ESMO Congress - European Society of Medical Oncology Congress

At ESMO Congress 2019, Mansoor Raza Mirza, MD, chief oncologist at Copenhagen University Hospital, discussed the latest practice-changing clinical data results involving PARP inhibitor therapy in ovarian cancer.

Five-year overall survival rates in patients with melanoma were 52% for nivolumab plus ipilimumab, 44% for nivolumab, and 26% for ipilimumab.  

The findings from 3 analyses on avelumab in combination with axitinib significantly improved progression-free survival compared with sunitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

First-line atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Roche) monotherapy demonstrated improved survival compared with chemotherapy alone in PD-L1-high non-small cell lung cancer.

The efficacy of ceritinib was evaluated in patients who have ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer with active brain metastases.

Improvements in overall survival and response rates found in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with first-line nivolumab.

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2019 will be taking place September 27 to October 1 in Barcelona, Spain, and Pharmacy Times® and Specialty Pharmacy Times® will be on location delivering coverage.