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
- Immunotherapy
- Melanoma
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Association of Immunologists
Practicing Since
- 1993
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of 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)
- An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of BMS-986205 Combined With Nivolumab, Compared to Nivolumab by Itself, in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
- A Vaccine (CDX-1401) With or Without a Biologic Drug (CDX-301) for the Treatment of Patients With Stage IIB-IV Melanoma
- PH 1 Biomarker Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab and Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma
- A Study of the Intra-Patient Escalation Dosing Regimen With IMCgp100 in Patients With Advanced Uveal Melanoma
- Safety and Efficacy of IMCgp100 Versus Investigator Choice in Advanced Uveal Melanoma
- Pembrolizumab and Ipilimumab After Prior Immunotherapy for Melanoma
- High-Dose Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2B, Ipilimumab, or Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV High Risk Melanoma That Has Been Removed by Surgery
- Vaccination Plus Ontak in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
- Ipilimumab or High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With High-Risk Stage III-IV Melanoma That Has Been Removed by Surgery
- Dacarbazine and Ipilimumab vs. Dacarbazine With Placebo in Untreated Unresectable Stage III or IV Melanoma
- Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion in Patients With Hepatic-dominant Ocular Melanoma
- Efficacy Study of Nivolumab Compared to Ipilimumab in Prevention of Recurrence of Melanoma After Complete Resection of Stage IIIb/c or Stage IV Melanoma
- Safety Study of SEA-CD40 in Cancer Patients
- An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Effectiveness of Anti-LAG-3 With and Without Anti-PD-1 in the Treatment of Solid Tumors
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