Patrick Schoffski MD, MPH

Professor Patrick Schöffski, M.D., M.P.H., is head of both the Department of General Medical Oncology and the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology at the University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University Leuven. He is a board-certified internist, hematologist, and oncologist who serves as secretary-general of the Executive Committee and Board within the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). Professor Schöffski’s main scientific interest is the treatment of solid tumors and lymphomas. His current clinical research activities are mainly in the field of new drug development. Professor Schöffski has a strong background in the field of sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). He is involved in numerous trials in this field, mainly for patients with soft tissue sarcoma and GIST, and coordinates various translational research projects in this domain. He has been involved in the registrational trials of antitumor agents in gastrointestinal stromal tumors and soft tissue sarcoma and leads several sarcoma research projects for the Connective Tissue Cancers Network (CONTICANET).