ESMO Congress 2025
Is there still a role for anti-TIGIT therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma?
While the IMbrave152/SKYSCRAPER-14 trial showed no added benefit with tiragolumab, other studies are ongoing to explore the potential of additional immune checkpoint inhibition in combination with standard therapy
Dual targeted therapy shows promise in mestastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma
The combination of lenvatinib plus everolimus improved progression-free survival in the LenCabo trial, but toxicity must be carefully assessed
Combination improves endocrine response after CDK4/6 inhibition in ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer
In the evERA BC trial, giredestrant plus everolimus led to a prolonged progression-free survival
Data from two novel TEAD inhibitors provide the first evidence for the efficacy and safety of targeted treatments in mesothelioma
In early phase studies, IAG933 and VT3989 led to encouraging disease control rates with manageable toxicity
Rethinking the limits of tissue-agnostic cancer therapy
The promises of a tumour-agnostic oncology are still challenged by conventional clinical trial design and regulatory processes
First trial evidence supports minimal residual disease-guided adjuvant immunotherapy in bladder cancer
In the IMvigor011 trial, ctDNA positivity was reported to be strongly predictive of adjuvant immunotherapy benefit in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
ctDNA-guided adjuvant chemotherapy in colon cancer: not ready for prime time?
Two studies fail to meet their primary endpoints, reinforcing the need to improve the sensitivity of ctDNA testing before it enters the clinic
First-line bemarituzumab improves short-term survival in gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer overexpressing FGFR2b
Positive initial overall survival data were, however, attenuated and may not be clinically meaningful in a longer-term analysis
Optimising cancer therapy in the era of technological progress
Findings from latest research reflect emerging opportunities in oncology to refine treatments by challenging current paradigms of care
Change is on the horizon in the management of uveal melanoma
Novel strategies are offering the possibility of extended patient survival and durable disease control