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33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, 12-16 September 2008

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The 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, the premier
European congress in Oncology, serves as a meeting place for medical
oncologists, as well as a focal point to exchange ideas with
colleagues from other disciplines. The Congress Centre will be the
venue for interdisciplinary interaction, a teaching ground, and a
place to discuss critical issues for European oncology such as cancer
research in Europe, the training of young oncologists and better
integration of medical oncology with other specialties and patient
advocacy groups.
Highlights of Congress Program:     
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Access to drugs
European disparities in access to cancer drugs (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 12:30 CEST)
New research has highlighted stark disparities in access to the
latest cancer drugs across European Union nations. Dr. Nils Wilking
from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm gathered data on the sales
of newer drugs per inhabitant of each country provided by
pharmaceutical industry consultants IMS Health. His group's focus was
on the uptake of newer 'targeted' drugs over the past 10 years in 27
countries.
Lung cancer
Significant benefits in non-small-cell lung cancer from customizing treatment (Embargoed until Saturday 13 September 2008, 12:45 CEST)
Lung cancer patients whose tumors carry specific genetic mutations
can achieve significantly longer survival when treated with targeted
therapies such as erlotinib, Spanish researchers report.
Investigators from the Spanish Lung Cancer Group conducted the
largest-ever study to examine the benefits of customizing lung cancer
treatment based on mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor
(EGFR) gene.
Phase II trial of pazopanib before surgery in early lung cancer (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 10:45 CEST)
Pazopanib, a new oral angiogenesis inhibitor, has demonstrated
interesting activity in hard-to-treat non-small-cell lung cancer, US
researchers report. "To my knowledge, no other results on the effect
of angiogenesis inhibitors in early stage operable lung cancer have
been published," said Prof. Nasser Altorki from Weil Medical College
of Cornell University in New York. The results indicate a highly
active drug in this setting and further development in lung cancer is
underway to fully understand the value of this drug in this disease.
Late-breaking data: study establishes role for gefitinib in asian non-smokers with lung cancer (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 15:15 CEST)
The targeted therapy gefitinib should be considered a first-line
therapy for non-smoking Asian patients with adenocarcinoma of the
lung, suggests a presentation by Prof. Tony Mok from the Chinese
University of Hong Kong.
Melanoma
Gene variant increases melanoma risk (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 15:30 CEST)
People who carry a particular genetic variant are at significantly
increased risk of developing malignant melanoma, new research shows.
Melanomas are known to be caused by exposure to the ultraviolet light
in sunlight, but the precise mechanisms involved are complex,
Portuguese researchers show.
Late-breaking data: extended, escalated dose chemotherapy shows no survival benefit in advanced disease (Embargoed until Monday 15 September 2008, 17:00 CEST)
Prof. Poulam Patel from Nottingham University in the UK reports
the final results from the largest of its kind randomized phase III
study in 859 patients with stage IV melanoma. The clinical trial is
coordinated by the EORTC Melanoma Study Group, involving 92
institutions in Europe, the US and Latin America.
Breast cancer
Adding docetaxel to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in early breast cancer (Embargoed until Sunday, 14 September 2008, 15:30 CEST)
For patients with early stage breast cancer that has spread to the
lymph nodes, adding docetaxel into a sequential regimen of epirubicin
followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil (CMF)
reduces the risk of recurrence and death, updated long-term results
show. This advantage comes at the cost of an increased, but
manageable, toxicity, Italian researchers report.
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin beneficial in metastatic breast cancer (Embargoed until Monday 15 September 2008, 12:30 CEST)
For women with metastatic breast cancer, treatment with an
encapsulated form of the drug doxorubicin offers a well-tolerated
option for maintenance therapy that delays progression and offers
benefits in terms of survival, new results show presented by Spanish
researcher Emilio Alba.
Gastrointestinal cancer
Late breaking data: new drug substantially extends survival in pancreatic cancer (Embargoed until Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 10:00 CEST)
A new form of chemotherapy that destroys new blood vessels that
grow around tumors has produced excellent results in a phase II trial
of patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer, Prof. Matthias Löhr
from the Karolinska Institute reports.
Late breaking data: gene marker indicates doubling of survival time in advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab (Embargoed until Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 08:30 CEST)
Genetic testing can identify a group of patients with advanced
colorectal cancer who are likely to survive on average twice as long
if treated with the drug cetuximab, show results presented by Dr.
Christos Karapetis from Flinders University in Australia.
Ovarian cancer
Drug shows promise in ovarian cancer (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 10:45 CEST)
An investigational drug that combats ovarian cancer by inhibiting
the formation of new blood vessels has shown promise in a phase II
trial, according to Prof. Michael Friedlander from Australia
presenting the results of an international collaborative trial
involving patients with recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube or
peritoneal carcinoma.
Late-breaking data: new treatment option for women with recurrent ovarian cancer (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 16:30 CEST)
Combining the new drug trabectedin with pegylated liposomal
doxorubicin provides clinical benefit to women with relapsed ovarian
cancer, according to new results. The combination, which importantly
does not include a platinum drug, challenges the current standard of
treatment for women whose cancer recurs at least 6 months after
first-line treatment, said Associate Professor Bradley J. Monk from
the University of California Irvine Medical Center.
Supportive care
Adding iron to darbepoetin therapy helps with chemotherapy-induced anemia (Embargoed until Monday, 15 September 2008, 08:45 CEST)
For patients suffering from chemotherapy-induced anemia, adding
intravenous iron to treatments with the drug darbepoietin alfa
results in better hematologic response, and a faster improvement in
the condition, US researcher Michael Auerbach reports.
Patient seminar
An estimated 25 million people alive today have survived cancer, a
number that is likely to grow substantially in the future thanks in
part to improved treatments such as personalized therapies, leading
experts will tell patients at the 7th ESMO Patient Seminar. Providing
appropriate care to these survivors, many of whom face lingering
medical complications and psychological repercussions, will pose a
difficult challenge for healthcare systems around the world.
Further late-breaking data available close to the Congress...
The conference full program is available at
http://www.esmo.org/activities/esmocongress/stockholm08/program_cng/
Press Briefings
- Multidisciplinary treatment (Press Breakfast)
     Saturday, 13 September 2008, 9:30-10:30, ESMO Press Room 
   - Improving treatment and access to treatment (Press Conference)
     Saturday, 13 September 2008, 12:45-13:45, Press Conference Room
   - Gastrointestinal and other cancers (Press Conference)
     Sunday, 14 September 2008, 12:30-13:30, Press Conference Room
   - Cancers affecting women (Press Conference)
     Monday, 15 September 2008, 12:30-13:30, Press Conference Room
Please contact the ESMO Communication in order to schedule
one-on-one interviews with top speakers.
On-site registration will be possible at the Press registration
desk presenting the filled-out Complimentary Media Registration form
and your press card.

Contact:

ESMO Press Room:
Phone: +41/91/973'19'07
E-Mail: media@esmo.org

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