Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Oncologist Alexander Drilon

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Lung cancer

My Specialties

  • Early-phase clinical trials
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Get to Know Me

I am a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of lung cancer. I work with a team of experts including surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and nurses. Our goal is to provide the best possible care and support for patients and their families.

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As a member of the Thoracic Oncology Service, my research is focused on developing new treatments for lung cancer. I have a particular interest in studying ways to target molecular changes in patients’ tumors with new medicines.

I also specialize in early-phase clinical trials and am a member of our Developmental Therapeutics group. Our aim is to bring new drugs to patients with all types of cancer, particularly those for whom standard treatments have been exhausted.

I speak English, Spanish, and Filipino.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a thoracic medical oncologist, which is a cancer doctor who specializes in thoracic (thor-A-sik) cancers. These are cancers that have to do with the chest, including lung, tracheal (windpipe), and thymic (thymus) cancers.

I'm an early drug development specialist, which is a scientist who tests new drugs to treat cancer. I have special training in research studies, also known as clinical trials.

  • Chief, Early Drug Development Service
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Lung cancer

My Specialties

  • Early-phase clinical trials
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of the Philippines

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine - St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Fellowships

  • Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

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Contact and Location

Dr. Drilon sees patients at one location.

Office Phone
Location
New York, NY

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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Drilon’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Alexander Drilon discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • AnHeart Therapeutics Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Associazione Italiana Oncologia Toracica (AIOT)
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Boundless Bio, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Didactika S.r.l.
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • Doc Congress S.r.l.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • InnoCare Pharma Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • La Paz University Hospital
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Loxo Oncology
    Professional Services and Activities
  • LUNGevity Foundation, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • MBrace Therapeutics, Inc.
    Equity
  • Medscape
    Professional Services and Activities
  • MEDtalks Nederland BV
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Northwell Health
    Professional Services and Activities
  • PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI)
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Physicians' Education Resource
    Professional Services and Activities
  • PRIME Education LLC
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Projects In Knowledge
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Springer Nature Group
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Total CME
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Treeline Biosciences, Inc.
    Equity; Professional Services and Activities
  • Zymeworks Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities

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This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2023 through disclosure submission in spring 2024). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

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