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ESMO

The 33rd European Society for Medical Oncology Congress

Stockholm, 12-16th September 2008

Watch Press Conferences from ESMO 2008

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Official 33rd ESMO Press Conference - 13th September 2008

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Prof. Martine Piccart, EORTC President

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Prof. Martine Piccart, EORTC President: Calls for greater cancer drug funding from governments and emphasises targeted therapy.

Prof. José Baselga, ESMO President

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Prof. José Baselga, ESMO President: Discusses the conference's 'practice changing data' and the upcoming 'tremendous cancer burden'.

Prof. Vincent Gregoire, ESTRO President

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Prof. Vincent Gregoire, ESTRO President: Discusses a multidisciplinary approach to cancer.

Prof. Irving Taylor, ESSO President

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Prof. Irving Taylor, ESSO President: Quality surgery, radiotherapy and medical oncology working together.

Prof. Rafael Rosell, Spanish Lung Cancer Group

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Prof. Rafael Rosell, Spanish Lung Cancer Group: Benefits of customising erlotinib therapy for NSCLC.

Official 33rd ESMO Press Conference - 14th September 2008

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Dr Marco Merlano, S. Croce General Hospital

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Dr Marco Merlano, S. Croce General Hospital: Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and cetuximab in head and neck cancer.

Official 33rd ESMO Press Conference - 15th September 2008

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Dr. Francesco Cognetti, Istituto Oncologia Regina Elena, Italy

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Dr. Francesco Cognetti, Istituto Oncologia Regina Elena, Italy: Taxotere with chemo improves survival in early breast cancer.

Dr. Michael Auerbach, Haematologist, Baltimore, USA

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Dr. Michael Auerbach, Haematologist, Baltimore, USA: Intravenous iron improves treatment response in cancer-related anemia.

Prof. Nasser Altorki, Cornell University, New York

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Prof. Nasser Altorki, Cornell University, New York: Novel trial of pazopanib before early stage lung cancer surgery

Prof. Michael Friedlander, Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia

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Prof. Michael Friedlander, Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia: Investigational drug shows promise in ovarian cancer.

Dr. Nils Wilking, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

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Dr. Nils Wilking, Karolinska Institute, Sweden: European disparities in access to cancer drugs.

Prof. Tony Mok, Chinese University, Hong Kong

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Prof. Tony Mok, Chinese University, Hong Kong: Gefitinib for asian non-smokers with lung cancer.

Prof. Bradley Monk, University of California Irvine Medical Center

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Prof. Bradley Monk, University of California Irvine Medical Center: Promising new treatment option for women with recurrent ovarian cancer.

Raquel Catarino, Portuguese Institute of Oncology

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Raquel Catarino, Portuguese Institute of Oncology: Gene variant increases melanoma risk.

Prof. Poulam Patel, Nottingham University, UK

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Prof. Poulam Patel, Nottingham University, UK: Extended, escalated dose chemo shows no survival benefit in advanced melanoma.

Official 33rd ESMO Press Conference - 16th September 2008

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Prof. Matthias Löhr, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

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Prof. Matthias Löhr, Karolinska Institute, Sweden: New drug substantially extends survival in pancreatic cancer.

Prof. Michael Gnant, Medical University of Vienna

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Prof. Michael Gnant, Medical University of Vienna: Zoledronic acid added to adjuvant endocrine therapy prevents pre-menopausal breast cancer recurrences.

Prof. Eric Van Cutsem, University Hospital Gasthuisberg

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Prof. Eric Van Cutsem, University Hospital Gasthuisberg: K-Ras mutations and FOLFIRI plus cetuximab in mCRC.

Dr. Christos Karapetis, Flinders University, Australia

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Dr. Christos Karapetis, Flinders University, Australia: Gene marker indicates doubling of survival time in cetuximab-treated CRC.