Science Talk

With our Science Talk blog, we hope to lift the lid on the black box that is the ICR: to show you inside our labs, to introduce you to a few of the people here who make the discoveries, and to allow them to tell some of the stories behind the science. We try to put our discoveries in a wider scientific context, and give an idea of how our science is actually done. We also give you the view from the ICR of important developments in the wider world of cancer research.

28/05/24 - by

ASCO 2024

From 31 May – 4 June, scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, will join a global forum of world-leading researchers and oncologists at the  2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

The ASCO conference sees the latest, practice-changing results from major phase III trials presented alongside exciting early phase trial results, translational research, and insightful commentary on all aspects of oncology. The conference is the highlight of the global cancer research calendar.

The theme of this year’s meeting is The Art and Science of Cancer Care: From Comfort to Cure which focuses on showcasing state-of-the-art research, ground-breaking treatments, and visionary insights that will rekindle attendees passion for oncology.

Below is a summary of studies being presented by researchers from the ICR and our partners The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust at ASCO 2024. 

To access the full programme with specific timings and locations visit the ASCO website.

Presentations

Friday 31 May

Oral presentations

  • Capivaseratib With Fulvestrant for Breast Cancer
    Nicholas Turner 

    Education session
    1pm

Saturday 1 June

Oral presentations

  • The Power of Two: Targeted Therapy Combinations

    Susana N. Banerjee
    Discussion
    1.51pm

  • Effect of polygenic risk score for clinically significant prostate cancer in a screening program: The BARCODE 1 study results.

    Ros A. Eeles
    Abstract: 10500
    3pm

  • Baseline ctDNA analyses and associations with outcomes in taxane-naive patients with mCRPC treated with 177Lu-PSMA-617 versus change of ARPI in PSMAfore.

    Johann S. De Bono
    Abstract: 5008
    5.24pm

Poster presentations

  • Nivolumab (NIVO) plus chemotherapy (chemo) or ipilimumab (IPI) vs chemo as first-line (1L) treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC): 45-month (mo) follow-up from CheckMate 648.

    Ian Chau
    Abstract: 4034: poster board 14
    1.30pm

Sunday 2 June

Oral presentations

  • Ultra-sensitive ctDNA mutation tracking to identify molecular residual disease and predict relapse in patients with early breast cancer.

    Isaac Garcia-Murillas
    Clinical Science Symposium.
    Abstract: 1010
    4:42pm

  • Discriminating subtypes in advanced breast cancer with ctDNA methylation profiling.

    Nida Pasha
    Clinical Science Symposium.
    Abstract: 1013
    5:18pm

Poster presentations

  • H3B-6545 + palbociclib in patients (pts) with locally advanced/metastatic oestrogen receptor positive (ER+), HER2 negative (–) breast cancer (BC).

    Stephen Johnston
    Abstract 1051: poster board 29
    9.00am

  • Tucatinib and trastuzumab for previously treated HER2−mutated metastatic breast cancer (SGNTUC−019): A phase 2 basket study.

    Alicia Okines
    Abstract 1105: poster board 83
    9.00am

  • METRADS-P vs. RECIST/PCWG criteria to detect disease progression in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

    Nina Tunariu
    Abstract 5070: poster board 476
    9.00am

  • Mapping the mental health correlates of head and neck cancer: A systemic review and meta analysis.

    Pablo Jiménez Labaig
    Abstract 6077: poster board 393
    9.00am

Monday 3 June

Oral presentation

  • BEAT-meso: A randomized phase III study of bevacizumab (B) and standard chemotherapy (C) with or without atezolizumab (A), as first-line treatment (TX) for advanced pleural mesothelioma (PM)—Results from the ETOP 13-18 trial.
    Sanjay Popat
    Abstract: LBA8002:
    8.12am

Tuesday 4 June

Oral presentation

  • Targeting of DNA-Damage Signaling Proteins
    Andrew Tutt
    Education Session
    9:45am

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