Geriatric Oncology Highlights from the European Society for Medical Oncology Annual Meeting 2024.

From 13th to 17th of September 2024, the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) took place in Barcelona. The ESMO Congress provided a valuable opportunity to learn about new therapeutic approaches, current study results, and the results of basic research across all entities in the entire field of internal oncology. In addition to the standard sessions, sorted by cancer entities, there were also sessions for oncology nurses, Women for Oncology (W4O), and Young Oncologists (YO). Our report presents the highlights from the perspective of the Geriatric Oncology Research Group and covers secondary areas of geriatric oncology as well, such as supportive and palliative care. Many presentations, particularly those in the keynote sessions, focused on younger and physically fitter patients. Geriatric oncology as an independent topic has been underrepresented and not adequately addressed in comparison to the prevalent advanced aged patients treated in real-world settings.