As previously reported in At The Forefront on June 10, 2019
Each year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a professional organization representing health care providers of all oncology sub-specialties, holds its annual meeting in Chicago. This year, the conference brought together more than 42,000 oncology professionals from around the globe to promote communication among oncology-related sub-specialties and the exchange of the latest findings from clinical research studies of novel treatments, cancer risk, survivorship and the value of cancer care.
This year’s meeting took place from May 31 – June 4, 2019 and focused on the theme, “Caring For Every Patient, Learning From Every Patient.” Popular topics that were addressed at this year’s conference included optimizing responsiveness to immunotherapy, applying cellular therapy to solid tumors, improving access to care, overcoming challenges in hard-to-treat cancers or undruggable molecular targets, and enhancing patient quality of life.