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Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO to present awards
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The Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO announced the recipients of its Special Merit Awards.
Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Awards support oncology trainees who are first authors on abstracts selected for presentation at an ASCO scientific meeting, including the ASCO Annual Meeting or a thematic meeting.
The foundation will present 123 Merit Awards at the ASCO Annual Meeting, scheduled for June 2-6 in Chicago.
“If we are to continue to make great strides in cancer care, we need young oncology professionals committed to continually asking questions and developing thought-provoking and innovative research,” David C. Smith, MD, chair of the ASCO Scientific Program Committee, said in a press release. “This year's recipients of the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Awards will contribute to our growing knowledge of cancer, help to increase our capabilities, and improve our quality of care for people living with cancer."
Five additional recipients will receive Special Merit Awards. These individuals received the highest scores in their respective abstract categories as determined by the ASCO Scientific Program Committee.
Special Merit Award recipients are:
- Michal Zapotocky , MD, PhD, of The Hospital for Sick Children, who will receive the Bradley Stuart Beller Endowed Merit Award for the highest ranking abstract overall (Abstract 10503 — Molecular alterations predict survival and response to chemotherapy of pediatric low-grade glioma);
- Mette S. van Ramshorst , MD, of Netherlands Cancer Institute, who will receive the Endowed Merit Award for a high-ranking abstract (Abstract 507 — A phase 3 trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without anthracyclines in the presence of dual HER-2 blockade for HER-2–positive breast cancer: The TRAIN-2 study);
- Po-Ju Lin, PhD, MPH, RD, of University of Rochester Medical Center, who will receive the Pain and Symptom Management Special Merit Award for the highest ranked abstract in pain management research (Abstract 10007 — The influence of yoga on mediational relationships between sleep and cancer-related fatigue);
- James Edward Bates, MD, of University of Florida, who will receive the Brigid Leventhal Special Merit Award for the top-ranking abstract in pediatric oncology (Abstract 10501 — Age-associated vulnerability to treatment-related late cardiotoxicity: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study); and
- Todd Gibson, PhD, of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, who will receive the Junior Faculty Award in Pediatric Oncology (Abstract LBA 10500 — Temporal trends in chronic disease among survivors of childhood cancer diagnosed across three decades: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study).