Data presentations from DESTINY-Breast04, DESTINY-Breast02 and EMERALD trials confirm the value of trastuzumab deruxtecan and elacestrant in this setting, despite moderate drop-out rates for PROs  

Lessons learned from the use of second-generation antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) in breast cancer can direct treatment in other tumour types 

Extended analyses from two regulatory phase III trials show that the benefits of anti-PD-1-based therapy persist long term, even in patients with brain metastases 

Final OS analysis of the phase III CONTACT-01 trial reports negative results for immunotherapy versus docetaxel in patients progressing on checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy 

Additional exploratory analyses of the phase III CheckMate 816 trial reveal that event-free survival at 3 years is not influenced by surgical parameters and suggest that tumour inflammation may be a useful predictive biomarker 

Patients consider side-effects of the KRAS G12C inhibitor to be more tolerable and to have less interference on their lives than those due to docetaxel 

Updated results from the CHRYSALIS trial also suggest a number of biomarkers predictive of sustained clinical benefit with the EGFR–MET bispecific antibody  

ESMO is contributing to making European Union legislation stricter on exposure limits for air pollution and asbestos to prevent new lung cancer cases 

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  

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