Biomarkers and precision oncology at ESMO 2026

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

92 organizations at ESMO 2026 present work in biomarkers & precision oncology: 53 cancer centres and hospitals, 25 universities and institutes, 6 industry and service companies, 6 drug developers and 2 societies and non-profits. Between them they bring 606 presentations to the program. Most represented: Gustave Roussy (40 on the program), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (29 on the program), MD Anderson Cancer Center (21 on the program). 62 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Sep 29, 2026.

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OrganizationESMO 2026 Attendance
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
Cancer centre & hospital
Comprehensive cancer centre in Villejuif, near Paris, France, affiliated with Paris-Saclay University.
Keynote
Fri Oct 23
11:30–11:38
ESMO Presidential address
ESMO 2026 Opening session
Talk
Fri Oct 23
14:30–14:50
Therapeutic approaches in advanced/recurrent EC beyond CPIs and ADCs
Update on the mangement of endometrial cancer in the era of molecular classification
Gynaecological cancers
Talk
Fri Oct 23
16:15–16:35
Novel AR targeted therapies
Emerging therapeutic strategies in advanced prostate cancer
Genitourinary cancers
Abstract
Fri Oct 23
16:25–16:37
Invited Discussant 1243RO and 1244RO
Rapid oral 1: Gynaecological cancers
Gynaecological cancers
Talk
Fri Oct 23
16:30–16:45
Basket trials: When is enough, enough?
Raising the bar for tumor-agnostic studies
Biomarkers & precision oncology
Talk
Sat Oct 24
08:30–08:50
Enhance inclusiveness and patient accrual for clinical trials
Solutions to overcome barriers of access to clinical trials
Talk
Sat Oct 24
08:30–08:50
Presentation by Expert
Sequencing systemic therapies for advanced urothelial cancer
Genitourinary cancers
Chair
Sat Oct 24
08:30–10:00
Solutions to overcome barriers of access to clinical trials
with Netherlands Cancer Institute
Talk
Sat Oct 24
08:40–08:50
Welcome from ESMO
EONS Opening session
Nursing & supportive care
Talk
Sat Oct 24
09:10–09:30
Systemic approach
Challenges in the treatment approach of HPV-related head and neck cancers
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Abstract
Sat Oct 24
09:15–09:25
LBA26 - Short-term preoperative durvalumab for stage I TNBC: first results from the phase II UNLOCK 14 - POP-DURVA trial
Proffered paper 2: Breast cancer, early and advanced stage
Breast cancer
Abstract
Sat Oct 24
09:45–09:55
Invited Discussant 1457O, 1458O and 1459O
Proffered Paper: Haematological malignancies
Haematological malignancies
Talk
Sat Oct 24
11:30–11:37
Table 1
Mentor the Mentor session
Chair
Sat Oct 24
12:00–12:50
ESMO-EACR: What oncologists should know about molecular oncology
with University of Turin, VIB
Biomarkers & precision oncology
Chair
Sat Oct 24
12:00–12:50
What oncologists should know about managing toxicities of novel therapies
with Samsung Medical Center, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Nursing & supportive care
Talk
Sat Oct 24
12:15–12:30
Bispecifics
What oncologists should know about managing toxicities of novel therapies
Nursing & supportive care
Talk
Sat Oct 24
12:15–12:30
DNA repair
ESMO-EACR: What oncologists should know about molecular oncology
Biomarkers & precision oncology
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
14:05–14:17
Nuclear Medicine: partner for the Prostate Cancer journey
Novartis - PSMA-targeted RLT in Prostate Cancer: Present and future
Genitourinary cancers
Chair
Sat Oct 24
14:45–16:15
Emerging toxicities induced by antibody-drug conjugates
with Odense University Hospital
Nursing & supportive care
Talk
Sat Oct 24
14:45–15:10
Pulmonary toxicities
Emerging toxicities induced by antibody-drug conjugates
Nursing & supportive care
Talk
Sat Oct 24
15:00–15:15
Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma
Emerging therapies in endocrine and neuroendocrine neoplasms
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Talk
Sat Oct 24
15:15–15:35
How will new technologies contribute to precision medicine?
YO Lecture: What to expect from precision medicine in the next decade
Biomarkers & precision oncology
Talk
Sat Oct 24
15:20–15:35
View of the interventional radiologist
Management of locally advanced HCC
Gastrointestinal cancers
Talk
Sat Oct 24
15:45–16:05
NUT carcinomas, salivary gland cancers and pulmonary blastomas
Updates on rare thoracic tumours
Lung & thoracic cancers
Talk
Sat Oct 24
15:45–16:05
What to do after optimal neoadjuvant therapy?
Optimising treatment for triple negative early breast cancer
Breast cancer
Chair
Sat Oct 24
16:30–18:15
Presidential Symposium I
Lung & thoracic cancersMelanoma & skin cancersGenitourinary cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
18:30–20:00
Ipsen - Treatment decisions that shape the journey in RCC and NETs
with University Hospital Erlangen
Genitourinary cancersSarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
18:30–18:33
Welcome
Ipsen - Treatment decisions that shape the journey in RCC and NETs
Genitourinary cancersSarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
18:33–18:43
Sequencing in an ever-changing landscape (RCC and NETs)
Ipsen - Treatment decisions that shape the journey in RCC and NETs · with University Hospital Erlangen
Genitourinary cancersSarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Satellite
Sat Oct 24
18:43–19:23
Navigating the RCC treatment journey
Ipsen - Treatment decisions that shape the journey in RCC and NETs · with City of Hope, Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Genitourinary cancersSarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Talk
Sun Oct 25
08:30–08:35
Presentation of case/condition
Using Large Language Models (LLM) in multidisciplinary tumor boards: Practical applications and considerations
Chair
Sun Oct 25
08:30–10:00
Rapid oral 2: NSCLC, metastatic
with Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Centre Léon Bérard
Lung & thoracic cancers
Chair
Sun Oct 25
08:30–10:00
Rapid oral: Developmental therapeutic
with START Center for Cancer Care, University of Oxford
Chair
Sun Oct 25
08:30–09:45
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
08:35–08:40
4245RO - Complementary roles of Liquid Biopsy and Imaging in Assessing Tumor Burden in Metastatic Cancer
Rapid oral 1: Basic science and translational research
Biomarkers & precision oncology
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
08:45–08:57
Invited Discussant 1006RO, LBA33 and 1007RO
Rapid oral: Developmental therapeutic
Talk
Sun Oct 25
08:55–09:15
Implementation science (incl. Federated learning)
Using Large Language Models (LLM) in multidisciplinary tumor boards: Practical applications and considerations
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
08:57–09:02
4246RO - Microbiome Toposcore Dynamics Following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Immuno-Oncology: A Multi-Cohort Longitudinal Analysis
Rapid oral 1: Basic science and translational research
Biomarkers & precision oncology
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
09:29–09:44
Invited Discussant 2618RO, 2652RO and 2680RO
Rapid oral 2: NSCLC, metastatic
Lung & thoracic cancers
Chair
Sun Oct 25
10:15–11:45
AI in cancer care: Transforming treatment, navigating challenges
with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chair
Sun Oct 25
10:15–11:45
ESMO-ASCO: The evolving definition of the modern oncologist
with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Chair
Sun Oct 25
10:15–11:45
Emerging new systemic therapies for RCC
with Ghent University Hospital
Genitourinary cancers
Talk
Sun Oct 25
10:15–10:35
Novel HIF2a targeted agents and combination strategies
Emerging new systemic therapies for RCC
Genitourinary cancers
Talk
Sun Oct 25
10:45–11:00
AI for drug development
AI in cancer care: Transforming treatment, navigating challenges
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:05–13:15
Building Bridges in the Management of CSCC
Regeneron - Reshaping Adjuvant and Perioperative Strategies in CSCC: Integrating Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Therapies Through Multidisciplinary Decisions · with George Washington University, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens +1 more
Melanoma & skin cancers
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:10–13:40
Addressing myths in first treatment choice to optimise outcomes and patient wellbeing in mHSPC
Astellas - Why first choice matters: Optimising treatment at the earliest opportunity for patients with advanced prostate or urothelial cancer · with Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Genitourinary cancers
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:15–13:35
Resectable or Not: Navigating the Gray Zones in Advanced CSCC
Regeneron - Reshaping Adjuvant and Perioperative Strategies in CSCC: Integrating Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Therapies Through Multidisciplinary Decisions · with George Washington University, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens +1 more
Melanoma & skin cancers
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:35–13:50
Defining High-risk CSCC: Identifying Patients Who Need More
Regeneron - Reshaping Adjuvant and Perioperative Strategies in CSCC: Integrating Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Therapies Through Multidisciplinary Decisions · with George Washington University, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens +1 more
Melanoma & skin cancers
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:40–13:45
Audience Q&A: Advanced prostate cancer
Astellas - Why first choice matters: Optimising treatment at the earliest opportunity for patients with advanced prostate or urothelial cancer · with Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Genitourinary cancers
Talk
Sun Oct 25
13:45–14:00
Rewriting the patient voice with large language models
Digital health, data and innovation
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
13:50–14:20
Timing and Selection of Systemic Therapy in Resectable CSCC
Regeneron - Reshaping Adjuvant and Perioperative Strategies in CSCC: Integrating Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Therapies Through Multidisciplinary Decisions · with George Washington University, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens +1 more
Melanoma & skin cancers
Satellite
Sun Oct 25
14:20–14:30
Audience Q&A
Regeneron - Reshaping Adjuvant and Perioperative Strategies in CSCC: Integrating Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Therapies Through Multidisciplinary Decisions · with George Washington University, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens +1 more
Melanoma & skin cancers
Chair
Sun Oct 25
14:45–16:25
Proffered paper: Prevention, early detection and intervention
with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Talk
Sun Oct 25
15:10–15:30
Neoadjuvant therapy: A global prescription for cure
More cures in early melanoma
Melanoma & skin cancers
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
16:05–16:15
Invited Discussant 3440O and 3441O
Proffered paper: Prevention, early detection and intervention
Talk
Sun Oct 25
16:30–16:55
Individual cancer risk assessment: A critical appraisal
Pillars of personalised cancer prevention: The breast cancer case
Breast cancer
Abstract
Sun Oct 25
16:42–16:54
Invited Discussant LBA5
Presidential Symposium II
Lung & thoracic cancersGastrointestinal cancers
Talk
Mon Oct 26
08:30–08:50
Chair
Mon Oct 26
08:30–10:00
Early detection and prevention of cancer
with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Chair
Mon Oct 26
08:30–10:00
Navigating the wave of new therapies in gynaecologic cancers
with University Hospitals Leuven
Gynaecological cancers
Abstract
Mon Oct 26
08:40–08:50
Abstract
Mon Oct 26
09:38–09:50
Invited Discussant 3084O, 3893O and 3894O
Proffered paper: Supportive and palliative care
Nursing & supportive care
Chair
Mon Oct 26
10:15–11:45
Addressing the risk of second primary cancers
with Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Nursing & supportive care
Chair
Mon Oct 26
13:00–14:30
ESMO Fellowship Programme: Educational opportunities for young oncologists
with Institut Strauss, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Talk
Mon Oct 26
13:25–13:35
From emerging oncologist to independent investigator: A personal journey
ESMO Fellowship Programme: Educational opportunities for young oncologists
Chair
Mon Oct 26
14:45–15:45
Chair
Mon Oct 26
14:45–16:15
Proffered paper: Non-metastatic NSCLC and other thoracic malignancies
with Erasmus MC
Lung & thoracic cancers
Talk
Mon Oct 26
15:10–15:25
How to simplify the algorithm of treatment of rare endocrine tumors
Endocrine tumours at a glance
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Abstract
Mon Oct 26
15:53–16:05
Invited Discussant LBA64, 2519O and 2511O
Proffered paper: Non-metastatic NSCLC and other thoracic malignancies
Lung & thoracic cancers
Chair
Mon Oct 26
16:30–17:45
Chair
Mon Oct 26
16:30–18:00
IO-based systemic therapy in head and neck cancers
with National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO)
Sarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Talk
Mon Oct 26
16:30–16:35
Presentation of case/condition
Alleviating total suffering in patients with advanced cancer: It’s time for interdisciplinary interventions
Nursing & supportive care
Abstract
Mon Oct 26
16:42–16:54
Invited Discussant LBA9
Presidential Symposium III
Gynaecological cancersSarcoma, CNS, head & neck and rare cancers
Chair
Tue Oct 27
09:00–13:00
Scientific Congress Highlights 2
with Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Talk
Tue Oct 27
12:40–13:00
Prevention, early detection and intervention
Scientific Congress Highlights 2

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