BJMO - 2025, issue Special, january 2025
Els Dewulf MSc
The 27th annual BSMO (Belgian Society of Medical Oncology) meeting kicked off with the Breast Cancer Task Force. Dr. Yannick Van Herck (University Hospitals Leuven) started the session with a presentation on early recurrence to (neo)adjuvant systemic therapy in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Next, Dr. Andrea Gombos (Institute Jules Bordet) discussed the occurrence of resistance to cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) in luminal breast cancer and the optimal treatment choice following CDK4/6i. Finally, Dr. Eline Naert (UZ Ghent) explored the utility of gene expression profiling (GEP) in clinical practice.
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Els Dewulf MSc
During the 2025 annual BSMO meeting, an entire session was dedicated to the recent advances in rare cancers. In a first lecture of the session, Dr. Patrick Schöffski (University Hospitals Leuven) selected highlights on sarcoma. Next, Dr. Willem Lybaert (VITAZ/UZA) summarised the latest clinical updates in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours. Finally, Dr. Pierre Frères (CHU de Liège) provided an overview of the latest findings in the management of glioblastoma.
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Els Dewulf MSc
During the 27th annual BSMO meeting, Prof. Dr. Bertrand Tombal (Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc) gave his view on future treatments and strategies within genitourinary (GU) malignancies, focusing on urothelial and prostate cancer. He noted that many of the drugs or combinations discussed may not be approved by EMA or reimbursed by RIZIV/INAMI.
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Els Dewulf MSc
During the academic session of the BSMO 2025 annual meeting, Dr. Matteo Lambertini (University of Genova – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Italy) talked about the challenges and opportunities in the care of young patients with cancer, particularly young women with breast cancer. Dr. Martine Piccart (Institute Jules Bordet, Belgium) elaborated on the use of surrogate endpoints and the ESMO-MCBS for drug approval.
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