WCLC 2023 | Dr. Ramalingam Shares Wining Statement as a Winner of the IASLC Scientific Award
The Paul A. Bunn, Jr. Scientific Award, bestowed by IASLC, aims to honor the lifelong scientific contributions of IASLC scientists to thoracic cancer research. Dr. Ramalingam's research focuses on developing new treatment strategies for lung cancer patients. His team developed innovative treatment regimens for lung cancer patients with EGFR mutations, which led to the FDA's approval of a third-generation EGFR inhibitor for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Additionally He also led clinical and translational research on new immunotherapies for treating lung cancer , resulting in over 400 published, peer-reviewed publications. He also served on the IASLC board of directors (2017-2021) and the NCI Thoracic Malignancy Steering Committee (2012-2021). He is currently the chief editor of the journal 《Cancer》 published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.