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Allen S. Lichter MD

Allen S. Lichter MD
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Allen S. Lichter, MD, served as the chief executive officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation from 2006-2016. He has been an ASCO member since 1980 and served the society in an array of volunteer capacities before accepting the position of CEO in 2006. Dr. Lichter’s research and development of three-dimensional treatment planning led to a Gold Medal from the American Society for Radiation Oncology. In 2002, he was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science.
Outcomes for patients with malignant brain tumors are divided into either clinical outcomes (COs) or patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Clinical outcomes are measured by the...