A selection committee of approximately 120 eminent oncologists has chosen honorees who have achieved landmark successes within the global field of oncology to propel the field forward and established the building blocks for future advances.  

Join us in honoring these individuals for their remarkable achievements in oncology research and clinical practice.  

13th Annual Giants of Cancer Care^® Awards Ceremony  
Thursday, May 29, 2025  
7:00  – 10:00 PM CDT 

Adler Planetarium  
1300 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr

Chicago, IL, 60605

2025 Inductees

Breast Cancer 

Lisa A. Carey, MD

University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill – Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Community Outreach/Education 

Ayalew Tefferi, MD

Mayo Clinic

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Brian M. Wolpin, MD, MPH

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Genitourinary Cancer

Primo N. Lara Jr, MD, FASCO

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

 Head & Neck Cancers

David G. Pfister, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

Leukemia 
Wendy Stock, MD, MA
University of Chicago Medicine

Lymphoma 

Franco Cavalli, MD

Foundation for the Institute of Oncology Research
University of Bern

Myeloma

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, FASCO

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Prevention/Genetics

Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Sarcomas

Richard Gorlick, MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Supportive, Palliative, and/or
Geriatric Care

Lodovico Balducci, MD

Moffitt Cancer Center

Translational Science

Michael Andreeff, MD, PhD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Thoracic Malignancies

Mark G. Kris, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center