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ASCO 2019 | Preview

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Last updated: 31st May 2019
Published: 31st May 2019
Source: Pharmawand

The 2019 annual meeting will take place from May 31st to June 4th in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting presents the latest research in cancer treatment and care, new therapies and ongoing controversies.

Planned sessions include:

  • Clinical science symposia: EGFR and ROS1: Targeting Resistance (lung cancer), Next-Generation Therapeutics and Biomarkers in Melanoma (skin cancers), Targeting Breast Cancer: Breaking the Code (Women’s health), Geriatric Oncology: Innovative approaches Leading to Improved Outcomes
  • Education sessions: Clinical Controversies in Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma: Keeping Pace with Novel Agents and New Options for Salvage Therapy, Local-Regionally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Advances in Multimodality Treatment
  • Interactive case-based sessions - Multidisciplinary Care in Challenging Sarcoma Scenarios, The Development of a Molecular Tumor Board for Gynecologic Oncology
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