Gender disparities in oncology - ESMO 2025
Assessment of Gender Disparities in the Symptom Experience of 4,129 Patients Undergoing Oncology Medical Remote Monitoring.
Dec 4, 2025
2 minutes
Authors
K. Ouali (1), C. Massard (1), C. Baldini (2), D. Planchard (3), B. Besse (4), P. Lavaud (5), H. Pegliasco (6), L. Greillier (7), T. Grellety (8), A. Yazigi (9), A. Diab (10), C. Ferté (9), A. Ferreira (11), E. de Azambuja (12), L. Polastro (13), C. Audigier-Valette (14), I. Vaz-Luis (15), M.A. Franzoi (15), F. Barlesi (16), G. Parisi (17).
Affiliations
1-Drug Development Department (DITEP), Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 2-Drug Development Department, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 3-Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 4-Center Medicine Department, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 5-Medical Oncology Department, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 6-Medical oncology department, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France; 7-Multidisciplinary Oncology and Therapeutic Innovations, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France; 8-Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque, Bayonne, France; 9-Medical Department, Resilience Care, Paris, France; 10-Data Resilience Care, Paris, France; 11-Medical Opt Resilience, Lisbon, Portugal; 12-Medical Oncology Department, Institute Jules Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgique; 13-Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Jules Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgique; 14-Department of Pneumology, Hôpital Sainte Musse, Toulon, France; 15-Cancer Survivorship Group INSERM 981, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; 16-Medical Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France; 17-Medical Oncology (Thoracic Unit), Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Introduction
Gender disparities in oncology remain understudied, despite the growing impact of these differences on treatment outcomes and patient engagement. Clinical research has historically underrepresented sex and gender as variables, limiting the understanding of differential responses to care. Bridging this gap is essential to ensure equitable and personalized care in oncology. Medical Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) based on PRO-CTCAE offers an opportunity to assess these disparities systematically.
