Letter of Welcome

  the joint ECCO 15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congressin Berlin 20 - 24 September 2009, will not only build on thesuccesses

  of the former ECCO and ESMO conferences, butalso represents a major step forward in attracting the bestabstracts describing new

  ideas and practice changing datafrom early clinical trials to multicentre Phase III trials.

  ECCO 15 – ESMO 34: Call for Abstracts, bringing

  cutting-edge data back to Europe

  ECCO 15 – ESMO 34 marks the beginning of a new era,a virtual turning point in capturing European data to beshowcased and make

  the headlines for the first time at ECCO-ESMO, the premier European cancer meeting. theresults we want to see in Berlin are

  those that will have a direct impact on patients with cancer; change the course of their disease either through prevention,

  earlier diagnosis or better treatment by providing new insights and answersto the many unresolved challenges facing patients

  withcancer and those caring for them.

  With your abstracts, we aim to populate the Congress with the very best discussions and more importantly, impact significantly

  on public health by building towards a unified and optimal system of cancer care throughout Europe.

  to ensure maximum exposure for top quality abstracts we have increased proffered paper slots and presidential sessions. We have

  also revised our late-breaking abstract submission policy to include exciting findings that will not be available in time for

  regular abstract submission.

  We trust that you will support our efforts by selecting ECCO 15 – ESMO 34 as the definitive platform for ‘first outing’ data
  disclosure and exposure.