Programme
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The ABC Consensus Conference has established itself as the major international conference for advanced Breast Cancer, and a forum for sharing best clinical practices, inform on the latest scientific updates in the field and, mainly, continue, over the editions, advancing on the goal of improving outcomes for all patients with advanced breast cancer.
The ABC consensus conference started as a pioneering initiative of ESO in 2011, and from the willingness to change the abandonment feelings from ABC patients. Its primary goal is the development of international consensus guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer patients. These guidelines are based on the most up-to date evidence and can be used to guide treatment decision making in many different health care settings globally, with the necessary adaptations due to different access to care. Throughout the years, these guidelines have been endorsed by several international and European organizations, and several organizations around the world have been adapting them to their country specific environment, particularly in terms of accessibility.
At ABC8, all topics will be presented from the perspective of a multidisciplinary and multi-professional approach, from basic research to clinical implementation. The conference will again close with a consensus session where discussion will focus on updating the ABC guidelines.
We are very much looking forward to meeting again face-to-face and come together as a global community at ABC8 in Lisbon, 6-8 November 2025!
THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2025 |
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9:00-10:30 |
The challenges and benefits of oral treatments |
Chairs: Medha Deoras-Sutliff, US and Marzia Zambon, IT |
| 09:00 Pros and cons of oral anti-cancer therapies: the patient perspective | Eva Schumacher-Wulf, DE | |
| 09:15 Pros and cons of oral anti-cancer therapies: the physician/health system perspective | Volkmar Müller, DE | |
| 09:30 Pharmacology: can we overcome the hurdles? (include interactions and issues with the excipient) | Janice Tsang, HKSAR, CN | |
| 09:45 Role of education, memory aids and continuous support | Amanda Drury, IE | |
| 10:00 Panel discussion | Chairs, speakers and Jenny Gilchrist, AU | |
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9:00-10:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00-12:30 |
The crucial role of supportive and palliative services for patients living with ABC |
Chairs: Isabelle Aloi-Timeus, MX and Ranjit Kaur, MY |
| 11:00 Summary of findings of the *Global Decade Report 2015-2025 Goal 7: access to supportive and palliative care) | Belinda Kiely, AU | |
| 11:15 How to improve psychological support and mental health issues in patients living with ABC | Luzia Travado, PT | |
| 11:30 The importance and multidimensionality of social and financial support | Rania A. Azmi, KW | |
| 11:45 Should advanced/metastatic cancer be considered a disability and have the same legal rights? | Ginny Mason, US | |
| 12:00 Panel discussion | Chairs, speakers and Julia Maues | |
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11:00-12:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-15:10 |
Opening session |
Chairs: Fatima Cardoso, PT, Larry Norton, US and Eric P. Winer, US |
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13:30 Welcome to Lisbon and to ABC8 |
Fatima Cardoso, PT |
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13:55 Tackling the challenges that ABC patients face |
Lesley Stephen, UK |
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14:30 ABC Award lecture: How do we get from progression-free-survival to cure? |
Larry Norton, US |
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15:10-15:55 |
Best Abstract Presentation |
Chairs: Eric P. Winer, US and Ranjit Kaur, MY |
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15:05 Introduction |
Chairs |
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15:10 Evolution of the overall survival of patients with ABC from 2011 to 2025: an analysis of electronic health records in the US |
Thibaut Sanglier, CH |
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15:20 Living with Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer under 40: global insights into diagnostic delays, treatment gaps, psychosocial burdens, and policy solutions from the project 528 patient experience survey |
Jennifer Merschdorf, US |
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15:30 Implementation and evaluation of RAISE (Routine Assessment and Integration of Screening for Employment) for adults with metastatic breast cancer |
Laura Pinheiro, US |
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15:40 Discussion |
All |
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15:55-16:25 |
Coffee break |
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16:25-18:00 |
ABC Global Decade Report 2015-2025: How far have we come? |
Chairs: Ana Cabanes, US and Janice Tsang, HKSAR, CN |
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16:25 Improving survival of patients living with ABC (*Goal 1) |
Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, US |
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16:45 ABC cancer registries: not there yet! (*Goal 2) |
Vicki Durston, AU and Charlotte Coles, UK |
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17:05 Law and cancer: protecting people living with ABC (*Goal 10) |
Sarah McHutchison, AU |
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17:20 Panel discussion |
Chairs, speakers,Nagi S. El Saghir, LB, Marion Kuper, NZ and Miriam Mutebi, KE |
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18:00-19:30 |
Are we better at meeting the needs of patients living with ABC regarding information and communication |
Chairs:Renate Haidinger, DE, Julia Maues, US and Phoebe Ongadi, KE |
| 18:00 Have we improved our communication skills in the last decade? Findings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 5) | Lesley Fallowfield, UK | |
| 18:15 Meeting patients’ needs in ABC-related information, with a focus on biomarkers and precision medicine. Findings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 6) | Anna Cabanes, CH | |
| 18:30 The role of multidisciplinary care beyond the multidisciplinary tumor board. Findings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 4) | Shani Paluch-Shimon, IL | |
| 18:45 Panel discussion | Chairs and speakers | |
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18:00-19:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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19:30 |
Welcome cocktail |
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FRIDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2025 |
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8:30-09:35 |
The evolving management of brain and leptomeningeal metastases |
Chairs: Laura Biganzoli, IT and Eva Schumacher-Wulf, DE |
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8:30 The enigma of the blood-brain barrier |
Nancy Lin, US |
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8:45 The role of radiotherapy techniques |
Orit Kaidar-Person, IL |
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9:00 The role of systemic therapies |
Javier Cortes, ES |
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9:15 Case-based discussion: timing of local vs. systemic approaches |
All |
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09:35-10:40 |
Improving quality of life for patients living with ABC |
Chairs: Chairs: Belinda Kiely, AU and Isabelle Aloi-Timeus, MX |
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9:35 Has quality of life improved in the last decade? - Global Decade Report (*Goal 3) |
Karen Gelmon, CA |
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9:55 Exercise and Body Composition |
Anne May, NL |
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10:10 Optimizing the integration and interface of supportive care and oncological care |
Maryam Lustberg, US |
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10:25 Discussion |
All |
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10:40-11:10 |
Coffee break |
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11:10-12:15 |
Optimizing clinical trials and drug development for the benefit of patients |
Chairs: Shani Paluch-Shimon, IL and Claire Myerson, UK |
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11:10 Dose-response relationships in oncology: what are the goals of treatment? |
Matti Aapro, CH |
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11:25 Innovative and adaptive trial designs |
Hope Rugo, US |
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11:40 How valid and useful are new clinical trial endpoints? |
Bishal Gyawali, CA |
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11:55 Discussion |
All |
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12:15-13:00 |
Long-term responders
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Chairs: Volkmar Mueller, DE and Tanja Spanic, SI |
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12:15 Maintenance therapies: to escalate or de-escalate? |
Joseph Gligorov, FR
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12:30 Can we talk about cure? |
Eric P. Winer, US
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12:45 Discussion |
All |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch and Poster Session |
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13:00-14:00 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD)
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14:00-15:30 |
Accessibility and affordability: has the gap widened? |
Chairs: Hesham Elghazaly, EG and Sarah Kutika Nyagabona, TZ |
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14:00 Learnings from the Global Decade Report 2015-2025 (*Goal 9) |
Alex Eniu, CH |
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14:15 Will AI and tele-medicine help bridge the gap? |
Prue Francis, AU |
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14:30 The disconnect between reimbursement rules and advances in clinical practice |
Richard Sullivan, UK |
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14:45 ATOM and the Max Foundation: models for solutions? |
Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, US |
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15:00 Panel discussion |
Chairs, Speakers and Fatima Cardoso, PT, Charlotte Coles, UK, Stacy Lewis, US and Silvia Neciosup, PE |
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15:30-15:55 |
Coffee break |
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15:55-17:00 |
Biology |
Chairs: Fran Boyle, AU and Rania Azmi, KW |
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15:55 Hallmarks of systemic disease: implications for optimal ABC management |
Joana Ribeiro, PT |
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16:15 Revisiting need, timing, and type of NGS including liquid and tumor biopsy choices |
Lisa Carey, US |
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16:30 Implementing ctDNA in clinical practice: the ongoing challenges |
François-Clément Bidard, FR |
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16:45 Discussion |
All |
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17:00-17:55 |
News from ABC7 |
Chairs: Jyoti Bajpai, IN and Julia Maues, US |
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17:00 HER2+ ABC |
Sandra Swain, US |
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17:15 ER+ / HER2- ABC |
Nadia Harbeck, DE |
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17:30Triple negative ABC |
Rebecca Dent, SG |
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17:45 Discussion |
All |
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18:00-19:30 |
Misconceptions about ABC and their impact on stigma, isolation and quality of care |
Chairs: Carla Whitbread, UK and Vicki Durston, AU |
| 18:00 Summary of findings of the *Global Decade Report 2015-2025 Goal 8: Misconceptions, stigma and isolation | Ranjit Kaur, MY | |
| 18:15 Misconceptions among HCPs and their impact on quality of care for patients living with ABC | Fran Boyle, AU | |
| 18:30 Misconceptions and stigma in the workplace | Tanja Spanic, SI | |
| 18:45 Return on investment: is the life of an ABC patient not enough? (“I am so much more than my cancer”) | Claire Myerson, UK | |
| 19:00 Panel discussion | Chairs, speakers and Adele Gautier | |
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18:00-19:30 |
Sponsored Satellite Symposium (TBD) |
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SATURDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2025 |
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8:30-10:30 |
Consensus session (part I) |
ABC8 Chairs, Scientific Committee Members and Panellists |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00-11:15 |
Report from ABC Patient Advocacy Committee |
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11:15-12:45 |
Consensus session (part II) |
ABC8 Chairs, Scientific Committee Members and Panellists |
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12:45-13:00 |
Close |
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* ABC Global Decade Report 2015-2025. Please refer to the full ABC Decade Report 2.0 (Ref) and the Special Issue of The Breast (Elsevier), available at the ABC8 meeting and on the ABC Global Alliance website.