FCS Shaping the Future of Cancer Care at Global Congress

Oral Presentation to be Featured on Initial Results of a First-in-Human Study for a Promising Targeted Therapy for Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors.

ESMO 2025 abstracts featuring FCS research: 965P, 967P, 981P, 1014eP, 1031eTiP, 1068P, 1070P, 1073P, 1073P, 1113P, 1153P, 1166P, 1172P, 1196P, 1221TiP, 1239eTiP, 1349P, 158P, 2604P

Fort Myers, Fla., October 18, 2025 –  Breakthrough clinical research conducted by Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC  (FCS) will be in the spotlight this week in Berlin at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025. Among the 23 studies co-authored by FCS physician investigators selected for presentation to oncology experts worldwide, one has earned the distinction of being featured as an oral presentation and four as poster presentations by FCS first authors.

“FCS is engaged in significant and transformative scientific discoveries that are driving new possibilities and better outcomes for patients everywhere,” said Lucio N. Gordan, MD, FCS president & managing physician.

The following physician leader is first author of an oral presentation at the ESMO Congress:

• Manish R. Patel, MD, FCS director of drug development, will participate in an oral presentation followed by expert discussion and perspectives of initial results of a first-in human study: A tumor-associated Mucin 1 (TA-MUC1)–directed Antibody–drug Conjugate (ADC), in Patients (pts) with Advanced/Metastatic (adv/met) Solid Tumors.

The following physician leaders are first authors of poster presentations at the ESMO Congress:

• Bradley Monk, MD, FCS medical director of late-phase clinical research, will present the following abstracts:
  • Post hoc survival outcomes based on initial and subsequent treatment in patients (pts) with mismatch repair proficient/microsatellite stable (MMRp/MSS) primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (pA/R EC) in the ENGOT-EN6-NSGO/GOG-3031/RUBY trial.
  • Tisotumab Vedotin Plus Carboplatin or Pembrolizumab in Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer: 5-Year Results From the innovaTV 205/GOG-3024/ENGOT-cx8 Study.
• Cesar Augusto Perez, MD, FCS, director of drug development, Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) at FCS, will review and discuss in a poster presentation, Phase 1/2 study of the next-generation Nectin-4-targeting antibody–drug conjugate CRB-701 (SYS6002) in patients with urothelial and non-urothelial solid tumours.
• Judy S. Wang, MD, FCS associate director of drug development will present and discuss the findings of the following abstract: Histological biomarker analysis of nonclinical and baseline tumor samples from the phase 1 dose escalation study assessing micvotabart peliodotin (MICVO) in advanced solid tumors.

Dr. Patel, who oversees early phase research at FCS’ three drug development units, said, “Our team is proud to be at the forefront of oncology research, leading first-in-human studies and advancing cutting-edge targeted therapies.”

Dr. Monk leads initiatives to expand and deploy late-phase clinical trials. He noted, “By pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, we’re helping bring the next generation of treatments to patients who need them most and are dedicated to increasing clinical trial accessibility to patients worldwide.”

FCS researchers have also co-authored numerous abstracts that will also be featured in poster presentations throughout the annual international symposium:

• Barry Berman, MD, MS: Clinical and biomarker results from E7386 study 102: Global dose-expansion cohort of E7386 + envatinib in patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer that progressed on platinum-based chemotherapy and an anti−PD-(L)1 immunotherapy
• Bradley Monk, MD:
  • Niraparib first-line maintenance therapy in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer: final overall survival results from the PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26/GOG-3012 trial. (Simultaneous publication in the Annals of Oncology.)
  • Human papillomavirus integration site mapping in advanced cervical cancer: The NRG Oncology/GOG-0240 NIH Cancer Moonshot.
  • Second progression-free survival (PFS2) and subsequent treatment in patients (pts) with folate receptor alpha (FR⍺)-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) treated with mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) vs investigator’s choice chemotherapy (ICC): Phase III MIRASOL trial.
  • 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) with rucaparib (RUCA) maintenance in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer in ATHENA-MONO (GOG-3020/ENGOT-ov45). (Simultaneous publication in the Annals of Oncology.)
  • The relationship between patient-reported outcomes and clinician-rated toxicity in participants with locally advanced cervix cancer in the OUTBACK trial.
  • GOG-3119/ENGOT-en29/TroFuse-033: A Phase 3, Randomized Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab Alone as First-Line Maintenance Therapy for Mismatch Repair-Proficient Endometrial Cancer.
  • BELLA: A Phase 2 Study of Relacorilant Plus Nab-Paclitaxel +/- Bevacizumab in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers.
• Manish R. Patel, MD:
  • A phase 1 study of the next-generation farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) KO-2806 as monotherapy in advanced solid tumors.
  • COM701 in ovarian cancer: A pooled analysis of 3 phase I clinical trials.
  • Farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) KO-2806 in combination with cabozantinib (cabo) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC): Preliminary results from FIT-001 Phase 1 trial.
  • Single-agent divarasib experience in patients with KRAS G12C-positive pancreatic adenocarcinoma (panc), cholangiocarcinoma (cholangio), and other solid tumors.
• Cesar Augusto Perez, MD:
  • Tipifarnib (TIP) and alpelisib (ALP) in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC): Phase 1 results from KURRENT-HN.
  • Phase 1 global study of Iza-Bren (BL-B01D1), an EGFR × HER3 bispecific antibody–drug conjugate (ADC), in patients with metastatic or unresectable NSCLC and other solid tumours.
• Judy S. Wang, MD:
  • First- in- Human Study of the First-in-class Non-cellular Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC), MICVO, in Patients with Select Solid Tumors.
  • Phase 1 Expansion Study of the First-in-class Non-cellular Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC), Micvotabart Pelidotin (MICVO), in Patients with Select Advanced Solid Tumors.

FCS provides access to advanced clinical trial options across 29 locations in Florida, bringing promising therapies closer to home for cancer patients. Over 110 new early-phase and 40 late-phase studies are launched annually. FCS has played a vital role in the development of numerous cancer drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

A longstanding partnership with Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials, provides patients with access to a comprehensive listing of clinical trials available in the U.S. Additionally, a partnership with Paradigm Health, Inc. helps streamline and accelerate matching patients to available clinical trials.

Representing more than 45,000 members globally, ESMO is a reference for oncology education and information. The ESMO Congress is a globally influential oncology platform for clinicians, researchers, patient advocates, journalists and healthcare industry representatives from all over the world. All of the accepted abstracts will be published online at ESMO.