Perspectives from American Society of Clinical Oncology: translational and clinical research highlights in breast and colorectal cancers

Future Oncol. 2014 Oct;10(12):1901-6. doi: 10.2217/fon.14.150.

Abstract

2014 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 28 May-3 June 2014. Advances in translational and clinical research have improved our understanding of breast and colorectal cancers, and have enabled remarkable progress in their treatment. These advances continue to be of paramount importance for breast and colorectal cancers. This report will describe and comment on the key messages from selected abstracts presented at the 50th American Society of Medical Oncology annual meeting that will impact clinical practice in the near future.

Keywords: breast cancer; clinical research; colorectal cancer; translational research.

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Oncology / trends
  • Societies, Medical
  • Translational Research, Biomedical / trends*
  • United States

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents