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Clifford Hudis and Thomas Kurian Discussed AI in Oncology and ASCO Guidelines Assistant at ASCO 2025

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Jun 3, 2025, 18:19

Clifford Hudis and Thomas Kurian Discussed AI in Oncology and ASCO Guidelines Assistant at ASCO 2025

Clifford Hudis, CEO at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), shared a post on LinkedIn:

“AI is a hot topic in all fields, and oncology is no exception. For me, the question isn’t if cancer care providers will use AI. It’s about the speed at which AI will become so seamlessly integrated into our practices that we aren’t even always aware of its presence. This matters now because oncology professionals face many challenges that require fast, reliable access to trusted and timely information and AI is how we will meet this moment.

To support our community in this effort American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently announced a powerful collaboration with Google Cloud that will help oncology professionals get and stay ahead with AI. Our AI-based ASCO Guidelines Assistant combines our respective expertise to provide clinicians with fast, interactive access to ASCO’s full library of evidence-based information, so they can spend more time with patients and less time searching for reliable answers.

Physicians must always be responsible for clinical decision-making, but our Guidelines Assistant should help them quickly get to the specific, accurate and trustworthy information they need to review to optimally treat their patients. And physician feedback is also vital – especially in these early days. Please use the “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” buttons and share your input so our team can continually improve the tool.

It was a pleasure discussing ASCO Guidelines Assistant with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian during an ASCO 2025 session on AI, collaboration, and the future of cancer care.

In my career, I can’t recall another time when technology held so much promise and potential to transform cancer care. I’m proud that ASCO is supporting our members this way, and I’m excited for what’s ahead as we pursue the most innovative and effective ways to conquer cancer. Check out the ASCO Guidelines Assistant here.”

Thomas Kurian, CEO at Google Cloud, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Yesterday I sat down with Dr. Clifford Hudis at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to discuss the role of AI in oncology. We talked about our recent announcement of the ASCO Guidelines Assistant – a gen AI agent that gives physicians interactive access to clinical guidelines for diagnosing and treating cancer. This is just one example of AI’s potential to free up clinicians so they can focus on patient care.

In the future, we think AI will act as a support system for both doctors and patients, delivering trustworthy and up-to-date information throughout the healthcare journey.

Read more about the ASCO Guidelines Assistant.”

Read about New ASCO Guidelines Assistant on OncoDaily.

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