More than 40 Yale Cancer Center (YCC) physicians and scientists will present new advances at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, the world’s leading cancer conference.
This year, Lajos Pusztai, M.D., D.Phil, will be named a 2026 Giant of Cancer Care in Prevention/Genetics, an honor recognizing major contributions to cancer care and research. Another Yale Cancer Center expert will also receive prestigious recognition to be announced prior to the conference.
Research presented by YCC experts will include topics such as artificial intelligence and spatial profiling in metastatic breast cancer, developmental therapeutics and immunotherapy, and advances across lung, head and neck, ovarian, blood, and prostate cancers.
Partial Schedule:
Developmental Therapeutics – Immunotherapy
Saturday, May 30: Rapid Oral Session
8:00–9:30 AM
Chair: So Yeon Kim
Location: E451
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17133
Synergy and Strategy: Combining and Sequencing Antibody-Drug Conjugates with Targeted Agents
Saturday, May 30: Education Session
4:45–5:00 PM
Presenter: Pat LoRusso
Location: Hall D2
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17058?presentation=254843
Beyond the Scalpel: Optimizing Adjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer
Sunday, May 31: Oral Abstract Session
8:36–8:48 AM
Presenter: Aarti Bhatia
Location: S100a
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17201?presentation=261786
Finding the Right Cellular Immunotherapy
Sunday, May 31: Oral Abstract Session
10:36–10:48 AM
Presenter: Harriet Kluger
Location: Arie Crown Theater
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17132?presentation=261423
De Novo HER2 Metastatic Breast Cancer: Cure or Control?
Monday, June 1: Case-Based Panel
8:00–8:40 AM
Moderator: Eric Winer
Location: E451
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17183
Artificial Intelligence and Spatial Profiling: Redefining Predictive Biomarkers
Monday, June 1: Oral Abstract Session
9:36–9:48 AM
Presenter: David Rimm
Location: Arie Crown Theater
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17135?presentation=265431
Genetic Prostate Cancer Risk: Beyond Borrowed Biology
Tuesday, June 2: Oral Abstract Session
11:21–11:33 AM
Presenter: Veda Giri
Location: S100bc
https://meetings.asco.org/meetings/2026-asco-annual-meeting/335/17123?presentation=262529
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About Yale Cancer Center:
Yale Cancer Center combines a tradition of innovative cancer treatment and quality care for our patients. A National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center since 1974, Yale Cancer Center is one of only 57 such centers in the nation and the only one in Connecticut. Yale Cancer Center members include scientists and physicians at Yale School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital who are recognized nationally and internationally. This partnership enables the Center to provide the best approaches for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment for cancer.