Drugs and Biologics Compendium Reviewer Acknowledgment

NCCN content reviewers play a critical role in the development and maintenance of the NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium, Biomarkers Compendium, Radiation Therapy Compendium, and Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria. Reviewers are selected from NCCN Clinical Practice Guideline panels based on their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge. NCCN would like to recognize and thank the following volunteers who reviewed in 2024 for contributing their time and expertise:

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

  • Bijal Shah, MD
    Moffitt Cancer Center

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  • Daniel A. Pollyea, MD, MS
    University of Colorado Cancer Center

Anal Carcinoma

  • Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Antiemesis

  • Michael J. Berger, PharmD, BCOP
    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Basal Cell Skin Cancer

  • Paul Nghiem, PhD, MD
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

B-Cell Lymphomas

  • Jeremy S. Abramson, MD, MMSc
    Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center | Mass General Cancer Center

  • Andrew D. Zelenetz, PhD, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Biliary Tract Cancers

  • Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Bone Cancer

  • J. Sybil Biermann, MD
    University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

  • Angela C. Hirbe, PhD, MD
    Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

  • Therese B. Bevers, MD
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer in People with HIV

  • Erin G. Reid, MD
    UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

  • Gita Suneja, MD, MSHP
    Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease

  • Michael B. Streiff, MD, FACS
    Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center

Castleman Disease

  • Jeremy S. Abramson, MD, MMSc
    Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center | Mass General Cancer Center

  • Andrew D. Zelenetz, PhD, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Central Nervous System Cancers

  • Louis B. Nabors, MD
    O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

Cervical Cancer

  • Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

  • Farrukh Awan, MD
    UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

  • Neil P. Shah, PhD, MD
    UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Colon Cancer

  • Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

  • Paul Nghiem, PhD, MD
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancers

  • Jaffer A. Ajani, MD
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Gastric Cancer

  • Jaffer A. Ajani, MD
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

  • Margaret von Mehren, MD
    Fox Chase Cancer Center

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia

  • Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hairy Cell Leukemia

  • Farrukh Awan, MD
    UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Head and Neck Cancers

  • David G. Pfister, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hematopoietic Growth Factors

  • Elizabeth A. Griffiths, MD
    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Histiocytic Neoplasms

  • Ronald S. Go, MD
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hodgkin Lymphoma

  • Ranjana H. Advani, MD
    Stanford Cancer Institute

  • Richard T. Hoppe, MD
    Stanford Cancer Institute

Kaposi Sarcoma

  • Erin G. Reid, MD
    UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

  • Gita Suneja, MD, MSHP
    Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Kidney Cancer

  • Eric Jonasch, MD
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Robert J. Motzer, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Melanoma: Cutaneous

  • Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI
    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

  • Susan M. Swetter, MD
    Stanford Cancer Institute

Melanoma: Uveal

  • Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI
    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

  • Susan M. Swetter, MD
    Stanford Cancer Institute

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

  • Paul Nghiem, PhD, MD
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Multiple Myeloma

  • Shaji K. Kumar, MD
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

  • Peter L. Greenberg, MD
    Stanford Cancer Institute

Occult Primary

  • Marvaretta M. Stevenson, MD
    Duke Cancer Institute

Ovarian Cancer/Fallopian Tube Cancer/Primary Peritoneal Cancer

  • Deborah K. Armstrong, MD
    Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center

Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

  • Bijal Shah, MD
    Moffitt Cancer Center

Pediatric Aggressive Mature B-Cell Lymphomas

  • Matthew J. Barth, MD
    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Pediatric Central Nervous System Cancers

  • Nicholas Whipple, MD, MPH
    Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma

  • Kara Kelly, MD
    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas

  • Stephen Ansell, PhD, MD
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

Prostate Cancer

  • Benjamin A. Teply, MD
    Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Rectal Cancer

  • Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma

  • Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Smoking Cessation

  • Laura J. Bierut, MD
    Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine

  • Peter G. Shields, MD
    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  • Margaret von Mehren, MD
    Fox Chase Cancer Center

Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

  • Paul Nghiem, PhD, MD
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Systemic Light Chain Amyloidosis

  • Shaji K. Kumar, MD
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

T-Cell Lymphomas

  • Stephen Ansell, PhD, MD
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas

  • Robert I. Haddad, MD
    Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center | Mass General Cancer Center

Thyroid Carcinoma

  • Robert I. Haddad, MD
    Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center | Mass General Cancer Center

Uterine Neoplasms

  • Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Vaginal Cancer

  • Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Vulvar Cancer

  • Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Waldenström Macroglobulinemia/Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

  • Shaji K. Kumar, MD
    Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center