Peter P. Yu, MD, a medical oncologist and hematologist and director of cancer research at Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Palo Alto, CA, began a 1-year term as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) at its 2014 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, on June 2. Yu is well-known for his knowledge and understanding of how health information technology can advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. He has served on several ASCO committees, and he is a member of two cooperative clinical trials groups.
H.M. Pinedo, MD, PhD, professor emeritus and former chief of the Department of Oncology at the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, received the David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award on May 31 at the ASCO meeting. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment. During a career that spanned more than four decades, Pinedo made seminal observations in cancer biology, as well as in mechanisms of drug action and resistance. He is also a former president of the European Society of Medical Oncology.
Also at the ASCO meeting, German virologist Harald zur Hausen, MD, received the Science of Oncology Award on June 1. The award honors his groundbreaking research on oncoviruses, most notably on human papillomavirus (HPV) and its role in the development of cervical cancer. Zur Hausen's work led to the development of the HPV vaccine in 2006, an achievement for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008.
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