ELCC 2025 | Dr. Benjamin Besse Discusses De-escalation in Lung Cancer Treatment: How Far Are We From the Goal?

ELCC 2025 | Dr. Benjamin Besse Discusses De-escalation in Lung Cancer Treatment: How Far Are We From the Goal?

At the 2025 European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC), Professor Benjamin Besse from the Gustave Roussy Institute presented a report titled “Less is More: De-escalation Strategies in Patient Management and Clinical Trials.” He emphasized that while de-escalation strategies for drug treatments are still being actively explored, clinical applications face challenges, such as insufficient research funding.
Professor Aiwen Wu:Should a “Watch and Wait” Approach Be Considered Before Treating Low Rectal Cancer?    | Annual Meeting of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association Colorectal Oncology Committee

Professor Aiwen Wu:Should a “Watch and Wait” Approach Be Considered Before Treating Low Rectal Cancer?    | Annual Meeting of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association Colorectal Oncology Committee

In the treatment of low rectal cancer, the “watch and wait” strategy has sparked a compelling debate between organ preservation and radical resection. With the advancement of neoadjuvant therapies, some patients achieve clinical complete response (cCR) following chemoradiotherapy, opening the door to non-operative management and the possibility of avoiding a permanent stoma. However, concerns over local regrowth, subjective response assessment, and the psychological burden on patients continue to challenge the broader application of this approach.