Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Oncologist Alexander Drilon

Alexander Drilon, MD

Thoracic Oncologist & Early Drug Development Specialist

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

Lung Cancer
Early-Phase Clinical Trials

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About Me

What I Do at MSK

Chief, Early Drug Development Service

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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.

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.

My Role at MSK

A thoracic oncologist is a cancer doctor with special training in thoracic (thor-A-sik) cancers. These are cancers that have to do with the chest, including lung, tracheal (windpipe), and thymic (thymus) cancers.

An early drug development specialist tests new drugs to treat cancer. They have special training in research studies, known as clinical trials.

My Specialties

Lung Cancer
Early-Phase Clinical Trials

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

Insurance Information

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Aetna

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HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

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Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

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PPO

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

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Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

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Blue Cross Health Plus

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Carrum Health

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Cigna

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Connecticare

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Emblem

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Emblem Essential

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Emblem Medicare Advantage

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Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

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Empire Essential

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Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

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Fidelis

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Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

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Fidelis Medicare Advantage

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First Health

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Healthfirst

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Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

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Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

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Healthsmart

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

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Husky CT Medicaid

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Magnacare

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Straight NJ Medicaid

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Straight NY Medicaid

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Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

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Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

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MVP

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NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

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Oscar

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Oxford

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World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

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Qualcare

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Tricare

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UMR

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United Healthcare

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If you don't have health insurance or are worried that your care may not be fully covered, our financial assistance programs may be able to help.

If you have questions about insurance, call us at 646-497-9176.

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Contact and Location

Dr. Drilon sees patients at one location.

Office Phone

646-608-3758

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

Find a Clinical Trial for You

Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

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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:

A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
AbbVie
Professional Services and Activities
Answers in CME (AiCME)
Professional Services and Activities
Associazione Italiana Oncologia Toracica (AIOT)
Professional Services and Activities
Bayer
Professional Services and Activities
Boundless Bio, Inc.
Professional Services and Activities
Clinical Care Options
Professional Services and Activities
Clinical Education Alliance, LLC
Professional Services and Activities
Didactika S.r.l.
Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
EcoR1 Capital LLC
Professional Services and Activities
Elevation Oncology, Inc.
Professional Services and Activities
InnoCare Pharma Inc.
Professional Services and Activities
Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO)
Professional Services and Activities
Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)

MBrace Therapeutics, Inc.
Equity
MI&T S.r.l. Organizzazione Congressi
Professional Services and Activities
MJH Life Sciences
Professional Services and Activities
Medscape
Professional Services and Activities
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Professional Services and Activities
PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI)
Professional Services and Activities
Physicians' Education Resource
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
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Professional Services and Activities
Vindico Medical Education
Professional Services and Activities
i3 Health
Professional Services and Activities

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The information published here is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2022 through disclosure submission in spring 2023). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

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