia and industry
Quality cancer care starts with training oncologists at the highest standards
Despite the encouraging findings of a new global survey demonstrating a high rate of uptake of the ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum in Medical Oncology, resource limitations in lower-income regions as well as country-specific political circumstances may be hindering its implementation locally.