UCSF at ASCO 2025
Each year UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center members, physicians, faculty members, and advocates participate in the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
HDFCCC Deputy Director and Chief Scientific Officer Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO was inducted to serve as ASCO president for 2025-2026. Small has chosen “The Science and Practice of Translation: Improving Cancer Outcomes Worldwide” as the presidential theme for his tenure.
In the News
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- Predictive Biomarkers, Tailored Therapy Among Conference Presentations | UCSF’s Eric J. Small, MD, takes reins as ASCO president immediately following ASCO 2025 meeting | UCSF.edu 5/30/25
- T-DXd Rechallenge After Grade 1 ILD Appears Safe, Study Finds | Doc Wire News 5/30/25
- ASCO 2025: Expert Insights on Endocrine, Cardiac, Ocular, and Dermatologic Toxicities in Breast Cancer Care | Pharmacy Times 6/2/25
- ASCO 2025: External Validation of a Pathology-Based Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Biomarker for Predicting Prostate Cancer Outcomes after Prostatectomy | UroToday 6/3/25
- ASCO 2025: Prognostic Utility of ctDNA Before and After Trimodality Therapy (TMT) for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | UroToday 6/4/25
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How a Blood Test May Help Guide Breast Cancer Treatment | CureToday 6/24/25
Featured videos of presenters and attendees
- Samuel Washington, MD | Osteoporosis and Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Scott Swartz, MD, MS | Global Cancer Delivery
- Jo Chien, MD | ctDNA for Breast Cancer
- Silver Alkhafaji | Updates from I-SPY2
- Lorraine Jiang | RECAST Trials for DCIS
- Rita Mukhtar, MD | ctDNA for Surgical Planning
2025 ASCO President: Eric Small, MD, FASCO
Dr. Eric J. Small Elected ASCO President for 2025-2026 Term | ASCO Connection
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Photos by © ASCO/Scott Morgan 2025
UCSF colleagues were on hand to welcome Dr. Small in his new role at a reception during the annual meeting.
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Dr. Eric J. Small Elected ASCO President for 2025-2026 Term | ASCO Connection
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Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc was awarded the 2025 Health Equity Award during Healio's Disruptive Innovators Awards ceremony.
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Honors and Awards
CONQUER CANCER AWARDEES
Among the many HDFCCC-affiliated award winners were:
2025 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Award Recipients
- Silver Alkhafaji, BS
- Vardhaan Ambati, MS
- Johanna Balas, MD
- Darwin Kwok, PhD, BS, MS
Highlights on Social Media
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