
Short durvalumab infusions appear to be safe for the first-line treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer
Early results from a phase III trial support 30-minutes infusions of immunotherapy with some advantages for patients

Two oral immune checkpoint inhibitors show preliminary efficacy and manageable safety in early trials
Promising results support the further development of new small-molecule PD-L1 inhibitors with favourable benefit–risk profiles and improved ease of use compared with antibodies

Studies present a wider application of sequencing techniques for the treatment of cancer
Whole-genome sequencing and single-cell sequencing can provide valuable insights not only in the identification of new therapy targets, but also to assess minimal residual disease and overcome treatment resistance

Liquid biopsies are quickly evolving beyond ctDNA, but technical challenges remain
Newly-presented studies highlight that insights into cancer can also be unlocked from circulating tumour cells, exosomal microRNA and cell-free RNA

Data from molecular analyses unveil diverse resistance mechanisms to endocrine therapy in breast cancer
Among the presented findings, a potential role for ESR1 gene fusions was observed

Adjuvant immunotherapy continues to confirm its efficacy in melanoma
Updated data from two studies report significant improvements in recurrence-free survival and distant-metastasis free survival with pembrolizumab or nivolumab

A c-Met directed antibody-drug conjugate shows preliminary activity in a NSCLC cohort
Efficacy and safety of telisotuzumab adizutecan was investigated in patients with EGFR wild type non-squamous disease

Frontline abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy showed superior efficacy compared to chemotherapy in aggressive HR+/HER2– breast cancer
The combination therapy with the CDK 4/6 inhibitor improved overall response rate compared to standard treatment

Promising antitumour activity presented for emerging targets in different solid tumours
Strategies to target MTAP deletion, KRAS G12D and ESR1 mutations, and CDK4 and CDK2 further expand the landscape of precision oncology

Drug Rediscovery Protocol-like Clinical Trials facilitate access to precision oncology
Data from studies presented highlight the importance of integrating and incorporating comprehensive genomic profiling into clinical practice across a broad range of tumour types