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ESMO 2014

26 - 30 Sep 2014

IFEMA – Feria de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Efficacy, tolerability and quality of life in metastatic renal cell carcinoma:...

Prof Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Paris, France

Efficacy, tolerability and quality of life in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Welcome and introduction ( Prof Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Paris, France )

mRCC: Are we doing all we can to manage adverse events?

Prof Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Paris, France

mRCC: Are we doing all we can to manage adverse events? ( Prof Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Paris, France )

mRCC: Real-world experience: achieving efficacy beyond clinical trials

Dr Nizar Tannir - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

mRCC: Real-world experience: achieving efficacy beyond clinical trials ( Dr Nizar Tannir - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA )

mRCC: Understanding the patient's perspective

Dr David Cella - Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

mRCC: Understanding the patient's perspective ( Dr David Cella - Northwestern University, Chicago, USA )

mRCC: Panel discussion

Prof Bernard Escudier, Dr Nizar Tannir, Dr David Cella

mRCC: Panel discussion ( Prof Bernard Escudier, Dr Nizar Tannir, Dr David Cella )

mRCC: Closing remarks

Prof Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Paris, France

mRCC: Closing remarks ( Prof Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave-Roussy, Paris, France )

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Welcome and introduction

Dr Bertrand Tombal – Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Welcome and introduction ( Dr Bertrand Tombal – Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium )

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Understanding PC heterogeneity...

Dr Bertrand Tombal – Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Understanding PC heterogeneity to guide treatment choices ( Dr Bertrand Tombal – Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium )

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Tailoring mCRPC therapies to...

Prof Karim Fizazi - Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Tailoring mCRPC therapies to optimise survival ( Prof Karim Fizazi - Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France )

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: CHAARTED: What are the...

Prof Christopher Sweeney - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: CHAARTED: What are the implications for the future? ( Prof Christopher Sweeney - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA )

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Learnings from real life...

Prof Bertrand Tombal - Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Optimizing survival in advanced prostate cancer: Learnings from real life practice ( Prof Bertrand Tombal - Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium )

Optimizing Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer: Conclusion

Dr Bertrand Tombal – Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Optimizing Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer: Conclusion ( Dr Bertrand Tombal – Saint-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium )

Overall survival update from the BREAK-3 study

Prof Axel Hauschild - University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Overall survival update from the BREAK-3 study ( Prof Axel Hauschild - University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany )

Early events found to trigger lung cancer twenty years before diagnosis

Prof Charles Swanton - Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute, London...

Early events found to trigger lung cancer twenty years before diagnosis ( Prof Charles Swanton - Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute, London, UK )

Cancer Core Europe: Introduction

Prof Alexander Eggermont, Prof Carlos Caldas, Prof Ulrik Ringborg, Prof Jan...

Cancer Core Europe: Introduction ( Prof Alexander Eggermont, Prof Carlos Caldas, Prof Ulrik Ringborg, Prof Jan Schellens, Prof Alejandro Piris, Prof Thorston Zenz )

Cancer Core Europe: National Center for Tumor Diseases

Prof Thorston Zenz - National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany

Cancer Core Europe: National Center for Tumor Diseases ( Prof Thorston Zenz - National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany )

Cancer Core Europe: Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

Prof Alejandro Piris - Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain

Cancer Core Europe: Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology ( Prof Alejandro Piris - Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain )

Cancer Core Europe: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Prof Carlos Caldas - Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK

Cancer Core Europe: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute ( Prof Carlos Caldas - Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK )

Cancer Core Europe: Karolinska Institute

Prof Ulrik Ringborg - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Cancer Core Europe: Karolinska Institute ( Prof Ulrik Ringborg - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden )

Cancer Core Europe: Institut Gustave Roussy

Prof Lex Eggermont – Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

Cancer Core Europe: Institut Gustave Roussy ( Prof Lex Eggermont – Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )

Cancer Core Europe: Netherlands Cancer Institute

Prof Jan Schellens - Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cancer Core Europe: Netherlands Cancer Institute ( Prof Jan Schellens - Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands )

Cancer Core Europe: Questions and answers

Prof Lex Eggermont, Prof Carlos Caldas, Prof Ulrik Ringborg, Prof Jan Schellens...

Cancer Core Europe: Questions and answers ( Prof Lex Eggermont, Prof Carlos Caldas, Prof Ulrik Ringborg, Prof Jan Schellens, Prof Piris, Prof Lenz )

Cancer Core Europe: Consortium to address the care-research continuum challenge

Prof Lex Eggermont, Prof Carlos Caldas, Prof Ulrik Ringborg

Cancer Core Europe: Consortium to address the care-research continuum challenge ( Prof Lex Eggermont, Prof Carlos Caldas, Prof Ulrik Ringborg )

ESMO 2014: News Roundup

ecancer News Team

ESMO 2014: News Roundup ( ecancer News Team )

ESMO 2014 Editor's roundup

Prof Gordon McVie - ecancer and European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

ESMO 2014 Editor's roundup ( Prof Gordon McVie - ecancer and European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy )

Ipilimumab extends relapse-free survival in resectable melanoma

Prof Alexander Eggermont - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

Ipilimumab extends relapse-free survival in resectable melanoma ( Prof Alexander Eggermont - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )

Prognostic biomarkers will detect lung cancer at earlier stages

Prof Giulia Veronesi - European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

Prognostic biomarkers will detect lung cancer at earlier stages ( Prof Giulia Veronesi - European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy )

vandetanib improves PFS in thyroid cancer

Dr Enrique Grande - Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

vandetanib improves PFS in thyroid cancer ( Dr Enrique Grande - Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain )

E-hospital: Fully coordinated cancer care and research in Europe

Prof Alexander Eggermont - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

E-hospital: Fully coordinated cancer care and research in Europe ( Prof Alexander Eggermont - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )

ESMO Highlights: Breast cancer

Prof Giuseppe Curigliano - European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

ESMO Highlights: Breast cancer ( Prof Giuseppe Curigliano - European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy )

Combination of capecitabine and bevacizumab improves progression-free survival...

Dr Joseph Gligorov - Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

Combination of capecitabine and bevacizumab improves progression-free survival in metastatic breast cancer ( Dr Joseph Gligorov - Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France )

Research shows chemotherapy has no negative effects on babies in utero

Prof Frederic Amant - University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Research shows chemotherapy has no negative effects on babies in utero ( Prof Frederic Amant - University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium )

Importance of gynaecological surgeons and multidisciplinary strategies in...

Dr Lucas Minig - Valencia Institute of Oncology, Valencia, Spain

Importance of gynaecological surgeons and multidisciplinary strategies in advanced ovarian cancer ( Dr Lucas Minig - Valencia Institute of Oncology, Valencia, Spain )

Raising awareness about head and neck cancer through the Make Sense campaign

Prof Jean-Louis Lefebvre, Northern France Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Lille...

Raising awareness about head and neck cancer through the Make Sense campaign ( Prof Jean-Louis Lefebvre, Northern France Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Lille, France )

Cancer care in developing countries

Prof Ian Magrath - International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research...

Cancer care in developing countries ( Prof Ian Magrath - International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Brussels, Belgium )

Treatment options in castration-resistant prostate cancer: Expert discussion

Prof Karim Fizazi, Prof Eleni Efstathiou, Dr Bertrand Tombal and Prof Stephane...

Treatment options in castration-resistant prostate cancer: Expert discussion ( Prof Karim Fizazi, Prof Eleni Efstathiou, Dr Bertrand Tombal and Prof Stephane Oudard )

Dabrafenib plus trametinib preferable to vemurafenib alone in melanoma

Dr Caroline Robert - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

Dabrafenib plus trametinib preferable to vemurafenib alone in melanoma ( Dr Caroline Robert - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )

Nivolumab potentially superior to standard chemo in advanced melanoma

Dr Jeffrey Weber - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA

Nivolumab potentially superior to standard chemo in advanced melanoma ( Dr Jeffrey Weber - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA )

Targeted therapy for iodine-refractory thyroid cancer

Dr Makoto Tahara - National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan

$Targeted therapy for iodine-refractory thyroid cancer ( Dr Makoto Tahara - National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan )$

Young oncologists bridging the gap between translational and clinical cancer...

Prof Joan Seoane - Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain

Young oncologists bridging the gap between translational and clinical cancer research ( Prof Joan Seoane - Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain )

Questions raised about the future of lung cancer vaccination?

Prof Johan Vansteenkiste - University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Questions raised about the future of lung cancer vaccination? ( Prof Johan Vansteenkiste - University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium )

Cancer care as a human right in low-income countries

Prof Eduardo Cazap - SLACOM, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cancer care as a human right in low-income countries ( Prof Eduardo Cazap - SLACOM, Buenos Aires, Argentina )

PD-L1 protein a possible immunotherapy target in mesothelioma

Prof Rolf Stahel - University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

PD-L1 protein a possible immunotherapy target in mesothelioma ( Prof Rolf Stahel - University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland )

Improved response rate and survival with dabrafenib plus trametinib versus...

Dr Caroline Robert - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

Improved response rate and survival with dabrafenib plus trametinib versus vemurafenib alone in melanoma ( Dr Caroline Robert - Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )

Vemurafenib plus cobimetinib achieves significant progression-free survival in...

Prof Grant McArthur - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Vemurafenib plus cobimetinib achieves significant progression-free survival in melanoma ( Prof Grant McArthur - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia )

Nivolumab shows signs of superior response rate compared to standard chemo in...

Dr Jeffrey Weber - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA

Nivolumab shows signs of superior response rate compared to standard chemo in advanced melanoma ( Dr Jeffrey Weber - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA )

EORTC and the management of clinical trial data

Anastassia Negrouk - European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer...

EORTC and the management of clinical trial data ( Anastassia Negrouk - European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium and Prof Gordon McVie - ecancer and European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy )

Improvements in progression free survival for patients with metastatic head and...

Dr Jean-Pascal Machiels - Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

Improvements in progression free survival for patients with metastatic head and neck cancer using second-line afatanib ( Dr Jean-Pascal Machiels - Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium )

Financial impact of a cancer diagnosis

Prof Françoise Meunier - Director General of EORTC, Brussels, Belgium

Financial impact of a cancer diagnosis ( Prof Françoise Meunier - Director General of EORTC, Brussels, Belgium )

Combining cobimetinib and vemurafenib improves progression-free survival in...

Prof Grant McArthur - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Combining cobimetinib and vemurafenib improves progression-free survival in advanced melanoma ( Prof Grant McArthur - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia )

Molecular targeting in cancer and the impact on personalised medicine

Prof Christian Dittrich - Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer...

Molecular targeting in cancer and the impact on personalised medicine ( Prof Christian Dittrich - Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research, Vienna, Austria )

Pertuzumab adds 16 months survival benefit to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy for...

Dr Sandra Swain - Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, USA

Pertuzumab adds 16 months survival benefit to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer ( Dr Sandra Swain - Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, USA )

Cediranib and chemo combo improves PFS for metastatic cervical cancer

Dr Raymond 'Paul' Symonds - University Hospital of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Cediranib and chemo combo improves PFS for metastatic cervical cancer ( Dr Raymond 'Paul' Symonds - University Hospital of Leicester, Leicester, UK )

Phase III trial results raise questions about the future of lung cancer...

Prof Johan Vansteenkiste - University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Phase III trial results raise questions about the future of lung cancer vaccination ( Prof Johan Vansteenkiste - University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium )

Little benefit for gefitinib-resistant lung cancer when continuing the drug...

Dr Tony Mok - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China

Little benefit for gefitinib-resistant lung cancer when continuing the drug with chemotherapy ( Dr Tony Mok - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China )

Pertuzumab adds 16 months survival benefit to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy for...

Dr Sandra Swain - Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, USA

Pertuzumab adds 16 months survival benefit to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer ( Dr Sandra Swain - Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, USA )

Adding cediranib to chemo improves PFS for metastatic cervical cancer

Dr Paul Symonds - University Hospital of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Adding cediranib to chemo improves PFS for metastatic cervical cancer ( Dr Paul Symonds - University Hospital of Leicester, Leicester, UK )

Helping cancer patients make sense of risk

Prof Rocio Garcia-Retamero - University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Helping cancer patients make sense of risk ( Prof Rocio Garcia-Retamero - University of Granada, Granada, Spain )

New horizons in prostate cancer: The final results of the COU-302 abiraterone...

Prof Charles Ryan and Prof Gordon McVie

New horizons in prostate cancer: The final results of the COU-302 abiraterone study ( Prof Charles Ryan and Prof Gordon McVie )

Reducing nausea and vomiting associated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy with...

Dr Bernardo Leon Rapoport - The Medical Oncology Centre, Johannesburg, South...

Reducing nausea and vomiting associated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy with rolapitant ( Dr Bernardo Leon Rapoport - The Medical Oncology Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa )

Rare cancers and the difficulties in making clinical decisions

Dr Paolo Casali - National Tumour Institute, Milan, Italy

Rare cancers and the difficulties in making clinical decisions ( Dr Paolo Casali - National Tumour Institute, Milan, Italy )

Anamorelin improves appetite and body mass in non-small cell lung cancer with...

Dr David Currow - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Anamorelin improves appetite and body mass in non-small cell lung cancer with cancer anorexia-cachexia ( Dr David Currow - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia )

Study shows chemotherapy and radiotherapy are safe for babies in utero

Prof Frederic Amant - University Hospital Leuven

Study shows chemotherapy and radiotherapy are safe for babies in utero ( Prof Frederic Amant - University Hospital Leuven )

Rolapitant reduces nausea and vomiting associated with cisplatin-based...

Dr Bernardo Leon Rapoport - The Medical Oncology Centre, Johannesburg, South...

Rolapitant reduces nausea and vomiting associated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy ( Dr Bernardo Leon Rapoport - The Medical Oncology Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa )

New drug anamorelin shows improvement in appetite and body mass in non-small...

Prof David Currow - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

New drug anamorelin shows improvement in appetite and body mass in non-small cell lung cancer with cancer anorexia-cachexia ( Prof David Currow - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia )

Second-line afatinib significantly improves PFS in metastatic head and neck...

Dr Jean-Pascal Machiels - Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

Second-line afatinib significantly improves PFS in metastatic head and neck cancer ( Dr Jean-Pascal Machiels - Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium )

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