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CHICAGO — It’s only Day 2, but the ASCO meeting is already in full force. That means hordes of oncologists filling the halls, reams of data streaming through the meeting, and incredibly long lines for even the worst food. And STAT reporters Angus Chen, Adam Feuerstein, and Matthew Herper are in the thick of it – on the heels of STAT’s own in-person event here, which was standing room only and came with its own share of thrills, chills, and not a little bit of audience laughter. More on that in a bit.
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Here’s a rundown of some of the big news from the first 24 hours of the meeting which, due to some weird kind of relativistic time dilation, represents about a week for our intrepid reporters.
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