Handbook of Therapeutic Biomarkers in Cancer

Sherry X. Yang is a physician and program director of the Cancer Diagnosis Program, National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA. She serves as a member of the Biomarker Review Committee of the NCI-sponsored clinical trials and the NCI ComboMATCH Molecular Biomarker and Specimen Management Committee. Dr. Yang was chief of National Clinical Target Validation Laboratory, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, from 2006 to 2019. She has implemented the translational oncology research initiative for predictive and prognostic biomarkers in cancer treatment toward precision medicine. Her team recently discovered the performance of prognostic factors, including breast cancer subtypes, that was driven by treatment modality and weighted by the type of clinical endpoints with reference to untreated patients. She is a recipient of several biomarker-related awards and innovations.

Janet E. Dancey is director of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group and professor in the Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Canada. Previously, she was associate chief of the Investigational Drug Branch of the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program of the NCI, USA. In her current position, Dr. Dancey is responsible for the development and oversight of CCTG clinical trials activities. Her clinical focus is on melanoma and gastrointestinal malignancies.