Over 40 Yale Cancer Center (YCC) physicians and scientists will present new research at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago from May 30 to June 3. This is the largest and most attended conference for oncology professionals, who are interested in learning about the latest, practice-changing cancer research.
This year's ASCO meeting features over 200 oral, poster, and educational sessions complementing the meeting theme, “Driving Knowledge to Action: Building a Better Future.” YCC researchers will share advances for new therapies with research areas covering breast, lung, prostate, head and neck, early onset, and metastatic cancers. Director of YCC’s clinical trials office and YCC’s chief clinical research officer, Ian Krop, MD, PhD, will also receive the Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award during a special ASCO session on May 31.
YCC Presentations:
Friday, May 30
Presenter: Pat LoRusso, DO
Saturday, May 31
Redefining the Role of Chemotherapy in the Era of Targeted Therapies in Breast Cancer
Chair and Moderator: Eric Winer, MD
Award Recipient and Speaker: Dr. Ian Krop
Sunday, June 1
Presenter: Curtis Perry, MD, PhD
Presenter: Lajos Pusztai, MD
Presenter: Renee Saliby
Highlights of the Day I: Head and Neck Cancer
Presenter: Barbara Burtness, MD
Monday, June 2
Prospective decision impact study of the Breast Cancer Index: Results from the BCI Registry study
Presenter: Tara Sanft, MD
Presenter: David Braun, MD, PhD
Presenter: Amer Zeidan, MBBS
For media members interested in scheduling expert interviews, contact michael.masciadrelli@yale.edu.
About Yale Cancer Center:
Yale Cancer Center combines a tradition of innovative cancer treatment and quality care for our patients. A National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center since 1974, Yale Cancer Center is one of only 57 such centers in the nation and the only one in Connecticut. Yale Cancer Center members include national and internationally renowned scientists and physicians at Yale School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital. This partnership enables the Center to provide the best approaches for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment for cancer.