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Media alert: 24th EORTC – NCI -- AACR Symposium 'Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics'

July 23rd, 2012

Understanding the pathways and mechanisms that cause cancer and regulate the biological behaviour of tumour cells has led to the development of numerous new agents, 'designer' diagnostics, prognostic tests, 'smart' drugs, innovative targets for clinical trials and other entirely new ways of tackling cancer.

To bring these developments to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible requires international collaboration, early and optimal exchange of information, good quality translational research, efficient drug development and large prospective clinical trials.

At this Symposium, three of the world's leading cancer organisations:

Provided by ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation

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