[Some important breakthroughs in oncology and hematology in 2018: A selection by the editorial board of Bulletin du Cancer]

Bull Cancer. 2019 Jan;106(1):12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2018.12.005. Epub 2019 Jan 3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The editorial board of Bulletin du Cancer presents some hot topics published or presented in major oncology meetings in 2018. This selection is related to pediatric oncology and to solid and hemato-malignancies in adults, with immunotherapy approaches (checkpoints or CAR-T) as one of the major breakthroughs. Putative impacts on daily practices are discussed, in order to detail what will really change our practice.

Keywords: Actualités oncologiques; Hemato-malignancies; Hémato-oncologie; Immunotherapy; Immunothérapie; Oncology news; Oncopédiatrie; Pediatric oncology; Solid cancers; Tumeurs solides.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / trends
  • Medical Oncology / trends*
  • Neoplasms / therapy*