
Phase III data confirm that adjuvant radiotherapy has no benefit following radical prostatectomy
Final results from the RADICALS-RT trial show that observation with salvage RT for prostate-specific antigen failure should be the current standard strategy after surgery

Sitravatinib plus nivolumab does not improve survival in NSCLC after immunotherapy and chemotherapy
The SAPPHIRE trial failed to meet its primary endpoint compared with chemotherapy

First-line pembrolizumab combination significantly improves PFS in HER2-positive metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma
Adding immunotherapy to standard of care shows benefit compared with placebo and is confirmed to be practice-changing for this patient population

Data are still insufficient to recommend immune checkpoint inhibitors in perioperative therapy for gastric/gastro-oesophageal junction cancers
The impact of immunotherapy on disease progression and survival remains uncertain, but biomarker selection may be the future

Study shows noninferior overall survival with active surveillance compared with surgery in some oesophageal cancers
Findings from the SANO trial also reported clinically complete responses after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

Study data show a significant benefit of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in HR-positive early breast cancer for the first time
Efficacy of PD-1 inhibitors in this setting reflects that reported in triple-negative breast cancer and is confirmed by long-term data presented at the ESMO Congress

TIL therapy – an opportunity for a few centres?
Regulatory, practical and economic challenges are associated with implementing this personalised treatment on a larger scale, thus currently limiting its availability and accessibility to patients

Guiding you through the latest cancer research
At the ESMO Congress 2023, our mission with the newspaper articles and expert opinions is to disseminate clear information from the studies presented and help understand their potential impact on cancer care

Clonal haematopoiesis in the tumour microenvironment is an indicator of poor prognosis in NSCLC
Results from the TRACERx study suggest a potential role of CHIP as a prognostic biomarker, but further research is needed

Single-cell DNA sequencing confirms considerable intratumoural heterogeneity in breast cancer
The study involved patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative localised disease, but additional analyses are required to describe implications for clinical practice.