The favorite tradition of ASCO and ESMO, OncoDaily Party 2026 is back. After unforgettable nights in Chicago and Berlin, OncoDaily is returning to where it all began—and we’re turning the lights back on in Chicago!
Join us on May 29, 2026, for a night that blends celebration, connection, and pure OncoDaily energy. The Chicago Lights Encore Edition of the OncoDaily Party will follow the much-anticipated Yvonne Awards 2026 Ceremony, honoring excellence, leadership, and advocacy in oncology.
OncoDaily Party: Chicago Lights
May 29, 2026 | 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Location: To be revealed soon
Whether you’re here to dance, network, or just soak in the vibes—this is the night the oncology world has been waiting for.
Come for the party. Stay for the story.
The Story So Far
From the inaugural Yvonne Awards and OncoDaily Party on the Chicago Riverwalk in May 2025, to the unforgettable OncoDaily Party Berlin 2025 during ESMO Congress—where 500+ guests from 10+ countries across 5 continents gathered under one roof—the OncoDaily Party has grown into a hallmark of the global oncology calendar.
Now, the tradition returns home. Chicago. May 29, 2026.
What to Expect
Yvonne Awards Afterglow – The party begins right after the 2026 Yvonne Awards Ceremony, celebrating the honorees and the leaders shaping oncology.
5 Continents, 1 Room – Senior investigators, trial leaders, advocates, and early-career oncologists from every corner of the world.
Live Music & Chicago Vibes – No slides. No sessions. Just live music, the city skyline, and the sound of the oncology community at its most human.
Connections That Matter – The same multidisciplinary mix that powers OncoDaily—academia, clinical care, early-phase trials, editorial leadership, and biotech.
OncoDaily Party 2026: CHICAGO LIGHTS, ENCORE – Hosting Committee
Co-Chairs
Yelena Janjigian – Chief of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Carroll and Milton Petrie Chair, MSK; Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Gevorg Tamamyan – Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of OncoDaily; Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Yerevan State Medical University; CEO of the Immune Oncology Research Institute; President of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology Asia Continental Branch (SIOP Asia); President of the Pediatric Oncology East and Mediterranean (POEM) Group; President of P53 Inc.
Members of Hosting Commitee
Committee Members
Alberto Puccini — Medical Oncologist, GI Cancers, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
Aline Chaves Andrade — Clinical Oncologist, Oncocentro BH-MG and Biocor Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Andrea Eidelman – President and CEO, Global Leadership in Oncology and Wellness, Corp
Amalya Sargsyan — Medical Oncologist, Yeolyan Oncology Center; Research Physician, Immune Oncology Research Institute; VP of Research & Intelligence, OncoDaily
Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla — Systemwide Chief of Hematology and Oncology, St. Luke’s University Health Network; Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Massive Bio; Associate Professor, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Chandler Park — Oncologist, Norton Cancer Institute and Baptist Health Hardin; Clinical Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine; President, Kentucky Society of Clinical Oncology
Deanna van Gestel – Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vaniam Group
Erika Ruiz García — Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology; Chief, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City
Elie Rassy – Oncologist, Hematologist & Researcher – MD MSc MPH, Gustave Roussy -> Care I Research I Education. Leaders Generation Programme of ESMO & Young Executive Leaders of IHF
Filippo Pietrantonio — GI Medical Oncologist, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
Julien Taieb — Head of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Université de Paris
Mansoor Raza Mirza — Chief Medical Officer, Acrivon Therapeutics; Medical Director, Nordic Society of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Trial Unit; Vice President, European Society of Gynecological Oncology
Margaret Gatti-Mays — Deputy Director, Division of Medical Oncology; Section Chief of Breast Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Martin Harutyunyan — Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Yerevan State Medical University
Maryam Lustberg — Director, Breast Center, Smilow Cancer Hospital; Chief of Breast Medical Oncology; Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), Yale Cancer Center
Paolo Tarantino — Medical Oncologist, European Institute of Oncology; Research Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Petros Grivas — Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Medical Director, Fred Hutch International Program, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle
Raghav Sundar — Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Leader, Gastroesophageal Cancer Program, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center
Samuel Klempner — Head, Gastric and Esophageal Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Sara Lonardi — Chief, Oncology 3 Unit and Phase I Clinical Trial Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV) – IRCCS, Padova, Italy
Shushan Hovsepyan — Editor-in-Chief, OncoDaily Medical Journal; Director of Innovation and Development, Immune Oncology Research Institute; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yerevan State Medical University; Co-Chair, SIOP GHN Research and Innovation Working Group; Senior Vice President, P53 Inc.
Tiago Felismino — GI Medical Oncologist, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil; MSc in Precision Oncology, University of Oxford
Tiago Biachi – Medical Oncologist, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA
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