Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at ESMO 2026

Oct 23–27, 2026 Madrid, Spain ~37k attendees Website

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute takes part in 24 sessions at ESMO 2026 in Madrid. Its program centres on breast cancer, from antibody-drug conjugates in HER2-positive disease to endocrine therapy choices in hormone receptor-positive disease. Other sessions cover kidney cancer immunotherapy trials, personalised cancer vaccines, drug selection in prostate cancer and biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer.

OrganizationESMO 2026 Attendance
Cancer centre & hospital
Cancer treatment and research institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Satellite
Fri Oct 23
10:15–10:40
HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: ADC Strategies for First-Line Metastatic and Early Disease
Medscape Global Oncology - Redrawing the Breast Cancer Roadmap: Advancing Novel Therapies Into First-Line and Early Disease Settings
Breast cancer
Talk
Fri Oct 23
14:10–14:30
Personalising vaccines using peptides, DNA, mRNA and more
Melanoma: From standard fit to bespoke care
Melanoma & skin cancers
Chair
Fri Oct 23
16:15–17:00
The best is yet to come: Immune modulating approaches in neuro- oncology
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Satellite
Fri Oct 23
18:20–18:30
Resectable NSCLC: Personalized treatment selection and patient support to optimize outcomes
AstraZeneca - Advancing excellence in lung cancer: New biomarkers, novel combinations, and changing standards of care
Lung & thoracic cancersBiomarkers & precision oncology
Satellite
Fri Oct 23
19:15–19:30
From breakthrough to backbone: The evolving role of immunotherapy across stages of
AstraZeneca - Advancing excellence in lung cancer: New biomarkers, novel combinations, and changing standards of care
Lung & thoracic cancersBiomarkers & precision oncology
Chair
Sat Oct 24
08:30–10:00
Rapid oral 1: NSCLC, metastatic
with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Leiden University Medical Center
Lung & thoracic cancers
Abstract
Sat Oct 24
09:10–09:22
Invited Discussant LBA74 and 2636RO
Rapid oral 1: NSCLC, metastatic
Lung & thoracic cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
13:20–13:40
Recent Updates in Resectable LA HNSCC
MSD - Practical MDT Considerations for the new Treatment Paradigm in Resectable LA HNSCC
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
13:40–14:10
MDT Case Discussion
MSD - Practical MDT Considerations for the new Treatment Paradigm in Resectable LA HNSCC · with The Royal Marsden, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
18:40–18:55
Defining High Risk: Leveraging RWE to Inform Treatment Decisions
Eli Lilly and Company - Navigating the Therapeutic Crossroads in HR+ HER2- Breast Cancer: Defining Your Next Clinical Direction
Breast cancer
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
18:55–19:05
Interactive panel discussion
Eli Lilly and Company - Navigating the Therapeutic Crossroads in HR+ HER2- Breast Cancer: Defining Your Next Clinical Direction · with Evangelische Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
Breast cancer
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
19:20–19:30
Interactive panel discussion
Eli Lilly and Company - Navigating the Therapeutic Crossroads in HR+ HER2- Breast Cancer: Defining Your Next Clinical Direction · with Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Evangelische Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Breast cancer
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
19:40–19:50
Interactive panel discussion
Eli Lilly and Company - Navigating the Therapeutic Crossroads in HR+ HER2- Breast Cancer: Defining Your Next Clinical Direction · with Evangelische Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
Breast cancer
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
08:30–08:40
Talk
Sun Oct 25
08:45–09:00
Personalized cancer vaccines
All about cancer vaccines
Chair
Sun Oct 25
10:15–11:45
Talk
Sun Oct 25
10:15–10:35
Optimising systemic therapy and sequence for stage I HER2-positive early breast cancer
Optimising treatment for HER2+ early breast cancer
Breast cancer
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
10:35–10:45
Invited Discussant 690O and 691O
Proffered paper: CNS tumours
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Talk
Sun Oct 25
11:15–11:30
The modern oncologist: Leading teams in an era of complexity
ESMO-ASCO: The evolving definition of the modern oncologist
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:35–13:55
Deep Dive: The Pivotal Evidence Base in nmCRPC
Medscape Global Oncology - Navigating the New Era of mHSPC and nmCRPC: Data-Driven Strategies for Therapy Selection
Genitourinary cancers
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:45–14:05
Exploring window-of-opportunity trials and ctDNA-based approaches to further optimise the early stage setting with oral SERDs
F. Hoffmann - La Roche LTD - Next-era strategies in HR+ HER2– early breast cancer: Optimising endocrine therapy
Breast cancer
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:55–14:25
Expert Quickfire on Clinical Decision-Making: From Data to Practice in mHSPC and nmCRPC
Medscape Global Oncology - Navigating the New Era of mHSPC and nmCRPC: Data-Driven Strategies for Therapy Selection · with University Medical Center Freiburg, University of California San Diego
Genitourinary cancers
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
14:45–14:50
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
15:39–15:44
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
18:38–19:33
Clinical Snapshots: Applying an Individualised Approach in MBC
Pfizer Oncology - Metastatic Breast Cancer: Individualised Decision- Making in Focus · with Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Breast cancer
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
18:40–19:10
ADC Biomarkers and their Current Role in Patients with NSCLC with Actionable Genomic
Daiichi Sankyo - Patient Identification in NSCLC: 10 From Actionable Genomic Alterations to Emerging ADC Opportunities
Lung & thoracic cancersBiomarkers & precision oncology
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
19:33–19:48
Redefining the Future: Personalised Maintenance Strategies in HER2+ MBC
Pfizer Oncology - Metastatic Breast Cancer: Individualised Decision- Making in Focus · with Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Breast cancer
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
19:48–19:58
Ask the Expert: Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
Pfizer Oncology - Metastatic Breast Cancer: Individualised Decision- Making in Focus · with Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Breast cancer
Talk
Mon Oct 26
10:15–10:35
Presentation by Expert
Challenges in the management of neuro-endocrine and small cell prostate cancer
Genitourinary cancers
Chair
Mon Oct 26
10:30–11:15
YO Brunch 3
with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Abstract
Mon Oct 26
17:30–17:42
Invited Discussant LBA11
Presidential Symposium III
Gynaecological cancersSarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers

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