ASCO & Member News

Find highlights of ASCO initiatives, including news related to oncology research and clinical practice, policy and advocacy, education, and meetings, and updates on ASCO’s patient-centered site, Cancer.Net, and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation.

Member News provides updates on ASCO member career news, awards, and recognitions, as well as profiles of ASCO volunteer leaders. If you have news you would like to share, please contact ascoconnection@asco.org.

Sep 12, 2012
Editor-in-Chief Jonathan S. Berek, MD, MMS, of ASCO’s bimonthly member magazine, ASCO Connection, invites interested Fellows to apply for a volunteer position on ASCO Connection’s Editorial Board.
Sep 11, 2012
  The American Society of Clinical Oncology is seeking candidates for Editor of the ASCO Annual Meeting Educational Book. The 5-year term will begin as of December 2012.
Sep 01, 2012
The Foundation proudly announces thefirst-ever Conquer Cancer Foundation$10K Challenge. In September, a portion of online gifts to theConquer Cancer Foundation of theAmerican Society of Clinical Oncologywill be matched by the generous supportof Ariad Pharmaceuticals.
Aug 29, 2012
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a part of the NIH, awarded a $6.1 million grant over the next five years to Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) to establish the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities in Washington, DC. Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD, Associate Dean for Community Health and Outreach for...
Aug 29, 2012
In 2012 and 2013, ASCO members should be aware of the reporting programs of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS administers several programs that involve reporting to CMS regarding quality measures and/or use of health information technology, including the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Electronic Health Records (...
Aug 29, 2012
ASCO Cancer Research Committee member Christine Chung, MD, represented ASCO at an FDA public hearing this spring on modernizing the regulatory framework that governs clinical trials. In her testimony, Dr. Chung stressed the importance of harmonizing federal agencies,...
Aug 29, 2012
During the June 7, 2012, FDA public workshop, “Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Assessments: Social Science Methodologies to Assess Goals Related to Knowledge,” ASCO REMS Working Group Chair James Frame, MD, FACP, stressed various REMS challenges...
Aug 29, 2012
The FDA and ASCO, along with the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), convened April 18, 2012, for the “Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) as a Surrogate Endpoint in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)...
Aug 29, 2012
2013 ASCO Annual Meeting May 31-June 4, 2013; Chicago, Illinois; chicago2013.asco.org

Member Registration and Housing Opens: Late October
General Registration and Housing Opens: Early December
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