The microbiome is increasingly recognized as a central regulator of cancer pathophysiology and a critical determinant of cancer immunotherapy efficacy across both solid and hematologic malignancies.
This initiative seeks to address a pressing need: helping clinicians translate complex, cross-disciplinary science into practical care, while shaping the next wave of research in this rapidly evolving area.
Evaluate
Evidence on the role of the microbiome in cancer care, with a focus on microbiome-modifying agents and their impact on treatment outcomes.
Identify
Areas of consensus and key gaps in clinical evidence and practice knowledge, and standards for evidence generated from new research.
Author
Clinically actionable consensus recommendations for healthcare practitioners, a research agenda to address the most urgent next questions, and standards for preclinical, translational, and clinical evidence.
Advocate
Changes to clinical practice and new research efforts in line with the recommendations.
Chairs
Prof. Jennifer Wargo
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assoc. Prof. Arielle Elkrief
Members
Nadim Ajami
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sandrine Aspeslagh
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Erez Baruch
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Susan Bullman
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Marty Blaser
Rutgers University
Hossein Borghaei
Fox Chase Cancer Center
M. van den Brink
City of Hope
Eugene B. Chang
University of Chicago
Stephane Champiat
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Toni Choueiri
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Pippa Corrie
Cambridge University Hospitals
Diwakar Davar
University of Pittsburgh
Lisa Derosa
Institut Gustave Roussy
Liesbeth de Vries
UMC Groningen
Pierre O. Gaudreau
Queens University
Wendy Garrett
Harvard Chan School of Public Health
Gianluca Ianiro
Policlinico Gemelli
Robert Jenq
City of Hope
Monika Krzyzanowska
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Trevor Lawley
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Florencia McAllister
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kathy McCoy
University of Calgary
Cliff McDonald
CDC
Jennifer McQuade
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Oriana Miltiadous
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Luigi Nezi
Instituto Europeo di Oncologia
Pam Ohashi
University of Toronto
Monty Pal
City of Hope
Tsoni Peled
Memorial Sloan Kettering
David Pinato
Imperial College London
Caroline Robert
Institut Gustave Roussy
Marco Ruella
University of Pennsylvania
Bertrand Routy
CHUM
Adam Schoenfeld
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Nicola Segata
University of Toronto
Susan Seo
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Urvi Shah
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Melody Smith
Stanford University
Harry Sokol
Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Jens Walter
University College Cork
Joseph Tintelnot
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
