Thomas Gajewski, MD, PhD, investigates and develops new treatments for patients with melanoma. He has a special interest in the development of immunotherapies against this disease. Dr. Gajewski also leads development of immune-based therapies for other cancers, using new laboratory data on how the immune system is regulated to develop novel clinical trials.
Dr. Gajewski serves as an editor for Cancer Research and Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. In addition, he is immediate past president of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer and has served on the program committees for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Dr. Gajewski serves as an editor for Cancer Research and Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. In addition, he is immediate past president of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer and has served on the program committees for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Melanoma
- Immunotherapy
Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Association of Immunologists
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
Practicing Since
- 1993
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Internship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
News & Research
View Published Papers- Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Compared to Placebo in Resected High-risk Stage II Melanoma (MK-3475-716/KEYNOTE-716)
- Pembrolizumab and Ipilimumab After Prior Immunotherapy for Melanoma
- An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of BMS-986205 Combined With Nivolumab, Compared to Nivolumab by Itself, in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
- Safety and Efficacy of IMCgp100 Versus Investigator Choice in Advanced Uveal Melanoma
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