Grants & Programs

CVC Trials Network

Established in 2001 through a partnership between the Cancer Research Institute and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, the CVC Trials Network is a coordinated global research team composed of ~40 of the world's top clinical immunologists.

The Network meets in person twice yearly, collaborates year-round on clinical trials, and regularly shares new findings, questions, and ideas for trials.

The CVC Trials Network is distinguished by a centrally coordinated approach and field-leading expertise in immunological monitoring and immunotherapy trial design.

 

Global Membership

United States

  • James Allison, Ph.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Nina Bhardwaj, M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Hearn Cho, M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Glenn Dranoff, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Lawrence Fong, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
  • Sacha Gnjatic, Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Philip Greenberg, M.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington
  • F. Stephen Hodi Jr., M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
  • Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Carl June, M.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Achim Jungbluth, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • John Kirkwood, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
  • Kunle Odunsi, M.D., Ph.D., Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • Drew Pardoll, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
  • Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Craig Slingluff Jr., M.D., University of Virginia Health System
  • Suzanne Topalian, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Ralph R. Weichselbaum, M.D., Ludwig Center, University of Chicago
  • Jedd Wolchok, M.D., Ph.D., Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Cassian Yee, M.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Hassane Zarour, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 

Europe

  • Maha Ayyoub, Ph.D., Centre de Lutte Contre Le Cancer Nantes-Atlantique, France
  • Vincenzo Cerundolo, M.D., Ph.D., University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • George Coukos, M.D., Ph.D., Ludwig Center, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland
  • Dirk Jaeger, M.D., National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Clinic of Heidelberg, Germany
  • Elke Jaeger, M.D., Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany
  • Alexander Knuth, M.D., University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
  • Judith Kroep, M.D., Ph.D., Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Cornelis (Kees) Melief, M.D., Ph.D., Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Pedro Romero, M.D., Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Daniel Speiser, M.D., Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Danila Valmori, Ph.D., Centre de Lutte Contre Le Cancer Nantes-Atlantique, France
  • Maries van den Broek, Ph.D., University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Sjoerd Henricus van der Burg, Ph.D., Leiden Univ.Medical Center, The Netherlands

 

Japan

  • Shinichi Kageyama, M.D., Mie University School of Medicine
  • Eiichi Nakayama, M.D., Ph.D., Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka University
  • Hiroshi Shiku, M.D., Mie University School of Medicine
  • Hisashi Wada, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka University

 

Australia

  • Jonathan Cebon, MB BS, Ph.D., FRACP, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Austin Health