ESMO Asia Congress 2023
New models show promise for predicting response to treatment in HER2-positive breast cancer
Personalisation of treatment could be a step closer by integrating several cancer characteristics, but consolidation of data from these tools is needed before their use in clinical practice
The value of real-world data to inform cancer research and care
Well-designed real-world observational studies are hypothesis-generating and impact therapeutic decisions
Additional data confirm the promise of combination therapies for EGFR-mutated NSCLC
Analysis from MARIPOSA-2 and FLAURA2 trials show a potential change of treatment paradigm in both first- and second-line settings
New Pan-Asian-adapted recommendations on gastric cancer and early breast cancer presented by ESMO
The two Pan-Asian Guideline Adaptations of parental ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines reflect the younger age of disease occurrence and lack of some treatment data in Asia
Real-world data give insights into toxicities associated with immunotherapy
Novel approaches including the use of a JAK-STAT inhibitor, a nomogram and assessment of eosinophil proportions are presented for improving the management of immune-related adverse events
Targeted therapy shows early promise in EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma
In an early-phase study, the selective inhibitor nanatinostat was well tolerated with evidence of antitumour activity in combination with antiviral therapy
Transitioning liquid biopsies from research to practice in lung cancer
Addressing cost and affordability issues is now key to increasing the use of this approach in the clinical setting in Asia