Clinical utility of plasma-based digital next-generation sequencing (NGS) in patients with advance-stage lung adenocarcinomas with insufficient tumor samples for tissue genotyping.
9101Background: Approximately 20 % of tumor biopsies from patients with advanced-stage lung adenocarcinomas yield insufficient tissue for successful molecular subtyping. In this study, we have anal...
Career opportunities and benefits for young oncologists in the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is one of the leading societies of oncology professionals in the world. Approximately 30% of the 13 000 ESMO members are below the age of 40 and thus meet the society's definition of young oncologists (YOs). ESMO has identified the training and development of YOs as a priority and has therefore established a comprehensive career development programme. This includes a leadership development programme to help identify and develop the future leaders in oncology. Well-trained and highly motivated future generations of multidisciplinary oncologists are essential to ensure the optimal evolution of the field of oncology with the ultimate goal of pro…