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Respiratory
17 Nov 2015

Treating Inadequately Controlled Asthma: Exploring the Potential of Phenotype-Targeted Therapy

Asthma is inadequately treated with the current standard of care. This session aimed to explore the potential of a phenotype-targeted approach to…
Respiratory
17 Nov 2015

Inhaler Devices: The past, the Present, and the Future

Inhaler handling errors negatively impact asthma control and represent one of the most common challenges in asthma management. Overcoming inhaler…
Respiratory
17 Nov 2015

Therapy for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: The Evidence for Efficacy

Prof McElvaney opened the symposium with a brief overview of the disease history and available treatments to date for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency…
Respiratory
17 Nov 2015

Advances in Ambulatory Oxygen Workshop and Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in Real-Life Practice

The practical workshop presented recent advances in the field of ambulatory oxygen (AO), with experts discussing identification of patients who would…
Respiratory
17 Nov 2015

Long-Term NIV in COPD – Who and When?

Dr Wijkstra opened this symposium on long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Dr…
Oncology
12 Nov 2015

Intelligent Application of Breast Cancer Trials Data in the Clinic

This meeting commenced with a talk from Prof Loibl on neoadjuvant and adjuvant strategies for HER2positive (human epidermal growth factor receptor…)
Oncology
12 Nov 2015

Incorporating PARP Inhibition in Cancer Therapy: Key Questions, Expert Answers

This engaging symposium focussed on the rationale and current evidence supporting the role for poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP)…
Oncology
12 Nov 2015

Cabozantinib Versus Everolimus in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results of a Randomised Phase III Trial (METEOR)

The METEOR trial of cabozantinib versus everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) was reported by Prof Choueiri at the European Cancer Congress…