UCSF at ASCO

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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 will conclude his term as ASCO president for 2025-2026. The program will feature over 200 sessions complementing Dr. Small’s Presidential theme, The Science and Practice of Translation: Improving Cancer Outcomes Worldwide.

OncLive Giants of Cancer Care

• Dr. Sue Yom named Giant of Cancer Care in Radiation Oncology

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• Ana I. Velazquez-Manana Received the Challenging the Status Quo Yvonne Award 2026 and was named in the 2026 Class of 40 Under 40 in Cancer co-sponsored by the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC)

Conquer Cancer Awardess

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• Dr. Katherine Van Loon Awarded the Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award
• Kimberly Rickman MD, PhD received this year’s Felix Feng Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award

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Matthew J. Emmett, MD, PhD,  Massachusetts General Hospital, was named the first recipient of the new Conquer Cancer – Amy Lin, MD, Young Investigator Award.

Dr. Amy Lin served UCSF for more than two decades with uncommon dedication, beginning her career as a genitourinary medical oncologist before becoming a core physician for our inpatient solid tumor oncology service. In recent years, she shaped the future of cancer care at UCSF as the Medical Director of Clinical Informatics and Data Analytics for Adult Cancer Services, and as the Clinical Operations Chief for our inpatient oncology program.

Featured videos of presenters and attendees

• Julian Hong, PhD, AI and Cancer Care
• Bridget Keenan, MD on Cancer Immunotherapy
• Robert Hiatt, MD, on Climate Change and Cancer
• Alan Venook, MD, on latest Colorectal Cancer Research

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View Media Advisory with Session Abstracts