Articles

Highlights in gynaecological cancers

BJMO - volume 9, issue 6, november 2015

J. Kerger MD

There were very few new interesting and no practice-changing data presented at the 2015 European Cancer Congress, compared to the ASCO Annual Meeting earlier this year. This lack of presentations is most probably due to the upcoming meeting of ESGO (European Society of Gynecologic Oncology), which was held in Nice end of October 2015.

(BELG J MED ONCOL 2015;9:225–28)

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Highlights in gynaecological cancers

BJMO - volume 9, issue 4, august 2015

J. Kerger MD

The studies in gynaecological cancers presented at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting, although not reporting breakthrough practice-changing results, are in line with the trend towards targeted therapies witnessed in recent years. In addition to this, several studies confirm the potential of immunotherapy in this setting.

(BELG J MED ONCOL 2015;9:149–53)

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Highlights in gynaecological cancer

BJMO - volume 8, issue 5, november 2014

J. Kerger MD

Notwithstanding the fact that no breaking, practice-changing studies were presented in the sessions devoted to gynaecological cancers at this years’ annual ESMO meeting, the strong trend towards targeted therapies was confirmed, in accordance with the general theme of “precision medicine” at this meeting.

(BELG J MED ONCOL 2014;8(4):147–51)

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