Vol 12, No 5 (2016)
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ESMO 2016 Congress: Three of the most important studies in the field of immuno-oncology

Dorota Kwapisz
DOI: 10.5603/OCP.2016.0013
Oncol Clin Pract 2016;12(5):193-196.

Abstract

The 2016 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) annual congress highlighted the latest discoveries in different types of cancer research. Advances in cancer immunotherapy in recent years have caused a paradigm shift in cancer management. Numerous clinical trials results with immunotherapeutic agents (e.g., anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1) were presented at the annual ESMO meeting, which will change the treatment approach, especially for patients with melanoma, lung cancer, and head and neck cancer. In this paper three selected studies dedicated to the immuno-oncology field, which were presented during the meeting, will be discussed.

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