American Society of Clinical Oncology

The 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting, the 44th and the largest so far in its history, hosted 34,000 oncologists and industry exhibitors, with 312 journalists on-site. Among more than 11,000 abstracts presented, key sessions touched on the pharmacological treatment of breast cancer, renal cell carcinoma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, non-small-cell lung cancer, bone resorption, and advanced melanoma.