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April 2016


  • Frances A. Shepherd, MD, FRCPC

    Frances A. Shepherd, MD, FRCPC

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    Frances A. Shepherd, has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada for her leadership in improving treatment options and outcomes for individuals with advanced lung cancer. Dr. […]


  • Joan H. Schiller, MD

    Joan H. Schiller, MD

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    Joan H. Schiller has been appointed Deputy Director for Clinical Investigation at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Falls Church, US. Dr. Schiller was previously the Professor and Chief, Hematology/Oncology Division at […]


  • Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD

    Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD

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    Ravi Salgia has been appointed Chair for the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research and the Associate Director for Clinical Sciences in City of Hope’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, […]


  • Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD

    Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD

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    Suresh S. Ramalingam, has been appointed Deputy Director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Assistant Dean for Cancer Research in the Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, US. Dr. […]


  • Prof Sylvie Lantuejoul, MD, PhD

    Prof Sylvie Lantuejoul, MD, PhD

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    Prof Sylvie Lantuejoul moved in May 2015 to Centre Léon Bérard, a cancer institute under the aegis of the Unicancer Consortium in Lyon, France. She continues as Professor in Pathology at […]


  • Lee M. Krug, MD

    Lee M. Krug, MD

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    Lee M. Krug has taken a position as the Immuno-Oncology Disease Area Head for Lung and Head & Neck Cancers in US Medical at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He assumes this role […]


  • Karen Kelly, MD

    Karen Kelly, MD

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    Karen Kelly, has been named chair of the Lung Committee of SWOG, one of the US’s leading cooperative cancer research organizations. Dr. Kelly is Professor of Medicine, holds the Jennifer […]


  • Bruce E. Johnson, MD, FASCO

    Bruce E. Johnson, MD, FASCO

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    Bruce E. Johnson has been elected President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for the term beginning in June 2017. Dr. Johnson is Chief Clinical Research Officer and […]


  • Dr. Federico Cappuzzo, MD, PhD

    Dr. Federico Cappuzzo, MD, PhD

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    Dr. Federico Cappuzzo, has been appointed as the new Director of Medical Oncology at Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) della Romagna in Ravenna, Italy. Dr. Cappuzzo was previously the Director […]


  • 4th AACR-IASLC International Joint Conference: Lung Cancer Translational Science from the Bench to the
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    4th AACR-IASLC International Joint Conference: Lung Cancer Translational Science from the Bench to the Clinic

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    By Nicola M. Parry, DVM The 4th conference driven by the dynamic collaboration of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and the American Association for Cancer […]