Startseite Kongressberichte 2019 ESMO 2019 Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma & Head and Neck Cancer

Statements Solange Peters & Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro (Highlights)

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Papers mentioned:

NEJM: M.D. Hellmann and OthersNivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

 

Rolf Stahel, et al.

Survival outcome of non-small cell lung cancer patients: Comparing results between the database of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich and the Epidemiological Cancer Registry Zurich and Zug

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Conclusions

Our analysis provides further evidence of the importance of the volume of experience and the availability of a multidisciplinary organisation and research environment, as delivered by a comprehensive cancer centre, on the outcome of patients with all stages of NSCLC.

 

Head & Neck Cancer

Conclusions:  The combination of avelumab, cetuximab and RT is tolerable for pts with LA-SCCHN in the safety phase of this ongoing phase 3 trial and an approval to continue the trial was given by IDSMC.