Emerging non-surgical approaches reshaping breast cancer treatment

In this interview, we explore key developments in breast cancer treatment with Masakazu Toi (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer & Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Japan), including highlights from the recent ESMO Breast Cancer Conference (14–17 May 2025, Munich, Germany). Toi also shares insights on non-surgical ablation techniques for breast cancer, explaining how minimally invasive approaches could be promising alternatives to traditional surgery and delves into his work on identifying predictive biomarkers for pre-operative immunochemotherapy response. What were your highlights from this year's ESMO Breast Cancer Conference? It's a very comprehensive, diverse conference, covering vast topics in breast cancer. It started with...