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Clinical Perspectives on the Evolution of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment With Immuno-oncology and ROS1 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

The non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment landscape has rapidly evolved over the last two decades. The addition of immuno-oncology…

Dressing for Paediatric Hypospadias

The optimal dressing is still unclear, despite hypospadias being one of the most prevalent surgical operations. Children’s dressing for…

Swiss-PO: A Web Tool for Personalised Oncology – Upcoming Updates

Next-generation sequencing techniques enable rapid detection of mutations present in a patient’s tumour. The next step is to define…

Pregnancy After Breast Cancer: Is it Safe?

AN INSIGHTFUL session featuring a debate analysed the safety and feasibility of pregnancy amongst survivors of early breast cancer (EBC) at…

Current and Upcoming Treatment Strategies After CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Patients With ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

The latest recommendations and upcoming treatment strategies for patients with oestrogen-receptor positive (ER+), human epidermal growth…

Reduced Diversity of HLA Class I Alleles May Contribute to the Early Manifestation of Breast Cancer in Carriers of the BRCA1 Mutation

Most female carriers of germline BRCA1 mutations develop breast and/or ovarian cancer. However, the penetrance of BRCA1 pathogenic variants…

The Hallmarks of Cancer in 2023

CURRENT cancer hallmarks, their capabilities, and potential targeted therapies were the focus of the presentation given by Douglas Hanahan…

Precision Medicine-Based Platform to Guide the Treatment of EML4-ALK Lung Cancers and Other Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

Lung cancer (LC) remains the top cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide, with a 10-year overall survival rate of only 5%.1…

Isolated Tumour Cells in Early Endometrial Carcinomas

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecologic malignancy in high-income countries due to increased life expectancy. Approximately…

Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression and its Relation to EML4-ALK Gene Variants in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Single Centre Real-World Experience

Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have revolutionised the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma…