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ESMO Advanced Courses

Live interactive educational courses comprising of 1.5 to 2 days of plenary lectures and case-based sessions for experienced oncologists and specialists navigating complex clinical challenges

ABOUT ESMO ADVANCED COURSES 2026

ESMO Advanced Courses include in-person plenary lectures and case-based sessions with a multidisciplinary faculty of 8-10 international experts. The courses aim to address specific advanced challenges in patient management in different tumour settings and include in-depth, select lectures, workshops and interactive discussion seminars.

ESMO Advanced Courses cover a wide range of therapy areas

2026 ADVANCED COURSES CALENDAR

Brain Metastases in Lung and Breast

ESMO Advanced Course on Brain Metastases in Lung and Breast Cancer 2026: Barcelona

11-12 Nov 2026
Barcelona, Spain

Lizza Hendriks
Lizza Hendriks

Maastricht, Netherlands (Co-Chair)

Natasha Leighl
Natasha Leighl

Toronto, Canada
(Co-Chair)

Simon Ekman
Simon Ekman

Stockholm, Sweden (Co-Chair)

Cholangocarcinoma

ESMO Advanced Course on Cholangiocarcinoma 2026: Barcelona

13-14 Nov 2026
Barcelona, Spain

Angela Lamarca
Angela Lamarca

Madrid, Spain
(Co-Chair)

Julien Edeline
Julien Edeline

Rennes, France
(Co-Chair)

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ESMO Advanced Course on Early Drug Development 2026: Istanbul

23-24 Nov 2026
Instanbul, Türkiye

Jayesh Desai
Jayesh Desai

Melbourne, Australia
(Co-Chair)

Elena Garralda
Elena Garralda

Barcelona, Spain
(Co-Chair)

Brigette Ma - b
Brigette Ma

Hong Kong SAR, China
(Co-Chair)

Yuksel Urun
Yuksel Urun

Ankara, Türkiye
(Co-Chair)

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ESMO Advanced Course on Defining Endocrine Sensitivity & Optimising Treatment Strategies in HR+/HER2- mBC Patients 2026: Barcelona

25-26 Nov 2026
Barcelona, Spain

Giuseppe Curigliano
Giuseppe Curigliano

Milan, Italy (Co-Chair)

Barbara Pistilli
Barbara Pistilli

Villejuif, France
(Co-Chair)

Pancreatic Cancer

ESMO Advanced Course on Pancreatic Cancer: From Standard Treatment To Individualization 2026: Barcelona

27-28 Nov 2026
Barcelona, Spain

Michel Ducreux
Michel Ducreux

Villejuif, France
(Co-Chair)

Teresa Macarulla Mercade
Teresa Macarulla Mercade

Barcelona, Spain
(Co-Chair)

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ESMO Advanced Course on HIV-Related Malignancies 2027: Cape Town

04-05 Feb 2027
Cape Town, South Africa

Mark Bower
Mark Bower

London, United Kingdom
(Co-Chair)

Francois Venter
Francois Venter

Johannesburg, South Africa (Co-Chair)

Programme coming soon

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ESMO Advanced Course on Antibody-Drug Conjugates 2027: Lugano

11-12 Mar 2027
Lugano, Switzerland

Emiliano Calvo
Emiliano Calvo

Madrid, Spain
(Co-Chair)

Elisa Fontana
Elisa Fontana

London, United Kingdom
(Co-Chair)

Programme coming soon

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ESMO Advanced Course on the Evolving Role of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Early and Advanced Breast Cancer 2027: Beijing

23-24 Apr 2027
Beijing, China

Lucia Del Mastro
Lucia Del Mastro

Italy
(Co-Chair)

Binghe Xu
Binghe Xu

China
(Co-Chair)

Programme coming soon

ESMO ADVANCED COURSE METRICS 2025

Participants

594

Countries & Territories

57

Oncology Clinicians

58.7%

Abstracts presented

121

Programme Speakers

66

BENEFITS FOR OUR PARTNERS

EXTENSIVE COMPANY/LOGO RECOGNITION
3 OBSERVER SEATS PER COURSE
FULL OUTCOMES REPORT INCLUDING LIVE AND ON-DEMAND METRICS
2 YEAR WEBCAST PRESENCE ON ONCOLOGYPRO

FUNDING OPTIONS

Support type
Funding amount per sponsor (EUR)
100% funding Single sponsor € 162,000 Per sponsor
50% funding 2 sponsors € 81,000 Per sponsor
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