Abstract

TORRENS, Isis. Congress of the European Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, in Madrid, Spain, September 26 to 30, 2014. Biotecnol Apl [online]. 2015, vol.32, n.1, pp.1511-1512. ISSN 1027-2852.

The Congress of the European Society of Medical Oncology was celebrated on September 26 to 30, 2014, in the Fairground Institution of Madrid (IFEMA). In that meeting, the new scientific advances on cancer studies were pre-sented. Advances in clinical trials of several aggressive cancer types were presented, including the Cleopatra clinical trial phase III in HER2 positive breast cancer. Detailed practices, policies and financial aspects relevant for the advancement of the collaboration between clinical researchers and healthcare personnel were also discussed. The need to provide an optimal care to cancer patients was debated as well.

Keywords : ESMO 2014; congress; cancer clinical trials.