Speaker Profile
M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Biography
As Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Schilsky is involved in professional and patient education, quality improvement, policy and advocacy, communications, clinical research and development of CancerLinQ, ASCO’s rapid learning system for oncology. Prior to joining ASCO, Dr. Schilsky was a faculty member at the University of Chicago from 1984-2012. He served as Director of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center (1991-99), as Associate Dean for Clinical Research (1999-2007) and as Chief of the Section of Hematology-Oncology (2009-2012). He presently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA, of Friends of Cancer Research and of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, and as a member of the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Schilsky has served as a member of the Board of Directors of ASCO and of the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO and as ASCO President 2008-2009.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley
New approaches are being adopted to overcome the challenges associated with matching and enrolling patients to the most appropriate clinical trial. Identifying opportunities for patients requires both an understanding of the patients’ molecular profile and other key clinical attributes to ensure enrollment data. In this session, we will learn about innovative and novel approaches and technologies that address clinical trial enrollment challenges.
