Cancer Care Team Award

Honoring Cancer Care Teams

The IASLC CCTA honors multidisciplinary teams, as nominated by the patients they serve. Exceptional care for patients with lung cancer isn't limited to interactions with any one specialist or care center.

Individual patients with lung cancer, their loved ones, and caregivers/partners are eligible to nominate a multidisciplinary care team. Nominations are accepted from all around the world.  Medical professionals cannot nominate themselves or colleagues. An international panel chooses one winning team from each of the four regions - North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia/Rest of the World- and all winners will be recognized and celebrated this fall at WCLC 2025 in Barcelona!

Highlighting Worldwide Outstanding Care

Exceptional care for patients with lung cancer is not limited to interactions with any one specialist or care center. Oftentimes, delivery of patient care is at its best when multidisciplinary team members offer the patient seamless and informed communication, as well as an individualized treatment plan based on not just the patient’s needs but the patient’s wishes. Knowing that this type of stellar care is happening around the world every day, the IASLC Cancer Care Team Award recognizes these multidisciplinary teams, as nominated by the patients they serve. An international panel chooses one winning team from each of the four regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, & Asia/Rest of World. The selection criteria is based on: trust, shared decision-making, empathy, access to care, treatment options, educational information, tumor testing, & patient support & survivorship. What more prestigious honor could there be?

Pictured here are the 2025 Cancer Care Team Award Recipients from Asia/ROW, Latin America, Europe & North America.

2025 Cancer Care Team Regional Recipients

North American Recipient

Montefiore-Einstein
New York, USA

Brendon Stiles
Balazs Halmos
Elizabeth Ravera
Betty Silchenstedt
Nitin Ohri
Sonia Sebastian
Daniel DaCosta

Latin American Recipient

Centro Oncologico Estatal ISSEMyM
Toluca, Mexico

Saul Campos-Gómez
Emmanuel Escobedo-Sánchez
Daniel Martínez-Cárdenas
David Aguirre-Quezada
María Antonia Morales-Ruiz
Emigdio Jaimes-Alpizar
Andrea Ovando-Trujillo
Joana Miriam Rodríguez-Frutis
Arturo Gonzalez-Santana
Mayra Gonzalez-Guadarrama
Ana María Mendoza-Avila

Asia/ROW Recipient

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand

Thanyanan Baisamut
Arpakorn Kositwattanarerk
Nuntaya Aulmongkol
Noppadon Kongsuphon
Putipun Puataweepong
Piya Cherntanomwong
Warawut Sukkasem

Europe Recipient

UOMI Cancer Center (Oncology Unit of the Clínica Mi Tres Torres)
Barcelona, Spain

Santiago Viteri
Teresa Alonso
María Molas
Zaida Plazas
Jesús Morales
Montserrat Toledo
Sara Farré
Gina Simó
María José Coll
Carmen Albiol
Albert Abad
Carlos Cabrera
Marta Suárez
Ainhoa Videgain
Pau Rufaza
Gabriel Masfuroll Lacambra

The IASLC's Cancer Care Team Award History

The IASLC Cancer Care Team Award was established in memory of Marilyn Holman, who passed away from lung cancer in 2016. By recognizing Cancer Care Teams across the globe, we hope to spread awareness and speak to the outstanding care that's possible for all lung cancer patients from the time of diagnosis through treatment.

Today, the IASLC Cancer Care Team Award honors multidisciplinary teams as nominated by the patients they serve. Exceptional care teams offer the patient seamless and informed communication and an individualized treatment plan based on not just the patient's needs but also the patient's wishes. The Cancer Care Team Award aims to highlight this kind of outstanding care worldwide.

Only IASLC Members are eligible to submit nominations for the Cancer Care Team Award. IASLC Membership is complimentary for patients and their family members and caregivers. If you are not yet a member, learn more about how to join today!

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