
ESMO 2019

European Society for Medical Oncology
27 September – 01 October 2019, Barcelona, Spain
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Interview with Prof. Josep Tabernero, ESMO President (2018-2019)
CONTENTS
Online First
Breast Cancer
Triple negative breast cancer gets positive news: KEYNOTE-522 interim results
CDK4/6 inhibitors change landscape of breast cancer treatment: 2 studies

Veliparib-chemo combo prolongs survival without disease progression in some advanced breast cancer patients
Lung Cancer
Improved response rates without survival benefit with pembrolizumab in pretreated mesothelioma
Frontline ipilimumab/nivolumab improves OS in advanced NCLSC

First-line osimertinib significantly lengthens OS in NSCLC
Liquid biopsy to decide the best treatment for NSCLC
Melanoma

Long-term data from CheckMate 067

Adjuvant nivolumab provides benefit
Nivolumab+ipilimumab superior to monotherapy for melanoma brain metastases
GI Cancers

Preoperative chemotherapy for colon cancer

Nivolumab improves OS in advanced oesophageal cancer

Liquid biopsy identifies relapse in patients with colorectal cancer after surgery

In hepatocellular carcinoma, CheckMate 459 misses OS endpoint, but some interesting trends emerge
Heavily pre-treated GIST: ripretinib improves PFS
FGFR2+ cholangiocarcinoma: pemigatinib active as second-line treatment
IDH1+ cholangiocarcinoma: phase 3 results show improved PFS
Advanced colorectal cancer and BRAF mutations: triplet combination improves survival
Genitourinary Cancers
25% reduction in the risk of death in patients with nmCRPC treated with apalutamide
Enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab in advanced bladder cancer: initial results
PARP inhibition in selected patients slows progression on advanced prostate cancer
PFS extension with immunotherapy + chemotherapy in urothelial cancer
Third-line in mCRPC: CARD trial
Prostate cancer: spare radiotherapy after surgery
Novel mode of action for kidney cancer treatment
Gynaecological Cancers
Ovarian cancer patients benefit from combined maintenance therapy

Combination of PARP inhibition plus chemotherapy in ovarian cancer

PFS benefit with niraparib as first-line maintenance in ovarian cancer
CNS Tumours

Ceritinib in ALK+ NSCLC brain metastases
Adding bevacizumab to temozolomide-based therapy in neuroblastoma
Solid tumours/pan-tumour data
