2026 Yale Cancer Center (YCC) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Summit

The YCC NCTN Summit aims to advance and advocate for NCTN clinical research as well as foster the training and mentoring of junior investigators within the NCTN groups. This summit features Dawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, FASCO, as the keynote speaker. Dr. Hershman is the Witten Family Professor of Medicine, American Cancer Society Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, chief of the division of hematology/oncology, and deputy director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University. Her presentation will focus on different insights on how and why to get involved in Cooperative Group Science. The summit also features an NCTN-focused panel as well as Clinical Research Team-focused breakout group discussions.